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Govt to attend 'no-confidence' session, believe minister can survive vote

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs Ghadeer Aseeri attends yesterday's National Assembly session. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By A Saleh KUWAIT: The Cabinet has decided to attend the parliament's session on Feb 4 to vote on a no-confidence motion filed against Minister of Social Affairs Ghadeer Aseeri, well-informed government sources stressed. The sources added that the government reviewed the names of lawmakers for and against the motion after...

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Top Kuwait lawmaker leaves for Turkey on official visit

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem is seen off at the airport before heading to Ankara yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT/ ANKARA: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem headed to Ankara yesterday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mustafa Sentop. During his stay in Ankara, the speaker is expected to hold official talks with Sentop and Kuwaiti-Turkish Friendship Committee chairman and...

Photo taken from the top of al-Hamra Tower on August 1, 2018, shows a view of Kuwait City. Kuwait marks tomorrow the 28th anniversary of the seven-month-long Iraqi invasion, which began on August 2, 1990.

Kuwait real estate sector to flourish in 2020: experts

KUWAIT: This archive photo shows a general view of buildings in Kuwait City. KUWAIT: Kuwait's real estate sector witnessed a flurry of transactions in 2019, particularly in private and commercial properties, indeed reflecting a recovery throughout the year. Security of real estate investments has been the safe haven for investors coupled with increasing demand on private, investment and commercial properties. The Ministry of Commerce and...

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Museum hosts exhibition by Iranian Islamic calligrapher

KUWAIT: NCCAL Assistant Secretary General Bader Al-Daweesh opens the exhibition. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Interpretations of kufi, naskh and other disciplines of Arabic calligraphy were on display as Iranian calligrapher Ali Reza hosted an exhibition of his best works at Kuwait's Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday. Some 30 murals, mostly depicting verses of the Holy Quran, were showcased amid the artist's collection. The event is being held as part of...

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Defense Minister files complaint over jet deal

KUWAIT: Legal sources said Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansour filed a complaint with regards to suspected violations in the Eurofighter jet deal. Sources said the complaint is related to the involvement of several senior officials including a former minister and current and retired officials of the ministry. Sources said the most notable thing in the complaint is accusing some officials of profiteering and deliberately...

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Over 20 percent of Kuwaiti children obese

By Meshaal Al-Enezi KUWAIT: Over 20 percent of Kuwaiti children and teenagers are obese, a senior Kuwaiti physician said yesterday, adding that recent World Bank studies showed that obesity amongst children and teenagers aged 2 to 18 may reach 40 percent. Speaking at a press conference held Monday, Head of the surgery department at Jaber Hospital and chairman of Kuwait Surgeons Association Dr Salman Al-Sabah announced launching a national...

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Inflation in Kuwait up 1.15% 2019

KUWAIT: Inflation rates in Kuwait rose by 1.15 percent in 2019 as compared to the previous year, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO). The average inflation rate rose, in December, by 0.17 percent, in contrast to November. Benchmark of the first group of commodities (food and beverages) rose last year by 1.76 percent compared to 2018. Likewise, main index of the second group (tobacco and cigarettes), by 1.78 percent. Clothing climbed...

President of Council of State Katerina Sakellaropoulou poses for pictures after the result of a parliament vote for the election of the new President of the Greek Republic, in Athens on January 22, 2020. - Greece's parliament on January 22 elected the first woman president in the country's history, a senior judge with an expertise in environmental and constitutional law. The new president, until now the head of Greece's top administrative court, will take her oath of office on March 13. (Photo by ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU / POOL / AFP)

Greece elects first woman president for a 'new era'

ATHENS: President of Council of State Katerina Sakellaropoulou poses for pictures after the result of a parliament vote for the election of the new President of the Greek Republic yesterday. - AFP ATHENS: Greece's parliament yesterday elected the first woman president in the country's history, a senior judge with no party-political allegiance. A cross-party majority of 261 of the 294 MPs present at the session voted in favour of 63-year-old...

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Gold miners face dangerous life in Nigeria's 'bandit' country

GUSAU, Nigeria: A gold miner works underground in Anka on Dec 4, 2019. - AFP ANKA, Nigeria: From dawn, before the sun starts to sear the earth, Biltamnu Sani is already hard at work, pounding away at the dusty soil in his perilous quest for gold. The mineral-rich earth of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, has provided generations of families with the means to make ends meet. Never easy, it is a work that today is fraught with danger, from the...

US president Donald Trump (L), World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (C) and White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump (R), arrive at the Congress center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Impeachment trial witnesses would be national security risk: Trump

DAVOS: US president Donald Trump (left), World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab (center) and White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump (right), arrive at the Congress center during the WEFannual meeting in Davos yesterday.-AFP DAVOS: US President Donald Trump yesterday said he would prefer a longer impeachment trial so that current and former top administration officials could testify, but that having them appear...

Budget battle hampers EU in space

BRUSSELS: A picture taken on Tuesday shows EU SPACE logo during the 12th European Space Conference in Brussels. - AFP BRUSSELS: Space is becoming increasingly militarized and European satellites are under-protected, experts warned Tuesday, voicing dismay at cuts proposed in the EU's draft budget. "The rise in geopolitical tensions we see on Earth is being extended and projected into space," EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell told the 12th...

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Zain exclusively offers all-new Zain 5G HUB, powered by HTC

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the offering of the all-new Zain 5G HUB exclusively to its 5G postpaid customers. The smart device, powered by technology leader HTC, combines four devices in one compact mobile smart device on Kuwait's most powerful 5G network. Zain always aspires to offer the latest and most advanced products in the world of technology exclusively to its customer base, considered the...

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