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AMMAN: Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh with met Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture nand Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi.
PM meets Kuwaiti information minister over ties, cooperation
AMMAN: Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Thursday met Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi, who is visiting the kingdom to head his country's delegation participating in the 21st Amman International Book Fair. During the meeting, which was attended by Minister of State for Media Affairs, Faisal Shboul, Minister of Culture, Haifa Najjar, and Kuwaiti Ambassador to...
BEIRUT: A picture shows piled files awaiting disposition in Lebanon's Justice Palace on Aug 30, 2022. - AFP
Grinding crisis erodes Lebanon state sector
BEIRUT: Even as he battles Lebanon’s summer heat without air-conditioning, judge Faysal Makki tries not to drink too much water because the toilets at the Justice Palace are broken. His printer still works, but if he wants to use it he needs to bring his own paper and ink cartridges because the ministry can no longer afford office supplies. State institutions have reached a state of disrepair that mirrors Lebanon’s broader unravelling amid a...
GENEVA: Outgoing UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet is greeted by the representatives during a farewell at the United Nations on Aug 30, 2022. - AFP
China slams UN report on Xinjiang
BEIJING: China on Thursday accused the United Nations of becoming a "thug and accomplice of the US and the West" after the global body released a highly anticipated report warning crimes against humanity may have taken place in the Xinjiang region. The landmark report detailed a string of rights violations including torture and forced labor against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-western region, bringing the UN seal to many of the...
AMMAN: Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth at the 21st Amman International Book Fair. - KUNA
Al-Mutairi visits Amman Book Fair
AMMAN: Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth, thanked the honoring of Kuwait, at the 21st Amman International Book Fair, saying it was reflective of the deep-rooted bilateral relations held between the two countries.Speaking at the opening day of the book fair which is to be held until Sept 10, under the title 'Jerusalem-capital of Palestine', the minister said the event would provide a...
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah inspects Kuwait International Airport’s air cargo terminal. – KUNA
Interior minister calls for stricter customs checks
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled highlighted the importance of working in cooperation with other sectors, across ministries, to counter the dangers of illegal substances smuggled to Kuwait. "It is important that we primarily focus our attention on the illicit smuggling of drugs, which is dangerous for our youth," he said.Sheikh Talal inspected the systems in place at the...
KUWAIT: Kuwait University President Dr Yousef Al-Roumi and KFH representatives at the exhibition.
KFH Participates in NUKS Academic Opportunities Fair
KUWAIT: Under the attendance and patronage of Kuwait University President Dr Yousef Al-Roumi, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) participated in the Academic Opportunities Fair as part of its strategic partnership with the New Comers Club (NCC) of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS) in furtherance of its strategy aimed at supporting young national competencies and the educational process, and achieving social responsibility towards the welfare...
Kuwaiti social activist Asrar Hayat
Research report finds significant gender pay differences in Kuwait
By Majd OthmanKuwait: Women in Kuwait have long held impressive positions across all sectors and have also successfully gained political and voting rights in the country. However, women's issues have consistently been raised in the country owing to perceptional differences and lack of adequate legal support.A pressing issue that has been highlighted by activists has been the differences in salaries between working men and women, across both the...
KUWAIT: People cool off at the beach near Kuwait Towers. – Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi speaks to media in Zaporizhzhia, as UN inspectors prepare to head to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. – AFP
UN team pushes ahead with risky mission
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: UN inspectors pressed on towards a Russian-held nuclear plant in southern Ukraine Thursday despite an early shelling attack, as the ICRC warned the consequences of a strike on the facility could be "catastrophic".  As the 14-strong team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine said Russian troops had shelled the area, forcing the closure of one of its six...
WILKES-BARRE: US President Joe Biden speaks on his Safer America Plan at the Marts Center on August 30, 2022 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. President Biden visited Wilkes-Barre to speak on the passage of his bipartisan gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. - AFP
As US midterms loom, Biden heads to Philadelphia to condemn Trump supporters
WASHINGTON, United States: The symbolism is not lost on the White House: US President Joe Biden headed Thursday to Philadelphia, the cradle of American statehood, to deliver a rare primetime speech on what he calls "the battle for the soul of the nation."His speech, set for 8:00 pm local time (0000 GMT), will take place near the building where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were adopted more than two centuries ago....
BUKIT JALIL: File photo shows Malaysia's then-Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) looks on as his wife Rosmah Mansor (R) waves a national flag during a rally to celebrate country's 55th Independence Day in Bukit Jalil Stadium. Rosmah Mansor was found guilty of graft on September 1, 2022.
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia's ex-leader, convicted of corruption
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia's ex-premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday and sentenced to 10 years in jail with a $216 million fine, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year term after his own corruption conviction.The 70-year-old has long been criticised by Malaysians for her reportedly vast collection of designer handbags, clothing and jewellery, acquired on overseas shopping trips....
DUBAI: India's Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match between India and Hong Kong at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on August 31, 2022. - AFP
SKY is the limit: Suryakumar redefines Twenty20 batting
DUBAI: India's Suryakumar Yadav makes unconventional look cool and his attacking instincts makes him a force to reckon with for the Twenty20 World Cup later this year in Australia. Suryakumar smashed 68 off 26 balls to lift India from 94-2 in 13 overs to post a mammoth 192-2 against minnows Hong Kong in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament on Wednesday.India's bowlers restricted Hong Kong to 152-5 as they won by 40 runs to sail into the Super Four of...
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Lynn Whyte at Kuwait Cancer Centre, receiving chemo treatment.
Cancer care packages offer gesture of comfort, support
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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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Kuwaiti artist Etaf Redefining music with a fusion of cultures and stories
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WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Belweder Palace on Aug 22, 2024. - AFP
Modi urges peace ahead of historic visit to Ukraine
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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