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Indian ambassador looks to build on 'excellent' relations
KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George speaks during his meeting with members of the local press. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Newly-appointed Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George met members of the local press on Thursday and thanked His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the people of Kuwait for the warm welcome accorded to him. George arrived in Kuwait in the first week of August...
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Expats can use mobile ID app to enter Kuwait
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) informed local authorities that expat passengers can use the Kuwait Mobile ID application as proof of having residency permit while traveling. Official letters were sent to the foreign ministry to inform embassies abroad and foreign embassies in Kuwait, the interior ministry to inform border outlets and the airport, and to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to inform...
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Kuwait pledges $20 million in aid to war-torn Yemen
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah attends the videoconference. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait said it would provide $20 million in emergency aid to Yemen, amid its "great concern" over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the war-torn nation. Given the "extremely alarming" conditions in Yemen, Kuwait remains committed to political dialogue as the only way out of the country's war of attrition, Foreign Minister and Acting...
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KRCS establishes second shelter camp for affected Sudanese
KHARTOUM: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) founded a second shelter camp for the Sudanese people affected by the floods in southeastern Khartoum. In a press statement on Thursday, head of the society's mission Abdulrahman Al-Oun said they, in cooperation with Sudanese Red Crescent Society, stared distributing food and shelter aid in Singa, the capital of Sennar State, to about 100 families.He added that Singa is one of the most areas...
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Kuwait distributes emergency supplies to Beirut families
BEIRUT: Kuwait Red Crescent (KRCS) is continuing to extend its assistance and support to families whose homes were damaged as a result of the August 4 Beirut Port explosion, distributing emergency supplies to 1,000 families on Friday. The operation, which for now includes the distribution of blankets and food to 1,000 families in an attempt to alleviate their suffering, is being conducted in coordination with the Lebanese Red Cross and the...
Kuwaiti high school students throw their caps in the air while they celebrate their graduation on their own at a park in Kuwait City on September 18, 2020, as the usually grand graduation celebrations have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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Kuwaiti high school students throw their caps in the air while they celebrate their graduation on their own at a park in Kuwait City on September 18, 2020, as the usually grand graduation celebrations have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 27, 2020, the TikTok logo is displayed in front of a TikTok office on August 27, 2020 in Culver City, California. T - US officials on September 18, 2020, ordered a ban on downloads of the popular Chinese-owned mobile applications WeChat and TikTok from September 20, saying they threaten national security. The move comes amid rising US-China tensions over technology and a Trump administration effort to engineer a sale of the video app TikTok to American investors. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
US TikTok users prepare for a platform shift
The TikTok logo is displayed in front of a TikTok in Culver City, California. US officials on Friday ordered a ban on downloads of the popular Chinese-owned mobile applications WeChat and TikTok from today saying they threaten national security. - AFP NEW YORK: American TikTok users reacted with a collective shrug Friday to the US move to ban new downloads of the video-sharing app-but many are already planning an exit to other platforms should...
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US Fed official warns against 'ghost stories' about inflation
NEW YORK: In this file photo, FOX Business Network's Maria Bartiromo (left) interviews Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Neel Kashkari at FOX Studios in New York City. Kashkari said on Friday, the Federal Reserve has been too cautious in its recent policy shift allowing higher prices to boost employment, and warned against heeding "ghost stories" about inflation. - AFP WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve has been too cautious in its recent...
This photo taken on September 15, 2020 shows Victor Foo, chief executive of the Singapore Precious Metals Exchange (SGPMX), holding 1kg gold bars during a media tour at his office in Le Freeport, a private, maximum-security vault in Singapore. - With the coronavirus fuelling demand for safe-haven assets for investors to park their cash, a Singapore exchange is offering mom-and-pop investors what it says is an easier way to get their hands on the precious metal. (Photo by Martin ABBUGAO / AFP)
Singapore metals exchange touts gold to masses
A slowdown in US consumer spending in August provided the clearest evidence this week that as millions of Americans lost the extra unemployment benefits that had sustained their finances in the early months of the COVID-19 recession, they have begun to cut back. - Reuters SINGAPORE: Fancy owning your own gold bars that you can admire and take selfies with? With the coronavirus fuelling demand for safe-haven assets for investors to park their...
BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 18: Andrew Velazquez #13 of the Baltimore Orioles forces out Michael Brosseau #43 of the Tampa Bay Rays at second base on in the third inning during a baseball game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 18, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. Mitchell Layton/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Angels' Pujols passes Mays for 5th on the MLB all-time home run list
BALTIMORE: Andrew Velazquez #13 of the Baltimore Orioles forces out Michael Brosseau #43 of the Tampa Bay Rays at second base on in the third inning during a baseball game at Oriole Park on September 18, 2020. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Albert Pujols hit two homers and moved into sole possession of fifth place on the major league career home run list, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 win against the Texas Rangers in the opener of a four-game...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 18: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against Nikola Jokic #15 and Paul Millsap #4 of the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter in Game One of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 18, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Lakers dominate Nuggets in NBA Western finals opener
FLORIDA: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against Nikola Jokic #15 and Paul Millsap #4 of the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter in Game One of the Western Conference Finals on September 18, 2020. - AFP MIAMI: Anthony Davis scored 37 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the Denver Nuggets 126-114 on Friday in game one of the NBA Western Conference finals. LeBron James added 15 points with...
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US mourns 'titan of the law' Ginsburg
WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on October 08, 2018 (From L) White House Counsel Don McGahn, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts, Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor listen to Brett Kavanaugh (R) during his swearing-in ceremony as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court at the White House in Washington. – AFP WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday...
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
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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
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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA
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