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In this file photo US actress Julianne Moore attends the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. — AFP photos
Hollywood stars pen letter calling for responsible gun depictions
Hollywood stars including Amy Schumer, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo signed a letter published on Monday calling for movies and television shows to depict responsible gun ownership and to limit scenes involving children with firearms. The open letter, penned in response to recent US mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, was also signed by top producers J.J. Abrams ("Lost"), Shonda Rhimes ("Bridgerton") and Lucasfilm head Kathleen...
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Britney Spears' ex charged with stalking over his gatecrash of wedding
A US court charged Britney Spears' ex-husband with a felony count of stalking on Monday after he attempted to gatecrash the pop princess' wedding in southern California, which he had live-streamed on Instagram. Spears and her longtime partner Sam Asghari were preparing to wed Thursday in her home in Thousand Oaks, California, when the proceedings were interrupted.Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend the 40-year-old singer was very briefly...
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Govt mulls curbs on 'loose labor', nationality quotas
By A Saleh and B IzzakKUWAIT: A technical memo prepared in cooperation with specialists from three government bodies said dealing with the population structure in Kuwait is still without clear vision or practical and carefully studied measures. It said every sector makes individual decisions alone, which has led to a shortage of labor in Kuwait and a rise in wages paid by citizens and residents.This issue was placed on the new government's...
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Hajj visas go online; COVID curbs eased
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has required would-be hajj pilgrims from many Western countries to apply for visas via a government portal online, a move intended to crack down on “fake” travel agencies, officials told AFP on Monday. The new system was put in place as the kingdom prepares to welcome 850,000 Muslims from abroad for the annual hajj after two years during which pilgrims not already in Saudi Arabia were barred because of COVID pandemic...
This handout image released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on June 13, 2022 shows four maps of the Milky Way made with new data collected by the ESA space probe Gaia. - AFP
Space probe reveals secrets of Milky Way
PARIS: The Gaia space probe on Monday unveiled its latest discoveries in its quest to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, surveying nearly two million stars and revealing mysterious "starquakes" which sweep across the fiery giants like vast tsunamis. The mission's third data set, which was released to eagerly waiting astronomers around the world at 1000 GMT, "revolutionizes our understanding of the galaxy," the European Space Agency (ESA)...
BAGHDAD: Thick white dust covers the Iraqi capital and surrounding areas on June 13, 2022 for the tenth time since mid-April. - AFP
Iraq swept by 10th sandstorm since mid-April
BAGHDAD: Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat". It was the tenth such storm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by intense droughts, soil degradation, high temperatures and low rainfall linked to climate change.Earlier this month, to mark World Environment Day,...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Minister of Municipal Affairs and State Minister for Communications and Information Technology Dr Rana Al-Fares, as well as the newly elected and appointed Municipal Council members. - KUNA photos
Kuwait Crown Prince receives Municipal Council members
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace Monday Minister of Municipal Affairs and State Minister for Communications and Information Technology Dr Rana Al-Fares. Minister Fares presented His Highness the Crown Prince with Head of Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mehri and the newly elected and appointed Municipal Council members. His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah...
RIYADH: Finance Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council pose for a group photo on the sidelines of the 116th meeting of the Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee. - KUNA
GCC Financial, Economic Cooperation committee holds 116th meeting
RIYADH: Finance Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held the 116th meeting of the Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee, with the participation of Kuwait Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investments Abdulwahab Al-Rasheed. The Secretariat General of GCC said in a statement Monday that Saudi Finance Minister Mohammad Al-Jadaan chaired the meeting with the participation of the Secretary General of...
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Tenders worth nearly $6bn awarded in Kuwait in 2021
KUWAIT: Secretary General of the Central Agency for Public Tenders of Kuwait (CAPT) Usama Al-Duaij said the agency awarded 235 tenders worth KD 1.8 billion ($5.9 billion) in 2021. The number of the awarded tenders has been rising annually, but only 98 worth KD 303.4 million ($1 billion) were awarded in 2020 due to the ramifications of the coronavirus, Duaij said in an exclusive interview with KUNA.The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable...
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Kuwait partakes anti-corruption convention in Vienna
VIENNA: Kuwait participated on Monday in the 13th session of the United Nations Convention against Corruption held in Vienna, from June 13-17. In a statement to the press, Head of the delegation from Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (NAZAHA) Abdulhameed Al-Hamar said that the convention's agenda discusses several points; most important point is the follow-up to the Marrakech declaration on the prevention of corruption, resolution 6/6."All...
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Embassy releases statement on Russia Day
KUWAIT: The Russian Embassy in Kuwait released a statement on the occasion of Russia Day. The following are excerpts from the statement: "On June 12 we celebrate Russia Day - one of our most important public holidays. We honor our native country, our Russia, which we love and are proud of. Today we are happy to share our joy with our Kuwaiti friends again after two years of pandemic restrictions.Being in the hospitable land of Kuwait, we would...
KUWAIT: A monument commemorating Kuwait's martyrs made by the Martyrs' Bureau. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Bureau places murals around Kuwait to commemorate martyrs
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree to establish the Martyrs' Bureau in 1991 to provide support and special care for the families of martyrs. The bureau is also responsible to document the data of all martyrs and complete information about the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Manar Al-FahadManar Al-Fahad, Head of the Honoring Department, provided information about the bureau's role...
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GAZA: A medic checks a wounded child at Nasser Hospital following Zionist bombardment of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug 20, 2024. - AFP
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GCC’s justice ministries discuss judicial matters, discrimination, crimes