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Zain supports Kuwaiti, Arab inventors at Int'l Invention Fair
KUWAIT: Capital Governor Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Chairman of the Kuwait Science Club Talal Al-Kharafi and Zain Kuwait's Chief Corporate Communications and Relations Officer Waleed Al-Khashti at Zain's booth in the fair. KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, took part in the inauguration ceremony of the 12th International Invention Fair in the Middle East under the theme 'Where Inventors Meet Investors.'...
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Movement rejects "fooling around" with amnesty bill
By A Saleh KUWAIT: The Civil National Movement yesterday issued a statement about the agenda of today's parliamentary session, including the comprehensive amnesty bill. The statement hailed the "endless number of citizens' spontaneous tendency" to flock to the National Assembly today to attend the session and stop what it described as constant "fooling around" with proposals made by the parliamentary legislative affairs committee about the...
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Manpower authority coordinates with traffic department
By Meshaal Al-Enezi KUWAIT: As part of the Public Authority of Manpower's (PAM) ongoing cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MoI), PAM deputy director Abdullah Al-Motoutah visited the traffic department, where he was received by MoI's assistant undersecretary for traffic affairs to discuss regulations of some activities including logistical backup, goods transport and delivery services. Both sides agreed to hold periodic meetings to...
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Kuwaitis top tourists to Turkish city 2019
Bursa, Turkey. ANKARA: Kuwaitis came first on the tourists list of the Turkish city, Bursa, in 2019 with more than 50,000 visitors, a report said yesterday. The total number of foreign tourists to the city located in western Turkey reached 1.6 million visitors last year, including 150,000 Arab tourists, according to the report, issued by Bursa's governor. Kuwaitis came on top of the list with 64,606 tourists to the city in 2019, followed by...
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One kg drugs found in parcels
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Air cargo customs officers yesterday confiscated drugs and psychoactive pills in parcels weighing around one kilogram in total. The confiscated material were sent to concerned authorities. Meanwhile, investigations went underway to identify and arrest the persons who imported the parcels.
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Kuwait Down Syndrome Society organizes artwork gallery
KUWAIT: Kuwait Down Syndrome Society opened a gallery at Al-Adwani hall in Abdullah Al-Salem on Sunday evening to showcase artworks and handicrafts made by children with Down syndrome. The event, organized in collaboration with National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL), was themed 'with you our lives get colored.' Speaking on the sidelines of the opening ceremony, NCCAL Assistant Secretary-General for the Arts Sector Dr Bader...
(L-R) German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni and French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speak as they attend a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 17, 2020. (Photo by FranÁois WALSCHAERTS / POOL / AFP)
Eurozone cautiously eyes fiscal boost
BRUSSELS: (Left to right) German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni and French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speak as they attend a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels yesterday.—AFP BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers discussed yesterday a document that calls for a more growth-friendly fiscal policy,...
A worker measures body temperature of people leaving a supermarket in Qingshan district following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 7, 2020. Picture taken February 7, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC25WE9TSKHZ
Unequal cities bear the brunt of deadly disease outbreaks
WUHAN: A worker measures body temperature of people leaving a supermarket in Qingshan district following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province. - Reuters BANGKOK: As the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus, becomes the latest urban center to face a deadly disease outbreak, city planners and physicians say such densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable and may need a redesign. Wuhan, a city of...
In this picture taken on December 3, 2019, workers make traditional rabab musical instruments in a workplace on the outskirts of Peshawar. - For years the distinctive twang of Pashtun music was drowned out by rattling gunfire and deafening explosions as musicians in Pakistan's northwest were targeted by militants. But, as security improves, a centuries-old tribal tradition is staging a comeback. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) / TO GO WITH Pakistan-Taliban-militancy-music-culture,FOCUS by David STOUT and Sajjad TARAKZAI
Unchained melody: Traditional music revived as security improves
Workers make traditional rabab musical instruments. For years the distinctive twang of Pashtun music was drowned out by rattling gunfire and deafening explosions as musicians in Pakistan's northwest were targeted by militants. But, as security improves, a centuries-old tribal tradition is staging a comeback. Performances that once took place in secret are returning. Shops selling instruments are open and thriving again, while local broadcasters...
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KUWAIT: An evening view of Kuwait Towers taken from the beach in Kuwait City. - Photo by Renjish Sasinath (Instagram: @renjishs)
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrol at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post, some 35 kms from Amritsar on February 17, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
India's apex court orders equal roles for women in army
WAGAH, India: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrol at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, some 35 km from Amritsar, yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: India's top court ruled yesterday that women could serve as army commanders, dismissing the government's stance that male soldiers were not ready to accept orders from female officers as "disturbing". The Supreme Court also ordered the government to extend permanent service - which has...
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Syria forces consolidate control of Aleppo, vow to wipe out militants
DARRET EZZA, Syria: A member of the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the "White Helmets", inspects debris and rubble while searching for survivors at a destroyed hospital in this town about 30 km northwest of the northern city of Aleppo yesterday after a reported air strike hit the building. - AFP BEIRUT: The Syrian army said yesterday it had taken full control of dozens of towns in Aleppo's northwestern countryside and it would press on...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones