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Pro-democracy protesters shout slogans during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on September 19, 2020. - A youth-led pro-democracy movement made a stand in Bangkok on September 19, with protesters calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to the monarchy. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)
Thousands rally in Thai capital against government
Pro-democracy protesters shout slogans during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on September 19, 2020. A youth-led pro-democracy movement made a stand in Bangkok on September 19, with protesters calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to the monarchy. Jack TAYLOR / AFP BANGKOK: Thousands of protesters in Thailand's capital demonstrated against the government of former coup leader and Prime Minister...
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India arrests nine al Qaeda militants
NEW DELHI: India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) said yesterday it has arrested nine al Qaeda militants who were planning attacks in several locations including the capital New Delhi. "The group was planning to undertake terrorist attacks at vital installations in India with an aim to kill innocent people and strike terror in their minds," the country's main counter-terrorism arm said in a statement. Those arrested "were motivated to...
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Erdogan willing to meet Greek PM over east Med tensions
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey was ready to meet Greece's leader to resolve the standoff over energy exploration in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. The search for gas and oil in the region has sparked a row that has seen the two NATO neighbours stage rival air and navy drills in strategic waters between Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete."Could there be a meeting with Greek Prime Minister...
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Trump, Biden make dueling trips to Minnesota
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden made dueling trips to the battleground state of Minnesota on Friday, rapidly upping the tempo -- and harsh tone -- ahead of their first debate. With the two candidates also fresh from holding televised town hall sessions, the 2020 contest is finally starting to look more like a traditional battle for the White House, six weeks before voting day November 3.Biden has spent much of...
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Human footprints dating back 120,000 years found in Saudi Arabia
This undated handout photo shows the first human footprint discovered at the Alathar ancient lake.—AFP photos Around 120,000 years ago in what is now northern Saudi Arabia, a small band of homo sapiens stopped to drink and forage at a shallow lake that was also frequented by camels, buffalo, and elephants bigger than any species seen today. The people may have hunted the large mammals but they did not stay long, using the watering hole as a...
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All-women band in Iran struggles to break through
Members of the Iranian all-women music band "Dingo" (from left) Malihe Shahinzadeh, Negin Heydari, Faezeh Mohseni, and Noushin Yousefzadeh perform together at a concert during the state-organized "Persian Gulf music" festival at Avini Hall in Iran's southern Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas.-AFP photos The men in the audience clapped and the women ululated as the band finished singing: it would have been commonplace except the venue was in Iran...
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Assembly to conclude term after debating PM grillings
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly is expected to conclude its current four-year term after two sessions next week to debate two grillings against the prime minister, the Assembly speaker said yesterday. Marzouq Al-Ghanem said that the session on Tuesday will be devoted to the grilling of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah over allegations of mismanagement and violations. The session on Wednesday will be devoted to...
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Kuwait reports 825 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 825 to reach 97,824, with four people succumbing to the disease, raising the death toll to 575 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday. The figures include people who came in contact with infected individuals and others whose source of infection is currently being investigated, a ministry statement said.It added 94 people are currently in intensive care out of a total...
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MoH opens drive-thru PCR test station
KUWAIT: The ministry of health will open a drive-through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing station in Subhan on Sunday, an MoH official said yesterday. The new station, to open upon instructions of Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah, will conduct swab tests and is part of the MoH's efforts to conduct as many tests as possible to contribute to curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Fahad Al-Qemlas, Director of Public...
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Zain takes part in Kuwait's biggest cleanup campaign
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its participation in 'Let's Do it Kuwait', the biggest national cleanup volunteer campaign in the history of Kuwait. The event coincides with World Cleanup Day on Sept 19, and will witness the participation of thousands of volunteers. Zain's participation in the campaign comes as part of its extended partnership with Alnowair, the non-profit initiative that aims at bringing...
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KRCS establishes camp for Sudan flood victims
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) sets up a camp and distributed food in northern Khartoum. - KUNA KHARTOUM: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) volunteers have set up a camp to shelter those affected by torrents and floods in the Wawise area north of Khartoum. In a statement to KUNA, KRCS Director General Abdulrahman Al-Aoun said that they began distributing food and shelter aid in the Wawise region in coordination with the Sudanese Red...
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Second US airman dies on base in Kuwait
Ronald J Ouellette KUWAIT: In the space of 72 hours, two airmen deployed to Kuwait have died in separate vehicle mishaps. Staff Sergeant Ronald J Ouellette, 23, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, died Sept 14 in a single-vehicle ATV crash on the flight line at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Defense Department officials announced Wednesday. The incident was not combat-related and is under investigation.The tragedy closely follows the death of another...
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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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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
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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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
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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
Kuwait’s investments in Morocco reach $1.5 bn