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KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Canadian Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan. - KUNA

Kuwait, Canada seek to boost partnership, ties

KUWAIT: Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met Monday visiting Canadian Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides discussed means of enhancing and activating bilateral partnership in several development fields, mainly humanitarian, with the aim of backing humanitarian situations across the globe. The two sides further covered the latest...

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MoE to speed up hiring of teachers

KUWAIT: Informed sources said the education ministry plans to start the work of contracting teachers from abroad before the end of the school year and not during the summer break to avoid any delays with contracted teachers and ensure their arrival in Kuwait before the start of the new academic year.The sources said most teachers who signed contracts with the education ministry from abroad arrived in the middle of the school term, and some were...

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8 people rescued from burning house

KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force announced eight people were rescued after their house burned down while they were trapped inside in Jaber Al-Ali. "Central command received a call on Tuesday about a fire in a house with people inside.Immediately, teams from Qurain and hazmat stations were sent to the site," the public relations department at KFF announced. "Upon arrival, the teams were able to evacuate eight people by ladders and transferred them to...

Mohammad Saud Al-Osaimi (left) and Eng Khalid Al-Hussan during the signing of the MoU.

Boursa Kuwait signs MoU with Saudi Tadawul Group

RIYADH: Boursa Kuwait signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Tadawul Group that aims to continue to build on the partnership and form the basis of cooperation between the two stock exchange operators, The MoU, which was signed on the periphery of the GCC Stock Exchange Summit in Riyadh, aimed to explore collaboration opportunities in financial technology (fintech), products as well as developing sustainability and in the fields...

WASHINGTON: The consumer price index (CPI), a closely-watched measure of inflation, jumped 7.1 percent from a year ago, down from 7.7 percent in October, according to Labor Department figures. - AFP

US inflation slows in November, easing pressure on policymakers

NEW YORK: US consumer inflation eased in November, according to government data released Tuesday, bringing some relief to policymakers with the smallest annual increase in nearly a year. Officials are closely eying the monthly inflation report for signs that painfully high consumer prices are definitively moderating at last, as surging costs of living force households to dip into their savings.The consumer price index (CPI), a closely-watched...

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Nahedh stresses crucial role of competition protection agencies

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs Mazen Al-Nahedh said human evolution has pushed the world towards major economic transformations and boosted the role of the private sector, leading to the development of a market policy. This in turn has resulted in an increase in production, growth of service sectors and formation of various global economic blocs,...

WASHINGTON: Stephanie Bernstein, whose husband Michael Bernstein was killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie bombing, speaks alongside her daughter Sara with reporters outside the federal court before after the trial proceedings for a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that exploded the plane. – AFP

Lockerbie bombmaker charged in US court

WASHINGTON: An alleged former Libyan intelligence agent accused of making the bomb that blew up a Pan Am jet over Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, appeared in a US court Monday to face charges for the deadliest-ever terror attack in Britain. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi, who allegedly worked as an intelligence operative for the regime of Libyan dictator Muammer Gaddafi between 1973 and 2011, faces three counts related to the...

PARIS: File court-sketch shows a general view of the courthouse in Paris during the opening day of the trial of suspects over the 2016 Nice truck attack which killed 86 people and injured over 400. - AFP

French court to rule on 2016 Nice terror attack suspects

PARIS: A French court will issue verdicts Tuesday for eight suspects charged in the harrowing 2016 terror attack in Nice, where an allegedly radicalised Islamist attacker is accused of ploughing his truck into a crowd celebrating the July 14 national holiday. Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian resident, killed 86 people and injured over 450 after speeding onto a seaside embankment in the southern city, rampaging for four minutes...

Indian and Chinese troops exchanging pleasantries at the border.

India accuses China of trying to 'change status quo' on border

NEW DELHI: India's defence minister Tuesday accused China of trying to "unilaterally change the status quo" on their disputed Himalayan border last week when clashes left troops on both sides injured. The incident is thought to be the most serious on the nuclear-armed Asian giants' disputed frontier since 2020, when 20 Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers died in brawling.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed in parliament that Indian and...

LOS ANGELES: Norman Powell #24 of the LA Clippers in the second half at Crypto.com Arena on November 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. - AFP

Clippers humiliate Celtics; Nets cruise past Wizards

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Clippers dealt the Boston Celtics another setback Monday, beating the top team in the NBA in decisive style, 113-93. Paul George scored 26 points and Kawhi Leonard scored a season high of 25 points with nine rebounds and six assists as the injury-plagued Clippers showed how good they can be at full strength. Jalyen Brown scored 21 points and Jayson Tatum added 20 with 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who were coming off a...

DOHA: Morocco’s coach Walid Regragui (center) attends a training session at the Al Duhail SC Stadium in Doha.- AFP

France face tough exam from Africa giant-killers Morocco in WCup semi

DOHA: Defending world champions and title favorites France face African history-makers Morocco on Wednesday in what is sure to be a high-octane World Cup semi-final at the Al Bayt stadium. France, who defeated England on Saturday, are looking to become the first team in 60 years to retain the trophy but they can expect fierce resistance from the surprise package of the tournament. Morocco's giant-killing run to the last four, the first time an...

MURCIA: In this file photo, Saudi Arabia’s defender Saud Abdulhamid (top) vies with US midfielder Gio Reyna during the friendly football match between Saudi Arabia and United States at the Nueva Condomina stadium. – AFP

Reyna hits back over US World Cup bust-up

NEW YORK: Gio Reyna has hit back at US coach Gregg Berhalter over comments regarding the Borussia Dortmund forward's behavior during the World Cup. Reyna, widely regarded as one of the most talented young players in US soccer, was hardly used by Berhalter in Qatar, where the Americans reached the last 16. The 20-year-old's limited involvement was the source of intense speculation, with Berhalter suggesting Reyna was not fully fit - a claim...

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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot

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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