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Kuwaiti activists slam Trump plan, call for uprising
By A SalehKUWAIT: Condemning Trump's Middle East peace plan, the Kuwaiti Progressive Movement (KPM) described the proposal - known as the "deal of the century" - as a new episode in a series of imperialist-Zionist conspiracies spanning decades to liquidate the Palestinian cause and quash the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people based on blatant collusion of most Arab regimes and benefiting from the wrong policies of some...
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Aseeri denies quitting, but pressure mounts
Ghadeer Aseeri By B IzzakKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Ghadeer Aseeri yesterday denied that she has resigned or even plans to quit as she faces a no-confidence vote next week amid mounting pressure. Aseeri, a newcomer to the Cabinet, was grilled last week over allegations she violated the constitution and undermined the status of lawmakers and their constituents, and 10 lawmakers filed a no-confidence motion against her.For the...
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Health Ministry approves up to KD 500 raises for nursing staff
KUWAIT: A group photo of participants at the International Nursing Conference 2020. - KUNA photos By Meshaal Al-Enezi KUWAIT: Ministry of Health's (MoH) assistant undersecretary for medical services Dr Fawwaz Al-Refae announced a plan to approve new nursing staff increments with up to KD 500 in raises according to the job title, adding Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah had personally contacted the finance ministry in this regard pending...
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Kuwait presents file for safeguarding human rights at domestic level
GENEVA: Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Mariam Al-Aqeel (center) attends the UN Human Rights Council session. - KUNA GENEVA: Kuwait has presented its file for boosting and safeguarding human rights at the domestic level to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the Universal Period Review (UPR) session. Addressing the UNHCR session, Kuwaiti Minister of Finance, Acting Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel affirmed Kuwait's...
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Filipinos with pre-Jan 15 permit can leave to Kuwait
By A SalehKUWAIT: The Philippines department of labor issued a decision allowing its nationals who got their work abroad permits before Jan 15 to leave for Kuwait, including domestic helpers. Commenting on the decision, chairman of the domestic helper agencies union Khaled Al-Dakhnan said the decision was a 'partial relief' and that the crisis might be resolved within the coming few days. "Negotiations are promising and positive results may be...
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Kuwait's Amir attends luncheon banquet at Azayez farm
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah are welcomed at Azayez farm yesterday. - Amiri Diwan photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended yesterday a luncheon held at Azayez farm in the northern region of Al-Abdali. The luncheon, held by Sheikh Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah in honor of His Highness the...
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Fire drill at College of Engineering
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate carried out a practical exercise at the College of Engineering at Shadadiya University yesterday. Ardiya fire station, safety and security department of the university, medical emergencies department and the interior ministry took part in the drill. The scenario included a fire on the first floor, with five persons "injured". All 700 employees and students were evacuated, while the...
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KUWAIT: The Liberation Tower as seen from the old Amiri hospital. - Photo by Maysoon Al-Fares (KUNA)
Ukrainian-Hungarian parents' child, sculptor Mihajlo (Mihaly) Kolodko poses next to his small-size, 15 centimeter tall sculpture 'Lisa', a character of the American cartoon 'The Simpsons', in Budapest, Hungary on December 11, 2019. - Drawing inspiration from enigmatic British artist Banksy, a sculptor of tiny bronze statues has gained a cult following in the Hungarian capital Budapest by placing his quirky works randomly around the city for the public to discover. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
Budapest's Banksy disciple sparks treasure hunts and nostalgia
Ukrainian-Hungarian parents' child, sculptor Mihajlo (Mihaly) Kolodko poses next to his small-size, 15 centimeter tall sculpture 'Lisa', a character of the American cartoon 'The Simpsons', in Budapest, Hungary.-AFP photos Drawing inspiration from enigmatic British artist Banksy, a sculptor of tiny bronze statues has gained a cult following in the Hungarian capital Budapest by placing his quirky works around the city for the public to discover....
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Saif Ali Khan: A star in Bollywood-and on Netflix
In this photograph Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan poses for photographs during an interview with AFP in Mumbai.-AFP Saif Ali Khan, bonafide Bollywood royalty and star of Netflix hit "Sacred Games", says India's massive film industry does not need international audiences to thrive. But that may not be a good thing, he cautions. The 49-year-old actor, whose latest film "Jawaani Jaaneman" ("Youthful Lover") is out on Friday, has starred in multiple...
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London's 'City' is banking on its global appeal
LONDON: People take in the view of the towers and offices at Canary Wharf from the viewing area in Greenwich Park in London. With Britain's EU exit, the City loses "passporting" rights that has allowed a powerful driver of Britain's dominant services sector to operate freely across the bloc. -AFP LONDON: London's powerful "City" financial sector, facing reduced access to mainland European markets following Brexit, is banking on its global appeal...
An aerial picture taken on January 5, 2020 shows the Red Sea cost in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Red Sea 'huge source' of air pollution, greenhouse gases
AL-ULA, SAUDI ARABIA: An aerial picture taken on January 5, 2020 shows the Red Sea cost in Saudi Arabia. - AFP PARIS: Hydrocarbon gases bubbling from the bottom of the Red Sea are polluting the atmosphere at a rate equivalent to the emissions of some large fossil fuel exporting countries, researchers said Tuesday. The gases seeping from the waters -- which are ringed by the resorts and ports of several countries, including Egypt, Israel, Jordan...
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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