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CAIRO: Dr Khaled Al-Saeed and his accompanying delegation in WHO's regional office in Cairo

Health minister shares Kuwaiti experience in dealing with COVID

CAIRO: Kuwait's Minister of Health Khaled Al-Saeed shared the Kuwaiti experience in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the 56th regular session of the Council of Arab Health Ministers at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in Cairo, the minister noted that many Arab countries have different experiences in combating the COVID pandemic, pointing out that the pandemic revealed the need for the world...

Secretary General of the GCC Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf

GCC Chief condemns boat attacks against Saudi Arabia in Red Sea

RIYADH: Secretary General of the GCC Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf condemned on Thursday the heinous boat attack by the Houthi militias against Saudi Arabia carried out in the Red Sea. In a statement, Al-Hajraf lauded the efforts to intercept the attack carried out by two booby-trapped boats against marine targets in southern Saudi Arabia.The GCC stands in solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against such vicious assaults. The Saudi-led coalition in...

RIYADH: Participants are pictured during the 53rd session of the Gulf Cultural Committee meetings on Wednesday in Riyadh.- KUNA

Cultural committee 53rd session begins

RIYADH: The 53rd session of the Gulf Cultural Committee meetings kicked off on Wednesday in Riyadh with Kuwaiti participation. In a statement to KUNA, the Director of Foreign Cultural Relations Department at the National Council of Culture, Art, and Literature (NCCAL) Mohammad Bin Redha said that the meeting discussed many Gulf cultural topics, activities and events that would enrich and enhance the cultural cooperation among GCC States.The...

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DW discusses role of women in Kuwaiti society

KUWAIT: The Ambassador of the French Republic invited Sheikha Halah Bader Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the honorary chairperson of the Diplomatic Women's Committee (DWC) and Madam Narges Al-Shatti, the advisor of the Committee, at her residence for a meeting.During the meeting, many social issues were discussed and reviewed especially with regard to the role of Kuwaiti women in social services and their pioneering role in volunteer work. The...

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ABK kicks off participation in career fairs

KUWAIT: As part of its ongoing commitment to support young talent in Kuwait and assist them in navigating their careers, Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) recently participated in the career fairs organized by Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST)and Kuwait Technical College (KTECH). The career fairs took place in mid-March and were held on the respective university's campuses. Representatives from the Human Resources Division were present...

KUWAIT: Vehicles pass through a partially clouded street after a dust storm swept through Kuwait on Thursday. – Fouad Al-Shaikh

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BALI: The Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim met on Thursday with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheco. - KUNA

Speaker meets IPU Secretary-General

BALI: The Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim met on Thursday with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheco on the sidelines of the 144th session of the IPU meeting held in Bali, Indonesia. The meeting discussed a number of issues related to the union's work system and the importance of amending the union's statute, Al-Dustour News Network said in a statement.It also discussed the latest development...

Mogadishu: Political leaders pray in front the two bodies of the local lawmakers including Amina Mohamed Abdi after being airlifted from Beledweyne, at Aden Adde International Airport in Somalia.- AFP

Terror attacks kill over 30 in Somalia

MOGADISHU: The death toll from twin attacks in central Somalia on Wednesday night has climbed above 30, the Beledweyne district police chief told AFP on Thursday, with the Al-Shabaab insurgent group saying it was targeting politicians ahead of elections. The first attack in Beledweyne district was carried out by a suicide bomber, and killed two local lawmakers including Amina Mohamed Abdi and several of her guards as she campaigned for...

SHANGHAI: Health workers wearing protective gear prepare equipment before testing people for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a compound in Shanghai.-AFP

'China's Fauci' calls for protecting 'normal life' in Omicron fight

SHANGHAI: A top doctor in China's pandemic fight who came under pressure last year for questioning the country's zero-COVID policy has called again for balancing anti-virus measures with maintenance of normal life as China struggles with an Omicron surge. Shanghai infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong-who has been called "China's Fauci" after US disease expert Anthony Fauci-also said in a blog post that the city's medical resources were...

ZHYTOMYR: A children walks in front of a damaged school in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine.—AFP

Parents fear for children’s future in war-hit Ukraine

ZHYTOMYR: An air raid siren blares and tears fill Vasiliy Kravchuk’s eyes as he surveys the wreckage of the school his six-year-old son was meant to start at next year. “It’s hard, it’s very hard,” sobs the 37-year-old who works at the tourism organization for Zhytomyr, a garrison town west of Kyiv where no tourists now come. The city with its broad, picturesque river spanned by a suspension bridge has suffered a series of devastating...

LAGOS: A container with goods still inside burns at Apongbon market in Nigeria.-AFP

Fire damages main Lagos bridge, dozens of shops burnt

LAGOS: A fire on Wednesday badly damaged a main bridge in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, razing dozens of shops and risking more traffic chaos, the emergency services and witnesses said. The blaze broke out during an extended nationwide electricity shortage, which along with a spike in global fuel prices is already hurting households and businesses in Africa's largest economy. "The blaze gutted the Eko bridge. A section of the bridge at...

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Double lung transplant saves US man with terminal cancer

WASHINGTON: US doctors announced Thursday they had successfully performed a double lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer, giving new hope to others who also have advanced stages of the deadly disease. Albert Khoury, a 54-year-old non-smoker, underwent a seven-hour surgery to receive his new lungs at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago on September 25, 2021. Six months on, the lungs are working well and he has no signs of cancer in...

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

Alain Delon: Women he loved and left

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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait

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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait swelters amid power cuts

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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP

Hezbollah reveals its military muscle