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Director General of Customs Jamal Al- Jalawi speaks during the ceremony

Customs’ new app improves control at checkpoints

Govt looks forward for similar achievements at other institutions: Minister Director General of Customs Jamal Al- Jalawi speaks during the ceremonyKUWAIT: The General Administration of Customs (GAC) launched a new application to improve control at checkpoints at ports and borders. The launch ceremony of this application was held on Sunday at the customs headquarters in Shuwaikh. "This is a new phase of achievement of GAC. The electronic services...

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Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group visits Kuwait for the first time

KUWAIT: On the occasion of 38th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the State of Kuwait, the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Cruise Training Task Group (CTTG ) is set to visit Kuwait for the first time. Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Kang Gam Chan DDH (Destroyer Drop Helicopter) and Hwacheon AOE (Auxiliary Oiler Expanded) are set to enter Shuwaikh port on Oct 15th.Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to...

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Iranian cargo ship runs aground without injuries

KUWAIT: An Iranian cargo ship sank near the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad causeway, a cable-stayed bridge pending construction, but there were no reported casualties, Kuwaiti authorities said yesterday. The Doha port-bound cargo ship coming from Iran was completely submerged but all six Iranian sailors onboard the vessel emerged unscathed, Kuwait's Fire Service Directorate public relations Director-General Lt Khalil Al-Amir noted. The sailors were saved...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

Court rejects Abdali Cell defendants' petition

KUWAIT: The court of cassation yesterday rejected a petition by the lawyers of the defendants in the Abdali Cell case to annul their imprisonment. Meanwhile, the court of appeal yesterday adjourned a case filed against 70 citizens over charges of breaking into the National Assembly, and set a hearing on Nov 27 to pass its verdict. Notably, the criminal court had acquitted all the defendants. Separately, the comprehensive court reviewed a case...

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14 dead as Rohingya refugee boat sinks off Bangladesh

SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh: At least 14 Rohingya refugees, most of them children, drowned and scores more were missing yesterday after their overloaded boat capsized in the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar. Authorities in Bangladesh said the boat was carrying between 60 and 100 people when it overturned and sank in rough seas on Sunday night. The bodies of 11 children, two women and a man were washed up on Shah Porir...

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Turkey urges US to reverse visa halt, summons staffer

A picture taken yesterday shows a general view of US consulate in Istanbul. – AFPANKARA: Turkey yesterday urged the United States to reverse a decision to halt the issuing of all regular visas at American consulates in the country, as prosecutors summoned another Istanbul mission staffer in an escalating crisis. The dispute, which analysts have described as the worst between the NATO allies in half a century, erupted when Turkey jailed a...

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani gives a speech during a ceremony at Tehran University marking the beginning of new Iranian academic year. —AFP

Iran promises ‘crushing’ response if US designates Guards terrorist group

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani gives a speech during a ceremony at Tehran University marking the beginning of new Iranian academic year. —AFPLONDON: Iran promised yesterday to give a "crushing" response if the United States designated its elite Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group. The pledge came a week before President Donald Trump announces final decision on how he wants to contain Tehran. He is expected on Oct 15 to...

BARCELONA: Spanish police vans are decorated with Spanish and Catalan flags by protesters during a demonstration called by ‘Societat Civil Catalana’ (Catalan Civil Society) to support the unity of Spain. —AFP

Catalonia crisis goes down to the wire; protests but no talks

Catalan leader could declare independence today - France says won't recognize unilateral independence BARCELONA: Spanish police vans are decorated with Spanish and Catalan flags by protesters during a demonstration called by ‘Societat Civil Catalana’ (Catalan Civil Society) to support the unity of Spain. —AFPBARCELONA: The Spanish government and its Catalonia region showed no signs of compromise on Monday, a day after hundreds of thousands...

RAQQA: A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by US Special Forces, monitors the area on the western frontline in Raqqa. —AFP

Trapped in Raqa, civilians become IS human shields

RAQQA: A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by US Special Forces, monitors the area on the western frontline in Raqqa. —AFPHAWI AL-HAWA: As fighters from the Islamic State group retreat into a shrinking part of Syria's Raqa, they are dragging along terrified civilians for cover against a ferocious US-backed onslaught. Locals who managed to flee describe being herded into apartments in buildings used by jihadists as makeshift...

File Photo : Saudi Amnesty period to expire, Ethiopian undocumented workers are calling their government to speed up their departure. AFP

Despite abuses, expelled Ethiopians still eye Saudi

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian maid Zenit Ali has post-traumatic stress disorder after being mistreated by her Saudi Arabian employer and deported in a government crackdown, but she still hopes to return to the Middle East. The 27-year-old is among some 70,000 illegal Ethiopian migrants expelled from the Gulf kingdom since March, as it seeks to reduce its reliance on millions of migrant laborers."I'm not happy," she anxiously told the Thomson Reuters...

ADAMA, Ethiopia: An Oromo girl looks on as she walks past a laundry line at a temporary camp for displaced people outside Adama, Ethiopia. — AFP

Clashes threaten Ethiopia delicate ethnic balance

ADAMA, Ethiopia: An Oromo girl looks on as she walks past a laundry line at a temporary camp for displaced people outside Adama, Ethiopia. — AFPADAMA: She was not one of them, but Saada Youssef had lived alongside the Somali people of eastern Ethiopia for years. Then came the day local officials told her to leave or die. "Even on the truck, people were throwing stones at us," Saada said, recalling her escape in a vehicle sent to rescue people...

LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May reacts as she arrives in Downing Street in central London yesterday.— AFP

Ball is in your court - UK, EU clash over next Brexit move

Weakened UK leader faces party infighting LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May reacts as she arrives in Downing Street in central London yesterday.— AFPLONDON: Britain and its European Union partners clashed yesterday over which side should make the next move to unblock Brexit talks, despite concerns they will miss a deadline for a divorce deal and that London is heading for a chaotic departure. Prime Minister Theresa May made clear...

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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

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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka