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Kuwait distributes winter clothes to Syrian refugees
BEIRUT: The winter clothing campaign, funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and donations from Kuwait's people to the Syrian refugees families in various Lebanese regions, was launched yesterday for two months. The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) began distributing blankets and winter clothing in northern Lebanon to hundreds of Syrian refugee families, which will continue for the next two months, Head of the Red...
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China praises 'fruitful outcomes' of ties with GCC
KUWAIT: China commended its long-standing "solidarity and cooperation" with Gulf Arab states, saying this has achieved "fruitful outcomes," particularly on trade and energy. "China has long maintained friendly relations with the GCC and its members," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a press conference on the sidelines of the China-GCC ministerial meeting on Monday."We understand and support each other on matters concerning each...
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K-pop kings BTS win four MTV Europe Music Awards at virtual ceremony
BTS K-pop stars BTS picked up four prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday, including best song for "Dynamite" and best group, capping a year in which the Korean band underlined its status as a major global act. The group's first English-language song, Dynamite logged nearly 34 million US streams and 300,000 sales in its first week, making BTS the first Korean act to debut at No. 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The...
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'Milestone' COVID vaccine proves to be 90% effective
WASHINGTON: One of the teams racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine announced yesterday its drug had shown 90 percent effectiveness against the illness, sending stock markets soaring and raising hopes of an end to draconian restrictions on movement. US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said tests involving more than 40,000 people had provided results that were a "critical milestone" in the search for a vaccine, as global infections soared passed 50...
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 09: President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receive a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board on November 09, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The COVID-19 Advisory Board is comprised of 13 doctors and scientists and will be led by Dr. David Kessler, former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a professor at Yale University. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Trump won't concede, Biden gets working
WILMINGTON, Delaware: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receive a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board yesterday. -AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was still refusing to concede his election loss yesterday, but Democrat Joe Biden plowed ahead anyway with the first meeting of a parallel coronavirus taskforce, initiating an awkward and potentially volatile transition period. Traditionally,...
Archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority David Gellman shows four pure gold coins discovered in a small pottery jug at the archaeological rescue excavation in the Old City of Jerusalem, on November 9, 2020. - Four golden coins from the early Islamic period some 1,000 years old were found during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Jewish Quarter near the Western Wall. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
Fatimid-era coins found in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: An archaeologist shows four pure gold coins discovered in a small pottery jug in the Old City of Jerusalem yesterday. - AFP JERUSALEM: Archeologists have discovered four pure gold coins in Jerusalem's Old City that were minted more than 1,000 years ago, a rare find from that era in the region. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said the coins were unearthed during excavation work near the Western Wall. The coins, contained in a...
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Hopefuls use media, online services to reach out to voters
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: Close to 400 candidates vying for the 50 National Assembly seats in next month's general election are using the media and online services extensively to reach out to voters amid a total ban on traditional gatherings and campaigns. Many candidates are resorting to lengthy interviews on local television stations to promote their election manifestos and promises in a bid to win the backing of voters in the...
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Adjust status or leave: MoI
KUWAIT: The interior ministry yesterday called on holders of expired visit visas or residencies to amend their status or leave the country before Nov 30 to avoid legal consequences. It urged employers to amend the status of their employees through the ministry's website or at residency affairs departments. The ministry indicated it will initiate legal procedures after the expiry of the Nov 30 deadline and will deport violators, preventing them...
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 08: Chase Claypool #11 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs the ball past Trevon Diggs #27 and Jaylon Smith #54 of the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth quarter at AT&T Stadium on November 08, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/AFP
Steelers edge Cowboys, stay unbeaten
ARLINGTON: Chase Claypool #11 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs the ball past Trevon Diggs #27 and Jaylon Smith #54 of the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth quarter at AT&T Stadium on November 08, 2020. - AFP TEXAS: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger led a six-play, 79-yard drive capped by an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron with 2:14 left Sunday as the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers eked out a 24-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, to...
TOPSHOT - Arsenal's German goalkeeper Bernd Leno (R) attempts to punch the ball clear as Aston Villa's English defender Tyrone Mings (C) and Aston Villa's Dutch striker Anwar El Ghazi (2nd L) run in to head the ball during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium in London on November 8, 2020. - Aston Villa won the game 3-0. (Photo by Richard Heathcote / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Arteta frustrated; Aston Villa thrash Arsenal 3-0
LONDON: Arsenal's German goalkeeper Bernd Leno (right) attempts to punch the ball clear as Aston Villa's English defender Tyrone Mings (center) and Aston Villa's Dutch striker Anwar El Ghazi (2nd left) run in to head the ball during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Aston Villa on November 8, 2020. Aston Villa won the game 3-0. - AFP LONDON: Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal were unrecognizable from the side that has made...
TOPSHOT - Valencia's Spanish midfielder Carlos Soler (L) scores a penalty past Real Madrid's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during the Spanish League football match between Valencia and Real Madrid at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on November 8, 2020. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)
Real Madrid recovery halted by 3 Valencia penalties and own-goal
VALENCIA: Valencia's Spanish midfielder Carlos Soler (left) scores a penalty past Real Madrid's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during the Spanish League football match between Valencia and Real Madrid on November 8, 2020. - AFP MADRID: Real Madrid were thrashed 4-1 at struggling Valencia on Sunday as Carlos Soler scored a hat-trick of penalties to raise further doubts over La Liga's reigning champions. Madrid took the lead through Karim...
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Amir highlights National Guard's role in supporting Kuwait's fight against COVID
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group photo with senior Kuwait National Guard commanders during a visit to the National Guard's headquarters yesterday. - Amiri Diwan photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday visited the headquarters of the Kuwait National Guard General Chairmanship, where he was welcomed by the National Guard Undersecretary Lieutenant...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience
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