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Kuwait loses its final match to Saudi in handball championship
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait National Handball team lost its match with Saudi Arabia 19-24 during their meeting yesterday in the consolation rounds of the 19th Asian Handball Championship being held in Kuwait. The team continued its unsatisfactory results, committing individual and technical mistakes, as if the coaches did not read the Saudis well.Al-Adwani: We provided delegations will all means of comfort Secretary of Kuwait Handball...
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Kuwait summons Iran envoy over Soleimani killing claim
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah meets Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammed Irani on Friday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's foreign ministry summoned Iran's ambassador Friday after a high-level Iranian official implicated the state in the US drone attack that killed top general Qasem Soleimani, official news agency KUNA reported. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah expressed Kuwait's "amazement" at the claim that one of its...
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Efforts to make nursing job more attractive to Kuwaiti staff
By A Saleh KUWAIT: Ministry of Health's (MoH) nursing services manager Sana Taqaddom said the new nursing staff cadre will be soon approved thanks to efforts exerted by Health Minister Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah and his keenness on taking care of and encouraging Kuwaiti nurses, adding that future plans have been set to make nursing more attractive to national staff through increments, training courses and scholarships. Taqaddom said that a...
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Kuwaiti mountaineer climbs world's highest volcanic summit
Mountaineer Yousef Al-Rifai raises Kuwait's flag after reaching the summit of the volcano of Ojos Del Salado in Chile. KUWAIT: Kuwaiti mountaineer Yousef Al-Rifai recorded a new achievement for Kuwait by reaching the highest volcanic summit in the world in Chile, which is 6,893 meters above sea level. In a statement to the press yesterday, Rifai said the summit of the volcano of Ojos Del Salado in Chile is the highest volcanic summit in the...
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Jleeb violations combat team resumes raids
By Meshaal Al-Enezi KUWAIT: The joint ministerial committee formed to follow up the situations in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh yesterday toured the area where they raided unlicensed makeshift markets, arrested peddlers and tracked down violators. In this regard, Farwaniya municipality manager Mohammad Sarkhouh said that a plan had been set to launch sudden inspection campaigns, adding that the most recent one resulted in confiscating eight truckloads of...
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New northern road project 94% complete
By Abdullatif Al-SharaaKUWAIT: A project to build a new road connecting the Saad Al-Abdullah road with the Bihaith gate is 94 percent complete, the project's engineer Jaber Al-Qallaf said, adding that it is being completed by the Public Authority for Roads and Transport (PART) as part of efforts to develop the country's road network to support Kuwait's development plans."This is considered one of the most important projects PART is currently...
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Kuwait's non-oil exports up 9.2 percent 2019
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry said yesterday that the value of certificates of origin for Kuwaiti non-oil exports rose by 9.2 percent over the past year compared to 2018. The Ministry indicated in a statement that the number of certificates of origin for exports to Arab and foreign countries reached 14,830 at a value of KD 169.6 million ($558 million) in 2019, compared to 8,270 with a value of KD 155.3 million ($511 million)...
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First robotic radical nephrectomy conducted at Kuwait's Jaber Hospital
Dr Saad Al-Dousary, Abdelmohsen Al-Ghanem, Shadi Salem, Mohammad Al-Rowaished, Dr Mahmoud Mitwally and head Nurse Shareef Ali. By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital successfully conducted a radical nephrectomy using a robot; the first operation of its kind in Kuwait, the hospital announced yesterday. The da Vinci robotic surgery was done successfully with the participation of the urology surgery unit team at the hospital, said Dr...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 24, 2019 A model presents a creation by Maison Dior during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show at the Hippodrome de Longchamps in Paris, on September 24, 2019. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
How fashion uses greenwashing to hide dirty secrets
In this file photo taken on Sept 24, 2019, a model presents a creation by Maison Dior during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show at the Hippodrome de Longchamps in Paris. - AFP Paris fashion fortnight began last week with an apocalyptic warning. "Our Mother Earth will not be able to support life, we will not be able to breathe… If we don't open our hearts and our minds, it's the End," a disembodied voice...
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Gulf Bank's 2019 sustainability efforts progress in line with global efforts by the United Nations
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank is committed to maintaining a robust sustainability program and plays a vital role in contributing to the markets in which they operate in ways that extend well beyond finance. Throughout the years, Gulf Bank has been a leader in shedding light on major global challenges. By spearheading multiple corporate social responsibility initiatives, Gulf Bank has not only inspired local and regional enterprises, but is also leading by...
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Shame on women's rights
Muna Al-Fuzai By Muna [email protected] have become convinced that we in Kuwait are witnessing a sharp decline in the rights of women. Unfortunately, as the world moves forward, we are regrettably and shamefully moving backwards. The health guardianship of minor or incompetent patients has caused social and human problems, as questions arise in light of preventing the mother from signing consent forms to approve surgical...
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US Space Force logo draws comparisons to 'Star Trek'
US President Donald Trump unveiled the logo of Space Force on Friday, attracting critics who said America's newest military branch had boldly gone where Star Trek went before. With a central symbol resembling an arrowhead, ringed by an orbiting object and set to a starry backdrop, many users argued the design was pilfered from the famous science fiction franchise. But a spokesman for the branch hit back, arguing the "Delta" emblem had been used...
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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