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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...
Bethlehem: A woman walks past a billboard, part of a campaign organized by Israeli rights group B'Tselem, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on July 13, 2022, ahead of US President's arrival for an official visit. -- AFP
Biden lands in Zionist entity on first Middle East tour as US president
JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden started a Middle East tour on Wednesday in the Zionist entity, where leaders will urge tougher action against their common foe Iran, before a delicate stop in oil-rich Saudi Arabia on Friday that will be the focus of the tour. Air Force One will make a first direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia amid efforts to forge a relationship between the Jewish state and the conservative Gulf kingdom that does not...
Sri Lanka's President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Protesters storm Sri Lanka PM's office after President flees abroad
COLOMBO: Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister's office on Wednesday after the president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down in the face of an economic crisis. In a televised statement Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had instructed the military and police to do "what is necessary to restore order".But footage showed armed security personnel...
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ANKARA: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah departs after concluding his state visit to Turkey on May 8, 2024. – KUNA
Kuwait, Turkey reaffirm close ties
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PAM measures to streamline labor market
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Kuwait to be celebrated as ‘Arab cultural capital’
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World sweltered as April smashed global heat records
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GAZA: People approach with flashlights an injured person lying amidst rubble on the ground at the site of a building that was hit by Zionist bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2024. - AFP
Zionists pound Gaza; 49 bodies found in hospital