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Child killed in tent blaze
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: A four-year-old child was killed in a tent fire in a camp on Salmy road. Tahreer fire center responded, led by Maj Hadi Nusair. A woman suffered injuries and was taken to hospital.Fire at North Zour station Zour hazardous materials and Nuwaiseeb fire centers responded to a report about a limited fire at North Zour power station. Firemen controlled the fire, which was in the turbine unit. No injuries were reported....
Muna Al-Fuzai
Dirty money
Muna Al-Fuzai Money laundering and human trafficking are crimes that no honorable person or transparent system can accept or tolerate for any reason. Suspicions have risen about it in recent years, leading people to express their concerns and fears about the spread of this ugly and negative phenomenon of making rapid wealth without an evident source of income. Naturally, security authorities investigate the issue when they have conclusive...
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Justin Bieber tiptoes out of love cocoon with new album 'Changes'
Justin Bieber Reclusive pop phenom Justin Bieber took baby steps back into public life Friday with the release of "Changes," a mellow, lovelorn album that is his first since 2015. The R&B-tinged offering is less a defiant comeback than a tentative toe-dip back into the public life the 25-year-old has largely shunned since cutting short his last tour in 2017, weighed down by the pressures of fame.Bieber-whose run-ins with the law, drug abuse and...
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Love story: Video of US astronaut reuniting with her dog goes viral
Absence makes the canine tail wag harder. American astronaut Christina Koch received numerous accolades from her record-breaking, 328-day spaceflight and then a healthy dose of doggy love upon her return home, according a video she posted on social media on Thursday."Not sure who was more excited. Glad she remembers me after a year," Koch tweeted The video shows her dog wagging up a storm, peering out the front door with her front paws on the...
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KUWAIT: Sunset at Bahrat Hoshan. - Photo by Mohammad Al-Saleh (KUNA)
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Coronavirus crisis threatens to hobble Gulf economies
DUBAI/BEIJING: The coronavirus crisis, which has already battered oil prices, threatens to further undercut Gulf economies battling a downturn and struggling to wean themselves from a decades-old energy addiction. The six Gulf states - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates - count China as their main trading partner and crude buyer, which soaks up about a fifth of their oil. But China's energy demand has sagged as...
MP Adel Al-Damkhi
MPs vow to grill defense ministerover Caracals
MP Adel Al-Damkhi By B IzzakKUWAIT: Two opposition lawmakers said yesterday they will file to grill the defense minister if Kuwait takes delivery of a number of Caracal military helicopters without making sure they have been technically tested. MP Adel Al-Damkhi said the ministry of defense promised the National Assemblyís budget committee to issue a statement to clarify the ministryís position on the controversial $1.2 billion deal, which is...
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PM updates his financial records
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah submits his updated financial disclosure statement during a visit to the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) headquarters yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, during a visit to the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) headquarters, updated his financial disclosure statement, said an official yesterday. Nazaha...
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WhatsApp has 2 billion users
SAN FRANCISCO: The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp said yesterday it now has more than two billion users around the world, as it reaffirmed its commitment to strong encryption to protect privacy. WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook in 2014, has grown into one of the most-used services in the Facebook "family" of apps, offering free messaging along with voice and video calls."Private conversations that once were only possible face-to-face...
NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 11: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans shoots the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers on February 11, 2020 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Zion scores career-high 31 to lead Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans shoots the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. - AFP NEW ORLEANS: Rookie Zion Williamson had a career-high 31 points, and Josh Hart scored 12 of his 17 points in a pivotal third quarter as the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 138-117 on Tuesday night. Williamson, returning from a one-game absence...
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Interior Minister invited to assembly panel meeting to discuss bedoons' issue
By A Saleh KUWAIT: The parliamentary human rights committee officially invited the Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh to attend its next meeting to discuss the situation of bedoons (stateless people) and the report submitted by the Kuwaiti government during the UN meeting in Geneva. Committee member Mohammed Hayef described the report as one that "embodies administrative corruption and lack of credibility of the central apparatus for illegal...
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Diplomat appreciates Kuwait's support to Palestinian cause
UWAIT: Palestine's Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub speaks during the gathering. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Palestine's Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub said Tuesday the leaders and people of the State of Kuwait maintain their supportive stance towards the Palestinians' struggle to regain their legitimate rights in full. Tahboub expressed deep gratitude to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his firm...
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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