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Kuwaiti offices donate KD 2,700 to deceased Filipina maid's family
By A Saleh and Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: A few days prior to the expected visit to Kuwait of the Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III by the end of this month, a number of local domestic labor agencies made symbolic donations to the family of the recently murdered Filipina maid accompanied with letters of condolences to be unofficially presented to the family in an attempt to calm rising tensions. The letter sent to the deceased's...
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Kuwait Amir's representative attends Saudi Camel Festival
RIYADH: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends the conclusion ceremony of the Fourth King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Riyadh. - KUNA photos RIYADH: Representative of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, along with his accompanying delegation, attended yesterday the conclusion ceremony of the Fourth...
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Supreme health committee meets on coronavirus
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah met yesterday with members of the permanent supreme committee to implement international health regulations, discussing the latest developments related to coronavirus. The meeting also aims to follow up on recommendations to raise the level of capabilities against the disease with relevant ministries and official institutions in the country. Meanwhile, the ministry said that the minister...
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Guyana bags Guinness World Record for 'most stickers on a car'
By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: The Embassy of Guyana in Kuwait has set a Guinness World Record in the category of 'most stickers on a car.' The embassy yesterday received a certificate from the Guinness World Records adjudicator, witnessed by several dignitaries from various embassies. The celebration coincided with Guyana's 50th anniversary since becoming a republic, 25 years of diplomatic ties with Kuwait and Guyana's 9th anniversary of opening its...
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KU joins forces with Italian professors for archeology classes
KUWAIT: Students participating in the initiative. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Kuwait University is collaborating with Italian scholars to offer special courses on the archeology of Western Asia and the Mediterranean, an initiative geared towards students eager to soak up the region's fascinating history. The classes are tantamount to a journey through Kuwait's culture and history, the remnants of which date back more than 300 years, according to Dr...
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Zain official sponsor of February Kuwait Festival 2020
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its official sponsorship of the February Kuwait Festival 2020. The event, organized by Rotana throughout the upcoming month of February, will be held in Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC) to celebrate Kuwait's national holidays. Zain's continuous support to this national festival comes as part of its commitment in being actively present in the various events and...
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KIPCO Group sponsors Kuwait Aviation Show 2020
SAMSUNG CSC KUWAIT: KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) - and its Group companies were the Gold Sponsors of the Kuwait Aviation Show 2020. The event was held under the patronage of HH the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the Amiri Airport on January 15-18.Burgan Bank, Gulf Insurance Group - Kuwait (gig - Kuwait) and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC) participated in the event under the KIPCO...
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Qatar, S Korea to clash in Asia Cup finals
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Qatar National Handball team will face its South Korean counter-part in the final of the 19th Asian Handball Championship at 6:30 pm today. Bahrain will play Japan at 4:30 pm for the bronze medal. Qatar qualified for the final after defeating Bahrain 28-24 during their match on Saturday. Meanwhile S Korea defeated Japan 34-32 in a marathon match during which they resorted to two extra times. The four teams already...
Schoolchildren dance on Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2020. - Huge crowds gathered for India's Republic Day parade on January 26, with women taking centre-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)
Women grab limelight at India's Republic Day pageantry
Schoolchildren dance on Rajpath during the Republic Day parade. Huge crowds gathered for India's Republic Day parade yesterday, with women taking center-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels. For the first time, the riders performing daredevil stunts on motorbikes to the delight of the crowds lining New Delhi's central Rajpath boulevard, were women.Inspector Seema Nag saluted the...
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: DGA Feature Film Award winner for '1917' Sam Mendes poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
'1917' scoops top Hollywood director prize for Mendes
DGA Feature Film Award winner for '1917' Sam Mendes poses in the press room during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton.-AFP photos Hollywood's directors handed World War I thriller "1917" their top annual prize Saturday, one of the final major award shows that typically spells success at next month's Oscars. The win makes British auteur Sam Mendes hot favorite for the best director Oscar-the Directors Guild of...
Palestinians walk past a mural painting in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on January 24, 2020. - US Vice President Mike Pence has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main election rival to Washington next week to discuss Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan. Palestinian leaders have however dismissed the US peace initiative as one-sided. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
Netanyahu hopes to 'make history' at talks on Trump Middle East plan
RAMALLAH: Palestinians walk past a mural painting in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. US Vice President Mike Pence has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main election rival to Washington next week to discuss Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan. - AFP JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced hope yesterday that he can "make history" in Washington this week during talks on US President...
TOPSHOT - Rescue workers remove corpses from the rubble of a building after an earthquake in Elazig, eastern Turkey, on January 26, 2020. - Rescue workers raced against time on January 25 to find survivors under the rubble after a powerful earthquake claimed 22 lives and left more than 1,200 injured in eastern Turkey. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck in the evening of January 24, with its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province, and was felt across neighbouring countries. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP)
Turkey quake death toll hits 35
ELAZIG: Rescue workers remove corpses from the rubble of a building after an earthquake in Elazig, eastern Turkey yesterday. - AFP ELAZIG: Hopes faded yesterday of finding more survivors from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the death toll climbed to 35. Nearly 4,000 rescue workers combed through debris in freezing temperatures, helped by mechanical diggers, in vain hopes of finding anyone...
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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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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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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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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones