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Kuwait’s karatekas win gold and silver medals
KUWAIT: Kuwait Karate Team player Fahad Al-Ajmi won the third gold medal to Kuwait on Saturday, in the 19th Asian Games, increasing Kuwait’s tally to ten medals: three gold, four silver and three bronze. In a statement to KUNA, champion Fahad Al-Ajmi said that he won the gold medal after defeating his Jordanian counterpart Abdulrahman Al-Musafta, with a score of (85) in a strong competitive face-off.He expressed pride in his achievement and his...
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Defense minister calls on navy to be vigilant
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has affirmed the necessity of maximum vigilance and readiness to safeguard Kuwait’s security, including its territorial waters.The minister made the affirmation during an inspection visit to Mohammad Al-Ahmad naval base, where he urged the naval troops to seek higher preparedness and expressed good wishes to them in their service for the homeland under...
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Kuwait showcases anti-desertification efforts at Expo
DOHA: Kuwait’s booth at the International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha Qatar sheds light on Kuwait’s efforts to fight desertification and achieve sustainability. The statement was made to KUNA on Saturday by the head of Kuwait’s booth at the event, Abdullah Al-Tamimi. He added that the booth showcases plants that exist in Kuwait’s environment.The booth also teaches visitors about the stages of plant growth, methods of recycling water used...
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Kuwait sends 13th aid plane to Libya
KUWAIT: The 13th Kuwait Air Force relief plane took off on Saturday, heading to Libya to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Daniel. Speaking to KUNA in a statement, Yusuf Al-Meraj, head of the emergency department at the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), said Kuwait continues its aid air bridge to help and support Libyan people in order to mitigate the effects and consequences of the gale.The aid came in the implementation of His...
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Kuwait MPs, Albania officials hold crucial meeting in Tirana
KUWAIT: The delegation of Kuwait-Albania parliamentary friendship met on Friday with Besart Kadia, deputy minister of Europe and foreign affairs for economic diplomacy, in Tirana, the capital of Albania. During the meeting, head of the delegation MP Mohammad Al-Mutairi expressed hope that Albania, which is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, would back Kuwait’s stance on the convention on the regulation of maritime navigation in...
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Kuwaitis denounce Zionist attacks
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis against the normalization of ties with Zionist entity attend a gathering to express their solidarity with Palestinians in Kuwait City on October 7, 2023. Kuwait on Saturday expressed deep concern at the escalation in Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories that happened as a result of the Zionist entity’s blatant violations and attacks on the brotherly Palestinian people. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Kuwait, Saudi info ministers discuss media cooperation
RIYADH: Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi discussed on Friday with Saudi Information Minister Salman Al-Dosari efforts to broaden bilateral media cooperation. In a meeting held at the Saudi Press Agency headquarters in Riyadh upon an invitation from Saudi Minister Al-Dosari, the ministers mulled means to increase bilateral media cooperation in light of the global media transformations...
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International Friends Club welcomes S Leone envoy
KUWAIT: A group of members of the International Friends Club, including her Excellency the ambassador of Kenya Halima A Mohamud, as well as a group of ambassador’s spouses and diplomats, visited Her Excellency the ambassador of Sierra Leone, Dr Haji Ayehsha, to welcome her back to Kuwait and wish her well after her long trip abroad for medical treatment.The group members were happy to catch up with her and to wish her all the best as she...
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Kuwait pushes to enhance ICT’s role in achieving SDGs
NEW YORK: Kuwait on Friday renewed its commitment to boosting the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), hoping these technologies would help build a better future for all. This came in a speech delivered by Diplomatic Attache at Kuwait’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, Ali Al-Khrabit, before the UN General Assembly’s Second Committee session on...
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Kuwait calls for more legislations to protect children and civilians
NEW YORK: Kuwait has called upon the international community to bolster efforts to enact more legislation to protect children from violence and poverty. The Kuwaiti stance came in a statement addressed by the diplomatic attaché Shahed Al-Menaifi at a session of the UN third committee (tasked with social, humanitarian, and cultural affairs).Elaborating, the diplomatic attaché Al-Menaifi warned against the ramifications of mushrooming crises on...
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Nazi past shakes Dutch royals
THE HAGUE: Revelations that the Dutch king’s grandfather was a card-carrying member of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party have stunned the Netherlands and its royal family, whose popularity was already in free-fall. Prince Bernhard, husband of the former queen Juliana, had insisted until his death in 2004 that he had never signed up to the Nazi party. “I can swear with my hand on the Bible: I have never been a Nazi,” Bernhard told daily De...
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Poland, Hungary clash with EU over migration reform
GRANADA: A row over planned changes to Europe’s migration rules overshadowed an EU summit Friday, although supporters of the reform vowed opposition from Poland and Hungary would not derail it. The Polish and Hungarian leaders did prevent the leaders from including migration in a joint statement of the summit’s conclusions, causing the meeting to end on a sour note. That forced European Council president Charles Michel to issue a separate...
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KUWAIT:Officers monitor traffic camera feeds in this illustrative file photo. - KUNA
Nod to tougher new traffic law
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Amir approves new residency law
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Cabinet ministers convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at Bayan Palace.
Cabinet names Kuwait’s GCC Summit delegation
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Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah
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KUWAIT: Advanced AI cameras have been installed to enhance road safety and enforce traffic regulations. - KUNA
MoI installs AI traffic cams, nabs reckless drivers, crushes cars