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Arrest for spreading rumors on social media

KUWAIT: A citizen, suspected of spreading rumors and misinformation on social media, was arrested by police, the interior ministry said yesterday.The ministry’s public relations department said the citizen committed illicit acts on his social media accounts, revealing 24 charges were filed against the suspect. The department warned that any individuals spreading lies through the Internet and similar mediums will be violating the law and their...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rasit Meredow. — KUNA

Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister hands President's letter to Amir

Sheikh Sabah meets Speaker Ghanem, officials KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rasit Meredow. — KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rasit Meredow, in the presence of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled...

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Nine flights diverted due to heavy fog

KUWAIT: Nine inbound planes to Kuwait International Airport were diverted to nearby airports due to heavy fogs yesterday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's Public Administration said in a statement. The administration said that weather conditions improved after 8:30 am and inbound flights returned to normal.The authority added that the nine diverted planes in the early hours yesterday morning landed in Dubai, Bahrain, and Al-Damam,...

KUWAIT: The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital; a major health-related project of Kuwait’s development plan for 2035.

Jaber Hospital construction 100% complete

The Ministry of Public Work's Undersecretary Awatif Al-Ghunaim said that 100 percent of the construction work at Jaber Hospital has been completed and a date will be set later on to hand it over to the Ministry of Health. Ghunaim explained that the hospital will provide 1,168 beds, 19 OPDs, five nine-storey towers and a doctors' accommodation building. Arab Open University Rector Dr Moudhi Al-Humoud said during an inspection tour that the...

Bader Al-Kharafi with Connie Dieken and a number of Zain CEOs and female leaders.

Zain Group introduces Women Empowerment Network initiative with inaugural meeting in Kuwait

Kharafi: Championing gender diversity at Zain creates competitive differentiation Bader Al-Kharafi with Connie Dieken and a number of Zain CEOs and female leaders.KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa announces the launch of its all-female empowerment initiative, aimed at achieving gender equality and empowering women in the organization to act, lead, develop, and succeed.The...

KUWAIT: Firefighters tackle a blaze at a Subhan factory yesterday.

No injuries in Sabhan factory fire; 3 Asians arrested on airport

KUWAIT: Firefighters tackle a blaze at a Subhan factory yesterday.KUWAIT: A fire was reported yesterday in a furniture factory in Sabah, and it was tackled successfully by firemen from the Sabhan, Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Salmiya, Ardhiya and back up fire stations. The isolated area around the factory kept the fire from spreading. No injuries were reported in the blaze which completely destroyed the 4,000 sq m factory. Meanwhile, investigations are...

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Louvre Abu Dhabi prepares to unveil itself to the world

Matisse meets George Washington at new museum Louvre Abu DhabiABU DHABI: Nested under a dome with geometric arabesque patterns and appearing to float on water, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is now home to Matisse, Mondrian - and George Washington. The abstract expressionism of Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko hangs a few steps away from Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and a portrait of George Washington in 12 "chapters", or galleries, in the Emirati...

SANAA: Shiite tribesmen, known as Houthis, hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a tribal gathering showing support for the Houthi movement yesterday. — AP

Houthis threaten to attack Saudi, UAE airports; MBS blames Iran

SANAA: Shiite rebels in Yemen threatened yesterday to attack ports and airports in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, raising the stakes in a flare-up between Riyadh and Tehran. The threat came hours after Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince accused Iran of "direct military aggression" through its support for the rebels - a claim Tehran rejected as "contrary to reality".The soaring tensions between the key oil producers saw crude trading...

Afghan policemen stand guard near an entrance gate of Shamshad TV after gunmen disguised as policemen stormed the television station

Gunmen storm Kabul TV station in deadly attack

Afghan policemen stand guard near an entrance gate of Shamshad TV after gunmen disguised as policemen stormed the television stationKABUL: Gunmen disguised as policemen stormed a television station in Kabul yesterday, killing one person and wounding two dozen others in the latest deadly attack targeting Afghan journalists. The assault, claimed by the Islamic State group, lasted about three hours before Afghan Special Forces overpowered the...

LONDON: A sign is pictured outside the offices of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Royal department that provides Britain’s ruling monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, with an income and handles her investments, in central London. —AFP

UK expands project on mental health in terrorism

Police fear militants deliberately target the vulnerable LONDON: A sign is pictured outside the offices of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Royal department that provides Britain’s ruling monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, with an income and handles her investments, in central London. —AFPLONDON: A project looking at links between mental health and terrorism in three English cities has been expanded nationwide after it found a significant number of...

JAKARTA: A motorist crosses a railway barrier during weekend rush hour in Jakarta. —AFP

After WhatsApp threat, Indonesia steps up Internet obscenity purge

Internet companies to be summoned over content JAKARTA: A motorist crosses a railway barrier during weekend rush hour in Jakarta. —AFPJAKARTA: Indonesia said yesterday it will summon executives of messaging services and search engines, including Google, to demand they remove obscene content, but dropped a threat to block WhatsApp Messenger after "GIF" images were taken off the service. The Internet is already partly censored in Indonesia, but...

A group of protesters holds a Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia flag during a protest against the President Joko Widodo's decree to disband Islamist groups in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 28, 2017. Picture taken July 28, 2017. REUTERS

Indonesia's bid to root out Islamists throws spotlight on universities

A group of protesters holds a Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia flag during a protest against the President Joko Widodo's decree to disband Islamist groups in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 28, 2017. Picture taken July 28, 2017. REUTERSNUSA DUA: When students at Indonesia's prestigious Institute of Agricultural Studies swore an oath to support a caliphate in the world's largest Muslim-majority country last year, a video of the event went viral and the...

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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

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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait