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Number of Filipino runaway maids down by half
Llewellyn Perez By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Filipino housemaids are continuing to abscond from their employers daily, according to the head of the social welfare office at the Philippine Embassy. But Welfare Officer Llewellyn Perez said the number of runaway housemaids has dropped to more than half. "We still receive 5-7 runaway maids daily," she told Kuwait Times."Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the daily average was...
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Kuwait govt resents publication of offensive cartoons
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet, during its weekly meeting, expressed resentment at the continued publication of cartoons offending Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). The Cabinet echoed the statement of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) denouncing such cartoons and all slanderous acts against holy faith or religious icons.Meanwhile, the Cabinet members welcomed the signing by the Libyan parties of ceasefire agreement at the end of the fourth...
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Amir receives cables from world leaders
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday a cable of condolences from the President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic, over the demise of late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In the cable, President Milanovic sent his condolences, on behalf of the Croatian government and people to His Highness the Amir, government, and people.President Milanovic also congratulated His Highness on assumption...
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Chad envoy extols Kuwait's humanitarian role
KUWAIT: The Ambassador of Chad to Kuwait Batoul Zakaria commended Kuwait's role and efforts in all humanitarian issues in order to help those in need, whether impacted by natural or man-made disasters. After Zakaria's meeting yesterday with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Dr Hilal Al-Sayer, she said that Kuwaitis are racing to reach out to everyone in need, pointing out that in every forum of human...
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Moon richer in water than once thought
PARIS: There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies published Monday, raising the tantalizing prospect that astronauts on future space missions could find refreshment - and maybe even fuel - on the lunar surface. The Moon was believed to be bone dry until around a decade ago, when a series of findings suggested that our nearest celestial neighbor had traces of water ice in permanently-shadowed...
TOPSHOT - Activists and supporters of the Islami Andolon Bangladesh, a Islamist political party, hold a protest march calling for the boycott of French products and denouncing French president Emmanuel Macron for his comments over Prophet Mohammed caricatures, in Dhaka on October 27, 2020. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Huge anti-France rally held in Dhaka
DHAKA: Activists and supporters of the Islami Andolon Bangladesh, a Islamist political party, hold a protest march yesterday calling for the boycott of French products and denouncing French president Emmanuel Macron for his comments. - AFP DHAKA: Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital yesterday in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)....
LITITZ, PA - OCTOBER 26: President Donald Trump holds a rally on October 26, 2020 in Lititz, Pennsylvania. With 8 days to go before the election, Trump is today holding 3 rallies across Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state. In 2016, Trump won Pennsylvania by only 44,000 votes out of more than 6 million cast, the first Republican to carry the Keystone State since 1988. Mark Makela/Getty Images/AFP
Trump and Biden battle for prize of crucial Pennsylvania
LITITZ, PA: President Donald Trump holds a rally on Monday in Lititz, Pennsylvania. - AFP MARTINSBURG, US: President Donald Trump barnstormed Pennsylvania with three mass rallies Monday and his Democratic opponent also made a surprise appearance, hoping to defend his lead in a swing state that could well decide the outcome of the election in eight days. Hopping from rally to rally, Trump demonstrated how badly he wants to claim the state on...
(L-R) US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a joint press briefing in the lawns of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on October 27, 2020. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
US puts security threats at heart of India talks; data deal signed
NEW DELHI: (Left to right), US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a joint press briefing in the lawns of Hyderabad House in New Delhi yesterday.-AFP NEW DELHI: The United States and India are united against "aggression", the US defense secretary said yesterday after top level talks between key ministers from the two...
TOPSHOT - Rescue workers collect remains at the site of a blast in a religious school in Peshawar on October 27, 2020. - At least four students were killed and dozens more wounded on October 27 when a bomb exploded during a class at their religious school in Pakistan, officials said. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
Seven killed in blast at Pakistan religious school
PESHAWAR: Rescue workers collect remains at the site of a blast in a religious school yesterday. - AFP PESHAWAR: At least seven students were killed and scores more wounded yesterday in a bomb attack on a Quran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. More than 60 people had been taking a lesson when the explosion tore through the madrassa in Peshawar, about 170 km west of Islamabad, said Waqar Azim, a senior...
A wounded man receives medical treatment at a hospital after a car bomb attack on an Afghan police base in Khost province on October 27, 2020. - A car bomb attack on an Afghan police base followed by an ongoing gun battle have killed two policemen and wounded dozens of people in a city bordering Pakistan, officials said on October 27. (Photo by FARID ZAHIR / AFP)
Two dead, several hurt in attack on Afghan police base
KHOST: A wounded man receives medical treatment at a hospital after a car bomb attack on an Afghan police base in Khost province yesterday.-AFP KHOST: A car bomb attack on an Afghan police base followed by an ongoing gun battle have killed two policemen and wounded dozens of people in a city bordering Pakistan, officials said yesterday. The complex attack in the city of Khost was launched early in the morning, and has wounded 14 security...
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Protests after police shoot dead Black man in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA: Protests erupted after police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street after yelling at him to drop his knife NEW YORK: Protests erupted overnight in Philadelphia after police shot dead a 27-year-old Black man holding a knife in the latest police killing to spark anger in the United States, just a week before the election. Local media reported that two officers shot the man on Monday afternoon after he...
Residents ride on a tricycle back to their homes after tropical storm Molave hit the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro province on October 26, 2020. (Photo by Erik DE CASTRO / AFP)
3 dead, dozen missing as Typhoon Molave pummels Philippines
POLA: Residents ride on a tricycle back to their homes after tropical storm Molave hit the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro province on Monday.-AFP MANILA: Three people died and a dozen others are missing after a typhoon triggered flooding across the central Philippines, officials said yesterday, with thousands still sheltering in evacuation centers. Typhoon Molave struck Sunday, inundating low-lying villages and farmlands, knocking down power...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story
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British Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Belinda Lewis
British envoy reaffirms UK’s commitment to Kuwait’s security