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Palestinian mourners attend the funeral of 16-year-old Jana Zakarnaa, who was killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, on December 12, 2022 in the city of Jenin. - The teenage Palestinian girl was found shot dead on the roof of her house after an Israeli raid in the occupied West bank, official Palestinian sources said. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Zionist forces kill teenage Palestinian girl

JENIN: The Zionist entity admitted Monday its forces shot dead a Palestinian girl during a raid in Jenin, a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank where dozens of Palestinians have been killed in recent months. Sixteen-year-old Jana Zakarna was alone on the roof of her home late Sunday when she was targeted by a Zionist sniper positioned in an empty building, her relatives told AFP."She went up (to the roof) to fetch her cat and never came...

Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

The bird's language

By Dr Khalid A Al-Saleh get sick and die like people. March 1 every year celebrates the Arabic, the language Almighty Allah honored and made it the language of worship for Muslims. The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization issued a statement on this occasion, in which it warned against the dangers threatening the Arabic language, calling on Arab countries to enhance the status of this language in daily life. The...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with OAPEC delegations' heads.-- KUNA

Kuwait Crown Prince receives Saudi energy minister, OAPEC delegation

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on Monday visiting Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with OAPEC delegations' heads.- KUNAHead of the Crown Prince's Diwan Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah...

KUWAIT: Inauguration of the Kuwait Sustainability Conference on Monday. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Environmental awareness vital for achieving sustainability: EPA

By Majd Al-OthmanKUWAIT: Kuwait's Environment Public Authority's Board Chairman and Director General Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Hmood Al-Sabah said on Monday that environmental awareness is vital for achieving sustainability concepts. KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Hmood Al-SabahSpeaking at the Kuwait Sustainability Conference, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmad said that such conferences help significantly in increasing community awareness, and reaching a...

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Retired officers hold first coordination meeting

KUWAIT: The Retired Officers Association held its first coordination meeting of retired officers of the ministry of defense, ministry of interior, National Guard and Kuwait Fire Force at the Kuwait Lawyers Association. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the association, Faisal Al-Jazzaf, said at the outset of the meeting that the retired officers in their various positions served the country with pride and honor."This conference came to...

KUWAIT: The National Assembly.

Panel discusses govt purchase of consumer loans

By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly financial and economic affairs committee discussed on Tuesday a draft law requiring that the government purchase consumer loans of Kuwaiti citizens against a symbolic repayment scheme. The government informed the panel that the total value of consumer and personal debts owed by Kuwaiti citizens is KD 14 billion and the total cost of the entire process could go as high as KD 23 billion.MP Saleh Ashour...

KUWAIT: The heritage conference on preservation of Kuwait's cultural heritage opened in Kuwait on Monday.- KUNA

Conference sheds light on Kuwait's cultural heritage

KUWAIT: Co-organized by Kuwait University and UNESCO, a conference on the preservation of Kuwait's cultural heritage opened in Kuwait on Monday. Addressing the conference, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the College of Social Sciences at Kuwait University, Dr Mohammad Al-Sahli said that the college organized this conference to shed light on social and cultural topics internationally and locally.He added that Kuwait is keen on keeping their...

Social consultant and psychologist Dr Hassan Al-Musawi

Narcotics serious threat to youth: Psychologists

KUWAIT: Narcotics are a clear-cut threat towards the youth and are destroyer of societies, Dr. Hassan Al-Musawi, a social consultant and psychologist, warned on Monday. Speaking to KUNA in an interview, Dr Al-Musawi said one of the ill effects of drugs is addiction, which keeps any person a prisoner to illegal substances. He noted that the main reasons behind addiction amongst the youth were having bad company of friends and colleagues and lack...

LIMA: Supporters of former President Pedro Castillo clash with riot police during a demonstration demanding his release and the closure of the Peruvian Congress in Lima. – AFP

Turmoil-hit Peru seeks early election

LIMA, Peru: New Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced Sunday that she would seek to hold elections two years early, while also declaring a state of emergency in certain areas after protests following the arrest of her predecessor left two dead. Demonstrators across the country-notably in northern and Andean towns-had been calling for fresh elections, along with a national strike and the release of leftist former president Pedro Castillo,...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Carl Niehaus (C), veteran member of the African National Congress (ANC) gestures as he expresses his views on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa outside the NASREC Centre in Johannesburg. – AFP

South Africa's embattled Ramaphosa faces decisive week

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: Embattled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a decisive week as a scandal hangs over his future, with an impeachment vote on Tuesday preceding a key ruling party conference. Ramaphosa, who was championed as a graft-busting saviour after the corruption-tainted tenure of predecessor Jacob Zuma, has been marred by accusations that he attempted to cover up a huge cash theft at his luxury farm.Parliament is due...

KABUL: Taleban security forces arrive at the site of an attack at Shahr-e-naw which is city's one of main commercial areas in Kabul on December 12, 2022. A loud blast and gunfire were heard in the Afghan capital December 12 near a guest house popular with Chinese business visitors, a witness said. – AFP

Unidentified gunmen attack China hotel in Afghan capital

KABUL: Unidentified gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the Afghan capital Monday, with witnesses reporting multiple blasts and several bursts of gunfire. Smoke could be seen pouring from the multi-storey Kabul Longan Hotel as Taleban security forces rushed to the site and sealed off the neighbourhood.The Taleban claim to have improved security since storming back to power in August last year but there have been scores...

KUWAIT: The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) holds its 109th meeting in Kuwait on Monday. - Yasser Al-Zayyat

OAPEC mulls setting up data bank, discusses bloc's climate obligations

KUWAIT: The Secretary-General of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), Ali Bin Sabt, stated that the Organization's Council of Ministers held its 109th meeting in Kuwait on Monday, headed by Bassam Tuama, the Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources."The meeting discussed a set of issues related to the work of the organization, including the estimated budget for the year 2023, and to develop the progress made in...

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