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KUWAIT: Pakistani Ambassador Malik Muhammad Farooq meets prominent members of the Pakistani community on flood aid.

Pakistani Embassy hosts diaspora for flood relief assistance

KUWAIT: A community gathering under the auspices of Pakistani Ambassador Malik Muhammad Farooq was held at the embassy on August 28, 2022. The ambassador apprised the prominent members of the Pakistani community about the latest situation of floods in the country. He underscored that not only human lives have been lost, but massive damage to livestock, infrastructure, and particularly houses has occurred. Farooq further stated that we are in...

KUWAIT: Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi meets senior officials of the ministry. - KUNA

Info ministry gears up for coverage of upcoming election

KUWAIT: The information ministry has promised it would employ all potential to provide subjective, credible and highly professional coverage for the upcoming parliamentary election, slated for Sept 29. In a press statement late Sunday, ministry spokesperson Anwar Murad said Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi reviewed in a meeting with the ministry's senior officials the ministry's...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C) delivers a speech at the Charles University on August 29, 2022 in Prague, Czech Republic. - AFP

Scholz eyes 'sovereign, enlarged EU'

PRAGUE, Czech Republic: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pledged emphatic backing for Ukraine and other hopefuls to join the European Union, underlining however that enlarging the bloc to "30 or 36" would require reforms. In a speech laying out his vision for the EU during a visit to the Czech Republic, Scholz said Russia's invasion of Ukraine requires a "European answer to this watershed". The bloc needs to reduce its "one-sided...

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi taking team to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

KYIV: International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he was en route to inspect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which has been targeted by fresh shelling over the past day, according to its operator. The Zaporizhzhia plant-Europe's largest atomic facility-has been occupied by Russian troops since the start of the war. Moscow and Kyiv are trading blame for shelling around the complex of six Soviet-designed nuclear...

In this undated handout photograph palaeontologists work on the extraction of part of the fossilized skeleton of a large sauropod dinosaur, at the Monte Agudo paleontological site in Pombal, central Portugal.—AFP

Skeleton of huge dinosaur unearthed in Portugal

Palaeontologists in Portugal have unearthed the fossilized skeleton of what could be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe. The remains are thought to be those of a sauropod, a herbivorous dinosaur 12 meters (39 feet) tall and 25 meters long that roamed the Earth around 150 million years ago. "It's one of the biggest specimens discovered in Europe, perhaps in the world," palaeontologist Elisabete Malafaia, from the Faculty of Sciences at...

People walk past a display of modern Azerbaijan wool carpets with traditional geometric designs dating back to the 17th century at the 29th Handmade Carpet Exhibition in Iran's capital Tehran.— AFP photos

Ancient Iranian rug tradition gets makeover as sales sink

Striking geometric shapes that recall 20th century abstract art are not what you would expect to see adorning a handmade Iranian rug. But changing tastes and increased competition from Asia have forced some in the trade to redesign and resize a tradition dating back more than 2,000 years. "A revolution is underway," said Ahad Azimzadeh, 65, who calls himself "the biggest exporter of Persian carpets in the world". Rugs traditionally woven in the...

In this file photo Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh attends the press conference of 67th Filmfare Awards 2022, in Mumbai.— AFP

Bollywood star questioned by police for nude shoot

Bollywood megastar Ranveer Singh was grilled by police on Monday on charges of "obscenity" after posting naked photos of himself, in a case highlighting India's complex relationship with nudity. Singh, 37, posted in July on social media the racy images shot for New York-based Paper magazine, sparking a media frenzy in India and resulting in multiple complaints. Mumbai police questioned Singh for more than two hours on Monday morning on charges of...

Faisal Al-Gharib and Maen Razouqi with the INJAZ trainees.

KAC concludes summer training programs with INJAZ and LOYAC

KUWAIT: As part of its tireless efforts to encourage and promote youth, Kuwait Airways concluded its summer training programs, in cooperation and partnership with LOYAC and INJAZ, where the company hosted 44 male and female trainees consisting of university graduates and students, in an exceptional initiative to provide opportunities to train in the field of aviation. The company organized a ceremony to honor the trainees for their efforts and...

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Customs foils attempts to smuggle subsidized rations

KUWAIT: Kuwait Customs seized large quantities of subsidized (tamween) foodstuff being smuggled abroad. "A large amount of tamween products have been confiscated in Sulaibiya. They amounted to around 1,000 cans of milk and 400 bottles of oil among others," the customs announced. Legal measures are underway at the ministry of finance. 100 kg of hashish worth KD 250,000 seized The interior ministry announced the seizure of 100 kg of hashish...

GANDHINAGAR, India: In this file photo taken on August 29, 2019, chairman of Pandit Dindayal Petroleum University (PDPU) and businessman Mukesh Ambani speaks during 7th Convocation ceremony at the PDPU campus in Gandhinagar. - AFP

Ambani commits $25bn to launch 5G in India

MUMBAI: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced an investment of $25 billion to launch 5G networks in India, aiming to strengthen his grip on one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone markets. In his annual speech delivered virtually to shareholders of Reliance Industries—India’s most valuable company—Asia’s second-richest person said he believes “digital freedom is the birthright of every Indian”. Ambani’s...

KUWAIT: Ducks are seen at a garden in Shaab. – Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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BARCELONA, Spain: This file photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows a general view of the Barcelona's Enagas regasification plant, the oldest in continental Europe, located at the Muelle de la Energia in the port of Barcelona, during a visit for the international press. -- AFP

As crisis bites, Spain pushes to become EU energy hub

MADRID: With Europe facing a major energy crisis, Spain wants to become the new gateway for gas through an ambitious trans-Pyrenees pipeline and is hoping supply-starved Germany will pressure a reluctant France. Madrid has long been hoping for the revival of plans to build a pipeline connecting the Iberian Peninsula via France to central Europe, which was abandoned in 2019 over regulatory and funding issues. But Russia's war on Ukraine and its...

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