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Putin says free grain exports to Africa in ‘weeks’
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow is just weeks away from supplying free grain to six African countries after scrapping a deal allowing Ukrainian food exports through the Black Sea. His comments during a press conference with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi came hours after Russian forces pounded one of Ukraine’s key grain-exporting hubs overnight with a swarm of attack...
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Bahrain, Zionist entity agree to boost trade ties
MANAMA: The Zionist entity’s foreign minister agreed Monday with his Bahraini counterpart to boost trade relations, during his first visit to one of the two Gulf Arab states to establish ties with the Zionist entity. “The foreign minister and I agreed that we should work together to increase the number of direct flights, the tourism, the trade volume, the investment,” Eli Cohen said during a ceremony to inaugurate the Zionist entity’s new...
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Kuwait team wins School Debating Championship
DOHA: The Kuwait debating team won first place in the sixth International School Debating Championship in Arabic on Monday for the first time. The event was held in the Qatari capital, Doha. The final debate between the Kuwaiti and Jordanian teams witnessed the discussion of the issue of dividing students into classes according to academic abilities, and the Kuwaiti team was able to convince the jury to win first place in the championship. The...
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Inspection team targets violators
KUWAIT: The Ahmadi Emergency Team went on an inspection tour to ensure that shops and market owners comply with the municipality's requirements. The team recorded some violations and removed two mobile groceries and four ice cream carts that do not have the required licenses to operate.Also, the inspection team closed down a random market in the Mahboula area. The head of the Ahmadi Emergency Team, Eng Khalid Al-Fadhli, said that the supervisory...
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Tons of medical and food supplies to be shipped to Sudan
CAIRO: Kuwait Embassy in Cairo announced on Monday that 190 tons of urgent medical and food supplies will be shipped to Sudan. In a statement, the embassy said that it coordinated with the Egyptian Authorities and the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) to load and ship the aid material from the Egyptian Safaga Port to Port Sudan.KRCS Director of the Public Relations and Media Department Khaled Al-Zaid told KUNA that the Kuwaiti Embassy in Cairo put in...
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Cabinet evaluates recommendations of education and health committees
KUWAIT: The Council of Ministers held its weekly meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Isa Ahmed Al-Kandari stated the following: At the beginning of the meeting, the Council of Ministers reviewed the results of the official visit by the Crown Prince, His...
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Kuwait groundbreaking research unravels broken heart syndrome
By Ahmed SabeehKUWAIT: Kuwait’s groundbreaking research has unveiled a captivating connection between the human brain and a medical condition known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, commonly referred to as broken heart syndrome. This unique cardiac condition, which mimics heart attack symptoms, has been linked to profound sadness and emotional stress, opening new avenues for better understanding and treatment.Life Coach Oraib Al-Fozan said:...
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Points system would deter rugby’s high tacklers, says Popham
PARIS: A points system to punish high tackling in rugby which could lead to a six-month ban would be a deterrent to “serial offenders” such as Owen Farrell and reduce the risk of serious injury, former Wales star Alix Popham has told AFP. Popham, who won 33 caps between 2003 and 2008 and played in two World Cups, was diagnosed three years ago with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the age of just 40. CTE is a progressive...
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Bangladesh thump Afghanistan to keep Asia Cup hopes alive
LAHORE: All rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed centuries before Bangladesh’s pace bowlers shared eight wickets to beat Afghanistan by 89 runs in the Asia Cup in Lahore on Sunday. Miraz hit a 119-ball 112 for his highest ODI score while Shanto scored a 105-ball 104 to help Bangladesh to 334-5 before they bowled out Afghanistan for 245 in 44.3 overs.Taskin Ahmed (4-44), Shoriful Islam (3-36) and Hasan Mahmud (1-61) took...
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Third Seniors Arab Tennis Championship
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of the Arab Tennis Federation Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah announced the start of the Third Seniors Arab Tennis Championship (over 35 years) in Amman, Jordan with the participation of more than 210 players of both genders from several Arab countries. He said the championship includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles.He said the participation in this tournament is...
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2 dead as torrential rains lash Spain
MADRID: Two people died and three were missing on Monday after heavy rains lashed drought-hit Spain, triggering flash floods that closed Madrid metro lines and high-speed rail links. The weekend storm affected almost the whole country, with the heaviest rains recorded on Sunday in the coastal provinces of Cadiz, Tarragona and Castello, according to state weather office Aemet. Two people died in the central province of Toledo as a result of the...
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China says premier will lead its G20 delegation, not president Xi
BEIJING: Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but confirming President Xi Jinping will snub the meeting of the world's biggest economies. Speculation and media reports have swirled for the past week that Xi would snub the event, but China had remained silent on the issue. US President Joe Biden has said he would be "disappointed" to see Xi skip the gathering of world...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties