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Photos released by the Environment Public Authority show an oil spill near southern Ras Al-Zour in Arabian Gulf waters. — AP

Emergency teams battle oil spill in Ras Al-Zour

Power, water plants sealed - NGO blames govt - EPA vows action Photos released by the Environment Public Authority show an oil spill near southern Ras Al-Zour in Arabian Gulf waters. — APKUWAIT: Emergency workers are battling to contain an oil spill near a joint Kuwaiti-Saudi oilfield that stained beaches, threatened to damage power plants and water stations and left long black slicks in the Arabian Gulf. "The major portion of the main...

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Another 'Abdaly cell' fugitive arrested: MoI

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior announced yesterday the arrest of another convict of the terror group known as the "Abdaly cell" late Saturday. Mustafa Abdulnabi Ali Bader Khan, a Kuwaiti who is sentenced to 10 years in jail, was arrested as part of the ministry's efforts in executing the ruling of the cassation court, a ministry statement said. The security bodies will continue an intensive search for the other convict still at large, it...

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Magnetic toys ‘severe health hazard to kids’

Magnetic ToysKUWAIT: The Kuwait Association of Pediatric Surgeons warned yesterday that high-powered magnetic toys, popular locally amongst children, have severe health hazards if swallowed as they obstruct or puncture the gastrointestinal tract.The remarks were made as the number of cases of ingestion of the toys, which require partial intestinal removal surgery for the removal of the obstacles, recorded a significant rise in recent...

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KOC turning to chemical injection for extraction

KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has begun experimenting with a chemical injection system for oil extraction, which represents a major step forward, the company said yesterday. Speaking to the press, KOC CEO Jamal Jafar touted the project, which he said was unprecedented in the Middle East region and is being carried out in northern Kuwait. He noted that the project aims to boost oil reserves and will prove beneficial for the oil sector in the...

Commercial licenses on the coastal line suspended

KUWAIT: A Municipality official said Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi issued a decision suspending commercial licenses on the coastal line, in addition to not renewing some of them. He added that the decision includes car offices, some restaurants and entertainment facilities, in addition to hotels. The source said the municipality carried out a comprehensive survey of the activities on the coastal line, where it was found that a...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri. — KUNA

Amir hosts Lebanese Prime Minister

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri. — KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, in presence of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday met with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al- Hariri and his accompanying delegation. They had fraternal talks that reflected historical...

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Muna Al Fuzai In one week, terrorism, fiery comments, disputes and the threat of use of the nuclear weapons took the lead in the international scene in most of the world's capitals, from US to North Korea to Europe and all the way to the Gulf. Terrorism is no longer only targeting innocents in a French street, but has turned into a global disaster that affects the security, safety and the lives of millions of people. Yemen is still struggling...

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Get out of our country

Anyone who loves a country more than ours, whose passion belongs to a place other than our country, and who prefers to live in and praises the beauty of life in another country - we tell him, and those who agree with me, get out of our country. Anyone who has passion for a land other than ours, and who prefers the interest of a country over ours, we tell him goodbye, and will bid you farewell at all of our country's exits, wishing you a good life...

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8 prostitutes nabbed

KUWAIT: Police in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh arrested eight Asian women and two pimps practicing prostitution on the roof of an abandoned building. They were charging KD 5 a session. Police also arrested five customers who were present at the time of the arrest. All those arrested were found reported absconding, and they were sent to the residency affairs detectives department.Son accused of stealingAn Egyptian expat accused her son of stealing jewelry...

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5-year-old beaten

KUWAIT: A 5-year-old girl was sent to the Forensics Department following claims by her mother that she was beaten by her father's maid during a visit. She said the girl was with her father (the parents are divorced) on visitation rights, then when she was brought back, she noticed bruises on her body. The girl said the Filipina helper beat her.Worker accused of stealingA beauty shop owner accused an Indian worker of stealing equipment and money...

CHARLOTTESVILLE: Protesters march in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017. A picturesque Virginia city braced Saturday for a flood of white nationalist demonstrators as well as counter-protesters, declaring a local emergency as law enforcement attempted to quell early violent clashes. — AP

3 dead amid violent white nationalist rally

We condemn this display of hatred and bigotry on many sides: Trump CHARLOTTESVILLE: Protesters march in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12, 2017. A picturesque Virginia city braced Saturday for a flood of white nationalist demonstrators as well as counter-protesters, declaring a local emergency as law enforcement attempted to quell early violent clashes. — APCHARLOTTESVILLE: A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police...

DAMASCUS: This frame grab from video provided yesterday by the Ghouta Media Center, a Syrian activist media group, shows smoke and debris rising after a Syrian government groundto- groundrocket strikes the opposition-held town of Ain Terma. — AP

Commandos kill 25 jihadists in central Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS: This frame grab from video provided yesterday by the Ghouta Media Center, a Syrian activist media group, shows smoke and debris rising after a Syrian government groundto- groundrocket strikes the opposition-held town of Ain Terma. — APBEIRUT: A commando operation backed by Russian warplanes and helicopters has killed 25 members of the Islamic State jihadist group in central Syria, a monitor said yesterday. Supported by regime ally...

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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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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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Indians mark Independence Day

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Kuwait Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos

Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan

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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