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Sudan battles cholera epidemic
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Rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise born in Swiss zoo
Visitors to a Swiss zoo caught a glimpse on Friday of a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise born in May. The baby tortoise may be a unique sight to behold with fair skin and red eyes. It weighs around 50 grams (1.7 ounces), and fits in the palm of one's hand. Albinism is a genetic condition that results in little or no production of the pigment melanin, which determines the color of the skin, hair and eyes. In animals, it can be accompanied by...
Sudan band's music empowers sidelined ethnic group
Noureddine Jaber, a musician with a unique part-guitar, part-tamboura instrument, is giving voice to Sudan's long-marginalized eastern communities through a new album. Hailing from the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, Jaber belongs to the Beja people, a group of nomadic herders and breeders with unique languages, culture, food and music. They have borne the weight of disenfranchisement especially under autocratic president Omar Al-Bashir who was...
Shallow 5-magnitude quake jolts people in Kuwait awake
KUWAIT: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Ahmadi early Saturday, the Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN) said in a statement to KUNA. KNSN Director Dr Abdullah Al-Enezi said the quake struck at 4:28 am local time in Kuwait at depth of 5 kilometers, which was felt by a number of citizens and residents.Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) confirmed on Saturday that its facilities and oil and gas production were not affected by the dawn earthquake....
Saudi receives first foreign hajj pilgrims
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual. The group from Indonesia landed in the holy city of Madinah and was set to travel south to the holy city of Makkah in the coming weeks to prepare for the hajj next month, state media reported."Today we received the first group of this year's pilgrims from Indonesia, and...
From behind the wheel to under the hood
JEDDAH: An auto repair garage in Saudi Arabia is turning to an untapped source for new car mechanics: Saudi women, who just four years ago weren’t even allowed to drive. At the Petromin Express garage in Jeddah, on the Red Sea coast, new female recruits check oil and change tyres alongside their male counterparts, part of a nationwide push to bring more women into the workforce.Yet the women trainees have, perhaps inevitably, encountered a host...
Bid to smuggle drugs by glider foiled
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces have said they forced down a microlight aircraft near the Kuwaiti border headed to the state from Iran with one million pills of the amphetamine-type stimulant Captagon. Captagon has been sweeping the Middle East for years, with large seizures reported weekly, particularly in the oil-rich Gulf states which are its biggest market. The Captagon pills seized from the microlight glider that was forced to land.The...
Kuwait summons US diplomat over LGBTQIA+ posts
KUWAIT: Kuwait's foreign ministry summoned the top US diplomat in the country over American Embassy posts on social media in "support of homosexuality", it said on Friday. The US embassy in Kuwait had published a picture of an LGBTQIA+ flag on its Instagram and Twitter accounts to mark the start of Pride Month on June 1."All human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or...
Firefighting: Difficult and dangerous job
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Firefighting is one of the most difficult and dangerous professions. Head of the Salmiya Fire Station Col Mohammed Abdulkhudhur said: "Every day when I leave my house and come to work, I don't know if I will return home alive. Our work is hard, but I feel very satisfied when I save a life". The firefighters don't have regular working hours. "There are two work shifts depending on the fire station where the fireman...
Thousands of vacant apartments; some tenants face strict conditions
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Statistics published in 2021 by the Kuwait Real Estate Union showed there were 61,000 vacant apartments in Kuwait, compared to 335,100 occupied flats that constituted 84.6 percent of total apartments. "Prices in residential areas are stable and even rising, while investment areas have witnessed a fall of 10 to 15 percent in rental value," real estate expert Sulaiman Al-Dulaijan told Kuwait Times. Sulaiman Al-Dulaijan"Between...
Kuwait Speaker pushes for Schengen visa exemption
BRUSSELS: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem and his accompanying delegation on Saturday wrapped up four-day official visit to the Belgian capital Brussels during which he held talks with European parliamentarians on prospects of cancelling the Schengen visa for Kuwaiti nationals. "Al-Dustour" news network, tongue of the Kuwaiti parliament, said in a statement that Al-Ghanem's delegation was seen off upon departure by Kuwait...
Zain sponsors Oud Fashion Talks
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its sponsorship of Oud Fashion Talks, a cultural event on sustainable fashion that featured a number of panel discussions at Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC). The talks were attended by many local and global designers and fashion experts.Zain's support to this cultural event came as part of its keenness to support the various social efforts that are of interest to...
Kuwait Foreign Ministry praises Yemen's truce
KUWAIT: Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lauded the announcement of UN's special envoy to Yemen on truce extension for two more months. The ministry stressed on Kuwait's support for the UN's efforts in reaching a permanent political solution for the Yemeni crisis, which reflects on the Yemen's people and its stability.OIC welcomes truceAlso, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the announcement by the UN Special Envoy for...
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