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XIAMEN: A man looks through a pair of binoculars in Xiamen, across Taiwan's Kinmen Islands on August 3, 2022. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan late on August 2, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world's two superpowers soaring.- AFP
Taiwan defiant; China gears for military drills
TAIPEI: Taiwan struck a defiant tone Wednesday as it hosted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a furious China gearing up for military exercises dangerously close to the island's shores in retaliation for the visit. Pelosi landed in Taiwan late Tuesday despite a series of increasingly stark threats from Beijing, which views the island as its territory and warned it would consider the visit a major provocation.China responded swiftly, announcing...
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Kuwaiti watchdog demands incorporating international law in making local rulings
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Kuwait Society for Human Rights (KSHR) released a report on Tuesday in which it discussed the most significant observations and recommendations in the country to enhance awareness of international human rights conventions, and defend individuals whose rights are violated. The report was submitted to the Human Rights Committee for the adoption of the list of issues for Kuwait during its 136th session, which will be in...
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Govt, residents urged to encourage local farmers
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: President of the Kuwait Union of Farmers Abdullah Al-Damak told Kuwait Times that the Council of Ministers has passed a law obligating cooperative societies to purchase at least 75 percent of Kuwait agricultural products directly from farmers. Damak pointed out that this ministerial decision indicates the government's awareness of the importance of supporting Kuwait's farmers, especially with the acute shortage of workers in...
KUWAIT: Neurosurgeon Dr Hassan Khajah speaks to Kuwait Times. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwaiti doctor warns of increase in serious injuries due to traffic accidents
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: According to the World Health Organization, every year the lives of approximately 1.3 million people are cut short as a result of road traffic crashes. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury. In this context, Neurosurgeon Dr Hassan Khajah revealed that the increase in paralysis cases in Kuwait is attributed to many factors, mainly due to...
KUWAIT: This file photo shows heavy traffic on a main highway in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
Calls to cut expats' cars older than 10 years in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait's government has received a recommendation to cut down the number of cars owned by expatriates which are older than 10 years, in an attempt to address the traffic jams' problem in the country. A study carried out by a technical committee assigned to find solutions to the traffic problems has concluded that there are thousands of vehicles aged between 10 and 20 years which cause pollution, increase risks of road accidents,...
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KFH participates in Kuwait University job fair
KUAWIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has participated in the Human Investment and Job Opportunities fair held at Abdullah Al-Jaber theater at Kuwait University. The bank was represented by its HR team through KFH pavilion where several employment applications were received. All students and graduates' inquiries were answered including those interested in part time jobs.KFH participation in the fair prolonged for four days under the title 'You...
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Dasman Diabetes Institute organizes annual student research posters day
KUWAIT: Dasman Diabetes Institute, which was established by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, concluded this year's summer training program, a program organized annually by the institute for students of medical specialties in its various fields. The institute organized a day to display scientific posters summarizing the research conducted by students during their training period under the supervision of specialists from the...
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Fire controlled in basement of Sharq Building
KUWAIT: Fire squads controlled fire at dawn Wednesday in the basement of a building in Sharq, Media and Public Relations department of the Kuwaiti Fire Force announced. The Central operations department has sent fire squads from Al-Hallali, Kuwait City, search and rescue fire stations, as well as, supporting units to handle the incident and evacuate the nine story building of its residents, KFF said.The Public Relations department added that the...
KUWAIT: This file photo shows Kuwait’s flag raised in Kuwait City. – Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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PHNOM PENH: Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (L) shakes hands with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (2R) in front of Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (C) and Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (R) after the opening ceremony for the 55th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh. – AFP
ASEAN urge restraint after Pelosi visit
PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian nations Wednesday urged restraint over Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island prompted an enraged China to vow "punishment". Pelosi's dramatic trip to Taipei, defying stark threats by China, overshadowed a meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers in Phnom Penh, which had been expected to focus on the bloody crisis engulfing Myanmar.ASEAN spokesman Kung Phoak,...
BAGHDAD: Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, raise a banner bearing the name of one of the tribal clans (Masoud Clan) at their sit-in inside Iraq's parliament headquarters. - AFP
'We have nothing': Iraqi protesters voice anger, hope
BAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqi protesters have occupied the parliament in Baghdad's Green Zone for the past five days, the latest political turmoil to strike the war-scarred country. The mass sit-in is led by followers of powerful Shiite Muslim preacher and political kingmaker Moqtada Sadr, who is facing off against a rival, Iran-backed Shiite faction called the Coordination Framework.The at times carnival-like protests have seen demonstrators...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shaking hands with Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing, Senior General and Chairman of the State Administration Council in Naypyidaw. - AFP
Russia backs Myanmar junta's efforts to 'stabilise' country, hold elections
YANGON: Russia backs the Myanmar junta's efforts to "stabilise" the crisis-wracked country and hold elections next year, its foreign minister said in talks with top generals on Wednesday, according to Russian state media. The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the putsch last year, with the junta accused by rights groups of committing war crimes as it struggles to crush resistance to its rule.Isolated internationally and with...
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