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More than 30 million Pakistani flood victims require your urgent care
KUWAIT: Pakistan is facing the worst floods catastrophe in living memory with torrential rains as much as 2.7 times the national thirty years average. More than a thousand people have lost their lives so far. More than 30 million people have been badly affected by the torrential rains, flash floods and forced evacuations. Millions of cattle have perished, hundreds of thousands of houses wiped out. Agricultural crops on thousands of acres have...
Rana Al-Fares
NoufEXPO, KFEOCH to organize the 9th eGovernment Forum
KUWAIT: NoufEXPO and the Federation of Kuwait Engineering Offices & Consultant Houses (KFEOCH) announced in a press release that they will organize the "9th eGovernment Forum" on Oct 23-25, 2022. This became possible since Kuwait restored regular life practices and succeeded in overcoming the risks of COVID-19. EGOV9 will convene at the Al-Baraka Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. EGOV9 convenes under the auspices of Rana Al-Fares, Minister of...
Atyab Al-Shatti
Kuwait mostly grants freedom of religion
"Freedom of belief is absolute, and the state protects the freedom to practice religious rites in accordance with established customs, provided that this does not violate public order or contradict with public morals." - Article 35 of the Kuwaiti constitution Article 2 of the Kuwaiti constitution tackles essential rules on which governance is based in the country, and reflects the identity of the state and most of its people. But it causes...
Spa: Red Bull Racing's Mexican driver Sergio Perez competes in the third free practice for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, on August 27, 2022. -- AFP
Perez edges Red Bull team-mate Verstappen in Belgian Grand Prix practice
Spa-Francorchamps: Sergio Perez topped the times for Red Bull ahead of his team-mate and championship leader Max Verstappen in Saturday's third and final practice session for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. The Mexican driver clocked a best lap of 1 min 45.047sec to outpace the world champion by 0.137 seconds, proving Red Bull's dominance at the majestic Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, who was fastest in Friday’s opening...
ISTANBUL: Former Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure shows the paper slip of Spain's Real Madrid during the draw for the UEFA Champions League on August 25, 2022. - AFP
Real Madrid open Champions League defense at Celtic
PARIS: Real Madrid open the defense of their Champions League title with an opening group match at Scottish champions Celtic after the fixtures were announced on Saturday. The 14-time victors travel to Glasgow for their Group F clash on September 6, the same night that French champions Paris Saint Germain entertain Italian giants Juventus in Group H. Real Madrid's bitter rivals Barcelona are in the toughest looking group along with German...
Oran: France's President Emmanuel Macron poses during his visit at the disco Maghreb Shopin, the mythical label of rai music, with its owner, Boualem Benhaoua in Oran on August 27, 2022. -- AFP
Macron to conclude Algeria visit with 'new pact'
Algiers: French President Emmanuel Macron met athletes and artists in Algeria's second city Oran on Saturday before concluding his visit with a "new pact" aimed at healing ties with the former French colony. The three-day visit has aimed to turn the page on months of tensions with the North African country, which earlier this year marked six decades of independence following 132 years of French rule. It also comes as European powers scramble to...
Mingora: Residents grab wood logs flowing along with the flood water following heavy monsoon rains in Mingora, a town in the Pakistan's northern Swat Valley on August 27, 2022. - AFP
Pakistan orders thousands to evacuate near flood-swollen rivers
Mingora: Thousands of people living near flood-swollen rivers in Pakistan's north were ordered to evacuate Saturday as the death toll from devastating monsoon rains neared 1,000 with no end in sight. Many rivers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- a picturesque province of rugged mountains and valleys -- have burst their banks, demolishing scores of buildings including a 150-room hotel that crumbled into a raging torrent. "The house which we built with...
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'House of the Dragon' renewed for second season
NEW YORK: HBO announced Friday that the "House of the Dragon" fantasy drama would return for a second season, after the "Game of Thrones" prequel debuted to nearly 10 million US viewers.Set years earlier in the same universe of George R.R. Martin's books, "House of the Dragon" depicts the glory days of the ancestors of popular "Thrones" characters, such as Daenerys Targaryen. It is based on his book, "Fire and Blood."HBO's return to Westeros, and...
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Bayern to play Barcelona in Champions League group stage, Man City to meet Dortmund
 Istanbul: Bayern Munich were placed in the same section as Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona in Thursday's draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in Istanbul, while Erling Haaland will face his former club as Manchester City were paired with Borussia Dortmund.Bayern and Barcelona will also come up against Inter Milan in Group C, which is completed by the Czech champions Viktoria Plzen.Bayern beat Barcelona 8-2 in a one-off quarter-final in...
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Finnish PM defends behavior: "I am human"
 Helsinki: Finland's prime minister on Wednesday gave a forceful defence of her work record and her right to a private life after criticism sparked by a video of the 36-year-old partying."I am human. And I too sometimes long for joy, light and fun amidst these dark clouds," Sanna Marin said as she fought to hold back tears at her Social Democratic Party's (SDP) event in Lahti city, north of Helsinki."It's private, it's joy, and it's life," she...
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Kuwait Zain League kicks off with new look, high anticipation
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Kuwait Premier Football League in its 61st year is underway with a new board of directors, new sponsor (Zain Telecommunications) and a modified format.Ten teams are competing in the 'Zain League': Al-Nasr, Al-Arabi, Al-Salmiya, Tadhamon, Kuwait, Jahra, Sahel, Qadisiya, Kazma and Fahaheel.The teams will play according to a modified system this time around, as they will play matches home and away against each other...
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Hayya Card holders may stay in Saudi for 60 days
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia announced it will welcome FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 fans who are holders of the Hayya Card to spend up to 60 days in the Kingdom during the World Cup season, the Saudi Press Agency reported.Hayya Card holders will be permitted to enter the Saudi Arabia 10 days before the start of the World Cup after obtaining an electronic visa through the Unified National Platform for Visas, the Saudi foreign ministry said. The holders of...
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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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India's Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference against the backdrop of a picture of Gautam Adani, at his party headquarters in New Delhi on November 21, 2024. -AFP
Indian billionaire Adani down again, but not out