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Kuwait keen on empowering women in various capacities

KUWAIT: Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD) Secretary General Dr Khaled Mahdi stated that Kuwait continues to develop and empower women's capacities for their positive involvement in development and advancement in the public and private sectors. This was in a speech delivered by Dr Mahdi before the start of a panel discussion hosted by the UN House on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women's Day and a celebration of the...

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KIPIC inaugurates second phase of Al-Zour refinery

KUWAIT: KIPIC's CEO Waleed Al-Bader on Tuesday announced the launch of the second phase of Al-Zour refinery, stressing accomplishing further progress according to the expected time. In a statement, Al-Bader told KUNA that running the second phase comes with national day's celebrations and specifically after a few months after running the first phase, adding that it is considered a huge achievement in the history of Kuwait's petroleum industry.He...

DOHA: Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is sworn in as the new Qatari prime minister on March 7, 2023. - AFP

Qatari Amir names new prime minister

DOHA: Qatar's Amir named his top diplomat as prime minister Tuesday and brought in a new interior minister in what observers called the completion of a changing of the guard in the wealthy Gulf state. The ruler's office announced that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani had accepted the resignation of prime minister and interior minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani.Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani was named as...

KUWAIT: Kuwait City's skyline is seen during sunset on a cloudy evening. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat.

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Japan destroys rocket after lift-off failure

TOKYO: Japan's second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the spacecraft forced to self-destruct after the command centre concluded the mission could not succeed.The failure is a blow for Japan's space agency JAXA, which has billed the rocket as a flexible and cost-effective new flagship. Its launch had already been delayed by several years, and then a first attempt last month failed when the...

DOVER: An aerial view shows rolled- up inflatable dinghies and outboard engines, stored in a Port Authority yard in Dover, southeast England on March 6, 2023, that are believed to have been used by migrants who were picked up at sea whilst crossing the English Channel to England from France. - AFP

UK unveils contentious bid to stop cross-Channel migrants

LONDON: The UK government will Tuesday unveil radical plans to stop migrants crossing the Channel illegally on small boats, acknowledging it is stretching international law amid an outcry from rights campaigners.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the plan would "take back control of our borders once and for all"-reprising a popular pledge from campaigners like him who backed Britain's Brexit divorce from the European Union."This new law will send a...

PYONGYANG: This undated photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the 7th enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang. – AFP

North Korea warns US against intercepting test missiles

SEOUL: North Korea warned Tuesday that it would be a "clear declaration of war" if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The United States and South Korea have ramped up defence cooperation, including joint drills, in the face of growing threats from nuclear-armed Pyongyang, which has conducted a wave of banned weapons tests in recent months.North Korea has said its nuclear weapons and missile programmes...

LONDON: Fulham's Dutch defender Kenny Tete (left) vies with Brentford's English striker Ivan Toney during the English Premier League football match between Brentford and Fulham on March 6, 2023. - AFP

Brentford stun rivals Fulham

LONDON: Ivan Toney extended his hot-streak as the Brentford striker's 15th English Premier League (EPL) goal this season helped clinch a 3-2 win over west London rivals Fulham on Monday. Toney has shown no signs of being distracted since he was charged with 262 breaches, dating back to 2017, of the Football Association's gambling laws. The 26-year-old recently criticized the FA in an Instagram post over what he alleged are lapses of...

ELBASAN: Referee Emanuela Rusta takes part in a training session with colleagues at the Elbasan Arena stadium, in Elbasan, central Albania. - AFP photos

'Stand up and fight': Albanian women footballers break taboos

ELBASAN: Emanuela Rusta battled combative crowds and misogynistic headlines for years as she navigated Albania's football scene before becoming the country's first female international referee. Rusta has been one of the leading figures pushing for more equality on Albania's football pitches, where entrenched sexism has kept women on the sidelines. "You have to fight hard to be accepted," the 29-year-old told AFP. "We have to shatter the glass...

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Smith relishes 'game of chess' as Australia look to square India series

AHMEDABAD: Stand-in captain Steve Smith is looking forward to a new "game of chess" against India as Australia aim to square the series on another spin minefield when the final Test begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday. India were chastened by a rare home defeat in the third Test last week and are looking to bounce back to take the series 3-1, and with it secure their berth in the ICC World Test Championship final at the Oval in June.Australia...

NICE: People take part in a demonstration in Nice, southeastern France, on March 7, 2023, as part of a nationwide action day against French President's pension reform and its postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. -- AFP

Pension strike snarls France as unions vow to press protest

PARIS: Fuel deliveries and public transport were severely disrupted in France on Tuesday as unions kicked off a fresh day of protest against a pensions reform that would push back the retirement age for millions. Unions have vowed to bring the country to a standstill with strikes over the proposed changes, which include raising the minimum retirement age to 64 from 62 and increasing the number of years people have to make contributions for a full...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe's said Tuesday that China had agreed to restructure its loans to the bankrupt island nation, clearing the final obstacle to a long-awaited International Monetary Fund bailout. - AFP

Sri Lanka president says China agrees to restructure loans

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president said Tuesday that China had agreed to restructure its loans to the bankrupt island nation, clearing the final obstacle to a long-awaited International Monetary Fund bailout. An unprecedented economic crisis has seen Sri Lanka's 22 million people suffer acute food, fuel and medicine shortages, along with extended blackouts and runaway inflation.President Ranil Wickremesinghe's government has been working to repair...

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