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Namaa distributes food items, conducts operations in Kenya
KUWAIT: Namaa Kuwait Charity foundation has completed its aid and medical assistance for people in need in Kenya within its framework to continue its charitable efforts around the world. Director of communication and information technology at the foundation, Abdulaziz Al-Kanderi said that the campaign is aimed at containing the humanitarian crisis in Kenya, especially with the spread of diseases, poverty and malnutrition.The work of the medical...
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KSSCP and CAN host diplomatic women’s committee
KUWAIT: Kuwait Society for Preventing Smoking and Cancer (KSSCP), along with Cancer Aware Nation (CAN) invited the members of the diplomatic women’s committee to participate in its Ramadan event as part of its activities during the holy month of Ramadan. Members of the committee, the honorary chairwoman, Sheikha Hala Bader Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah, Khaled Al-Saleh and Dr Hessa AL-Shahin graced the occasion.Dr Al-Saleh reviewed an overview of the...
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Expats quota system eyed
KUWAIT: The government received an advisory report from private academic bodies charged with studying the population demographics in Kuwait as part of the executive authority’s directives to implement its work in addressing the Kuwaiti labor market, the large increase in expatriates compared to the number of Kuwaitis, the consequences of that on the poor conditions of public services and infrastructure, as well as the extent to which citizens...
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Most oil-producing nations cut production voluntarily
KUWAIT: Most oil-producing countries within the OPEC+ system reduced their production by about 1.7 million barrels per day in a voluntary agreement without an official meeting. This reduction applies until the end of this year. A two-million barrels per day official reduction preceded this one in November 2022. The production cut aimed to support oil prices - Brent crude - which lost about 20.6% of its value in one year from April 5th 2022 to...
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Dangerous rise in obesity rates
KUWAIT: Kuwait occupies a top place among countries of the most obese people around the world and that is due their dietary choices and the popularity of fast food in the country. The dangerous rise in obesity rates has led to a surge in chronic diseases that come with obesity. The body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more indicates excess weight and obesity occurs at 30 and above. Kuwait registers high rates of stomach stapling compared with other...
SMYRNA, US: Supporters of former US president Donald Trump are seen outside a stop on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' nationwide book tour at Adventure Outdoors, the largest gun store in the country, in Smyrna, Georgia. -- AFP
US race enters unchartered territory
WASHINGTON: US voters Thursday surveyed a uniquely volatile 2024 presidential election landscape, where the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump, now faces trial and the incumbent, Joe Biden, has not even confirmed he’s running. Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 34 felony charges linked to alleged attempts to silence damaging personal information during his triumphant 2016 race for the White House.The man who went from 1980s playboy...
MILWAUKEE: Brook Lopez #11 of the Milwaukee Bucks and Derrick Jones Jr. #5 of the Chicago Bulls dive for a loose ball during the second half of a game at Fiserv Forum on April 05, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.— AFP
Bucks clinch top playoff seeding
LOS ANGELES: The Milwaukee Bucks downed the Chicago Bulls 105-92 to clinch top seeding throughout the NBA playoffs on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Lakers’ charge towards the postseason stumbled in a defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers. Bobby Portis scored 27 points while Brook Lopez added 26 points as the Bucks bagged their 58th win of the season to seal top spot in the Eastern Conference.The win means Milwaukee will have home-court advantage...
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Astronaut captures top view of Kuwait
KUWAIT: Emirati Astronaut, Sultan Al-Niyadi has published a video from the international space station of an aerial view of a number of Arabian Gulf Countries including Kuwait, which he called “The land of good people”. Al-Niyadi said: “We are now floating in the morning over the Arabian Peninsula and there is nothing better than our homeland.”Al-Niyadi videos include that of Riyadh, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and then Qatar which he also...
BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping (center), his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron (left) and European Commission President Ursula von de Leyen meet in Beijing on April 6, 2023. – AFP
Macron says ‘counting’ on Xi to ‘bring Russia to its senses’
BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he was counting on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to “bring Russia to its senses” over its war in Ukraine. The French president, who arrived on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, has made clear he is seeking to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. “I know I can count on you to bring Russia to its senses and everyone to the negotiating table,”...
KABUL: UN humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov gestures as he speaks during an interview with AFP at the UN Compound in Kabul on April 5, 2023. – AFP
UN demands Taleban revoke ban on women employees
KABUL: Top UN officials warned Wednesday that a Taleban government ban on Afghan women working for its mission in the country would violate the world body’s charter, and demanded it be revoked. The United Nations also announced it had instructed all its Afghan staff, men and women, not to report to the office after the ban was confirmed. Under their austere interpretation of Islam, Taleban authorities have imposed a slew of restrictions on...
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Saad Al-Tamimi Padel Tournament concludes tonight
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Saad Al-Tamimi first Ramadan Padel Tournament will come to a conclusion tonight (Friday) with two final matches one for amateurs and another for the professionals. The preliminary matches for both categories proved highly technical and competitive, and players displayed various skills particular to the Padel game. The first stage of the tournament had 64 amateur and 16 professional teams.The organizing committee...
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78 shooters to partake in shooting tourney
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Sporting Shooting Tournament, organized by Bayan Shooting Club started yesterday (Thursday) at the Equestrian and Hunting Club in Sabhan with 78 shooters participating. Bayan Shooting Club Chairman of the Board Sheikh Sabah Ali Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said the club is used to organize such a tournament each Ramadan and the numbers of participants is on the rise each year.Sheikh Sabah lauded the technical level of...
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