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Egyptian human rights group wins Norway rights prize
Executive Director of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms and Amal Fathi's husband Mohamed Lotfy looking at his computer during an interview in Cairo. - AFP OSLO: Norway's Rafto Prize for human rights was yesterday awarded to the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) for their "persistence in bravely resisting Egypt's state of fear," the Rafto Foundation announced. Founded by two activists, Mohamed Lotfi and Ahmed...
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Two leading political figures submit roadmap for reforms
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: Two leading political figures and former members of parliament Abdullah Al-Nafisi and Obaid Al-Wasmi yesterday met HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and submitted to him a proposed roadmap for executing comprehensive reforms in Kuwait.The two figures said on their Twitter account that they met HH Sheikh Nawaf and handed him what they called the "Kuwait Document",...
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Kuwait COVID-19 cases rise by 616 to 101,299, deaths by two
KUWAIT: Kuwait recorded 616 new coronavirus cases and two deaths in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. The new figures raised the total number of cases to 101,299 and deaths to 580, ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a statement to the press. He noted that 152 cases were registered in Hawally governorate, 171 in Ahmadi, 91 in Farwaniya, 107 in the Capital and 95 in Jahra.There are currently 101 patients in...
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Kuwait's Foreign Minister delivers letter to Qatari Amir
DOHA: Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani reads a letter from Kuwaiti Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, delivered by Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah. - KUNA photos DOHA: Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani received yesterday Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah, who delivered a letter from...
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stc celebrates Saudi National Day
KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, celebrated the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a video dedicated to the country's people on this joyous occasion.With its Saudi roots extending from Saudi Arabia, stc dedicated a video production titled "We are one, our nations are one" to the...
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Kuwait, US discuss culture, arts cooperation
KUWAIT: Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters Kamel Suleiman Al-Abduljaleel meets with US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski. KUWAIT: The Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters Kamel Suleiman Al-Abduljaleel welcomed to his office the Ambassador of the United States of America to the State of Kuwait Alina Romanowski yesterday morning. The two parties discussed aspects and...
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Solar panel dust platform wins US patent
KUWAIT: Three Kuwaiti researchers working with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research has obtained a patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for an invention measuring the effect of dust and other pollutants on solar panels. Dr Firas Al-Zoubi, Engineer Abdullah Al-Kandari, and Engineer Abdel Wahab Al-Asfour succeeded in designing the platform that will allow testing photovoltaics of all kinds and under different...
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Some influencers provide 'convincing evidence' to clear names in laundering cases
KUWAIT: Under its new directorship, the state security department is preparing to provide the public prosecution with new supplementary investigations in the money laundering and inflated accounts case involving a number of celebrities, informed sources told Al-Rai."A number of influencers referred for investigations managed to provide convincing evidence justifying, to a large extent, the inflation of their bank accounts, while others failed...
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Kuwait participates in Arab-German Health Forum
BERLIN: Kuwait's Ambassador to Germany Najeeb Al-Bader (left) meets with Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia State Armin Laschet. - KUNA BERLIN: Kuwait's Ambassador to Germany Najeeb Al-Bader participated in the 13th Arab-German Health Forum and got acquainted with ongoing efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Bader said yesterday that the forum, which was held in the North Rhine-Westphalia State in western Germany, enabled him to...
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Kuwait takes part in OPEC energy, IT online workshop
VIENNA: The OPEC Secretariat concluded the second Workshop on Energy and Information Technology on Tuesday, featuring lively discussions on latest developments in blue hydrogen and trends in digitalization. Dr Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Director General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, acted as of the workshop's moderator. More than 200 participants representing OPEC Member Countries, industry, government and research...
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Four hurt in Sabah Al-Salem fire
KUWAIT: Heavy damage left by a fire reported in a Sabah Al-Salem building yesterday. KUWAIT: Firemen battled a blaze reported in a Sabah Al-Salem building yesterday. Mishref and Qurain fire stations' men arrived to the scene shortly after the blaze was reported, and immediately evacuated the three-story building before tackling the flames.Four persons suffered smoke inhalation and were treated on site, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said...
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Man sues wife over abortion
KUWAIT: An Indian man filed a case at Salmiya police station against his wife, accusing her of deliberately aborting their three-month-old fetus. The wife admitted to ingesting a large quantity of pills to get rid of the fetus. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.Body found in tankAn unidentified male body was found in a water tank of a Fintas building, said security sources. The building's tenants had reported to the...
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
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KUWAIT: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
MoI: No one above the law