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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir grants amnesty to political prisoners

By B IzzakKUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Monday granting a special amnesty to an unspecified number of mainly Kuwaiti political prisoners who had been convicted to years of jail terms for violating freedom of speech laws. Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barrak Al-Sheetan said the decree was issued immediately after it was approved by the Cabinet during its weekly meeting on Monday.He said the decree stipulates to...

DOHA: England's goalkeeper #01 Jordan Pickford runs for the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group B football match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium on November 21, 2022. - AFP

Saka, Bellingham sparkle as England crush Iran 6-2

DOHA: England got off to a flying start at the World Cup by beating Iran 6-2 on Monday as their young stars Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka shone in Qatar. The Iranian players chose not to sing their national anthem before the match, in apparent support for anti-government demonstrations that have rocked their country for the past two months. The protests were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in morality police custody in...

CIANJUR, Indonesia: Wounded survivors of an earthquake are treated in the yard of a hospital on Nov 21, 2022. – AFP

162 killed in shallow quake in Indonesia

CIANJUR, Indonesia: A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing, when it toppled buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said. Doctors treated patients outdoors after the quake, which was felt as far away as the capital Jakarta, left hospitals in the West Java town of Cianjur without power for several hours."I regret to inform that 162...

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FIFA: 2.95m World Cup tickets sold

DOHA: Nearly three million World Cup tickets have been sold, FIFA said Sunday, as the governing body's president revealed the tournament had helped push revenues over the past four years to a record $7.5 billion. A FIFA spokesman told AFP that 2.95 million tickets had been sold up to Sunday's opening day. The start of the World Cup has led to a surge of interest in the 64 matches over 29 days despite negative publicity over Qatar's hosting.Queues...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pardons Chocolate, the national Thanksgiving turkey, as he is joined by National Turkey Federation Chairman Ronnie Parker on the South Lawn of the White House on Nov 21, 2022.- AFP

Biden turns 80, but no party at White House

WASHINGTON: For the first time in history, a sitting president turned 80 years old in the White House on Sunday but did not celebrate in any public way. It wasn't until mid-afternoon that First Lady Jill Biden posted an affectionate message, with two photos of the couple dancing in tuxedos and gala attire. "There's no one else I'd rather dance with than you. Happy Birthday Joe! I love you," Jill Biden tweeted.It was the sole mention from the...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives at Seif Palace visiting Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt and her accompanying delegation on Monday. - KUNA

Kuwait PM receives leader of UK House of Commons

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received on Monday at Seif Palace visiting Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt, and her accompanying delegation, with the attendance of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barrak Al-Shaitan.The meeting was attended by the head of His Highness the Prime Minister's Diwan Abdulaziz Dekheel Al-Dekheel,...

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Patients Helping Fund provides wheelchairs

KUWAIT: As part of cooperation between the Patients Helping Fund Society, the social development department and Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Health City, the society provided wheelchairs for the elderly who frequent Jumana bint Abi Taleb School.The society holds awareness programs in schools, such as "My school lives up to my health", as it gives priority to promote health awareness among various groups in Kuwait, in addition to helping patients...

KUWAIT: Marwan Alghanim being honored.

Kuwait one of largest donors to UNICEF

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development stated that the State of Kuwait is considered one of the most prominent and largest donor countries to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), with contributions amounting to KD 77 million (equivalent to $250 million) since 2010 to date.This came during a speech delivered by the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Economic Development, Marwan Al-Ghanim on Monday, during the...

KUWAIT: Dr Ayed Al-Hmaidan speaks during the seminar. - KUNA

Social media a key realm for promotion of drugs: Experts

KUWAIT: Social media have become a key realm for promoting narcotics and amphetamines targeting youth, an expert warned on Sunday. Dr Ayed Al-Hmaidan, an internationally accredited drugs expert, said the dealers share a common goal; increasing intensity of addition for securing the largest number of clients."These criminals seek to reach their objective with no regard whatsoever to hazards the drugs cause in the clients' brain and health," he...

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Kuwaiti Food Bank launches second phase of feeding

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Food and Relief Bank announced Monday, the launch of the second phase of the (feeding) endowment project, whose proceeds are spent on projects of feeding food, watering water and caring for orphans inside Kuwait.The general supervisor of the project, Fahd Al-Kandari, said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the project, since its inception, has achieved financial sustainability for the endowment thanks to the...

KUWAIT: The Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Kuwait University in the history department Dr. Abdullah Al-Hajri

Kuwait Library celebrates Egypt's ancient civilization

KUWAIT: A number of academics and history researchers celebrated on Sunday the 200th anniversary of the ancient Egyptian decoding language and the 100th anniversary of the discovering Tutankhamen's tomb at the Kuwait National Library. The celebration was organized by the Arts Faculty at Kuwait University in cooperation with the Egyptian Embassy in Kuwait, under the slogan "The Golden Year of Ancient Egyptian Civilization".Egyptian ambassador to...

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DWC prepares plan for new cultural season

KUWAIT: In accordance with its new season's program Diplomatic Women's Committee-Kuwait (DWC) board members has recently paid a visit to Grand Hyatt Hotel. The members of the committee were received by the management of the hotel at the presence of Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya, the spouses of many ambassadors to the state of Kuwait.During the meeting, Narjis Al-Shatti, DWC adviser, has...

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