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KUWAIT: The National Guard celebrated the graduation of a new batch of officers. -- KUNA

National Guard celebrates officer graduation

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Guard celebrated on Sunday the graduation of a new batch of cadets studying to become medical officers, medical assistants, engineering officers and field officers with a university degree. According to a press release, the Undersecretary of the National Guard Lieutenant General Engineer Hashim Al-Rifai conveyed to cadets the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Chief of the National Guard, and Sheikh...

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NBK Launches Eighth Cohort of ‘High-Fliers’

KUWAIT: Reflecting its firm belief in investing in human capital and continuous development of its employees, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has launched the Eighth cohort of its “High-Fliers” program for qualifying young banking leaders, in cooperation with IE Business School, Madrid. The training program, which expands over a period of six months, and engages NBK’s international branches, covers various modules and topics including:...

Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi is seen with officials during his tour of the media center and studios set for covering the vote counting process. - KUNA photos

Kuwait Municipality dispatches 1,230 sanitation workers during election week

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality said Sunday that preparations were underway ahead of the coming parliamentary election. The municipality is getting equipment and sanitation workers ready to “show Kuwait in the best possible way during its democratic wedding,” they said in a statement to KUNA. Sanitation teams will be distributed across all governorates starting Sunday and until Wednesday to ensure cleaning work is completed at the schools...

SINGAPORE: (L-R) John Chipman, CEO of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 4, 2023. – AFP

China warns ‘NATO-like’ alliances could lead to conflict in Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE: China’s defence minister warned Sunday against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a “whirlpool” of conflict. Li Shangfu’s comments came a day after US and Chinese military vessels sailed close to each other in the flashpoint Taiwan Strait, an incident that provoked anger from both sides. “Attempts to push for NATO-like (alliances) in the Asia-Pacific is a...

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LuLu Hypermarket honors winners of Food Fest promotion with prizes

KUWAIT: LuLu Hypermarket, the leading hypermarket chain in Kuwait and the region, wrapped up its exciting ‘LuLu Food Fest’ promotion with a grand prize distribution ceremony at the hypermarket’s AlRai outlet. The event, which was held on 3 June, celebrated the success of the festival and acknowledged winners of various contests and competitions held during the promotion period.The LuLu Food Fest, which commenced on 24 May, captivated food...

KUWAIT: Officials inspect the new customer service hall in Farwaniya Education Zone. -- KUNA photos

End-of-year exams conclude for Middle, high school students

KUWAIT: Students in the sixth till eleventh grades have taken their last 2022-2023 end-of-year exams on Sunday. Sources said cheating has decreased significantly this year, as evident in the small number of students caught trying to cheat through headphones and the few exam papers found with identical answers. Several school principals speculated that results will be posted on the ministry site no later than Wednesday, while end-of-year report...

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Kuwait to bring added value to CICA economic dimension

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: In October 2022, Kuwait joined the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measure in Asia (CICA) to maintain its continuous and effective role in supporting development globally. Secretary General of CICA Ambassador Kairat Sarybay visited Kuwait for practical implementation of plans through discussing the main areas of joint work, identifying further steps, stages and areas of interaction and understanding the...

KUWAIT: People are seen fishing on a pier overlooking the glistening Arabian Gulf at sunset. The pier is located near Souq Sharq, a shopping center in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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BALASORE: Victims' family members look at photographs to identify bodies at a business park used as temporary mortuary for the dead recovered from the carriage wreckage of a three-train collision near Balasore, in India's eastern state of Odisha. – AFP

Official links deadly Indian train crash to signal system

BALASORE: The cause of India’s deadliest train disaster in decades was linked to the signal system, the railway minister said Sunday, as families scoured hospitals and morgues for missing relatives and deaths were expected to top 288. Mounds of debris were piled high at the site of Friday night’s crash near Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, as workers repairing the tracks cleared the smashed carriages and blood-stained wreckage where...

OFAKIM: The mother (R) of Ohad Dahan, one of three Zionist soldiers killed in the cross-border incident with Egypt, is comforted as she mourns during the funeral at the military cemetery in the city of Ofakim. – AFP

Zionist entity buries three soldiers killed near Egypt border

JERUSALEM: Zionist entity on Sunday buried three soldiers killed in a firefight at its usually secure border with Egypt and announced an "exhaustive and thorough" investigation into the deaths. Egypt has blamed the fatal clash in the Negev desert on a member of its security forces who was also killed, saying he had crossed the border in pursuit of drug traffickers when he encountered the Zionist troops. The Zionist army said an Egyptian...

BERLIN: Leipzig's Hungarian defender Willi Orban lifts the trophy after the German Cup (DFB Pokal) final against Eintracht Frankfurt on June 3, 2023. - AFP

Leipzig defend German Cup title

BERLIN: A Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig won their second straight German Cup title on Saturday, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in Berlin. A year after scoring a second-half goal which sent the 2022 final to penalties, Nkunku broke the deadlock after 71 minutes, his low shot taking a deflection and into the goal against the run of play. A shellshocked Frankfurt, who had the better of the second half looked to equalize but Leipzig scored...

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain players celebrate their French L1 championship during the 2022-2023 Ligue1 trophy ceremony at the Parc des Princes Stadium on June 3, 2023. – AFP

Messi's final game for PSG ends in defeat as Auxerre relegated

PARIS: Lionel Messi’s final game for Paris Saint-Germain ended in defeat on Saturday, while Monaco missed out on European qualification and Auxerre were relegated on the last night of the Ligue 1 season. Messi’s expected departure from the French giants after two seasons was officially confirmed by PSG in a statement shortly before Saturday’s match against Clermont. “His contribution to Paris Saint-Germain and Ligue 1 cannot be...

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Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi and President of the European Council Charles Michel. - KUNA

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