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RIYADH: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah holds talks with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, during his bilateral visit. – KUNA photos
Kuwait's Foreign Minister meets Saudi counterpart
RIYADH: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met in Riyadh on Wednesday his counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, during his bilateral visit since assuming office. Sheikh Salem conveyed the greetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf...
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CCET conducts training courses for teachers
KUWAIT: The Center for Child Evaluation and Teaching (CCET) held two training courses for teachers of the education ministry and a third course for the women's program associated with it.The courses, which lasted for five days, included the recognition of the center, presenting information about obstacles of education, individual plans, and teaching techniques as well as sound management and information about psychological diagnosis as trainers...
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Kuwait plants 200 mangrove seedlings
KUWAIT: UAE embassy has given Kuwait 200 mangrove seedlings to be planted at Al-Jahra reserve. Environment Public Authority (EPA) on Thursday organized a ceremony, attended by diplomats and representatives of international agencies, for planting the seedlings. EPA's deputy director general Dr Abdullah Al-Zaidan said in a press release that the UAE embassy gifted the small plants for planting at the natural reserve and contributing to the greening...
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KU organizes exhibition, celebrate Disabled Day
KUWAIT: The Deanship of Student Affairs (represented by the Department of Cultural and Artistic Activities 'UNESCO Club') organized a student talent exhibition as they celebrated the International Day of the Disabled, under the presence of the Acting Dean of Student Affairs, Dr Muhammad Al-Dhafiri on Wednesday in the College of Administrative Sciences in Sabah Al-Salem City campus.The exhibition was attended by directors, members of the faculty,...
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KFF trains 20 firefighters
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) has organized a course to train 20 firefighters for a period of two weeks with the attendance of head of the human resources department Mohammed Abdullah.The KFF brought international trainers to train servicemen from the prevention department and the training department on how to deal with road accidents and saving injured people. The latest rescue technologies were used through the application of real life...
Chinese residents in Japan and supporters stage a rally to protest against China's Zero Corona policy and the dictatorial rule of the Chinese Communist Party in Tokyo on November 30, 2022 as part of candlelight vigil for victimes of 11.24 Urumqi fire. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
China signals zero-COVID relaxation
BEIJING: China's top COVID official and multiple cities have signalled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedom. Anger over China's zero-COVID policy -- which involves mass lockdowns, constant testing and quarantines even for people who are not infected -- has sparked protests in major cities, including Beijing,...
LONDON: Britain's Queen Consort Camilla (R) speaks to guests near Ngozi Fulani (back L), chief executive of the London-based Sistah Space group, during a reception to raise awareness of violence against women and girls as part of the UN 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, at Buckingham Palace in London. - AFP
UK royals show ruthlessness in latest racial dispute
LONDON: The timing could not have been worse for Britain's royal family, not long after one racial reckoning involving Prince Harry and ahead of a new publicity blitz from the maverick "spare heir". Harry's elder brother Prince William -- the heir to the throne -- has been forced to part ways with one of his godmothers after she used racially charged language to a black British woman at a palace reception on Tuesday.King Charles III moved...
HONG KONG, China: People queue with flowers near the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong on December 1, 2022, as officials and the public come to pay their respects following the death of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin on November 30 aged 96.- AFP
Former leader Jiang's body arrives in Beijing ahead of public memorial service
YANGZHOU, China: The body of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin arrived in Beijing Thursday ahead of a public memorial service, Chinese state media said, as hundreds of people gathered in his hometown to pay their respects. A special flight carrying Jiang's remains from Shanghai, where he died on Wednesday of leukaemia and multiple organ failure, was met at the airport by President Xi Jinping, state media said.State broadcaster CCTV announced...
DOHA: Mexico’s forward #20 Henry Martin (center) scores his team’s first goal past Saudi Arabia’s goalkeeper #21 Mohammed Al-Owais during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group C football match between Saudi Arabia and Mexico on November 30, 2022. – AFP
Mexico suffer agonizing exit from the World Cup
DOHA: Mexico suffered an agonizing exit from the World Cup on goal difference on Wednesday despite beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in a dramatic finale to Group C. Second-half goals from Henry Martin and Luis Chavez secured victory for Mexico at Lusail Stadium but they finished third behind Poland after Salem Al-Dawsari's late strike. Mexico desperately pushed for a third goal in an effort to improve their goal difference as they faced elimination on...
RAWALPINDI: England’s captain Ben Stokes plays a shot during the first day of the first cricket Test match between Pakistan and England on December 1, 2022. – AFP
England put Pakistan to the sword in first Test
RAWALPINDI: Four England batsmen scored hundreds Thursday as the visitors piled up a record 506-4 on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Openers Zak Crawley (122) and Ben Duckett (107) set the tone with quick-fire tons against a hapless Pakistan bowling attack before Ollie Pope (108)and Harry Brook (101 not out) compounded their misery. Ben Stokes was also not out, on 34, when bad light stopped play, having helped...
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron to the White House in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022. - AFP
Biden greets Macron at White House under trade dispute cloud
WASHINGTON: President Emmanuel Macron was greeted by President Joe Biden and a military guard of honor at the White House on Thursday for a state visit that the French leader has seized as an opportunity to air deep grievances over US-EU trade. The red carpet and a row of flag-bearing sailors, airmen, soldiers and marines emphasized the effort made by the administration to welcome Macron in the first formal state visit of Biden's presidency.After...
HOLLERSBACH IM PINZGAU,?Austria: Snow master Juergen Krizan controls snow cannons in the skiing region Kitzbuehler Alpen, Hollersbach, Austrian province of Salzburg, on November 27, 2022. - AFP
Spiking costs and fading snow squeeze Austrian ski resorts
MITTERSILL, Austria: One of Austria's top ski resorts is making as much artificial snow as possible to lay a thick base on the slopes before its energy bills leap. Like other spots across the Alps, world-famous Kitzbuehel is being hit by inflation-driven cost hikes, but also warmer winters that are ever less snowy."We expect that our power costs will at least double this season," said Anton Bodner, head of the resort's Bergbahn Kitzbuehel...
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