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DNIPROPETROVSK: Photo shows a lyceum in Dnipropetrovsk region destroyed by Russian shelling amid Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. – AFP
Russia rocket strikes kill 13
KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of rocket strikes that killed 13 civilians in areas near a Russian-held power plant, where renewed fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster. The overnight strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine also injured 11 people, with five reported to be in a serious condition."It was a terrible night, regional governor Valentin Reznichenko wrote on Telegram, urging residents to shelter when...
Former US President Donald Trump waves while walking to a vehicle outside of Trump Tower in New York City on August 10, 2022. - Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to answer questions under oath in New York over alleged fraud at his family business, as legal pressures pile up for the former president whose house was raided by the FBI just two days ago. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
FBI raid ignites political storm; Trump fumes
NEW YORK: Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to answer questions under oath in New York over alleged fraud at his family business, as legal pressures pile up for the former president whose house was raided by the FBI just two days ago. Trump said he had "no choice" but to invoke the fifth amendment, which allows individuals to remain silent to protect against self-incrimination under questioning.In a statement Trump said "I declined to answer the...
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Bedoon activists protest in Taima to demand basic rights
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: A number of Bedoon activists gathered to stage a sit-in at the Freedom Square in the Taima area of Al-Jahra Governorate, in protest against what they describe as "the injustice inflicted on them" by Kuwait's government, demanding of their civil rights and a resolution for their decades-old unresolved case. The 'Bedoons' or stateless residents are classified by the Kuwaiti government as illegal residents.The activists went to...
Dr Ghanem Al-Salem
Irritable bowel syndrome becoming more common in Kuwait
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common diseases that people have been hearing about a lot lately. But despite it being common, most patients don't know much information about it, and they face problems dealing with it and how to treat the painful symptoms. For some patients, IBS disease can affect them very badly, and prevents them from living a normal life due to its extreme painful symptoms that vary...
Dr Waleed Edhbayah
Ibn Al-Haitham Training Programs to kick off September
KUWAIT: Applications for Ibn Al-Haitham Training Center for the year 2022-23 have started, announced the center's manager Dr Waleed Edhbayah. The program, which is an institution belonging to the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, aims to enrich the skills and capabilities of workers in Kuwait's Institutions in accordance with the needs of all of their sectors."There will be 46 training programs in all fields, such as...
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Kuwait FM, US Assistant Secretary of State discuss bilateral ties
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met on Wednesday with US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison on the occasion of her visit to the country. During the meeting, both sides discussed bilateral ties between the two friendly countries and ways to strengthen cooperation to reinforce international food security and health sector. Latest regional and international...
A KRCS graphic with a QR code to donate for Gaza.
Kuwait commences fundraising for Gazans
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) on Wednesday launched a fundraising campaign as a sign of support and solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip against Zionist entity's aggressions. "The campaign is meant to help people in the Gaza Strip and to ease out their distress triggered by recurrent Zionist entity's aggressions," KRCS Board Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer said. Dr Hilal Al-SayerThe initiative, which is part of Kuwait's...
KUWAIT: The sunset seen from a location in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: Russian Space Agency Roscosmos shows the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the Khayyam satellite blasting off from a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan early August 9, 2022, and went into orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. - AFP
Russia launches Iranian satellite
ALMATY, Kazakhstan: An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan Tuesday and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. As Russia's international isolation grows following Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is seeking to pivot towards the Middle East, Asia and Africa and find new clients for its embattled space...
LIMA: Peru's President Pedro Castillo (L) congratulating Miguel Rodriguez, after the latter was sworn in as his Minister of Foreign Affairs in Lima. – AFP
Peruvian police raid presidential palace in search of president's sister-in-law
LIMA, Peru: Peruvian police and public prosecution agents raided the presidential palace in Lima on Tuesday in an unsuccessful bid to arrest Yenifer Paredes, the sister-in-law of President Pedro Castillo, for alleged corruption and money laundering.The unprecedented police operation was carried out after the prosecutor's office requested a "raid" of the "residential area of the government palace," the Court of Justice said in a statement. After...
NAIROBI, Kenya: A newspaper vendor arranges newspapers that headlines electoral news following Kenya's general election at a newsstand in Nairobi on August 10, 2022.— AFP
Tense Kenyans await results of close-fought presidential election
NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyans waited anxiously on Wednesday for the results of the country's presidential election after a largely peaceful poll, with low turnout pointing to growing frustration with the political elite. Preliminary results broadcast by Kenyan television suggest a tight race for the presidency between Deputy President William Ruto and Raila Odinga, the veteran opposition leader now backed by the ruling party.Both men have vowed to...
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Boursa Kuwait buoyed up by acquisitions, bank profits
KUWAIT: Stock trading at the Kuwaiti stock exchange, now known as Boursa Kuwait, has been recently buoyed up by a set of factors, primarily international liquidity, bank profits and acquisitions, Kuwaiti economists opined. Interviewed by KUNA, the economists listed other stock stimulation elements as mergers, bank facility contracts and favorable financial results of traditional and Islamic investment funds.Al-Dorra Petroleum Services Company's...
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Kuwait importers worry over new customs regulations, extra costs
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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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PIFSS denies newspapers and social media reports
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KFH students explore Kuwait Times and Kuwait News