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LONDON: Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria returns to David Goffin of Belgium during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals at the O2 Arena in London. —AP
Grigor Dimitrov storms into last four at ATP Finals
LONDON: Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria returns to David Goffin of Belgium during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals at the O2 Arena in London. —APLONDON: Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov raced into the semi-finals of the ATP Finals with a 6-0, 6-2 demolition of David Goffin on Wednesday. Dimitrov has never quite lived up to his billing as the heir to Roger Federer's throne, but the world number six's eye-catching rout of Goffin was a...
KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi (right) and other officials take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a health insurance hospital for expats in Ahmadi governorate yesterday. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatnn n
Expats to pay increased health insurance of KD 130 annually
Harbi breaks ground on new hospital for expatriates KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi (right) and other officials take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a health insurance hospital for expats in Ahmadi governorate yesterday. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The annual health insurance fees for expats will jump to KD 130 as new hospitals and clinics that will exclusively serve foreign residents are being built. The Health...
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New lab tests blamed for eye-watering onion prices
KUWAIT: Food merchants are asking state officials to intervene in order to speed up the slow pace of inspections of fruit and vegetable imports, which has resulted in delays in the delivery of supplies to the market. This has caused the prices of some products to shoot up, most notably onions, whose prices have shot up from KD 2.5 for a bag to KD 10.Facing a public outcry and accusations of price-gouging, merchants at the Furda Market in...
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Outrage, lawsuit and even divorce after MoI starts impounding cars
KUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday expressed anger over the traffic department's action of impounding vehicles for offences like using mobile phones while driving and failing to buckle up, and threatened action against the interior ministry. Several MPs raised questions on whether the ministry has the legal power under the law to seize vehicles for traffic violations, while prominent opposition MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei charged that there is some suspicion...
KUWAIT: Vegetables lined up for sale at the Furda Market in Sulaibiya in this file photo.
Merchants demand action as slow lab tests drive vegetable prices up
Sack of onion rose from KD 2.5 to KD 10 - Union laments poor storing conditions at borders KUWAIT: Vegetables lined up for sale at the Furda Market in Sulaibiya in this file photo.KUWAIT: Food merchants are asking state officials to intervene in order to speed up inspections of fruit and vegetable imports which has resulted in delays in entering supplies to the market, thus causing increased prices for some items. Several stores recorded sharp...
KUWAIT: Activists are hosted in a symposium organized by the Abolish 153 campaign to raise awareness on the need to address violence against women in society
'Abolish 153' campaign symposium discusses violence against women
Advocacy and politics, where do they meet? KUWAIT: Activists are hosted in a symposium organized by the Abolish 153 campaign to raise awareness on the need to address violence against women in societyKUWAIT: The Abolish 153 campaign continued its awareness activities with a symposium held last Tuesday at Al-Shaheed Park, where activists gathered to discuss the topic of violence against women. The symposium, titled 'Advocacy and Politics, Where Do...
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Man arrested for sexually harassing woman
KUWAIT: A man was sent to Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh police station for sexual harassment. The man had tried to run when he was approached by police, but was apprehended and taken to the police station. The Egyptian man was not carrying an ID, but police were able to identify him through a fingerprint check, which revealed that he is wanted by authorities on sexual harassment charges filed by a Filipina woman. He was taken to the relevant authorities for...
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Fake cop arrested in Farwaniya
KUWAIT: Police arrested an ex-convict who impersonated a detective and pretended to issue traffic tickets to drivers, as officers found a stolen police ID, handcuffs and ticket books, in addition to promissory notes and a mixture of drugs on him. Patrol officers had grown suspicious of the man who appeared to be operating a checkpoint in Farwaniya while using a private car. They approached the man and then placed him under arrest after verifying...
File Photo: President Michel Aoun (L) has expressed concern over the well-being of Saad al-Hariri (R) REUTERS
Aoun accuses Saudis of holding Hariri hostage
File Photo: President Michel Aoun (L) has expressed concern over the well-being of Saad al-Hariri (R) REUTERSBEIRUT: France said yesterday that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri, who Lebanon's president says is being held hostage by Saudi Arabia, will visit France with his family in coming days. Hariri travelled to Riyadh on Nov 3 before abruptly resigning in a televised statement a day later. He has stayed in Riyadh and top Lebanese...
DOHA: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani yesterday. – AP
Erdogan pledges continued military support for Qatar
DOHA: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani yesterday. – APDOHA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his country's continued military support for Qatar during a visit to Doha yesterday, according to state media, amid an ongoing Gulf political crisis. Erdogan also signaled the "readiness" of Turkey's private sector to help Qatar with its multibillion projects for the 2022...
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Mugabe under house arrest as military takes control
Robert MugabeHARARE: Zimbabwe's military was in control of the country yesterday as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest, although generals denied staging a coup. Mugabe's decades-long grip on power appeared to be fading as military vehicles blocked roads outside the parliament in Harare and senior soldiers delivered a late-night television address to the nation. "The president... and his family are safe and sound and their...
YINGSHANG: An aerial view of a major car accident on the highway near Yingshang, Anhui province in eastern China yesterday. —AFP
Horrific highway pile-up kills 18
Pile-up involves at least 30 vehicles - Beijing hits brakes on subway boom over debt concerns YINGSHANG: An aerial view of a major car accident on the highway near Yingshang, Anhui province in eastern China yesterday. —AFPSHANGHAI: A highway pile-up involving at least 30 cars killed 18 people in eastern China yesterday, local authorities said, leaving dramatic scenes of twisted and burnt-out wreckage and a towering column of black smoke. Grisly...
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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos
Alain Delon: Women he loved and left
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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait swelters amid power cuts
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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns
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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA
India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar
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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait