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TOKYO: (From left) Kuwaiti Ambassador Hasan Mohammad Zaman and Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Honda. - KUNA
Photo exhibition marks 60 years of Kuwait-Japan diplomatic ties
TOKYO: (From left) Kuwaiti Ambassador Hasan Mohammad Zaman and Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Honda. - KUNATOKYO: The Kuwaiti Embassy in Tokyo hosted a photo exhibition yesterday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Kuwait-Japan diplomatic relations, themed "The Friendship between State of Kuwait and Japan". In a video message, Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs...
Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad
Kuwait detects first Omicron variant case in European man
Dr Abdullah Al-SanadBy B Izzak & AgenciesKUWAIT: The health ministry announced yesterday that it has detected the first case of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron in a European man who arrived in Kuwait from an African country where Omicron cases had been reported. Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said the discovery came after authorities conducted sequencing tests that found the European man was infected with the Omicron variant.He...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
Saudi Crown Prince in Qatar after UAE visit
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.DOHA: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Doha yesterday as part of a Gulf tour, marking his first visit to the country after the two sides severed ties four years ago. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut all links with Qatar in June 2017, alleging it backed radical Islamist groups and was too close to Riyadh's rival...
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pose for a picture during an official welcome ceremony on Tuesday. - AFP n
Saudi crown prince visits UAE, tours Expo
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pose for a picture during an official welcome ceremony on Tuesday. - AFPSaudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pressed on with a Gulf tour yesterday, arriving in the UAE from Oman, where the two sides signed agreements potentially totaling $30 billion, and will also visit Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. In Dubai, Prince...
COONOOR, India: Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter after it crashed yesterday. - AFP n
India defense chief killed in chopper crash
COONOOR, India: Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter after it crashed yesterday. - AFPCOONOOR, India: Indian defense chief General Bipin Rawat was among 13 people killed in a helicopter crash yesterday, raising questions over the future of military reforms he was leading. Rawat was India's first chief of defense staff, a position that the government established in 2019, and was seen as close to Prime...
BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his predecessor Angela Merkel pose after Scholz gave Merkel a bouquet of flowers during a handover ceremony at the Chancellery yesterday. - AFP n
Scholz vows 'new beginning' as Merkel exits
BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his predecessor Angela Merkel pose after Scholz gave Merkel a bouquet of flowers during a handover ceremony at the Chancellery yesterday. - AFPBERLIN: Olaf Scholz became Germany's new chancellor yesterday after 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm, pledging his center-left-led coalition would offer a "new beginning" for Europe's top economy. Scholz was officially named the country's ninth postwar...
KUWAIT: This photo taken by Kuwaiti astrophotographer Abdullah Al-Harbi shows Comet Leonard falling beside the M3 cluster as seen from Kuwait's sky. The comet, which was discovered in 2021, is currently passing through Kuwait's sky, and is expected to be at its brightest point on December 12.n
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KUWAIT: This photo taken by Kuwaiti astrophotographer Abdullah Al-Harbi shows Comet Leonard falling beside the M3 cluster as seen from Kuwait's sky. The comet, which was discovered in 2021, is currently passing through Kuwait's sky, and is expected to be at its brightest point on December 12.
WASHINGTON: In this image released by The White House, US President Joe Biden (R), with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (on screen) from the White House in Washington. - AFPnnnn
Biden warns Putin of 'strong' response
WASHINGTON: In this image released by The White House, US President Joe Biden (R), with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (on screen) from the White House in Washington. - AFPWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden warned President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of "strong" Western economic blowback against any Russian attack on Ukraine, while the Kremlin leader demanded guarantees that the NATO...
CAPE TOWN: A member of the Western Cape Metro EMS(Emergency Medical Services) helps people register from an ambulance which has been converted to facilitate vaccinations at a COVID 19 vaccination event in Manenberg, which is part of the Vaxi-Taxi mobile vaccination drive, yesterday. - AFPnnn
'In no circumstances' is forced vaccination OK: UN rights chief
CAPE TOWN: A member of the Western Cape Metro EMS(Emergency Medical Services) helps people register from an ambulance which has been converted to facilitate vaccinations at a COVID 19 vaccination event in Manenberg, which is part of the Vaxi-Taxi mobile vaccination drive, yesterday. - AFPGENEVA Switzerland: Countries considering introducing vaccine mandates in the fight against COVID-19 must ensure they respect human rights, the UN rights chief...
DHAKA: Police escort one of the 20 convicted university students, after their sentence to death for the brutal 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media, out of a court in Dhaka yesterday. – AFPnnn
20 Bangladeshi students sentenced to death for political murder
DHAKA: Police escort one of the 20 convicted university students, after their sentence to death for the brutal 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media, out of a court in Dhaka yesterday. – AFPDHAKA: Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death yesterday for the 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media. The battered body of Abrar Fahad, 21, was found in his dormitory...
BAIKONUR: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa waves before boarding the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft prior to the launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome yesterday. - AFPnnn
Rocket carrying Japanese tycoon docks at ISS
BAIKONUR: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa waves before boarding the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft prior to the launch at the Baikonur cosmodrome yesterday. - AFPBAIKONUR: A Russian rocket carrying a Japanese billionaire docked with the International Space Station yesterday, marking the country's return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from the United States. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his...
David Lamettin
Canada proposes treatment over jail for minor drug crimes
David LamettiOTTAWA: Canada on Tuesday proposed police and courts treat illicit drug use as a health issue, but stopped short of granting a request by British Columbia to decriminalize possession of small amounts for personal use. Justice Minister David Lametti unveiled legislation that would roll back 20 mandatory minimum sentences including for minor drug crimes that the government said disproportionately impact indigenous and Black...
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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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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
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka