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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signs a resolution to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2022. – AFP

Biden signs emergency law forcing US rail unions to accept wages deal

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signed into law Friday a rare intervention by Congress forcing freight rail unions to accept a salary deal, avoiding a possibly devastating strike-but putting the pro-union Democrat in an awkward political position. Biden signed the law in a brief White House ceremony only a week before unions who had rejected the deal were expected to have gone on strike, threatening crucial supply chains across the world's...

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US hiring tops expectations in November as wages pick up

WASHINGTON: US job gains were unexpectedly robust in November despite efforts to cool the economy, while unemployment held steady and wages ticked up, the government reported Friday. The figures provide little relief to officials who have been fighting to tamp down decades-high inflation amid concerns that elevated costs could become entrenched.The world's biggest economy added 263,000 jobs in November, Labor Department data showed, down from a...

Musk kicks Kanye West off Twitter after swastika post

Elon Musk kicked Kanye West off Twitter on Friday "for incitement to violence," after the rapper posted a picture that appeared to show a swastika interlaced with a Star of David. The post came hours after an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which West sparked outrage by declaring his "love" of Nazis and admiration for Adolf Hitler. West had also shared a picture of a shirtless Musk getting sprayed with water, captioned: "Let's...

Morocco’s supporters celebrate their team’s qualification for the next round of the Qatar 2022 World Cup after their victory in the Group F football match against Canada in the Souq Waqif marketplace in Doha.— AFP photos

Doha Souq abandons tradition to become World Cup party base

Thousands of Moroccan fans poured into Doha's oldest market on Thursday to celebrate their country's success in becoming the only Arab nation to reach the World Cup second round. Crowds gathered around a giant golden thumb sculpture in Souq Waqif market that has become a magnet for fans of winning teams to show national pride. Argentinian, Tunisian and Saudi fans have also jammed the narrow alleys around the sculpture by French artist Cesar...

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Italian Embassy hosts fundraising fashion show 'Defile' della Rinascita'

Thirty-five women paraded in Kuwait at the residence of the Italian Ambassador for a fundraising event entirely donated to the Hayatt-Ruqayah Abdul Whahab Al-Qatami Breast Cancer Foundation. The Defilé della Rinascita(Rebirth Fashion Show) a project conceived by Raptus&Rose and the San Bassiano ODV Oncological Association, was hosted for the first time outside Italy, in the gardens of Villa Nassima, the residence of the Italian Ambassador in...

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Disabled people play big role in Kuwait: Al-Baghli

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Women and Children’s Affairs, head of the supreme council for disability affairs Engineer Mai Al-Baghli affirmed that disabled people play an important role in society, underlining the need to activate the articles of law 10/2010 on the rights of people with disability.Her remarks came in a press statement on the sidelines of the (I’m talented 3) event, as part of the International Day of Disabled...

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament's committee on civil liberty, justice and interior affairs votes to approve visa-free travel for citizens of Kuwait on Dec 1, 2022. - KUNA

European Parliament panel votes to lift Schengen visas for Kuwaitis

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament's committee on civil liberty, justice and interior affairs Thursday voted in favor of lifting the Schengen visa requirement for Kuwait, but under a condition. "In the case of Kuwait, MEPs support visa freedom on condition of a moratorium on the application of the death penalty, which should be in place before visa freedom is implemented through bilateral negotiations," said the amended text, which was approved by...

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Kuwait slams inaction on Zionist entity's criminal violations

NEW YORK: Kuwait has questioned the international community for "allowing the (Zionist) occupation carry out systematic criminal violations without being held accountable or punished, as if it is above the law". "For how long UN member countries will continue to deal with the just Palestinian cause with double standards? And for how long this silence will continue to deprive the Palestinian people of their legitimate rights, as if the rights of...

JENIN: Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of Naim Jamal Zubaidi, 27, and Muhammad Ayman Al-Saadi, 26, during their funeral procession in the occupied West Bank on Dec 1, 2022. - AFP

Zionists kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank raid

JENIN: Zionist forces shot dead two Palestinians on Thursday during an arrest raid that sparked gun battles in a West Bank stronghold of hardline factions, said Palestinian officials and the Zionist army. Muhammad Ayman Al-Saadi, 26, and Naim Jamal Zubaidi, 27, were "killed by the (Zionist) occupation bullets at dawn today during its aggression on Jenin camp," a Palestinian health ministry statement said.Deadly violence has surged in the...

KUWAIT: Teachers and students of Balat Al-Shuhada School pose at the airport before departing for Doha on Dec 1, 2022. - KUNA

Ecstatic students from Kuwait off to Qatar World Cup

KUWAIT: A large group from Balat Al-Shuhada School, comprising of 30 teachers and 100 students, headed on Thursday to the Qatari capital Doha, in response to an invitation from Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.This invitation is a result of an initiative taken by the school to celebrate the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, as Qatar is the first Arab country to host the World Cup, embodying Gulf unity. - KUNA

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Open-door policy to listen to suggestions

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs Mai Al-Baghli affirmed her keenness on an open-door policy to listen to suggestions by citizens and address all complaints they submit in accordance with legal frameworks. During a reception, Baghli stressed the need to achieve transparency and justice among all without discrimination, and meet the demands of citizens by giving them all their legal rights.In meetings attended by the acting undersecretary and...

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Kuwait's PAAAFR vows to attain food security

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) will do everything possible to attain food security in line with guidelines by the government and Kuwait Vision 2035 development strategy. The PAAF assurance was declared by the acting director general, Mishal Al-Graifah, in a statement to KUNA, on Thursday.As to locally-produced poultry products, he affirmed that "the eggs' self-sufficiency has been achieved,"...

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