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Saudi Arabia launches astronaut program to send first Saudi woman to space in 2023
RIYADH: Saudi Space Commission launched Thursday the Kingdom’s first astronaut program, dedicated to train Saudi competent personnel to undertake long- and short-term space flights. The program will enable Saudi astronauts to conduct scientific experiments and research for the betterment of humanity in priority areas such as health, sustainability and space technology. The Saudi Astronaut Program, which is an integral part of the Kingdom’s...
KUWAIT: Grand opening of Tim Hortons Café & Bake Shop in Kuwait, in the presence of Aliya Mawani, Ambassador of Canada to the State of Kuwait, Khaled Al-Zaabi, Counsellor of Americas Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kuwait, and Hesham Almekkawi, CEO of AG Café, the master franchisee of Tim Hortons brand in the Middle East.
AG Café launches Tim Hortons in Kuwait
KUWAIT: AG Café, the master franchisee of Tim Hortons brand in the Middle East, opened five new Café & Bake Shops in Kuwait. AG Café, a joint venture entity owned by Apparel Group, a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate, and Gateway Partners, an emerging markets alternative investment firm, have collaborated to offer an innovative and unique experience for coffee lovers in Kuwait.The opening event was attended by Aliya Mawani,...
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Alzheimer's disease: Five things to know
PARIS: Alzheimer's disease, a devastating neuro-degenerative condition that causes dementia, affects more than 30 million people worldwide and remains an illness for which there is no cure. On World Alzheimer's Day which falls on September 21, here are five things to know about an illness that was brought to the world's attention by afflicting personalities such as late US president Ronald Reagan and British fantasy author Terry Pratchett.What is...
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Magnitude 3.3 tremor detected southeast Abdali 
KUWAIT: Kuwait's National Seismic Network (KNSN) at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) on Tuesday reported a 3.3 magnitude reading southeast of Al-Abdali. KNSN's chief operations supervisor Dr Abdullah Al-Enzi stated an earthquake took place at 1:46pm (GMT +3), estimated to have occurred 7km underground.
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 20, 2022. - AFP
UN chief warns of upcoming 'winter of discontent'
NEW YORK: The United Nations' massive global summit returned Tuesday with a stark warning from the world body's chief of an upcoming "winter of global discontent" from rising prices, a warming planet and deadly conflicts. After two years of pandemic restrictions and video addresses, the UN General Assembly again asked leaders to come in person if they wish to speak -- with a sole exception made for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.UN...
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Kuwait court returns all barred candidates to the race
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The court of appeals Tuesday decided to bring back all candidates disqualified by the interior ministry to the election race and referred a highly controversial criminal law to the constitutional court for opinion. The court cancelled disqualification decisions on three candidates and suspended those decisions on five others until the constitutional court has ruled on the law, thus allowing all to run in the September 29 snap...
BALTIMORE: Adnan Syed leaves the courtroom after the judge ordered his release.
US judge orders release of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
BALTIMORE: A US judge on Monday threw out the conviction of a man who has served more than two decades in prison for his ex-girlfriend's murder -- a case that received worldwide attention thanks to the hit podcast "Serial." Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn vacated the conviction of Adnan Syed, 42, who has been serving a life sentence since 2000 for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee. Phinn ordered Syed released immediately on his own...
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Amir's Representative leaves UK after offering condolences for Queen's death
LONDON: Representative of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah left the UK late Monday after offering condolences for the demise of Queen Elizabeth II. His Highness the Crown Prince was seen off at the airport by Kuwait Ambassador to the United Kingdom Bader Mohammad Al-Awadhi.
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Kuwait Amir's Representative offers condolences to King Charles III
LONDON: Representative of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met Sunday evening King Charles III of the United Kingdom at Buckingham Palace in London.During the meeting, His Highness the Crown Prince conveyed condolences of His Highness the Amir and Kuwait's people to King Charles, affirming that Queen Elizabeth II had a special place in...
LONDON: The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in a Royal Standard and adorned with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and scepter is taken into Westminster Abbey during the State Funeral Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London on September 19, 2022. - AFP
Britain and the world say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON: Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday at a historic state funeral attended by world leaders, before a ceremonial journey past hundreds of thousands of mourners to her final place of rest. Huge crowds gathered in London to watch as the queen's flag-draped coffin, topped with the Imperial State Crown, her orb and sceptre, was carried slowly to a gun carriage from parliament's Westminster Hall where it had lain in state since...
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Soldier dies of gunshot wound at Kuwait army camp
KUWAIT: Kuwait's army released a statement indicating that a serviceman died Sunday morning after he was shot by a comrade at a camp of the Kuwait Armed Forces Headquarters. The culprit was sent to the proper authorities for investigations to reveal the circumstances behind the incident, the Moral Guidance and Public Relations Department of the Kuwait Armed Forces said in a press statement. It urged the media and social media users to obtain...
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Kuwait court upholds disqualification of 7 candidates
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The administrative court on Sunday upheld a decision by an interior ministry commission to disqualify seven candidates from running in the upcoming parliamentary polls on September 29. A number of them immediately challenged the decision before the court of appeals whose decision is expected soon. The barred candidates include former MPs Abdullah Al-Barghash, Khaled Al-Mutairi and Mohammad Juwaihel. They also include Ayedh...
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KUWAIT: Officials and citizens carry the body of Kuwaiti firefighter Abdullah Al-Farsi before he was laid to rest at Sulaibikhat Cemetery on Nov 23, 2024. — KUNA
Kuwait honors martyred fireman
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Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' are displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.--AFP photos
Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery
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A Kuwaiti folklore group performs at the ceremony.
Kuwait hosts Gulf Weeks ahead of 45th GCC summit
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People hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, 2024. - AFP
Families fleeing after 32 killed in new sectarian clashes in Pakistan
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Turtles are released into the wild during "Operation Turtle" beach cleanup drive. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
‘Operation Turtle’ celebrates 25 years