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NEW DELHI: Students from Delhi University brandish placards and shout slogans during a demonstration to condemn police firing on a crowd in the eastern Indian city of Ranchi on June 11, 2022. – AFP

Two killed in India protests over Prophet

PATNA: Indian police shot dead two protesters and arrested more than 130 others during street rallies sparked by a ruling party official's remarks about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), authorities told AFP Saturday. There have been widespread protests in the Muslim world since last week, when a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party made the comments on a TV debate show.In India and neighboring countries, Muslims took to the streets in...

NAJAF: Forensics experts work at the site of a mass grave, discovered by chance when property developers wanted to prepare the land for construction, on May 18, 2022. – AFP

Iraq is still exhuming mass graves

NAJAF: A noisy backhoe digs up earth to uncover yet another mass grave in Iraq, human remains are exhumed and the forensics experts get to work on their grim task. A skull is freed from a layer of clay, a tibia is placed in a body bag - all bound for a laboratory to be genetically checked against blood samples from relatives of the disappeared.The site near the central shrine city of Najaf is one of many in a country that suffered through more...

JEDDAH: Muslim pilgrims arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on June 5, 2022, prior to the annual hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah. - AFP

Kuwait prepares pilgrims, set measures for hajj in Saudi

KUWAIT: As the hajj season nears with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aiming to host around one million pilgrims this year after easing COVID-19 restrictions, the Kuwaiti authority is working on necessary procedures preparations to facilitate hajj for those embarking to complete this pillar of the Islamic faith. Kuwait's hajj pilgrims this year amount to 3,622 with conditions being set that only nationals were allow to head to Saudi Arabia. The...

LONDON: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Majdi Al-Dhefeeri meets British Minister of State for Europe and North America James Cleverly. - KUNA

Kuwaiti, British officials discuss regional, int'l issues

LONDON: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Majdi Al-Dhefeeri met British Minister of State for Europe and North America James Cleverly on Thursday to discuss a range of regional and international issues of common concern.The meeting, held at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, dealt with the historical cooperation and exemplary relationship that kept growing steadily over the past 123 years, according to a statement from Kuwait...

ROME: Kuwait's candidate for the IFAD's Presidency Dr Khaled Mahdi. - KUNA

Dr Mahdi: Kuwait keen on supporting IFAD

ROME: The State of Kuwait is keen supporting efforts by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) to feed the poor and aid progress worldwide, said a Kuwaiti official on Friday. Speaking to KUNA in an exclusive interview, Dr Khaled Mahdi -- Kuwait's candidate for the IFAD's Presidency -- said that his country in addition to Saudi Arabia had helped established the fund in 1977 with the aim of developing rural areas as well as...

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India Environment Week ends with a grand finale

KUWAIT: The weeklong 'India Environment Week,' hosted by Indian embassy, Kuwait was concluded with a grand finale on June 9. The event sought to highlight India's contribution to climate action and generate awareness on climate change which is one of the most crucial challenges the world faces today.In his opening remarks, Indian Ambassador Sibi George underscored India government's commitments to combat climate change through its several...

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Freedom of religion

By Atyab Al-Shatti religious campaigns are ongoing nationally and internationally to defend every human being's right to fundamentally exercise their religious beliefs without being abused or insulted, after incidents that took place lately oppressing individuals for their beliefs. But looking into freedom of religion in a micro area of research, basically Kuwait, we stress the importance of pointing out the difference between how...

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Kuwait Airways launches flights to Madrid, Malaga

KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways launched on Saturday its first commercial flights to Madrid and Malaga, three days per week, on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The company's CEO, Maen Razouqi, said in a press statement that the cities of Madrid and Malaga were among the most important destinations for Kuwait Airways customers, and their launch comes in response to the remarkable and growing demand for travelers in Kuwait and the Gulf Cooperation...

NEW YORK: Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi speaks at the reception with Rehab Boresli. - KUNA

Kuwait's Ambassador holds reception for UN panel candidate

NEW YORK: Kuwait's Permanent Representative at the UN Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi held a reception at the Permanent Mission's headquarters in New York in honor of Rehab Boresli, the country's candidate for the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Addressing the reception, the Kuwaiti diplomat said Rehab Boresli has the required qualifications and professional experience to become member of this UN committee, calling on...

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Firemen battle sewer treatment plant fire; operations unaffected

KUWAIT: Mangaf, Fahaheel and hazmat personnel put out a fire that broke out at Egaila sewer treatment plant. The fire was in the basement, and investigations are underway to determine the cause. The ministry of public works ensured operations of Egaila sewer treatment plant were not affected by the fire that broke out Friday in the plant's basement.Official sources at the ministry said operations were not affected and the plant resumed activities...

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Shops shut down for violating fire safety regulations

KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force personnel closed down 11 sites in the Capital, Hawally and Farwaniya governorates due to violations of safety and fire prevention rules and social security risks. Meanwhile, firemen closed down a popular market in Qurain Thursday for violating fire safety and prevention rules. Firemen urged citizens and residents to comply with rules and conditions to safeguard social security and warned violators that their businesses...

KUWAIT: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Head of Delegation for GCC Countries and Kuwait Omar Odeh poses for a group picture with journalists. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

ICRC regional chief praises Kuwait's humanitarian work

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a media roundtable on Thursday with Omar Odeh, Regional Head of Delegation for GCC Countries and Kuwait, to mark the end of his mission. Odeh discussed bilateral cooperation on various issues during his tenure with Kuwaiti authorities and partners, praising Kuwait for its keenness in humanitarian work, which is an effective and important role. "Kuwait was one of the...

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