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Amir, Crown Prince receive families of martyrs
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah yesterday received the families of martyrs; Grand Mosque Imam Sheikh Waleed Al-Ali and Sheikh Fahad Al-Husseini at Sief Palace. Both fathers extended their deepest thanks to His Highness the Amir for the compassionate consolation and support offered to their families over their loss. The deceased were...
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Lawmaker blasts Health Minister
KUWAIT: MP Khalid Al-Otaibi accused Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi of violating laws and rules with his latest appointments. He said the health ministry made wide-ranging changes in the posts of department directors and hospital deputy managers and supervisors, adding that most of these decisions are in violation of Civil Service Commission decisions.Education zoneDirector General of Ahmadi education zone Waleed Al-Oumi said the zone is...
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Clean up campaign
KUWAIT: The Municipality's Public Relations Department said Director of Cleanliness and Road Occupancy in Hawally Saad Al-Jalawy issued instructions to cleaning companies contracted by the municipality to send 30 workers to clean clumps of oil, starting with the Balajat beach to the Bidaa coastline. He said the campaign resulted in collecting 100 bags.Entry visa forgerResidency detectives arrested a swindler and entry visa forger. Detectives...
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Chinese projects in Kuwait hit 84
KUWAIT: China's Ambassador in Kuwait Wang-Di said yesterday that the number of projects executed by Chinese companies in Kuwait till the first half of this year has reached 84 - and worth $18.12 billion. In an interview to KUNA ahead of Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Gaoli's visit to Kuwait today, the ambassador said the projects include the sectors of oil, housing and infrastructure, and the value of...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Family questions
Attorney Fajer Ahmed Although I write for the newspaper on a variety of legal topics, I only handle employment and commercial issues personally. Being a lawyer can be very difficult as it is, usually dealing with tension or differences, so I have the utmost respect to lawyers that handle family issues. I really urge you though if you have a family issue to resolve things amicably, to know what your rights are as a man, woman or child, but to...
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Brothers in trouble ; Man jailed 90 years
KUWAIT: A wanted man got his brothers in trouble after police arrested him. He gave police the name of one of his brothers, then gave investigators the name of another brother, before they realized he was lying. The Interior Ministry didn't have the suspect's fingerprint data.5 suspects nabbedJahra detectives arrested five persons - three thieves who targeted farms, while the other two were caught by accident while selling liquor, and 45 bottles...
BARCELONA: A police officer stands by the Sagrada Familia basilica yesterday before a mass to commemorate victims of two devastating terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. - AFP
Spain police uncover gas arsenal at bomb factory
Extremists planned massive attack - Barcelona mourns victims BARCELONA: A police officer stands by the Sagrada Familia basilica yesterday before a mass to commemorate victims of two devastating terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. - AFPBARCELONA: Spanish police said yesterday they had uncovered a cache of 120 gas canisters at a house believed to be the bomb-making factory of suspects in terror attacks that claimed 14 lives, as Barcelona...
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Qatar has not approved hajj flights: Saudia
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said yesterday its aircraft have not been given permission to land in Doha to pick up Qatari pilgrims for the annual hajj after the king authorized flights to transport people to Makkah. Saudi Arabia reopened its border with Qatar last week to allow Qataris to attend the hajj amid a months-long rift between the neighboring countries. King Salman also authorized Saudi planes to transport pilgrims at his expense. Already, more...
Fighters from the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitaries advance towards the city of Tal Afar, the main remaining stronghold of the Islamic State group, after the government announced the beginning of an operation to retake it from the militants yesterday. — AFP
Iraq launches battle for Tal Afar - IS bastion near Mosul is a key supply hub
Fighters from the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitaries advance towards the city of Tal Afar, the main remaining stronghold of the Islamic State group, after the government announced the beginning of an operation to retake it from the militants yesterday. — AFPTAL AFAR AIRBASE: Iraqi forces on Sunday pounded the Islamic State group in Tal Afar, one of its last bastions in the country, in a new assault just weeks after ousting...
Syrian pro-government forces hold a position in the western Qalamoun yesterday during an offensive against Islaimc State (IS) group fighters. — AFP
Lebanon army advances against IS in border fight
Syrian pro-government forces hold a position in the western Qalamoun yesterday during an offensive against Islaimc State (IS) group fighters. — AFPBEIRUT: Lebanese soldiers renewed fire on Islamic State group positions on the country's eastern border with Syria yesterday after capturing a third of the territory held by jihadists in the area. Lebanon's army began its operation in the Jurud Ras Baalbek and Jurud Al-Qaa region early on Saturday,...
UTTAR PRADESH: Indian policemen and emergency crew stand next to the wreckage of a train carriage after an express train derailed on the evening of August 19 near the town of Khatauli. — AFP
Search ongoing after train crash claims at least 23 lives
Fourth accident this year on the crumbling network UTTAR PRADESH: Indian policemen and emergency crew stand next to the wreckage of a train carriage after an express train derailed on the evening of August 19 near the town of Khatauli. — AFPNEW DELHI: Emergency crews searched mangled carriages yesterday for any further victims after a train crash in northern India killed 23 passengers, the fourth major accident this year on the crumbling...
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Christian teen imprisoned in Pakistan over blasphemy
LAHORE: A Christian teenager in Pakistan has been arrested and imprisoned for allegedly burning pages of the Holy Quran, officials said yesterday. The incident occurred in the central province of Punjab, with a local police official saying police had caught 18-year-old Asif Massih "red-handed". "On the night of August 12, police received a complaint that a Christian boy has been found burning pages of the holy Quran outside a shrine," Asghar Ali...
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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 Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos
Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan
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