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KFH bids farewell to pilgrims
KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) in collaboration with the Ministry of health (MOH) gave a send-off to pilgrims when they departed for the pilgrimage to the Holy land of Makkah. This initiative comes as part of the bank's social responsibility and efforts to participate in all social, religious and national events that are of interest to the society. The Public Relations team at KFH received and bid farewell to the pilgrims at the Kuwait...
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Over two thirds of employers in Kuwait plan to hire in a year
KUWAIT: In an effort to measure hiring potential across the Middle East and North Africa, Bayt.com - the Middle East's #1 Job Site - and YouGov - global online market research company - conducted the latest Middle East Job Index Survey. Results from the survey have revealed that, in the GCC, almost two in three (64%) employers plan to hire within the next year. Even more in Kuwait specifically, more than two thirds (67%) of employers are planning...
KUWAIT: Municipality officials carry out round-the-clock inspection campaigns in all six governorates nationwide to ensure food safety and validity. - KUNA photos
Food safety remains a major concern
KUWAIT: Municipality officials carry out round-the-clock inspection campaigns in all six governorates nationwide to ensure food safety and validity. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Food safety is a major concern among citizens, especially with the recent discovery of tons of expired food unfit for human consumption. Despite destruction of more than 50 tons of damaged food in three provinces by Kuwait Municipality, many citizens believe that the...
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KNPC to spend KD 3.5 billion in five years
KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company's (KNPC) expenditure for the next five years is likely to touch KD 3.5 billion ($11.6 billion), the company's CEO Mohammad Al-Mutiari said yesterday. In an interview with local Al-Rai daily, he said that such expenses are earmarked for ongoing projects as well as launching new ones, citing KNPC's total capital for the 2017-2018 fiscal year was at KD 6.1 billion ($20 billion). On KNPC's total workforce,...
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Development of the islands part of Amir's future vision
Warbah IslandKUWAIT: Developing and exploiting Kuwait's islands is one of the most important projects that coincides with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's vision to turn Kuwait into a financial and commercial center and activate the development plan (Kuwait 2035). Kuwait enjoys a distinctive geographical location and has strong international relations, which will help to establish a complete economic and...
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'MPs live in palaces'
KUWAIT: MP Safaa Al-Hashem reported that a citizen showed up at her house asking to meet her, and that she spoke to him from behind closed doors. She added that the man told her he was heavily in debt and needed her help, but when she asked him to file a plea at her office in the parliament, he got angry and kicked the door, shouting "MPs live in palaces" before leaving. Drug suspect nabbed A citizen was arrested on arrival at Kuwait airport...
LESQUIN, France: An aircraft of British low-cost airline EasyJet takes off from Lille Airport in Lesquin, northern France on August 25, 2017. --AFP
European airlines flying towards consolidation
LESQUIN, France: An aircraft of British low-cost airline EasyJet takes off from Lille Airport in Lesquin, northern France on August 25, 2017. --AFPPARIS: A dogfight over the assets of troubled Alitalia and Air Berlin heralds a new shake-up in the European airline industry  but unless other carriers cut costs they may meet a similar fate themselves, analysts warn. Facing insolvency after key investor Etihad threw in the towel after years of...
BOGOTA: FARC commander Carlos Lozada speaks during an interview with AFP in front of the images of late FARC leaders, left to right, Manuel Marulanda Velez, Jorge Briceno Suarez, Jacobo Arenas and Alfonso Cano in Bogota.-AFP
Disarmed, Colombia's FARC rebels seek political rebirth
BOGOTA: FARC commander Carlos Lozada speaks during an interview with AFP in front of the images of late FARC leaders, left to right, Manuel Marulanda Velez, Jorge Briceno Suarez, Jacobo Arenas and Alfonso Cano in Bogota.-AFPBOGOTA: Colombia's leftist FARC rebels seek political rebirth yesterday as they move to transform into a party to seek elected office after disarming to end a half-century war. About 1,000 delegates from the freshly...
ROCKPORT: Damaged boats in a multi-level storage facility are seen following passage of Hurricane Harvey at Rockport, Texas.-AFP
Harvey unleashes catastrophic flooding in Houston
ROCKPORT: Damaged boats in a multi-level storage facility are seen following passage of Hurricane Harvey at Rockport, Texas.-AFPROCKPORT, United States: Tropical Storm Harvey unleashed catastrophic flooding in Houston Sunday, turning streets in Texas' largest city into raging rivers as trapped residents climbed to higher floors and the death toll rose. Overwhelmed emergency services warned residents to head for high ground or climb onto...
LONDON: A police cordon outside Buckingham Palace where a man has been arrested after an incident, in London.-AP
Second man arrested after Buckingham Palace sword attack
LONDON: A police cordon outside Buckingham Palace where a man has been arrested after an incident, in London.-APLONDON: British police investigating Friday's sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London arrested a second man yesterday, as the world-famous Notting Hill Carnival kicked off under increased security measures. "The man was arrested on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism at...
BEIRUT: This file photo shows Lebanese army soldiers sitting atop an armored personnel carrier (APC) as they drive in the eastern town of Ras Baalbek.-AFP
Lebanon army declares pause in offensive against IS on Syria border
BEIRUT: This file photo shows Lebanese army soldiers sitting atop an armored personnel carrier (APC) as they drive in the eastern town of Ras Baalbek.-AFPBEIRUT: Lebanon's army yesterday announced a pause in its offensive against Islamic State group militants along the border with Syria in exchange for information on troops taken hostage in 2014. The armed forces launched their campaign against IS militants entrenched in the mountainous Jurud...
ROHTAK: Security forces deployed at main junctions stand guard near a jail where controversial guru Ram Rahim Singh is awaiting sentencing, in Rohtak.-AFP
Indian city barricaded as rape guru awaits sentencing
ROHTAK: Security forces deployed at main junctions stand guard near a jail where controversial guru Ram Rahim Singh is awaiting sentencing, in Rohtak.-AFPSIRSA, India: Supporters of an Indian guru ended a tense standoff with soldiers yesterday after the "godman" was convicted of rape, but authorities are bracing for more trouble on the eve of his sentencing after rioting by devotees left 36 dead. Thousands of followers of Ram Rahim Singh had...
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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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Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos
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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