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Al-Saad Foundation signs agreement with UNESCO
Sheikha Fadiya Saad Al-Abdullah Al-SabahKUWAIT: Al-Saad Foundation for Knowledge and Scientific Research said that it signed an agreement of cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for sustained development and woman empowerment. Foundation president Sheikha Fadiya Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah said the agreement was made per the rules and instructions related to UNESCO's relations with similar...
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) provides relief aid and medical assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Weekly roundup of Kuwait relief efforts
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) provides relief aid and medical assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.KUWAIT: Living up to its status as a 'humanitarian center,' Kuwait continued during the last days of Ramadan and the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr to provide aid and relief to needy people in the Middle East and beyond.  In Lebanon, Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) and the Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) signed two agreements to provide drinking...
KUWAIT: Smoke billows as firefighters tackle a blaze at a building under construction in Sharq. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Twelve teams took part in taking out fire in Sharq
KUWAIT: Smoke billows as firefighters tackle a blaze at a building under construction in Sharq. - Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Twelve teams, which consisted of 180 firefighters, took part in taking out the fire that broke out in an under-construction building in Sharq area, causing injury to three of them, the Fire Public Relations Department said Friday. A statement by the administration said the operation center received a call at 15:30...
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Drug addict dies in hospital
crime-sceneKUWAIT: Three men rushed their friend to the hospital, but he died after abusing 'chemical' drug; a variety of Spice with added chemicals, inside a car. A source said the three friends took the victim to Mubarak Hospital unconscious, but he was declared dead. The men admitted using drugs in the car. They were arrested and will face further legal action. The body of the deceased was recovered by the coroner who will submit a report on...
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16 arrested in Hasawi market crackdown
KUWAIT: Farwaniya Security Directorate launched a campaign at makeshift markets in Hasawi, which resulted in the arrest of 16 persons of various nationalities for violating the labor law. Among the detainees were also roaming vendors, people who failed to produce IDs and others with expired residency permits. They were all sent to concerned authorities. By Hanan Al-Saadoun
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey remains hopeful of solution to Gulf row
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip ErdoganANKARA: Turkey yesterday said it remained hopeful of a solution to the Gulf crisis that has seen its ally Qatar diplomatically and economically isolated, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with the emirate's defense minister. In Ankara's latest show of support for Qatar, Erdogan hosted Defense Minister Khaled bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah for talks at the headquarters of the ruling party in Ankara....
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American Muslims decry Trump travel ban
People attend the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) annual convention in Chicago, Illinois on June 30, 2017.American Muslim leaders decried Donald Trump's rhetoric towards Muslims and said his travel ban would be proven unlawful. Muslim Americans, who are gathered for a weekend convention in Chicago, also pointed to recent incidents of attacks against Muslims as evidence of increased Islamophobia, and accused "extreme right-wing groups"...
Kashmiri protestors clash with Indian government forces after Eid prayers in downtown Srinagar on June 26, 2017.nThe Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which ended with the Eid al-Fitr feast, was particularly bloody one for mainly Muslim Kashmir. Fifty-one people were killed this Ramadan in the restive region according to Khurram Parvez from the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society, which monitors conflict-related deaths. n / AFP PHOTO / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA
4 killed as violence erupts in Kashmir
Kashmiri protestors clash with Indian government forces after Eid prayers in downtown Srinagar on June 26, 2017.The Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which ended with the Eid al-Fitr feast, was particularly bloody one for mainly Muslim Kashmir. Fifty-one people were killed this Ramadan in the restive region according to Khurram Parvez from the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society, which monitors conflict-related deaths./ AFP PHOTO / TAUSEEF...
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl's coffin is driven through the city of Ludwigshafen, Germany, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Kohl died June 16 at the age of 87. After a mass in the Speyer Cathedral he will be buried in a private ceremony at a cemetery in the city of Speyer, Germany. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP)
Europe pays tribute to Kohl, 'a giant' of post-war history
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl's coffin is driven through the city of Ludwigshafen, Germany, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Kohl died June 16 at the age of 87. After a mass in the Speyer Cathedral he will be buried in a private ceremony at a cemetery in the city of Speyer, Germany. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP)STRASBOURG: European leaders joined with former US president Bill Clinton at an emotional tribute in Strasbourg yesterday for former...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L), US Vice President Mike Pence (C), and US Secretary of Defence James Mattis speak before US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in give joint statements in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski
US Defense Secretary delays a plan for transgender recruits
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L), US Vice President Mike Pence (C), and US Secretary of Defence James Mattis speak before US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in give joint statements in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiWASHINGTON: Defense Secretary James Mattis has delayed a plan by Barack Obama's administration to start accepting transgender...
TOPSHOT - Young Israelis dive into a natural pool in the village of Lifta, which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and lies on the northwestern outskirts of Jerusalem, on June 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX
'Carrot, not stick': Israel pushes its curriculum in Palestinian schools
TOPSHOT - Young Israelis dive into a natural pool in the village of Lifta, which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and lies on the northwestern outskirts of Jerusalem, on June 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEXJERUSALEM: Young Palestinian Faris Abu-Mayyaleh will soon find out how he did in his final high school exams, in which he answered questions about Israel's founding fathers and the history of Zionism. Faris, 18,...
Protesters carry a large image of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as they march during the annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Thousands joined an annual protest march in Hong Kong, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to the city by warning against challenges to Beijing's sovereignty. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Xi draws 'red line' as protesters march
Protesters carry a large image of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as they march during the annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Thousands joined an annual protest march in Hong Kong, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to the city by warning against challenges to Beijing's sovereignty. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)HONG KONG: China's President Xi Jinping warned yesterday that any...
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