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BRUSSELS: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (left) bumps elbows with European Council President Charles Michel as German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches at the European Council yesterday. — AFP
Get my plane! EU summit not all smiles and elbow bumps
BRUSSELS: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (left) bumps elbows with European Council President Charles Michel as German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches at the European Council yesterday. — AFP BRUSSELS: European Union leaders had hoped the relief of seeing each other face-to-face after five months apart under coronavirus lockdown would ease their fraught debate. It did not turn out that way-despite beginning with cheerful elbow bumps and...
GLENDALE: ‘I Voted’ stickers are seen at a voting center during the presidential primary vote in Glendale, California. Senior US Democrats demanded an urgent intelligence briefing for lawmakers from the FBI over what they said was a concerted foreign campaign to spread disinformation to interfere in November’s election. — AFP
US Democrats ‘gravely concerned’ over foreign interference in vote
GLENDALE: ‘I Voted’ stickers are seen at a voting center during the presidential primary vote in Glendale, California. Senior US Democrats demanded an urgent intelligence briefing for lawmakers from the FBI over what they said was a concerted foreign campaign to spread disinformation to interfere in November’s election. — AFP WASHINGTON: Senior US Democrats have demanded an urgent intelligence briefing for lawmakers from the FBI over...
ABU QURAYN: Fighters loyal to the UN-recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) secure the area of Abu Qurain against forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, who is based in eastern Benghazi on July 20, 2020. — AFP
Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya’s intervention
ABU QURAYN: Fighters loyal to the UN-recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) secure the area of Abu Qurain against forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, who is based in eastern Benghazi on July 20, 2020. — AFP CAIRO: Egypt’s parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight “terrorist groups” and “militias”. A...
LONDON: A video grab shows Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab making a statement in the House of Commons in London. Britain on Monday suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong ‘immediately and indefinitely’ in response to China’s introduction of a controversial new security law in the territory. — AFP
UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
LONDON: A video grab shows Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab making a statement in the House of Commons in London. Britain on Monday suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong ‘immediately and indefinitely’ in response to China’s introduction of a controversial new security law in the territory. — AFP LONDON: Britain on Monday risked worsening strained ties with China, as it suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong...
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Life in post-lockdown Jleeb slowly getting back to normal
KUWAIT: Workers wait outside closed shops in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. Jleeb is back to business after 100 days of lockdown, but some companies outside the area have decided to ban the return of its employees out of COVID-19 fears. - Photo by Ben Garcia By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: After nearly a hundred days of lockdown and a week after the government finally reopened the area - how is Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh now? Kuwait Times visited the area - known to many as...
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Half million online transactions in one week
KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry carried out a total of 996,272 online transactions, including 471,441 last week, a senior ministry official announced. "The ministry's digital portals have achieved a substantial leap in developing online services and transactions," said the Ministry of Interior's Relations and Security Media Department Manager Brigadier Towheed Al-Kandari, adding that this reflects the ministry's keenness on protecting public...
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Power consumption reaches new record
By Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: Kuwait's electricity load index jumped to a new record at noon on Monday, recording 14,783 MW of total consumption as temperature reached 50 C degrees at Kuwait International Airport. Consumption jumped by 600 MW in one day after the index had recorded 14,130 MW on Sunday.Meanwhile, Ministry of Electricity and Water sources said that the total consumption load is expected to keep increasing as temperatures continue to...
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NBK Academy celebrates wave 23 program graduates
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) celebrated the graduation of NBK wave 23 program for newly hired employees who have successfully met the admission criteria for this intensive Academy Program that is especially designed for young Kuwaiti university graduates. The program activities were completed through blended learning, in line with the measures taken to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) and to keep trainees safe.The Academy's training...
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Man killed, four injured in three-car crash
KUWAIT: A motorist was killed and four others were injured in a three-vehicle collision reported on Al-Ghous street opposite Jaber Al-Ali on Monday. Qurain firefighters rushed to the scene after the accident was reported, and they worked immediately on freeing the victims who became trapped in their wrecked vehicles.One of the victims was pronounced dead on the scene, while the others were rushed to hospital, some of whom in a critical...
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Kuwait Airways announces destinations
KUWAIT: State-owned Kuwait Airways announced yesterday that it will resume flight service to the following cities starting from August 1: Amman, Sarajevo, Bahrain, Baku, Beirut, Cairo, Chennai, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Geneva, Istanbul, Trabzon, Bodrum, Kochi, Lahore, London, Mumbai and Munich. Passengers are responsible for meeting all health requirements of departure and arrival countries.Fifteen flightsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 11, 2018, Kanye West meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. - West has reportedly ended his presidential campaign which launched on the Fourth of July, according to US media on July 15, 2020, quoting political advisor Steve Kramer. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Kanye West holds chaotic opening of 2020 presidential bid
In this file photo, Kanye West meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.—AFP US rapper Kanye West broke down in tears on Sunday at the chaotic launch of his unlikely campaign to oust Donald Trump as president in November elections. Wearing a bullet-proof jacket marked “security,” West gave a rambling speech in which he claimed he had wanted his wife, Kim Kardashian, to get an abortion...
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Kuwait Times congratulates Lebanese Embassy and winners of Students Art Competition 2020
Anfal bassem Buhamed, Anfal Talented Group winner. The drawing competition for students titled “Lebanon History and Culture”, which ran from February 19 to March 26, concluded in Kuwait. The competition was held with the support of the Lebanese Embassy in Kuwait. The closing ceremony was held in the presence of Lebanese Ambassador to Kuwait Jean Macaron under the auspices of the ministry of education.The competition met with great success...
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