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Arab Interior Ministers discuss combating terror and cybercrime. KUNA photos
Arab Interior ministers tackle terror, crimes
TUNIS: Arab Interior Ministers have approved a new plan to implement the Arab strategy to combat "terrorism", as well as the formation of a working group for the immediate exchange of information on drugs. This came at the conclusion of the 40th session of the Council, which was hosted by Tunisia, said the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers. The Council adopted a new plan to implement the Arab strategy to combat...
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Ministry takes measures to improve educational system, fight fraud
KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Hamad Al-Adwani affirmed that the Ministry has taken a number of actual measures to combat negative phenomena that disturb the educational system in cooperation with Institutions concerned with the education process in the country.Al-Adwani said in a press statement after chairing the first meeting of the Joint Higher Committee for Examinations in...
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"My Metro Pharmacy" opens with unique children play area
KUWAIT: Metro Medical Group, a leading healthcare chain in Kuwait, has announced the opening of its fourth pharmacy, My Metro Pharmacy, located in the newly inaugurated Super Metro Specialized Medical Center in Fahaheel. The opening was celebrated on Feb 24 2023, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the presence of several dignitaries, including ambassadors, ministers, and socio-cultural leaders.My Metro Pharmacy offers a range of high-quality...
KUWAIT: Experts discuss the importance of deepening GCC-Asia ties in preserving energy security in south and east Asia. – KUNA photos
GCC security linked with development in Asia: Experts
KUWAIT: The exchange of trade and information between Asian countries and Gulf Corporate countries (GCC) is invaluable for the energy security of south and east Asia, experts say. The remarks came during a panel discussion held as part of the "Looking East: Future prospects of Asia" conference organized by Kuwaiti think tank Reconnaissance Research. Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-AnjeriThe panel featured three experts from India and Japan who discussed...
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Municipality removes 9,500 cubic meters of waste in Wafra
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality announced the general hygiene and public works department at its Ahmadi governorate branch held field campaigns in Wafra as part of the campaign "Our country deserves it", which has been launched in all governorates to improve the aesthetics of public spaces.Department director Nawaf Al-Mutairi said: "The field campaigns come within the keenness of the municipality to raise the level of hygiene in the country, as the...
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Judicial team implements court ruling
KUWAIT: The judicial enforcement team from the Ministry of Electricity and Water cut off electricity and water supply to a private residence in Ishbiliya based on a court ruling after the property owner's failure to implement a ruling to remove building violations."The team, in cooperation with Kuwait Municipality and the Ministry of Interior represented by the public security, opened a case and placed a block based on a municipality letter after...
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Kuwait ambassador receives honorary Palestinian order
AMMAN: Kuwait's ambassador to Palestine Aziz Al-Daihani was the recipient of an honorary order bestowed upon him on Wednesday by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in recognition of his contributions towards bilateral ties. Kuwait's ambassador to the Palestinians Aziz Al-Daihani receives an honorary order bestowed upon him by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. – KUNA photosThe Kuwaiti envoy has contributed immensely towards the development...
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Kuwait MoH stresses the need to invest in healthcare services
KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for External Health Services Affairs, Dr Yaqoub Al-Tamar on Thursday underlined the necessity of preventing people from being infected with hearing problems and curing them by investing in healthcare services.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a festival held at Sheikh Salem Al Ali Al Sabah Center for Speech and Hearing Therapy under the patronage of Minister of Health Dr Ahmad...
LARISSA: Police and emergency crews examine the debris of a crushed wagon on the second day after a train accident in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece, March 2, 2023. - AFP
Greek rail crash toll hits 48
ATHENS: The Greek government on Thursday acknowledged failures in state management of its rail system, following a train collision that killed 48 and has triggered angry protests. As crews continued to work in the charred wreckage at the crash site, the local station master admitted negligence in Greece's worst-ever rail disaster and the government has apologised.An investigation would examine the "chronic delays in implementing railway works,...
TEHRAN: File picture dated September 4, 2001 shows Iranian peace activist Narges Mohammadi at her home in Tehran following her release from prison after posting 100 million rials ($12,000) in bail. - AFP
Behind bars, women of Iran's Evin prison refuse to give in
PARIS: "Listen to this! One. Two. Three!" Down the crackling phone line from the women's wing of Tehran's Evin prison, a chorus of prisoners then launch into raucous song. It's a Persian rendition of the Italian protest song "Bella Ciao"."All for one and one for all!" they sing, laughing in shared defiance in support of the "Woman, life, freedom" protests that have shaken Iran's clerical authorities for five months. The audio clip of the January...
ABUJA: Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu (C) signs papers during the presentation of the certificate of return to the President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. – AFP
Nigeria's president-elect extends hand to rivals disputing vote
LAGOS: Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called on his rivals and their supporters to "join hands" with him, after a contested election with opposition parties looking to challenge a vote they say was tainted by fraud.The 70-year-old former Lagos governor was declared winner of Saturday's presidential election, securing his life-long ambition of heading Africa's most populous nation. With President Muhammadu Buhari stepping down...
KUWAIT: Commerce and Industry Minister Mazen Al-Nahedh (center) visits of the Shadadiya industrial project site.
32% of Shadadiya industrial project complete: Al-Nahedh
KUWAIT: Commerce and Industry Minister Mazen Al-Nahedh revealed the completion rate of the Shadadiya industrial project has reached 32 percent, showing the keenness of all concerned parties to finish the project within the planned period. "The project aims to achieve all the needs of economic and industrial growth by providing the basis of developing a modern industrial area as well as providing it with the latest technologies," Nahedh said."The...