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Diplomat: Kuwait ready for non-permanent seat at UNSC
KUWAIT: Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations Ambassador Nasser Al-Hain (left) and Kuwait’s UN Resident Coordinator Zineb Touimi- Benjelloun are seen during the ceremony. — KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait is ready to occupy its non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) in January for two years, said Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations Ambassador Nasser Al-Hain. A UN team has been dispatched to follow...
KUWAIT: Head of the National Security Apparatus Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah meets with United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Kuwait Michael Davenport. — KUNA
National Security Chief meets UK Ambassador
KUWAIT: Head of the National Security Apparatus Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah meets with United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Kuwait Michael Davenport. — KUNAKUWAIT: Head of the National Security Apparatus Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah met yesterday United Kingdom's Ambassador to Kuwait Michael Davenport. According to a press release, the two sides discussed bolstering cooperation and bilateral relations, as well as issues of common interest in...
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Conscription evaders to face charges
KUWAIT: Director General of Investigations Department Maj Gen Dr Fahad Al-Dousary said the department began investigations on national military service issues that were referred to them by the head of the national military service authority, which falls under the Ministry of Defense. He urged citizens to register their children eligible for conscription as soon as possible to avoid punishment. The national military service opened offices at the...
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Climate change is a grand dilemma
Eng. Heba Al- FarraClimate change is one of the biggest crises facing humanity. So let's all get a grip on exactly what it is.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines it as a change of climate that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity, altering the composition of the global atmosphere.The world is getting warmer - because of us!Human activity includes pollution that arises from industrial...
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Construction of "Kabashkan" in old Kuwaiti houses
KUWAIT: The old Kuwaiti Houses differed, yet they resembled each other in construction methods that were coping with their surrounding environment, using building materials like clay and plaster. The houses were also built depending on the financial capabilities of their owners and needs of the residents, as "Ferya" and "Kabashkan" or "Sandara." Kabashkan is a Turkish oriented word meaning a lot built above the bedroom ceiling, and regularly...
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Harassment is a crime
Muna Al Fuzai When I was a kid, I was great fan of the popular US series "The Cosby Show". I loved to watch Bill Cosby and his perfect family, and over the years, this memory remained in my mind, until it crashed when the actor was accused of sexual harassment and with the testimony of many women about his behavior over the years. Recently, a major Hollywood film producer named Harvey Weinstein was accused by several female actresses of...
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Why is the Gulf fat?
Kuwait is ranked highest in obesity in the entire world. Infamously, we won the title of "the restaurant capital of the world" by the Western media. Our Gulf countries have reached frightening levels of diabetes and blood pressure disasters, not to mention cholesterol problems are off the charts as well. These awful findings are supported by data derived from government sources of these countries via hospital archives and statistics. Even with...
MOSUL: Iraqi forces stand guard at the Mosul Dam in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. - AFP n
Iraq forces push into 'last den' of IS
A push to wipe out remnants of the jihadists MOSUL: Iraqi forces stand guard at the Mosul Dam in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. - AFPHABBANIYAH: Iraqi forces yesterday thrust into the last area controlled by the Islamic State group in the country as they launched a push to wipe out remnants of the jihadists' self-styled caliphate. The start of the keenly awaited offensive that the US-led coalition fighting IS has dubbed "the last big fight" of...
WEST BANK: Israel’s controversial separation barrier is seen dividing Jerusalem (background) from the West Bank town of Hizma (L). —AFP
Israel 'annexation' bill draws new concern for two-state solution
Bill would absorb major Israeli settlements WEST BANK: Israel’s controversial separation barrier is seen dividing Jerusalem (background) from the West Bank town of Hizma (L). —AFPJERUSALEM: A bill that critics say would amount to de facto annexation of Israeli settlements surrounding Jerusalem is expected to go before ministers on Sunday, drawing harsh criticism from Palestinians and those hoping to salvage the two-state solution. The bill...
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Qatar signs military agreement with Russia
DOHA: Qatar said yesterday it had signed a defense agreement with Russia, the latest in a series of such steps by the emirate since the Gulf diplomatic crisis erupted in June. The announcement followed what Moscow said was the first trip ever undertaken by a Russian defense minister to the Gulf state.Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt are boycotting Qatar, accusing it of backing extremism and fostering ties with their...
ANKARA: Turkish President and Chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during AK Party’s group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey yesterday. —AFP Photos
Turkey orders local Amnesty chief to stay behind bars
ANKARA: A Turkish court in Izmir ordered the head of Amnesty International in Turkey to remain in pre-trial detention yesterday, the rights group said, after he denied allegations of links to the Muslim cleric Ankara blames for last year's failed coup. Taner Kilic was detained in June over claims he was a member of the group led by US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of ordering the attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip...
BUENOS AIRES: In this Oct 11, 2017 photo, Karen Maydana, center, Mailin Gobbo, behind right, and Yasmin Detez, behind left, pose for a photo at San Jose Obrero church. - AP
Clerical sex abuse disclosures skyrocket in pope's Argentina
'In Argentina, the abuse crisis is just beginning' BUENOS AIRES: In this Oct 11, 2017 photo, Karen Maydana, center, Mailin Gobbo, behind right, and Yasmin Detez, behind left, pose for a photo at San Jose Obrero church. - APCASEROS: Karen Maydana says she was 9 years old when the Rev. Carlos Jose fondled her at a church pew facing the altar. It was her first confession ahead of her first Holy Communion. She blames the trauma of that moment in 2004...
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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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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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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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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle