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MAKKAH: Large cooling fans spray water on Muslim pilgrims around the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage yesterday. – AP

Iran pilgrims flock for hajj, Qataris few

MAKKAH: Large cooling fans spray water on Muslim pilgrims around the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage yesterday. – APTEHRAN/DOHA: In a diplomatic icebreaker between political foes, tens of thousands of Muslim faithful from Iran have flocked to Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites. This week's hajj marks Iran's return after their absence last year following a massive stampede in 2015 that killed...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah presides the Cabinet weekly meeting yesterday. - KUNA photos

Employment of non-Kuwaitis 'according to the state laws'

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah presides the Cabinet weekly meeting yesterday. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Employment of non-Kuwaitis in the public sector is done according to civil service laws and other relevant State regulations, the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor affirmed yesterday. Hind Al-Sebeeh, also the Minister of State for Economic Affairs, was addressing the regular weekly Cabinet...

Kuwait Airways' regional director for the Gulf Mishaal Al-Dalak

Kuwait Airways transports 4,684 pilgrims

Kuwait Airways' regional director for the Gulf Mishaal Al-DalakJEDDAH: Kuwait Airways operated 16 flights carrying around 4,684 pilgrims from Kuwait to Islam's hallowed grounds to undertake the holy Islamic journey of Hajj, one of the company's officials said yesterday. Kuwait Airways' regional director for the Gulf Mishaal Al-Dalak said that Kuwait's national carrier is eager to provide convenient trips to Islam's holiest shrine. He pointed...

Lt Col Melody Mitchell speaking at the event.

AIWN hosts Lt Col Mitchell

Lt Col Melody Mitchell speaking at the event.KUWAIT: Alghanim Industries, one of the largest privately owned companies in the region, announced its third meeting of the Alghanim Industries Women's Network (AIWN). This network was launched to provide female employees in the company a solid platform to connect with peers, gain exposure, and promote opportunities for upward career mobility. The third meeting for the AIWN was held on Thursday, 24...

Ahli United Bank's volunteers at International Airport to bid farewell to pilgrims travelling to the holy land of Makkah.

Ahli United Bank staff distribute gifts to pilgrims at the airport

Ahli United Bank's volunteers at International Airport to bid farewell to pilgrims travelling to the holy land of Makkah.KUWAIT: With the arrival of the Hajj season, and as part of Ahli United Bank's (AUB) social contribution - catering a broad section of society, the Bank announced that staff members have volunteered to bid farewell to pilgrims travelling to the holy land of Makkah at Kuwait International Airport with the distribution of gifts...

Jarrah Jassim Al-Omani

Adha offers at Kuwait Towers

Jarrah Jassim Al-OmaniKUWAIT: The Touristic Enterprises Company (TEC) extends its heartiest congratulations to all citizens and residents on the upcoming Eid Al-Adha. Within TEC's preparations for the holiday, it shares that the Kuwait Towers will be open to all visitors during Eid Al Adha, providing an exclusive sea-view of the country's coastline. The iconic landmark will be open from 8 am until midnight - serving breakfast, lunch and dinner...

The Real Fouz

A simple act of kindness

The Real FouzRecently I've been thinking a lot about the amazing past few years I've had on social media and the incredible opportunities I've got, it has really been an unforgettable journey. In July, I was invited to the Red Cross Gala in Monaco which was one of my most memorable experiences. The Red Cross Gala is a luxurious charity event hosted annually which inspired me to reflect on my own life and how I can use my platform and social...

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Polluting environment

KUWAIT: A citizen is facing charges of polluting the environment after he was spotted by environment police tossing an empty juice can at a beach a few months ago. Security sources noted that the citizen was amazed when he was summoned to the public prosecutor's office and presented with the charges, for which, according to the environment law, he might be fined up to KD 10,000. The man was released on bail pending further...

JERUSALEM: Palestinians are blocked on one side of the the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, also known as the Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem's Old City during the visit of a controversial Jewish parliament member, after a ban on Israeli lawmakers visiting the ultra-sensitive holy site was lifted for one day.-AFP

Israeli MP prays at flash-point Jerusalem holy site

JERUSALEM: Palestinians are blocked on one side of the the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, also known as the Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem's Old City during the visit of a controversial Jewish parliament member, after a ban on Israeli lawmakers visiting the ultra-sensitive holy site was lifted for one day.-AFPJERUSALEM: Israeli lawmaker Yehuda Glick, shot in 2014 over his campaign for Jewish prayer at an ultra-sensitive Jerusalem holy...

DURBAN: This file photo shows the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma addressing the State of the Continent Media Briefing for the last time as the Chair of the AU Commission to conclude her four year tenure, in Durban, South Africa.-AFP

Zuma's ex-wife lashes critics as S Africa power race heats up

DURBAN: This file photo shows the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma addressing the State of the Continent Media Briefing for the last time as the Chair of the AU Commission to conclude her four year tenure, in Durban, South Africa.-AFPJOHANNESBURG: The former wife of South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday dismissed criticism that her bid to succeed him in office is a strategy to protect him from criminal...

CHAD: Chadian women carry carpets and few other belongings as they travel back on Midikouta Island on Lake Chad.-AFP

Life returns to Chad island despite Boko Haram threat

CHAD: Chadian women carry carpets and few other belongings as they travel back on Midikouta Island on Lake Chad.-AFPBOL, Chad: Gaou Moussa stands in front of his family home nestled in the dense vegetation of Chad's Tchoukouli island, where burnt straw and charred wood still litter the ground from a Boko Haram attack three years ago. "They killed my brother and we fled," he said. Tchoukouli-one of hundreds of tiny interconnected islands about an...

TOKYO: Pedestrians walk in front of a huge screen displaying a map of Japan, right, and the Korean Peninsula, in Tokyo following a North Korean missile test that passed over Japan.-AFP

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

TOKYO: Pedestrians walk in front of a huge screen displaying a map of Japan, right, and the Korean Peninsula, in Tokyo following a North Korean missile test that passed over Japan.-AFPSEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan yesterday in a major escalation that triggered global alarm and a furious response from the government in Tokyo. A visibly unsettled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it was an...

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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