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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwait's Amir congratulates President Biden on US Independence Day
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Monday a cable to the President of the United States Joseph Biden, congratulating him on his country's 246th Independence Day. In the cable, His Highness the Amir commended the historical and strategic relations linking the State of Kuwait and the United States of America, expressing both nations' keenness on continuing to pursue ventures to bolster ties and cooperation...
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Kuwait urges people over 50 to take second booster
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health encouraged people aged over 50 and those aged between 12 and 50 years and have weakened immune systems to take a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Those eligible can take their second booster at the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref four months after taking the first dose, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. "A second booster shot is important to boost immunity for certain groups of...
CAIRO: Empty sunbeds are seen during a low tide at the beach of the Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt January 8, 2020. - REUTERS
Egypt shuts down Red Sea beaches after woman dies in shark attack
CAIRO: Egypt's environment ministry said Sunday that a shark killed two women this week in the Red Sea, with Austria's foreign ministry saying one of its citizens had died in the North African country. "Two women were attacked by a shark while swimming" in the Sahl Hasheesh area south of Hurghada, the Egyptian ministry said Sunday on Facebook, reporting that both had died.Austrian news agency APA said one of the women was a 68-year-old from the...
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwait's ambassador hands letter from Crown Prince to Saudi King
RIYADH: Kuwait's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Saturday delivered a letter from His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The letter addressed the firm and close fraternal relations between both sisterly countries and peoples, and ways of promoting them in different fields and at all levels, Kuwait News Agency said in a press statement....
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Kuwait's health ministry monitors COVID cases through Immune app
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health announced it has started monitoring cases positive for COVID-19 through the Immune app instead of the 'Shlonik' app. A person who tests positive for COVID-19 must isolate for five days after which they are required to wear a facemask for an additional five days, the health ministry said in a press statement on Saturday. A user's Immune app automatically turns red once the person tests positive for COVID-19, the...
TEHRAN: This picture taken on July 2, 2022 shows a view of destruction in the aftermath of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the village of Sayeh Khosh village in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. - AFP
Strong quakes kill five in southern Iran
TEHRAN: A series of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people, injuring over 80 others and flattening dozens of buildings. The quakes, including two of magnitude 6.0, struck west of the major port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, the US Geological Survey said. The first rattled an area north of the town of Dezhgan shortly after 2:00 am (2130 GMT), before a 5.7 tremor hit two hours later followed...
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Mohamed Salah's new deal with Liverpool runs to 2025
LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah's best years are still ahead of him after the Liverpool star ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract on Friday.Salah's new deal will reportedly make him the club's highest paid player of all-time on £350,000 ($425,000) a week until 2025.The 30-year-old had entered the final year of his previous contract with talks stalling over his wage demands.But tying Salah down to a new deal was...
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Jordan's Prince Faisal sworn in as deputy to King Abdullah
AMMAN: Jordan's Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein was sworn in as deputy to King Abdullah, state news agencies reported Friday. "Prince Faisal Bin Al-Hussein was sworn in as Regent, in the presence of Cabinet members," Jordan's Petra News Agency said in an official statement.
MADRID: US President Joe Biden addresses media representatives during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. - AFP
Biden says all Gulf states should increase oil production
MADRID: US President Biden said Thursday he will not directly ask Saudi leaders to produce more oil during a planned visit to the kingdom, where he is set to meet with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “No, I’m not going to ask them,” Biden said during a press conference in Madrid, Spain. “All the Gulf states are meeting. I’ve indicated to them that I thought they should be increasing oil...
MP Yousef Al-Fadhalah
Court rejects challenge, keeps MP Fadhala's membership
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled against a challenge to the membership of MP Yousef Al-Fadhalah. Lawyer Nawaf Al-Fuzai had filed a case demanding that the court overrules a parliament decision to reject MP Fadhalah's resignation. The court's ruling effectively means that the lawmaker remains a member of parliament.Independent MP Fadhalah submitted his resignation from the National Assembly last year citing an unfavorable...
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Polestar rings Nasdaq bell to celebrate public listing
NEW YORK: Polestar, the Swedish electric car brand, has rung the famous bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York City to celebrate its public listing. Polestar began trading officially under the ticker “PSNY” on 24 June 2022.Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath was joined by members of the Polestar and Gores Guggenheim teams, gathering in New York City to mark the latest milestone in Polestar’s journey towards sustainable mobility.Thomas...
Al-MANSURAH: Mohamed Adel (C), the defendant in the murder of university of Mansoura student Naira Ashraf, is surrounded by guards during as he is taken out of the defender's box, after his first trial session at the Mansoura courthouse, some 145km north of Egypt's capital, on June 26, 2022. -- AFP
Egypt sentences man to death over high-profile femicide: judicial source
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for the murder of a student after she rejected his advances, a judicial source said, in a case that sparked widespread outrage. The court found the defendant Mohamed Adel guilty of the "premeditated murder" of university student Nayera Ashraf after he confessed to the crime in court, according to the source. The verdict, handed down in Mansoura north of Cairo two days after the trial...
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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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stc implementing stock option plan to enhance work environment