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Heatwave kills more than 500 in Spain
MADRID: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday that “more than 500 people” died during a 10-day heatwave in Spain, one of the most intense ever recorded in the country. Sanchez cited figures released Monday from the Carlos III Health Institute which estimates the number of heat-related deaths based on the number of excess deaths when compared to the average in previous years. The institute has stressed that these figures are a...
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Kuwait downgraded in US 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report
KUWAIT: Kuwait was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List in the US Department of State’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report. The report says that the Government of Kuwait “does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so.”The report further indicates that the Kuwaiti government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, even...
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Queen Elizabeth II honors Kuwait Ambassador with highest rank
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II honored Kuwait's Ambassador to the UK Khaled Al-Duwaisan with the Order of St Michael and St George, which was launched by King George IV in 1818. Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Allistair Harrison said the order is a rare and exceptional honoring, presented by the Queen to an outgoing foreign ambassador, in appreciation of his efforts in boosting ties between the two countries.He hailed the efforts of Ambassador...
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UK breaches 40C for first time as heatwave batters Europe
LONDON: A fierce heatwave left western Europe sweltering on Tuesday, fueling ferocious wildfires and stretching emergency services, as it swept north and pushed temperatures in Britain over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time. After the UK's warmest night on record, the Met Office said 40.2C had been provisionally recorded by lunchtime at Heathrow Airport, in west London, taking the country into uncharted territory....
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah on July 16, 2022. - AFP
Solving Palestinian issue key for region's prosperity: Saudi Crown Prince
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that the region's prosperity requires finding a swift, just and comprehensive solution for the Palestinian issue based on international law and the Arab Peace Initiative. In his speech at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, Prince Mohammed said that the region's future requires adopting a vision that prioritizes safety, security and prosperity based on mutual trust and appreciation....
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Biden says Middle East visit about 'once again positioning' US in region
JEDDAH: US President Joe Biden said at a briefing Friday afternoon in Saudi Arabia that he and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had agreed to significant new security measures during their highly anticipated meeting.Biden said keeping Saudi Arabia safe from “very real threats from Iran and Iran's proxies" was a major point of dialogue, along with the extension of a ceasefire in the conflict in neighboring Yemen.“The bottom line is this...
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Saudi King Salman meets US President Biden
RIYADH: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met with US President Joe Biden at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Friday, in presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. During the meeting, they reviewed the historical relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America and ways to strengthen them to serve the interests of the two friendly countries and peoples in various fields, the Saudi Press...
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Mohammed bin Salman receives Biden in Jeddah
JEDDAH: Saudi Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received President Joseph Biden of the United States of America at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah Friday. Biden had arrived in Jeddah on an official two-day visit at the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In addition to meeting Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Biden is also scheduled to meet King Salman...
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Crown Prince to attend Jeddah Summit on Saturday 
KUWAIT: 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 heads to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to participate in the Jeddah Security and Development Summit.Leaders of the six-nation GCC are expected to meet US President Joe Biden during the summit for key talks focusing on security and energy cooperation.The high level meeting is the first featuring...
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Biden meets Palestinian leader ahead of Saudi visit
BETHLEHEM: US President Joe Biden met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the occupied West Bank on Friday for talks focusing on economic measures without striking any major diplomatic breakthrough. The meeting took place in Bethlehem ahead of Biden's scheduled visit to Saudi Arabia.Biden visited a hospital in east Jerusalem on Friday where he announced a $100 million aid package for medical institutions in the area. "These hospitals are the...
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Saudi Arabia reports first monkeypox case
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia reported its first case of monkeypox on Thursday of an incoming traveller who arrived in Riyadh. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said that the patient has been receiving medical treatment. Moreover, all of those who came in contact with the patient have been screened and no symptoms were found amongst other passengers, the statement added.
The infant elephant stands next to a sedated adult elephant, following a rescue operation to recover the younger elephant after it fell into a hole, in Nakhon Nayok province in central Thailand. - AFP
Baby elephant pulled from Thailand manhole in dramatic rescue
BANGKOK: A baby elephant was dramatically rescued from a manhole in central Thailand after his mother was sedated to allow the operation to proceed, wildlife officials said. The calf fell into the drainage trough on the outskirts of the Royal Hills golf course in Nakhon Nayok province in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Its distressed mother, believed to belong to an elephant herd travelling through the nearby jungle, stayed with the infant...
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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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UFO's in Kuwait?
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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