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KUWAIT: Chairman of the UCCS Badah Al-Dosari during the inspection tour.

Union Cooperative Societies supports 'Kuwaitization' Program

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies, Badah Al-Dosari stressed the Union's support for the National Labor Replacement Program in the cooperative sector and for employing Kuwaitis in different positions across the stores. Al-Dosari said that the Union is also working on the implementation of the Commerce Minister Fahad Al-Shuraian's decision issued recently, regarding the policy of Kuwaitization of supervisory jobs, in...

KUWAIT: National Guard servicemen being rewarded for their service.

National Guard rewards servicemen

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Guard honored 50 guardsmen from various units, in recognition of their daily performance and hard work. The nominated servicemen were selected through an open draw. Meanwhile, Assistant for financial affairs and resources administration, Major General, Riyadh Mohammad Tawari conveyed greetings from National Guard Chief His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah and N.G. undersecretary Lieutenant General Staff engineer...

KUWAIT: Dr Khaled Al Saeed inaugurates the Abu Futaira clinic.

Health minister opens Abu Futaira medical center

KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr. Khaled Al-Saeed opened a 5,000 square meters two-storey medical center in Abu Futaira. "With the opening of this center, we now have 32 medical centers in Ahmadi district and we will open the Sabah Al-Ahmad city and Wafra medical centers in the upcoming days, as we stress the importance of expansion in providing high quality medical care," Al-Saeed said, during a press conference."Ahmadi Medical District now has 32...

KUWAIT: Participants of the Kunooz Quran contest.

172 unwell children commended in Kunooz Quran contest

KUWAIT: The women's activity department at the Patients Helping Fund Society has congratulated a new group of young patients who participated in the Quran contest 'Kunooz'. The event took place at the society's headquarters, attended by the head of the department, Dr Mohammed Al-Sharhan, Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah among others.The head of the women's activity department, Safaa Abdin has thanked the endowment for providing gifts for the winners and...

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UK, Ukraine embassies honor Queen at memorial

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The UK Embassy in Kuwait held a commemorative ceremony in the memory of Queen Elizabeth II, on Wednesday, in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine, where ambassadors and Kuwaiti officials paid tribute to Britain's Queen. In a press statement, UK's Ambassador to Kuwait, Belinda Lewis said "It is a musical event dedicated to the memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, where her favorite music was played. The embassy aims...

VALENCIA: Spain’s tennis player Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball during a training prior to the upcoming Spain’s Davis Cup tie, at the Fuente San Luis sports hall in Valencia on September 15, 2022. - AFP

Spain defeat Serbia in Davis Cup opener; Alcaraz rested

PARIS: Spain beat Serbia in their opening tie of the Davis Cup group stage on Wednesday as US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz watched from the sidelines, but Great Britain and Andy Murray lost to the United States. Alcaraz, who made his Davis Cup debut in a qualifying tie against Romania in March, arrived in Valencia only on Tuesday after becoming the youngest men's world number one in history with Sunday's triumph in New York. With Rafael Nadal...

DETROIT: US President Joe Biden speaks with Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman William Clay Ford Jr (second right) and President of the United Auto Workers Ray Curry during a tour of the Ford exhibit at the 2022 North American International Auto Show at Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan on September 14, 2022. - AFP

Ford unveils newest Mustang, extending gasoline-powered life

DETROIT: Ford unveiled Wednesday its seventh-generation Mustang in a brash and boisterous launch event in downtown Detroit that pointed to the staying power of gasoline-powered vehicles. The big reveal had been teased for months by company officials and organized as a celebration of the 58-year-old model. The event, organized for Ford employees and Mustang mavens, featured pulsating music, slickly produced videos on wide screens and a light...

KUWAIT: According to monetary analysts, Kuwait Central Bank is expected to raise deposit rates in tune with the central banks around the world in view of the global inflation. - File photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Another discount rate hike on cards in Kuwait: Analysts

KUWAIT: The decision to raise the basic interest rate on the US dollar took effect on September 21, 2022. Now the debate is not on the inevitable raise for the 5th time during the current year but on its rate itself, whether it will be 0.5 percent or 0.75 percent as in last July. Most analysts believe that the raise will be 0.75 percent due to the news and analyses about the high inflation rates prevalent in the US, the UK and the European...

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US rail companies, unions reach 'tentative' deal to avert strike

WASHINGTON: US rail companies and unions have reached a "tentative" deal to avert a major strike over the weekend, US President Joe Biden said in a statement on Thursday. "The tentative agreement reached tonight is an important win for our economy and the American people," the statement on the White House website said. "These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all...

NETANYA: Mother (C) of slain Zionist Major Bar Falah, killed overnight during operational activity adjacent to the Gilboa Crossing, mourns during his funeral in the coastal city of Netanya. – AFPn

Palestinian teenager killed in clashes with Zionist forces

KAFR DAN, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian teenager died Thursday during clashes with Zionist forces in the occupied West Bank that broke out as the military was pursuing targets allegedly linked to a soldier’s killing. The Palestinian health ministry identified the victim as Uday Salah, 17, saying he was “killed by a bullet to the head fired by the Zionist occupation soldiers in Kafr Dan, Jenin governorate”, an area that has seen...

HANGZHOU, China: People watch waves generated by Typhoon Muifa breaking along the coast in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province. – AFP

Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homes

SHANGHAI, China: High winds and heavy rain lashed China’s densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai’s main airports.Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai—home to more than 25 million people—since record-keeping began in 1949, state broadcaster CCTV said. However, there were no immediate reports of any deaths...

KUWAIT: A close-up of the Liberation Tower. – Photo by Yasser Al- Zayyat

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Lynn Whyte at Kuwait Cancer Centre, receiving chemo treatment.

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KUWAIT: Rescuers work at a collapsed building in Jabriya on Aug 21, 2024. - KUNA

Minister vows legal action over Jabriya building collapse

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WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Belweder Palace on Aug 22, 2024. - AFP

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Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Humoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks during the visit. - KUNA photos

Shaddadiya project to help drive wheel of industrial development