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Asian arrested for using fake passport
KUWAIT: A Bangladeshi was arrested on arrival at Kuwait International Airport for using a fake passport. Security officials checked the man’s fingerprint and found out that he had been deported from the Kuwait.Fake detectivesA laundry man in Jleeb reported that three unidentified robbers who claimed to be police detectives assaulted and tied him up before stealing his money. Security sources added that the man managed to take a photo of their...
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‘Wanted man’ nabbed
KUWAIT: Jahra detectives recently arrested a GCC national after a fierce resistance. The suspect had been on the run for two years and is wanted for a 3-year prison sentence and 12 other cases. Security sources said that the suspect had been hiding and only move around in the night to avoid arrest.Traffic police recently seized nine vehicles with GCC license plate numbers which were being used for reckless driving in Jaber Al-Ali area. Responding...
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Qatar says no sign Arab states willing to negotiate over boycott
DOHA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country was willing to negotiate an end to a Gulf diplomatic rift but had seen no sign that Saudi Arabia and other countries imposing sanctions on Doha were open to mediation.Kuwait and the United States are trying to heal a bitter dispute between Qatar and four Arab countries that has damaged business ties and disrupted travel for thousands of citizens in the six-nation...
Pilgrims walk and pray yesterday on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of Makkah, on the eve of Arafat Day, which is the climax of the hajj pilgrimage. - AFP
Pilgrims gather for start of annual hajj pilgrimage
Environmentally-conscious worshipers eye green inspiration Pilgrims walk and pray yesterday on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of Makkah, on the eve of Arafat Day, which is the climax of the hajj pilgrimage. - AFPMAKKAH: More than two million Muslims from around the world began the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites yesterday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey. On...
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Egypt promotes birth control to fight rapid population growth
CAIRO: Egypt is pushing to educate people in rural areas on birth control and family planning in a bid to slow a population growth rate that President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said poses a threat to national development. The country is already the most populous in the Arab world with 93 million citizens and is set to grow to 128 million by 2030 if fertility rates of 4.0 births per thousand women continue, according to government figures.In 2016,...
Interstate 69 is covered by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Tuesday in Humble, Texas.
Harvey hits again in Louisiana
Texas rescuers race against clock • Nighttime curfew in Houston Interstate 69 is covered by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Tuesday in Humble, Texas.NEW ORLEANS: Monster storm Harvey made landfall again yesterday in Louisiana, evoking painful memories of Hurricane Katrina's deadly strike 12 years ago, as time was running out in Texas to find survivors in the raging floodwaters. The fresh hit comes five days after the monster storm...
SEOUL: People watch a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea’s missile launch at Seoul Train Station in Seoul yesterday. — AP
Trump says 'talking is not the answer' for N Korea
Mattis still sees room for diplomatic solution SEOUL: People watch a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea’s missile launch at Seoul Train Station in Seoul yesterday. — APWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says that "Talking is not the answer" when it comes to North Korea. And he's claiming the US has been paying North Koreans what he calls "extortion money" for decades. "The US has been talking to North Korea,...
An ethnic Rakhine woman, San Win, who escaped from unrest in Kin Chaung village near Maungdaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, cries while holding her baby after arriving at Sittwe’s jetty yesterday. At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since fighting erupted in Myanmar’s neighbouring Rakhine state six days ago, the International Organization for Migration said yesterday.
18,500 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh as unrest rages
An ethnic Rakhine woman, San Win, who escaped from unrest in Kin Chaung village near Maungdaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, cries while holding her baby after arriving at Sittwe’s jetty yesterday. At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since fighting erupted in Myanmar’s neighbouring Rakhine state six days ago, the International Organization for Migration said yesterday.DHAKA: At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into...
KILLA ABDULLAH: Pakistani vendors sell apples on a roadside stall in Killa Abdullah, a district in the north west of Balochistan province. Pakistan has postponed a visit by a US diplomat who had been due to arrive on September 4, a week after President Donald Trump publicly upbraided Islamabad for harboring militants attacking US and Afghan troops. — AFP
Pakistan National Assembly condemns Trump comments
KILLA ABDULLAH: Pakistani vendors sell apples on a roadside stall in Killa Abdullah, a district in the north west of Balochistan province. Pakistan has postponed a visit by a US diplomat who had been due to arrive on September 4, a week after President Donald Trump publicly upbraided Islamabad for harboring militants attacking US and Afghan troops. — AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan's National Assembly passed a resolution yesterday condemning US...
In this Oct 16, 2016 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the signing ceremony by foreign ministers during the BRICS summit in Goa. — AP
Ahead of Modi visit, China sees huge potential for cooperation
Asian giants' ties remain strained after border standoff In this Oct 16, 2016 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the signing ceremony by foreign ministers during the BRICS summit in Goa. — APBEIJING/NEW DELHI: China yesterday sought to cast its strained ties with India in a positive light ahead of a likely meeting next week between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra...
MUMBAI: The monorail train runs as it resumes service in Mumbai yesterday after heavy rains brought major flooding to the coastal city. — AFP
Mumbai floods toll jumps to 14, rain eases up
MUMBAI: The monorail train runs as it resumes service in Mumbai yesterday after heavy rains brought major flooding to the coastal city. — AFPMUMBAI: Two toddlers were among 14 people killed in Mumbai after floods caused by heavy monsoon rains destroyed homes and disrupted traffic in India's financial capital, police said, but lighter-than-feared rain yesterday helped relief efforts.More than 1,200 people have died across India, Bangladesh and...
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KFA amends laws to get FIFA suspension lifted
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Football Association (KFA) plans to move forward with an effort to have its suspension from FIFA lifted after amending its statues this week. “We should have met a long time ago. The general assembly meeting is based on the demands of FIFA, which rejects any government interference and wants Kuwaiti clubs to play an independent role,” Saleh Al-Majroub, General Secretary of Fahaheel Sport Club, told Kuwait Times.The...
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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP
Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation
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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP
Modi renews push for common civil code for India
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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP
Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor
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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.
Pearl diving trip winds up
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