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ITALY: (From left) Head of Public Policy and Government for the UK and Israel at Twitter Nick Pickles, Counterterrorism Policy Lead at Facebook Brian Fishman and Vice President for Public Policy at Google Nicklas Lundblad, attend before a working session of the G7 Interior Ministers with European Union representatives and members of the private sector, at Punta Molino Hotel in Ischia island.—AFP
G7, tech giants agree on plan to block jihadist content online
EU to offer support for Italy's work with Libyan authorities ITALY: (From left) Head of Public Policy and Government for the UK and Israel at Twitter Nick Pickles, Counterterrorism Policy Lead at Facebook Brian Fishman and Vice President for Public Policy at Google Nicklas Lundblad, attend before a working session of the G7 Interior Ministers with European Union representatives and members of the private sector, at Punta Molino Hotel in Ischia...
MEXICO CITY: Handout picture released by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS in Spanish) press office showing doctor David Arellano, center, conducting a surgery at the La Raza hospital in Mexico City. —AFP
Steady hand: How to do open -heart surgery in a quake
David Arellano operates during an earthquake MEXICO CITY: Handout picture released by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS in Spanish) press office showing doctor David Arellano, center, conducting a surgery at the La Raza hospital in Mexico City. —AFPMEXICO CITY: When the ground started shaking in Mexico City on September 19, many people ran out into the street. Not David Arellano. In the middle of performing open-heart surgery on a...
Rebecca Hall as Elizabeth Marston, Luke Evans as Dr William Marston and Bella Heathcote as Olive Byrne in “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.” — AP photos
In year of Wonder Woman, comes the remarkable tale of her creation
Rebecca Hall as Elizabeth Marston, Luke Evans as Dr William Marston and Bella Heathcote as Olive Byrne in “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.” — AP photosSuperman and Batman were born, like brothers, in 1938 and 1939, respectively. But psychology professor William Moulton Marston had grander and more progressive aspirations for his comic creation. "Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should,...
(From left to right) Fatima Al-Zaabi, Sheikha Al-Rasheedi and Iman Al-Shamma. — Photos by Abdellatif Sharaa
Kuwaiti women excel in strong competition in Crown Prince tourney
Skeet shooter Sheikha Al-Rasheedi wins gold (From left to right) Fatima Al-Zaabi, Sheikha Al-Rasheedi and Iman Al-Shamma. — Photos by Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Strong competition was witnessed during HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's annual shooting tournament in the Skeet, Trap, Double Trap, 10m Pistol and Air Rifle, 50m Pistol and Rifle and Archery which was held at the Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting...
HUDDERSFIELD: Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford scores his side’s first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Huddersfield Town and Manchester United at the John Smith’s stadium in Huddersfield, England. — AP
Mooy, Depoitre consign Man United to a shock 2-1 defeat
First win over Premier League giants since March 1952 HUDDERSFIELD: Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford scores his side’s first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Huddersfield Town and Manchester United at the John Smith’s stadium in Huddersfield, England. — APHUDDERSFIELD: Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre struck as Huddersfield Town stunned Manchester United 2-1 yesterday to claim a first win over the...
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MP calls to impose exit visas on expats
MP Waleed Al-TabtabaeiKUWAIT: MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei yesterday proposed imposing exit visas for expatriates to be able to leave the country, as both lawmakers and the government continue to introduce or propose measures hostile to the three million expatriates living in Kuwait. The lawmaker submitted a draft law to amend existing laws requiring that expatriates working in the private sector must obtain a special permit from the public manpower...
DOHA: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday. — KUNA
Qatar and Kuwait discuss efforts to resolve crisis
DOHA: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday. — KUNADOHA: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani discussed yesterday with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah the latest developments regarding the Kuwaiti mediation to resolve the Gulf...
KUNA Chairman and Director General Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al- Sabah. — KUNA
Kuwaiti youth can contribute to development: KUNA chief
Local media recognized for its integrity and credibility KUNA Chairman and Director General Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al- Sabah. — KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait News Agency's Board Chairman and Director General Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah called on Kuwaiti youth to shoulder their national responsibilities and contribute to the state building and development. "We are very confident in the competence of the people of Kuwait and...
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Public works ministry hotline proves effective
There are a growing number of government service 'hotlines' in Kuwait where residents can call to inform government offices of problems with roadworks, violations and other matters. Kuwait Times recently investigated the responsiveness of the Municipality hotline, finding it to be variable at best. Twice Kuwait Times made complaints about debris and waste left on the roadside in Salwa and Salmiya. Both complaints have yet to be dealt with and the...
Bloodstains are seen at the scene of the murder
Neighbor killed over unpaid debt
Bloodstains are seen at the scene of the murderKUWAIT: A 28-year-old citizen turned himself in yesterday after stabbing his 38-year-old Kuwaiti neighbor to death. Security sources said initial investigations showed that the motive for the murder was an unpaid debt the victim had borrowed from the murderer.Smuggling bid foiledKuwait International Airport custom inspectors foiled an attempt to smuggle in illicit pills hidden within a shipment of...
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Un(Social) media
Nejoud Al Yagout - — Photo by Djinane Alsuwayeh Recently, a woman I know posted a photograph of a collapsed Buddhist temple in Myanmar and she added a caption praising God. As a Muslim, she was so outraged by what is happening to the Rohingya, that she must have forgotten her innocent Buddhist brothers and sisters - who have nothing to do with the acts of fundamentalists - in her moments of fury. No human being, regardless of whether they...