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Interior minister inspects road traffic congestion

KUWAIT: Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah, the acting Minister of Interior has inspected, along with personnel from traffic and public works ministry, road congestions after the start of the new academic year, in order to reduce traffic congestion.The team analyzed the roads in Kuwait, hoping to understand the reasons for the congestion and rated the road situation during rush hour, in order to decide on measures that would help attain the highest level of...

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Spike in diabetes cases due to unhealthy lifestyle

KUWAIT: Dr Khaled Al-Saeed, Minister of Health, has said the Kuwait leads the list of countries, where patients undergo kidney transplants, adding that further initiatives are planned to develop liver and heart transplants in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of an event organized by the Kuwait Heart Society and Sabah Al-Ahmad Heart Center, to mark the 'World day for heart', Al-Saeed said that currently two kinds of transplants - organs and...

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International media keen on covering Kuwait elections

KUWAIT: Officials representing international media outlets have expressed their enthusiasm in covering Kuwait's upcoming parliamentary elections. Speaking to KUNA, Saad Al-Saeedi, Bureau Chief, Al-Jazeera Channel, said that international media has been covering the elections so far in a way that was reflective of the country's democratic practices. Saad Al-Saeedi"Arab and foreign media outlets are quite keen to cover the upcoming parliamentary...

KUWAIT: (From left to right) Panelists Fahad Al-Rushaid and Sulaiman Al-Musallam with moderator Bader Al-Nesef during the seminar

Boursa Kuwait hosts seminar to discuss role of market makers

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait organized a seminar for listed companies in an effort to shed light on the mechanism and performance of market makers and their role in enhancing security liquidity. The seminar focused on the importance of liquidity and the overall mechanisms to enhance it as well as the requirements of market makers and key factors to consider when dealing with them. The participants also discussed the willingness of companies that qualify...

NUMAN, Nigeria: This aerial view shows the nearly submerged community of Imburu on September 25, 2022 in Adamawa State - North East Nigeria. - AFP

Heavy floods ravage West Africa farmlands, rice plots

KANO: Nigeria rice farmer Adamu Garba squelched barefoot through his paddy fields, surveying damage from devastating floods that have destroyed farmland across the north of the country. Parts of West and central Africa have been battered by floods ravaging farms like Garba's rice plots, wiping out crops and risking worsening food insecurity in a region already struggling with economic fallout from the Ukraine war.Just in Nigeria, constant heavy...

MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced plans to provide at least $14 billion over 2022–2025 in a comprehensive program of support to ease a worsening food crisis in Asia and the Pacific.

ADB boosts Asia-Pacific food security financing to $14bn

MANILA: The Asian Development Bank will provide $14 billion in loans over four years to help poor countries improve food security as prices soar and climate change bites, the Philippines-based lender said Tuesday. The bank, which provides loans and grants for projects in the poorest countries in the Asia-Pacific region, said the financing would target among other things food production and distribution, and climate mitigation."Food insecurity is...

ROME: (From left) Leader of Italian far-right Lega (League) party Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi, leader of Italian far-right party 'Fratelli d'Italia' (Brothers of Italy) Giorgia Meloni, and Italian centre-right lawmaker Maurizio Lupi stand on stage after the general election victory. - AFP

Meloni begins tricky government talks

ROME: Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her allies began Tuesday what is likely to be a weeks-long process of forming a new government, with crises looming on several fronts. Meloni's post-fascist Brothers of Italy party, which triumphed in Sunday's elections, has no experience of power but must assemble a cross-party team to tackle sky-high inflation and energy prices, and relations with a wary Europe.The 45-year-old is hoping to be...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: People shout slogans during a march at the Zocalo square in Mexico City to mark the eighth anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students of the teaching training school in Ayotzinapa. – AFP

Thousands march to demand justice for Mexico's missing students

MEXICO CITY: Thousands of Mexicans marched on Monday demanding justice on the eighth anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students, after investigators branded the atrocity a "state crime" involving the military and other institutions. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged protesters to rally peacefully in memory of the victims of a tragedy that shocked the nation and prompted international indignation. Relatives, students and other...

NEW YORK, United States: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari at the State Department in Washington. – AFP

Blinken urges Pakistan to seek China debt relief after floods

WASHINGTON, United States: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan to seek debt relief from its close partner China as floods devastate the South Asian country. Blinken promised strong US support for Pakistan as it dries out from the floods, which have submerged one-third of the country, an area the size of the United Kingdom. "We send a simple message. We are here for Pakistan, just as we were during past natural...

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s midfielder Daniel Gazdag (left) and Italy’s defender Federico Dimarco vie for the ball during the UEFA Nations League Group 3 football match between Hungary and Italy in Budapest on September 26, 2022. – AFP

England rally in 6-goal thriller to ease pressure on Southgate

LONDON: Gareth Southgate hopes England will feel the benefit of being put under intense pressure in recent days at the World Cup after fighting back from 2-0 down to salvage a 3-3 draw against Germany on Monday. The Three Lions had already been relegated from the top tier of the Nations League and will head to Qatar on a six-game winless run. The knives were being sharpened for Southgate after his faith in Harry Maguire backfired for two German...

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Uzbekistan Futsal team crush Turkmenistan 8-0

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Uzbekistan Futsal team started the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 with a decisive win over Turkmenistan (8-0) in the first round of the second group competition on Tuesday. In group three, the current champions Iran will start their defense of the title against Indonesia, and will be followed by a match between Lebanon and China. Iran hold the record number of championships (12), and their only loss was in 2014 to...

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KFH announces winners of packages to attend WCup

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announced the winners of the packages to attend FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This comes within "The Card is in Your Court" campaign with VISA, which offers customers several chances to win packages to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The campaign is part of KFH's keenness to continue offering its customers outstanding benefits when using KFH cards in their purchasing transactions.The winners of the packages...

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BEIRUT: Acting governor of Lebanon's Central Bank Wassim Manssouri, gives a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut . -- AFP

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