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His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Representative of Kuwait Amir to partake in Arab Summit
KUWAIT: The Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, is scheduled to depart Kuwait on Tuesday to Algeria. His Highness Sheikh Mishal will head the State of Kuwait's delegation to the 31st Arab Summit, hosted by the Algerian capital, Algiers.The Algerian capital prepares to hold summit, amidst numerous regional and international fronts...
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Boursa Kuwait records 29.2% increase in its net profit for the period ended 30 September 2022
KUWAIT: In a meeting of its Board members on October 30, 2022, Boursa Kuwait announced net profits attributable to equity holders of the parent company of KD 15.1 million for the nine month period ended 30 September 2022, recording an increase of 29.2% compared to the same period in 2021, when the company recorded net profits of around KD 11.7 million. Total operating revenue came in at KD 26.4 million, an increase of 17.7% over the same period...
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RunKuwait Race 10th Edition Kicks off on October 29th
To support children with special needs, the Fawzia Sultan Healthcare Network (FSHN), a multidisciplinary non-profit healthcare organization, is organizing the tenth edition of the RunKuwait Charity Run on the 29th of October.The event starts on October 29th at 8 am at Marina Crescent. Runners and walkers of all athletic abilities are welcome to participate. All proceeds from the event will go toward providing healthcare for children with special...
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Kuwait's Crown Prince hosts former ministers
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on Tuesday former deputy prime minister, minister of oil and state minister for cabinet affairs Dr Mohammad Abdulatif Al-Fares.He also hosted the former minister of foreign affairs, Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, ex-minister of municipal affairs, minister of state for communications and information technology Dr Rana Al-Fares,...
Rio de Janeiro: In this file photo taken on May 14, 2021 children play a video game called League of Legends (LoL) during a game tactics class at the NGO AfroReggae headquarters of the Vigario Geral favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - AFP
Video games could improve kids' brains: study
KUWAIT: Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health and social problems to missing out on exercise. But a large new US study published in JAMA Network Open on Monday indicates there may also be cognitive benefits associated with the popular pastime. Lead author Bader Chaarani, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont, told AFP he was naturally drawn to the topic as a...
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works, Water, Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr Amani Bogammaz with staff. - KUNA
Finish projects on schedule, Public Works Minister tells supervisors
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works, Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr Amani Bogammaz has inspected sites of public development projects and advised supervisors and workers to speed up the work and accomplish them as scheduled. The ministry said in a statement, on Sunday, that the minister had visited the construction site of Winter Wonderland project in Shaab, Abdelrazzag Derwaza tunnel and the construction site of the airport's expansion,...
LONDON: Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro (2nd R) jumps in a crowd of players to head home their late equalizing goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in London on October 22, 2022. - AFP
Casemiro's last-gasp leveler rescues Man Utd in Chelsea draw
LONDON: Casemiro rescued Manchester United as the Brazil midfielder grabbed his first goal for the club in stoppage-time to salvage a dramatic 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Saturday. Erik ten Hag's side were seconds away from defeat after Jorginho's 87th minute penalty put Chelsea ahead in United's first match since Cristiano Ronaldo was sent into exile.But former Real Madrid star Casemiro ensured United left west London on a six-match unbeaten run as...
NABLUS: A Palestinian protester lifts a placard during a demonstration demanding the opening of roads near the settlement of Shavei Shomron in the occupied West Bank on Oct 21, 2022. - AFP
Palestine's 'Lions' prowl amid talk of new intifada
NABLUS: In the skies above Nablus, Zionist drones are watching; on the ground, Zionist soldiers block access to the West Bank city as tensions rise amid talk of a new "intifada". Young Palestinians on scooters speed past sellers of everything from olive oil to clothing, as they sport the colors of their new heroes - "Areen al-Ossoud", or "The Lions' Den" in English, and their late leader Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi. Teenager Nabulsi, nicknamed "The Lion...
ANKARA: Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his party’s group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara on October 19, 2022. - AFP
Erdogan proposes vote on right to wear hijab
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday proposed a nationwide vote on guaranteeing a woman's right to wear a headscarf in state institutions, schools and universities. The subject is particularly important for devout Muslim Erdogan, whose Islamic-rooted ruling party lifted a long-standing ban on wearing the hijab in state institutions in 2013. The headscarf issue has dominated political debate in recent months ahead of general...
Sinsheim: (From left) Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel, Marcel Sabitzer, Dayot Upamecano and Ryan Gravenberch react during the German first division Bundesliga football match vs Hoffenheim in Sinsheim, southwestern Germany on October 22, 2022. - AFP
Bayern one point from top spot after Hoffenheim win
BERLIN: Bayern Munich climbed to within one point of Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin after a comfortable 2-0 win away at Hoffenheim on Saturday. Bayern took the lead in the 17th minute when 19-year-old Jamal Musiala sidefooted in a corner from Joshua Kimmich while unmarked at the far post. Bayern striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting then doubled the visitors' lead after 38 minutes, racking up his fourth goal in three games. The win marked the first...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is welcomed by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah upon his arrival to Kuwait. - Amiri Diwan photo
Kuwait's Amir returns home following medical checkup in Italy
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived back home on Saturday evening following regular medical checkups in Italy. His Highness the Amir was received at the airport by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad...
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Discrimination on the basis of gender
Discrimination against women does not only spread within the culture that impedes the world around us, but it has reached a sensitive point where the presence of our female parliamentarians in only two committees is a disappointment, and a big shock. While female parliamentarians were able to reach the parliament through their achievement of getting many votes, which compared to several male parliamentarians were more in numbers, yet male...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators
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Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman
Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields