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VIENNA: Supporters of the Austrian Chancellor and leader of the Social Democrats (SPOe) Christian Kern attend the party's last election rally on the eve of the Austrian parliamentary elections yesterday. _ AFP n
Austrian voters concerned about immigration, Islam
VIENNA: Supporters of the Austrian Chancellor and leader of the Social Democrats (SPOe) Christian Kern attend the party's last election rally on the eve of the Austrian parliamentary elections yesterday. _ AFPVIENNA: Wrapping up a bruising political campaign season, Austrian political parties were counting down to an election today that could turn the country to the right amid voter concerns over immigration and Islam. The vote is coming a year...
RAQA, Syria: Photo shows the damage near the central hospital of the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqa. - AFP
IS faces imminent defeat in Raqa; campaign focuses on Deir Al-Zor
RAQA, Syria: Photo shows the damage near the central hospital of the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqa. - AFPAIN ISSA: Islamic State is on the verge of defeat in Syria's Raqa and the city may finally be cleared of the jihadists today, the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said yesterday. The US-led coalition against Islamic State said around 100 of the jihadist group's fighters had surrendered in Raqa in the last 24 hours and had been "removed...
KUWAIT: A fireman uses a ladder to rescue a person from a house where a fire was reported in Salwa.n
One dead, 20 rescued from Salwa house blaze
KUWAIT: A fireman uses a ladder to rescue a person from a house where a fire was reported in Salwa.KUWAIT: One person was killed, while firemen rescued 20 people from a fire that broke out in a three-storey house in Salwa. South Salmiya, Mishref and technical rescue responded to fight the blaze. Six persons were treated onsite by paramedics, while others were taken to hospital. Sulaibiya murder suspect arrested Criminal detectives unraveled...
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Touted ban on Filipina domestic helpers not approved
Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro VillaKUWAIT: A proposal to ban Filipino domestic helpers working in Kuwait has not been approved by the Philippine government, confirmed Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa. Speaking with the reporters at the Philippine embassy in Sadiq area, Villa noted the ban is tied to the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on domestic helper concern and even if it gets approved, it...
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Kuwait treats 180 Mosul’s civilians with prostheses
IRBIL: Kuwait continued its humanitarian aid through adopting the treatment of 180 injured civilians from Mosul city, those with prostheses, in a private hospital in Irbil yesterday. This is part of a medical projects carried out by Kuwait to help displaced Iraqis and those affected by the recent military operations, in support with the Kuwait Relief Society and the Kuwait Red Crescent, the Consul General of Kuwait Dr Omar Al-Kandari said.There...
Photo essay by Joseph Shagra and Yasser Al-Zayyat
Moderate temperatures affected by high-pressure
KUWAIT: Temperature will reached moderate levels in Kuwait affected by the high-pressure atmosphere, Kuwait Meteorological Department official Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi said yesterday. Qarawi said that the high-pressure atmosphere would result in moderate northwestern winds, which will lead to dust in open areas and decreasing humidity levels.The weather in the daytime will be a bit warm while in the evening the temperature will drop, said Qarawi. The...
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Efforts to ‘Kuwaitize’ Education Ministry jobs
KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) wrote to the Education Ministry about the rules and procedures of 'Kuwaitization' of government jobs, and asked for a list containing the number of jobs that can be dropped from the budget of the 2018/2019 fiscal year, and are mostly occupied by expatriates. The ministry was given a two-week notice to provide the list, otherwise the Finance Ministry will be told to cancel the contracts of non-Kuwaiti...
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E-bracelet, not prison
Muna Al Fuzai Abu Dhabi Police have launched an electronic system to monitor those convicted of misdemeanors through the use of an electronic bracelet as a substitute for imprisonment for small and minor offenses. Police will install a GPS electronic wristband and the person will be monitored 24/7 throughout the sentence period. Police officials said the new system is based on the use of an electronic bracelet by the convicted person to...
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The origins of the Kuwaiti dialect
Jeri Al-Jeri Understanding a people’s language is pivotal to understanding how the community thinks and develops its ideology. Kuwait was a “kout” - a storage place for goods, rising from humble beginnings. Early on, it had an independent and tax-free government system made up of various tribes. Kuwait’s mostly bilingual people use Turkish, English, Persian and Indian words in their homes and business meetings without realizing how...
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Four workers injured in fire at KOC’s Burgan field
KUWAIT: Four construction workers were injured when a fire broke out in one of the work sites in Burgan oil field, a Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) official said yesterday. KOC’s official spokesman and acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Finance and Administration Menahi Al-Enezi said in statement posted on KOC’s Twitter account that a fire occurred at 6:50 pm on Wednesday evening at a work site in Burgan field, leaving four workers injured....
KUWAIT: Spain’s Ambassador to Kuwait Carlos Saenz de Tejada and Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah cut the cake during the Spanish embassy’s ceremony marking the Kingdom’s national day. — Photos by Joseph Shagra
Spaniards are one people, will remain so: Spanish Ambassador
KUWAIT: Spain’s Ambassador to Kuwait Carlos Saenz de Tejada and Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah cut the cake during the Spanish embassy’s ceremony marking the Kingdom’s national day. — Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Spain's Ambassador to Kuwait Carlos Saenz de Tejada affirmed that the Spanish people will remain united, hoping dialogue would ease tension and find solution to the current standoff with the Catalan...
nKUWAIT: Firefighters inspect the scene after tackling a blaze inside a Dhaher area house yesterday.n
Woman perishes in Dhaher house blaze
KUWAIT: Firefighters inspect the scene after tackling a blaze inside a Dhaher area house yesterday.KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti woman died while her husband and son were injured in a fire that engulfed their Dhaher area house yesterday. Firefighters from three different fire stations rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call, and discovered that the flames had spread through the ground floor of the house. Three people were found inside; a couple...
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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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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
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya