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KUWAIT: Director-General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Dr Fatima Al-Salem meets Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub. – KUNA
Palestinian ambassador, KUNA chief discuss media role in promoting ties
KUWAIT: Director-General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Dr Fatima Al-Salem discussed Sunday with Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub the role of media in promoting Kuwaiti-Palestinian ties and highlighting diplomatic efforts in support of the Palestinian cause. Dr Al-Salem, during the meeting in her office, stressed the significance of cooperation and exchange of expertise in the media domain, and voiced readiness to provide all potential...
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Gold prices rise to $1,797 per ounce
KUWAIT: Gold prices rose last weekend to reach $1,797 per ounce, following American labor statistics showing a decrease in unemployment and steadiness in inflation rates. Producer Price Index (PPI) in the United States increased by three percent last November on a monthly basis, one percent higher than expectations of two percent, indicated a report issued by Kuwaiti Dar Al-Sabaek.Analysts are anticipating this week data of Consumer Price Index,...
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MILSET Asia announces winner in 16th Science Fair competition
KUWAIT: The office of the International Organization for Science and Technology (MILSET Asia) announced the names of six middle schools that won the scientific and research competition of the 16th Kuwaiti-French Science Exhibition - organized by the office entitled 'Artificial Intelligence' in cooperation with the French Embassy in Kuwait and the Education Ministry's information technology department.Dawood Al-Ahmad, Regional Director of the...
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Kuwait Festival Association launches ‘Discover Kuwait’ online platform
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The Kuwait Festival Association, headed by Tariq Eid Al-Obaid, held a celebration on the occasion of the launch of the “Discover Kuwait” online tourism platform, with the aim of stimulating domestic tourism by introducing the most important entertainment and heritage places in Kuwait. The ceremony was attended by Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information for the Kuwaiti Tourism Sector Saud Hamad Al-Khalidi,...
SAINT HELIER, Jersey: Fire crews mobilised work in the rubble of a low-rise apartment block after an explosion on December 10, 2022 in Saint-Helier, Jersey Island. - AFP
No survivors in Jersey building blast
SAINT HELIER, Jersey: Rescuers in Jersey on Sunday abandoned hope of finding survivors from an explosion that flattened a three-storey apartment block, with more than a dozen people feared dead. At least three people were confirmed killed in the blast early Saturday in the Channel island's port capital St Helier, following a suspected gas leak."We have three confirmed fatalities and it's fair to say we expect to find more," police chief Robin...
ZUBIN POTOK, Kosovo: NATO soldiers serving in the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) inspect a road barricade set up by ethnic Serbs near the town of Zubin Potok on December 11, 2022. Hundreds of ethnic Serbs erected barricades on a road in northern Kosovo on Saturday, blocking the traffic over the two main border crossings towards Serbia, police said. – AFP
Tensions soar after attacks on police in north Kosovo
MITROVICA, Kosovo: Tensions were high in northern Kosovo on Sunday after unknown attackers exchanged gunfire with the police and threw a stun grenade at EU law enforcers during the night. Hundreds of Serbs, outraged over the arrest of a former police officer, gathered again early in the morning at the roadblocks erected Saturday and which paralyse traffic on two border crossings from Kosovo towards Serbia.Although Kosovo declared independence...
MONTREAL, Canada: Activists protest the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) during the March for Biodiversity for Human Rights in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 10, 2022. – AFP
Activists warn a toothless UN nature will fail as protesters took to the streets
MONTREAL, Canada: The world's next global pact for nature is doomed without clear mechanisms for implementing targets, conservation groups said Saturday on the sidelines of UN talks, as hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Montreal demanding greater action.Similar factors were widely blamed for the failure of the last 10-year biodiversity deal, adopted in 2010 in Aichi, Japan, which was unable to achieve nearly any of its objectives....
AL KHOR: France's forward #09 Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring past England's goalkeeper #01 Jordan Pickford during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between England and France on December 10, 2022. - AFP
France edge past England in a thrilling quarter-final
DOHA: Defending champions France on Sunday trained their sights on a World Cup semi-final against surprise package Morocco as Argentina and Lionel Messi prepare to take on Croatia. Didier Deschamps' men edged past England in a thrilling quarter-final in the Qatar desert to move one step closer to becoming the first team to retain the trophy in 60 years. They will meet Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday after the African team sent...
AL KHOR: England's midfielder #22 Jude Bellingham reacts to his team's loss in the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between England and France on December 10, 2022. - AFP
Southgate future in focus; England digest WCup exit
DOHA: England crashed out of the World Cup against an all too familiar backdrop of heroic failure and agonizing over yet another crucial missed penalty in a major championship. But as the Three Lions packed their bags on Sunday there was much about the circumstances of their exit that felt like a break from the past. No anguished wailing about tactical failings or technical ineptitude. No demands for a root-and-branch review of English football,...
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Annual Shooting Tournament ends
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Annual Shooting Tournament concluded with a closing ceremony at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex Saturday. Participants from Kuwait Shooting Sport Club, Kuwait National Guard, Bahrain Shooting Federation and Kazakhstan Shooting Sport Federation competed for the coveted prize.Sheikh Abdullah Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem and Sheikha Mariam Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem, President...
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Kuwaiti secures 3rd in Esports Championship
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Fahad Al-Mutairi won third place at the "Tekken 7" game during the World Esports Championship 2022 being held in Bali, Indonesia. Al-Mutairi had a highly distinguished performance as he overcame players from South Korea, Poland and Dominican in the preliminaries, but lost to the Italians in the semi-finals 2-3 to settle in the third place following fierce competition.Al-Mutairi won $5000, besides the bronze medal....
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Tadhamon Women Futsal continue their outstanding run
KUWAIT: Tadhamon Women Futsal team continued their outstanding run as they defeated Kuwait 2-1 during their Saturday match in the fifth round of the League. Tadhamon now have 12 points (in second place in goal difference). Fatat maintained their lead with a win against Fatayat Al-Oyoun 3-1 in the same round. Kuwait remained third with six points; Fatayat Al-Oyoun remain fourth - without a point.The match between Kuwait and Tadhamon was marked...
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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
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