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SEOUL: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde answers a reporter’s question during a news conference in Seoul. —AP

IMF raises global growth forecasts, calls for reforms

SEOUL: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde answers a reporter’s question during a news conference in Seoul. —APWASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund yesterday bumped up its global growth forecasts, saying an upswing in the world economy would likely gather pace into next year. But the global crisis lender called on governments to strike while the iron was hot, saying dangers for the current recovery lurked...

UKHIA, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees wait in line during a food distribution at the Thangkhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia yesterday. —AFP

Mass cholera vaccinations Kicks off in Rohingya camps

Bangladesh struggling to cope with mass influx - UN launches one of its biggest ever cholera vaccination UKHIA, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees wait in line during a food distribution at the Thangkhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia yesterday. —AFPTHANGKHALI: The United Nations launched one of its biggest ever cholera vaccination drives in the vast refugee camps of southeast Bangladesh yesterday amid fears of an outbreak among...

A photo by the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents, and taken by Iraqi photographer Ali Arkady, from the VII Photo agency, as part of his cover of the Mosul battle entitled ‘Kissing Death.’

Shock Iraq torture photos raise ethical dilemmas

Most sinister, upsetting pictures I have seen in my entire life A photo by the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents, and taken by Iraqi photographer Ali Arkady, from the VII Photo agency, as part of his cover of the Mosul battle entitled ‘Kissing Death.’They are like the infamous images from Abu Ghraib prison, only worse. Iraqi civilians in Mosul facing rape, torture and murder from members of their own army who had retaken the city...

South Korean animator Han Yeo-ul poses for photos during an interview with AFP at the 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan. — AFP photos

Busan film festival ready for action despite turmoil

South Korean animator Han Yeo-ul poses for photos during an interview with AFP at the 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan. — AFP photosOrganizers of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) say they are confident they can cast off the politics that has overshadowed the influential event as its 22nd edition kicks off on Thursday. The annual festival, which has long championed independent Asian cinema, is determined to...

This file photo shows Producer Harvey Weinstein, left, and actress Meryl Streep attending the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. — AFP photos

Streep, Dench voice outrage at Weinstein sex revelations

This file photo shows Producer Harvey Weinstein, left, and actress Meryl Streep attending the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. — AFP photosMovie legends Meryl Streep and Judi Dench led a chorus of outrage Monday following the revelation that Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed women for decades, as Hollywood stood accused of covering up a pattern of misconduct that finally cost the...

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah holds talks with visiting former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday. — KUNA

Ban hails moves against N Korea workers, envoy

Former UN chief 'honored' to meet Amir KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah holds talks with visiting former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday commended HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for reducing the number of North Korean workers in the country and expelling the North Korean ambassador to Kuwait. Addressing members...

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Khalfan: Giving up World Cup could end crisis

DUBAI: A top Emirati security official says the Qatar diplomatic crisis can end if Doha gives up hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first time someone from the four Arab nations boycotting the country directly linked the tournament to resolving the months-long dispute. Dubai security Lt Gen Dhahi Khalfan, known for being outspoken on Twitter, later yesterday wrote his "personal analysis" of the situation had been misunderstood.But his remarks...

KUWAIT: Doctors and paramedics work with the new equipment, Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (Abdsorb). — Photo by Joseph Shagra

MP: New health fees should not hurt poor expats

KUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Waleed Al- Tabtabaei said yesterday that the government must make sure that the new hike in health fees imposed on expatriates will not hurt poor patients. The lawmaker said he is not against imposing medical fees on expatriates in the country, but he wants the government to ensure that poor patients are not hurt by establishing a fund to help them or introducing affordable health insurance. The ministry of health...

Kuwait needs to boost transport infrastructure: Experts KUWAIT: A file picture shows the heavy traffic on the airport road. Experts suggest that there must be new ways to tackle the problem such as building new roads or expanding the existing ones and improving the mass transport service to tackle the growing traffic problem in Kuwait.

Tolls to develop roads

KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary of the Roads Department at the Public Works Ministry Ahmad Al- Hassan said yesterday that a study on imposing fees for using some roads aims at developing the road traffic system. In an interview with Al-Rai daily, Hassan noted alternative roads will be available free of charge. On the new roads projects, Hassan confirmed that the plan includes opening a number of roads and completing the west part of Jamal...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives David Carter. — KUNA

New Zealand chief lawmaker eager to boost ties with Kuwait

Amir hosts several diplomats KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives David Carter. — KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Seif Palace National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives David Carter and his accompanying delegation. The encounter...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA

Cabinet reiterate Kuwait's appeal for global peace

Premier briefs ministers on his participation in UNGA session - Ministers examine study on projects' execution KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chaired the Cabinet's regular weekly session yesterday, and briefed ministers about his address to the United Nations General...

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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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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.

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