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KYIV: President of France Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, flanked by Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi and Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz at Mariinsky Palace on June 16, 2022. - AFP

Top EU leaders back Ukraine in visit to Kyiv

KYIV: The European Union's most powerful leaders on Thursday embraced Ukraine's bid to be accepted as a candidate for EU membership, in a powerful symbol of support in Kyiv's battle against Russia's invasion. French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian premier Mario Draghi arrived in Ukraine by train and headed to the Kyiv suburb of Irpin, scene of fierce battles early in the brutal war.They were later joined in...

AL-HUMAYRAH, Syria: This picture taken on June 16, 2022 shows a view of a building where US coalition forces conducted an overnight airborne operation in this village in the Ghandoura district of Aleppo province. - AFP

US captures top IS leader in Syria raid

AL-HUMAYRAH, Syria: US coalition forces said they captured a senior Islamic State group bombmaker in a predawn raid Thursday that, witnesses said, saw troops in helicopters swoop down on an isolated house in rebel-held northwestern Syria. A war monitor and AFP correspondents said two military helicopters touched down for only a few minutes, and several shots were fired, in a village in an area controlled by Turkish-backed rebel groups."The...

TUNIS: Supporters of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) gather with national flags during a rally outside its headquarters on June 16, 2022 amidst a general strike. - AFP

Tunisia grinds to a halt as unions strike

TUNIS: Flights were cancelled, public transport ground to a halt and government offices were closed in a nationwide strike by Tunisia's main trade union confederation Thursday, that piled pressure on a president already facing a string of crises. The powerful UGTT confederation had called on up to three million public sector workers to strike, halting work at 159 state agencies and public companies to demand concessions on salaries and threatened...

KUWAIT: The 'Initiators for Palestine' initiative held a ceremony on Wednesday at the Kuwait Society of Lawyers to honor a group of Kuwaitis.

'Initiators for Palestine' initiative honors Kuwaitis

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The "Initiators for Palestine" initiative held a ceremony on Wednesday at the Kuwait Society of Lawyers to honor a group of Kuwaitis for their support of the Palestinian cause and their refusal to normalize ties with the Zionist occupiers. In his speech, the media coordinator of the initiative, Youssef Al-Kandari, said this initiative is to honor Kuwaiti individuals and institutions who announced their support for Palestine...

KUWAIT: Nurses receive lectures on how to communicate with cancer patients.

2,235 nurses trained on how to communicate with cancer patients

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of the National Campaign for Cancer Awareness (CAN), Oncologist Dr Khalid Al-Saleh, said 2,235 nurses, both male and female, were trained on communicating with cancer patients from Feb 2016 to June 2022. Saleh said the 86th course for nurses was concluded in cooperation with the nursing department at the health ministry. He added this course is in line with CAN's program of continued training on communicating skills...

The director of the technical division of the consultancy oversight committee at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry Faisal Al-Ansari is pictured during the meeting. - KUNA

Kuwait coping up with rapid developments on protecting consumers

CAIRO: Kuwait is keeping pace with the quick happenings related to consumer protection, a Kuwaiti official said on Wednesday. Faisal Al-Ansari, head of the Department of Technical Authority for Commodity Supervision in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, made the statement to KUNA, on the sideline of a meeting on protecting consumer in the Arab countries. Kuwait has laws and legislations used in this matter during the COVID-19 pandemic to face...

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Al-Rai appoints Rashed Ali Al-Ameeri as CEO

KUWAIT: Al-Rai Media Group's board of directors announced the appointment of Rashed Ali Al-Ameeri as Chief Executive Officer effective June 19. Ameeri, who joined the group in April 2015, has vast experience in the media field.Keeping pace with the sector's developments qualified him to become the CEO due to his outstanding performance and achievements in various posts since joining the group. Ameeri will be responsible for the development and...

KUWAIT: (From the left) Abdulrahman Al-Mukhaizeem, Nader Al-Obeid, Nabil Al-Obaidi are pictured during a seminar in cooperation with Sahheh Initiative Group under the title 'A new vision to push Kuwaiti sport into the world'.

Vision to push Kuwait sports into the world

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Kuwait Economic Society held on Wednesday a seminar in cooperation with Sahheh Initiative Group under the title "A new vision to push Kuwaiti sports into the world", which aims to implement a development plan by launching a national sports fund. The government sector will have a stake of 55 percent in the investment fund, while the other 45 percent will be offered in a public subscription to local and foreign companies and...

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Kuwait Central Bank raises discount rate

KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) will raise the discount rate by 0.25 per cent from 2.00 per cent to 2.25 percent. The CBK also decided to change the rates of monetary policy instruments by varying percentages for the entire interest rate yield curve, including repurchases (Repo), CBK bonds and tawarruq, term deposits, direct intervention instruments, as well as public debt instruments, read a statement quoting the Governor Basel...

KUWAIT: Deputy prime minister and defense Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah is pictured with other officials during the honoring ceremony.- KUNA

Defense Ministry encourages Holy Quran competition, honors winners

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Thursday stressed the Ministry’s keenness to provide the competition of memorizing and reciting the Holy Quran. This approach is in line with instructions by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to support and encourage those who memorize the Holy Quran...

KUWAIT: Minister of Education takes a group photo during the golden jubilee celebration of the graduation of the first batch of faculty of commerce, economy and politics Education.- KUNA photos

KU marks CBA golden jubilee

KUWAIT: Kuwait University on Wednesday celebrated the golden jubilee marking the graduation in 1971 of the first batch of the then faculty of commerce, economy and politics, now called College of Businesses Administration (CBA). The celebration, hosted by Sabah Al-Salem University City in Al-Shaddadiya neighborhood under patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, was opened by Minister of Education and...

Kuwait Red Crescent distributes clothes to low-income families.

Kuwait Red Crescent distributes clothes

KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society has distributed clothes for 2,200 limited income families on the occasion of the forthcoming Eid Al-Adha. The KRCS Secretary General, Maha Al-Barjas, said in a statement on Wednesday that the clothes were given to families registered by the society. She has indicated that some companies have been contributing to the humanitarian allocations for the needy, locally.'Limitless' endeavorsKuwait has set a...

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