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West Asia Futsal Championship
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait National Futsal team hope to win against their Palestinian counterpart on Wednesday (4:00 pm) in the third and final round of the first group in order to qualify for the semi-finals of West Asia Futsal Championship. Saudi Arabia will play Iraq (7:30 pm) in a highly important match for both sides. Kuwait and Iraq share the lead of group one with four point; Saudi Arabia maintain the third position with three...
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Ukraine war already gets its own museum show
The dust has hardly settled. Not long ago Russian troops were bearing down on Ukraine’s capital—now the story of this chapter of the invasion is already being told in a museum. Even as the war rages elsewhere in the country, Ukrainians are flocking to a new exhibition in Kyiv displaying artefacts recovered after the Russian army was forced to withdraw from areas it occupied around the capital.Missiles, food rations, helmets and other objects...
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Paramount sued over 'Top Gun: Maverick' copyright
The heirs of an author whose article inspired the 1986 film "Top Gun" have sued Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement, according to court documents. Three decades after the blockbuster original, which was based on Ehud Yonay's 1983 magazine article "Top Guns", Paramount released a sequel last month that has topped North America's box office.In their complaint filed Monday to a California court, Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay, the writer's...
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Lawmaker urges govt to face unprecedented rise in prices
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Khalil Al-Saleh called on the government on Monday to take speedy actions to face an unprecedented wave of price rises that began with the coronavirus pandemic and accelerated with the Russia-Ukraine war. The lawmaker called on the government to adopt a “comprehensive strategic plan” on the short and medium terms aimed at reducing the cost of living and producing commodities, in addition to providing services and...
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MoH sets health conditions for hajj pilgrims
KUWAIT: The ministry of health announced health guidelines for hajj and the conditions required for this year's pilgrimage, the first of which is that the age of a pilgrim should be less than 65, with at least two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Saudi health ministry taken. The ministry said in a statement Monday that among the conditions is submitting a negative test result for COVID-19 taken within 72 hours before departure to Saudi...
Supporters of Pakistan's Islamic and political Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) party shout anti-India slogans against the remarks about the Prophet Mohammed made by an official from India’s ruling party, during a demonstration in Karachi on June 6, 2022. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
Kuwait co-op pulls Indian products as BJP faces furor
KUWAIT: Anger in the Middle East spread Monday over comments made by an official of India’s ruling party about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), with various countries summoning New Delhi’s envoy and a Kuwaiti supermarket removing Indian products. The United Arab Emirates became the latest country to voice its condemnation of the remarks, saying they were “contrary to moral and humanitarian values and principles”.The UAE’s foreign ministry...
JEDDAH: Bulldozers demolish buildings in this March 14, 2022 file photo as part of a $20 billion clearance and construction government project. - AFP
Saudi begins compensation for Jeddah project
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has begun compensating residents who lost property to a massive redevelopment project in the coastal city of Jeddah, state media said. "The delivery of the first batch of compensation for the removed properties has begun," the official Saudi Press Agency said in a report late Sunday, though it did not specify how many people had been compensated so far.It said one billion Saudi riyals ($267 million) would be distributed as...
The Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development Dr Khaled Mahdi.
Kuwait supports women's empowerment in line with vision 2035
KUWAIT: The Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development Dr Khaled Mahdi has affirmed the government's keenness on supporting women's empowerment in line with the development plan of 2035 vision. This came in a speech during the launching ceremony of the Women's Empowerment Platform - Kuwait, an event organized by Limak Construction Company in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning...
KUWAIT: Boats are moored at the Souq Sharq marina. – Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is pictured with the construction institute delegation.
Gov underscores the role of educational institutes
KUWAIT: Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah appreciated the role of educational and training institutes in Kuwait both in the public and private sectors, pointing to the important role of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training with its colleges and training institutions that cover most technical, administrative and financial specialties.The governor spoke during the reception of Director of the Construction...
Ambassador of Greece poses for a group photo with KAC's officials.
Kuwait Airways launches flights to Izmir, Mykonos
KUWAIT: As part of the continuous efforts to expand its network of destinations and develop its services to the highest levels of quality, Kuwait Airways announced the launch of its first scheduled commercial flight to Izmir, in the Republic of Turkey, with two flights a week on Mondays and Wednesdays. This coincided with the launch of the first scheduled commercial flight to the city of Mykonos, in the Republic of Greece, with two flights per...
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AAW discusses collaboration with Penn Medicine Hospital
KUWAIT: Chairman and CEO of Ali Abdulwahab Al Mutawa Commercial Co (AAW), Faisal Ali Abdulwahab Al Mutawa, met with senior representatives of University of Pennsylvania's Penn Medicine Hospital, the world-renowned academic medical center, to discuss potential collaboration and opportunities within the healthcare sector.Held at at AAW offices, the meeting was attended by the President of Global Zone Omar Al-Mutawa, Professor of...
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