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Australian University receive Ambassador-designate Kelly
KUWAIT: The newly appointed Australian Ambassador-designate to Kuwait, Her Excellency Melissa Kelly, visited the Australian University (AU) to meet its executive management and be introduced to its offerings and facilities. HE Melissa Kelly is a foreign and trade policy professional with over 15 years of experience in diplomacy, international negotiations, and international law.Prior to being selected as Ambassador-designate in the Australian...
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Kuwait Theatrical Festival kicks off
KUWAIT: The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters declared on Monday it would kick off the 22nd edition of Kuwait Theatrical Festival under sponsorship of Minister of Information and Culture Abdulrahman Al Mutairi on October 20 and proceed until October 29. The NCCAL acting secretary general Dr Issa al-Ansari said at a news conference that His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has constantly devoted care...
KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian firefighters works on a destroyed building after a drone attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - AFP
Drones strike Kyiv, towns without power
KYIV, Ukraine: Hundreds of Ukrainian towns were cut off from electricity on Monday by Russian attacks against critical infrastructure and deadly kamikaze drone strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine said. Moscow is thought to be trying to counter weeks of battlefield losses by waging a punitive policy of damaging energy facilities before winter in a move that President Vladimir Putin hopes will weaken Ukrainian resistance in the eight-month war.Ukraine branded...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The leader of Sweden's Moderate Party and newly elected Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (2nd R) and other Party members react after the voting at the parliament session to elect the new Swedish Prime Minister at the Swedish parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 17, 2022. – AFP
Sweden elects right-wing premier backed for first time by far-right
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Sweden's parliament on Monday narrowly elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, leading the country's first government to be shored up by the far-right Sweden Democrats. Kristersson, 58, was elected by a wafer-thin majority of three votes, after announcing a deal on Friday to form a governing coalition comprising his Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals.The government will be supported...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police general Ferdy Sambo (C, in red vest), who is accused of murdering bodyguard Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, is escorted to his trial at the South Jakarta court in Jakarta on October 17, 2022. – AFP
Murder trial of high-ranking Indonesian police official begins
JAKARTA: The murder trial of one of Indonesia's most senior police officers started Monday, in what is seen as a test of the accountability of the force after it was accused of initially trying to cover up the crime.Ferdy Sambo, a two-star general and head of internal affairs for Indonesia's national police, was named as a suspect after his bodyguard was found dead at Sambo's home in July. He stands accused of ordering a subordinate to shoot...
KUALA LUMPUR: President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa (left) and President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani pose for pictures during an announcement ceremony for the 2023 Asian Cup on Oct 17, 2022. – AFP
Qatar to host 2023 Asian Cup after China's COVID pull-out
KUALA LUMPUR: World Cup hosts Qatar will stage the 2023 Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday, after China withdrew earlier this year because of COVID. China pulled out in May because of its "zero-COVID" policy, leaving the AFC scrambling to find a new host for its flagship men's 24-team football tournament. The tournament had been due to be held in 10 Chinese cities from June 16 to July 16 next year.The AFC did not say in...
PARIS:  Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (center) celebrates after opening the scoring with Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi (left) and Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian Mbappe during the French L1 football match on October 16, 2022. – AFP
Mbappe insists he 'never asked to leave' as PSG beat Marseille
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe insisted Sunday he has "never asked to leave" Paris Saint-Germain despite widespread reports last week that he would seek a move away from the Qatar-owned club as soon as possible. The 23-year-old France superstar was speaking in the wake of PSG's 1-0 win over Marseille, in which he set up Neymar for the only goal as his side moved three points clear at the top of Ligue 1. "I am very happy. I have never asked to leave in...
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber and Faleh Al-Otaibi with the winners.
Kuwait International Tournament for Juniors
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The 20th Kuwait International Tournament for Juniors (J4 ALZAHRA) was concluded under the patronage and presence of President of Kuwait and Arab Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The tournament was held at the courts of Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International Tennis Complex with the participation of 16 girls from 10 countries and 39 boys from 17 countries. Theo...
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Al Muzaini announces winner of FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign
KUWAIT: Al-Muzaini, the leading exchange company in Kuwait recently concluded its promotional campaign in collaboration with Visa; "Transfer to VISA Cards and Win with Al-Muzaini", which lasted from July 19th to September 30th, 2022. Rakhmonov Khasanjon was announced as the winner with the prize being a fully paid VIP package for two persons. The winner will now be attending an exciting match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, courtesy Al...
LONDON: A protester holds a placard showing Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss, during a demonstration by the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion, in central London.— AFP
UK junks budget measures as Truss hangs by a thread
LONDON: Britain's new finance chief Jeremy Hunt on Monday axed debt-fuelled tax cuts to further calm market turmoil, in another major government U-turn that appears to leave Liz Truss's position as prime minister in a precarious state. Hunt estimated that the tax changes would raise about £32 billion ($36 billion) per year, after economists estimated the government faced a £60-billion black hole in the public finances. He also warned of...
PARIS: Motorists wait in lines at a gas station in Paris. Striking French refinery workers vowed to pursue blockades after spurning a pay offer from industry leader TotalEnergies, prompting alarm over spreading fuel shortages ahead of broader protests in the coming days. – AFP
France braces for nationwide strike amid fuel crisis tensions
PARIS: France on Monday braced for nationwide transport strike actions as the government and unions remained in deadlock over stoppages at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages. Leading unions have called for strikes Tuesday in their biggest challenge yet to President Emmanuel Macron since he won a new presidential term in May. It will come after workers at several refineries and depots operated by energy giant TotalEnergies voted to...
Abdullah Saleem (right) and Walid Selim
Business4sale aims to expand beyond Gulf
By Islam Al-SharaaDUBAI: Business4sale is the largest platform for buying and selling projects in the Gulf, helping more than 70 entrepreneurs sell their businesses, more than 70 people start their own businesses, and providing more than 10 investment opportunities for people with business ideas.Kuwait Times spoke to CEO of Business4sale Abdullah Saleem at GITEX to learn more about his platform. "We have sold more than 100 businesses in Kuwait,...
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Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by the Zionist entity's Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee region on August 23, 2024. — AFP
Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East skies become risky
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TARIM, Yemen: The Terkait Medical Center includes eight medical clinics and related departments. - KUNA photos
Kuwait opens medical center in Hadhramaut
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Palestinian senior medical students attend to patients. – KUNA photos
Kuwait to send Palestinian med students to Gaza
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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. - Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the partyís nomination for president today at the DNC which ran from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Harris’ foreign policy muscular, nuanced on Gaza