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GAZA: Palestinian football fans wave Palestinian and Moroccan flags as they celebrate a Morocco at the Qatar 2022 World Cup on Dec 10, 2022. - AFP

Palestine 'real winner' of World Cup

RAMALLAH: Morocco's support for the Palestinians during the Atlas Lions' historic World Cup run shows the cause has not been "buried", says Palestinian Football Association chief Jibril Rajoub. Like several other Arab nations, Morocco has agreed full diplomatic ties with the Zionist entity - but this has not stopped its players from making clear their loyalties regarding the decades-old conflict.They unfurled a Palestinian flag on the pitch after...

BEIJING: People queue outside a fever clinic amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Dec 14, 2022. - AFP

Tracking China COVID cases 'impossible'

BEIJING: China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-COVID policy. Beijing's decision to scrap mass testing and quarantines after nearly three years of attempting to stamp out the virus has led to a corresponding drop in officially reported infections, which...

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Kuwait pursues competition policy with highest standards

KUWAIT: Head of the national competition policy project at the Kuwaiti Competition Protection Agency (CPA) Mustafa Al-Mudhaf on Wednesday affirmed that the CPA spares no effort in following the international standards in the project. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of "Promoting Competition Conference - Challenges and Ambitions," Al-Mudhaf said the CPA project is part of Kuwait's 2035 vision, aiming to turn the country into a financial and...

KUWAIT: Photos show participants at the first Nazaha forum organized by the National Kuwaiti Nazaha Society to mark International Anti-Corruption Day.

Nazaha holds first forum for Anti-Corruption Day

KUWAIT: Participants at the first Nazaha forum organized by the National Kuwaiti Nazaha Society to mark International Anti-Corruption Day discussed the swift government action in three different sectors including the media and education sectors, ending with improving global indicators which could be based on misinformation or falsified.Head of the society Mohammed Al-Otaibi said the recommendations reached by participants and attendees will be...

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Authorities urged to establish center for treatment of birds

KUWAIT: President and team members of the birdwatching and protection team of Kuwait Environment Protection Society asked concerned authorities to establish a center for rehabilitation and treatment of birds. "Whenever a team member sees an injured bird and attempts to treat it, he cannot find an official place. Dr Mohammed Al Matrouk with a falconThis has happened several times, and the last incident was last month (on November 23, 2022), when...

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Percentage of child obesity hits 35% in males; 28% in females

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Childhood obesity is a serious problem around the world, especially in Kuwait, putting children and adolescents at risk for poor health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1 billion people worldwide are obese - 39 million of them are children, and the number is still increasing.Speaking to Kuwait Times, Nutritionist Shaikhah Al-Mesbah revealed that the percentage of child obesity has reached up to 35...

KUWAIT: Lawmaker discuss at the National Assembly on Wednesday. MPs endorsed final accounts of many government, affiliate and independent authorities for the fiscal years, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. – KUNA photos

National Assembly endorses final accounts for govt departments

KUWAIT: The National Assembly on Wednesday endorsed final accounts of many government, affiliate and independent authorities for the fiscal years, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. Thirty-nine MPs voted in favor and 12 voted against out of the present total 51 legislators.The departments, final accounts of which have been approved, are the Public Authority for Minors Affairs, the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, the Public Authority for Youth, the...

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'Reflections of health development on the cancer patient'

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Secretariat General of Gulf Federation for Cancer Control organized a workshop on "reflections of health development on the cancer patient" in cooperation with the National Campaign for Cancer Awareness (CAN) and support from Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). The workshop was held at CAN's training center and moderated by nuclear medicine consultant and CAN executive committee member Dr Iman...

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Arab League underscores importance of women's input in peacemaking processes

CAIRO: The League of Arab States (LAS) affirmed on Wednesday the significance of women's participation in peacemaking and mediation processes. This was in a speech by the Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs sector at the Arab League Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, at the opening of the dialogue session on the institutionalization of the work of the Arab Women Mediators Network in Cairo. The Arab region is still suffering...

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French Ambassador lauds KU-CEFREPA cooperation

KUWAIT: France Ambassador to Kuwait Claire Le Flecher praised on Wednesday the distinguished cooperation between the French Research Centre of the Arabian Peninsula (CEFREPA) and Kuwait University (KU), which reflects the deep-rooted ties between Kuwait and France. Speaking on the sidelines of the exhibition organized by the French Department of the KU Faculty of Letters at Sabah Al-Salem University city, she said the event sheds light on the...

KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT - MARCH 17, 2017: Jewellery shop at the Souq in Kuwait City

Gold and Jewelry exhibition attracts thousands

KUWAIT: International Gold and Jewelry Exhibition, in its 18th edition, opened on Wednesday at Kuwait International Fairground with participation of more than 200 local and international vendors. CEO of Marketing and Merchandise within Kuwait International Fairs Basma Al-Duhaim stated to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), that the exhibition, lasting for six days, is one the largest international congregations for the buying and selling of jewelry.The...

KAMYANKA, Ukraine: Photo shows a destroyed tank on the outskirts of the village of Kamyanka near Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - AFP

Ukraine downs attack drones over Kyiv

KYIV: Ukrainian forces said Wednesday they had shot down an entire swarm of Iranian-made drones launched at the capital by Russian troops in their latest attack on Kyiv. Explosions rang out over a central neighbourhood in the early hours of Wednesday, the mayor said, and AFP journalists saw law enforcement and emergency service workers inspecting metal fragments at a snow-covered impact site."The terrorists started this morning with 13 Shaheds,"...

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VIENNA: Representatives of OPEC member countries attend a press conference after the 45th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting in Vienna, Austria in this file photo. – AFP

OPEC+ faces moment of truth on planned output increase