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Deema Soufi
‘Help people without expecting anything in return’ - Make Kuwait Great
Deema SoufiEach of us can contribute to making Kuwait a better place for all of us to live. In our daily deeds and actions, we can find - if we choose to look - opportunities for improving Kuwait’s environment. From not littering on the streets, to choosing to be kind and helpful to others, each individual here can have a positive impact on the society as a whole. Kuwait Times wants to know what can you do?People are rushing to do good deeds...
KUWAIT: The scene following an accident reported on Sixth Ring Road yesterday
Five hurt in Sixth Ring Road accident
KUWAIT: The scene following an accident reported on Sixth Ring Road yesterdayKUWAIT: Five people sustained various injuries yesterday in a collision reported on Sixth Ring Road, said security sources, noting that two of the injured were elderly women who were hospitalized in critical conditions after they were trapped in the wreckage. Police opened an investigation to probe the causes of the accident.No injuries in firesA fire broke out in a...
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Good grade gets arson student out of trouble
KUWAIT: Following up the case of the a school student who was sentenced to one year in a juvenile home for setting the school principal's office on fire, the boy managed to pass his final tests with an average score of 71.5 percent, prompting the court of appeal to cancel his remaining term. It settled for having the boy sign an affidavit to show good conduct and transferred him to another school.LeakingA lawyer, a bailiff and a court archive...
MARAWI: Philippine marines patrol a deserted street in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao yesterday. — AFP
Philippines warns Islamist militants - Surrender or die
MARAWI: Philippine marines patrol a deserted street in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao yesterday. — AFPMARAWI: Philippine authorities yesterday warned Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender or die, as attack helicopters pounded the gunmen's strongholds where up to 2,000 residents were feared trapped. More than 100 people have been confirmed killed in the conflict, which began last week when gunmen waving...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman at the Kremlin yesterday. — AP
Putin talks Syria, oil with Saudi prince
Moscow, Riyadh eye long-term oil policy coordination MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman at the Kremlin yesterday. — APDUBAI/MOSCOW: Russia and Saudi Arabia praised their growing partnership in oil markets and dialogue on Syria yesterday, in a formidable departure from past hostilities between top global producers and major players in the Middle...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the site of a deadly bomb attack yesterday. — AP
Nighttime, early morning blasts in Baghdad kill 31
Iraq forces battle IS militants in Mosul BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the site of a deadly bomb attack yesterday. — APBAGHDAD: Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 31 people in Baghdad, officials said yesterday, as Iraqi forces fight to retake the last militant-held areas in Mosul. In the deadliest of the two attacks, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular ice...
JUBA: South Sudanese soldiers (left) attend their trial in the capital yesterday. — AP
South Sudan troops tried for rape, murder in Juba hotel attack
JUBA: South Sudanese soldiers (left) attend their trial in the capital yesterday. — APJUBA: A South Sudan military court yesterday began the trial of 13 soldiers accused of raping foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist during fighting in Juba last July. The chilling attack cast a spotlight on atrocities by government troops but also led to a damning probe into the failure of United Nations peacekeepers to protect civilians, which...
MANCHESTER: Commuters make their way through Victoria railway station, which reopened yesterday, one week after being the scene of a terror attack. — AFP
Police reveal Manchester attacker’s criminal past
MANCHESTER: Commuters make their way through Victoria railway station, which reopened yesterday, one week after being the scene of a terror attack. — AFPMANCHESTER: British police revealed the Manchester suicide bomber's petty criminal past yesterday as the train station next to the scene of last week's attack reopened for the first time since the carnage at a pop concert that left 22 people dead. Police said 22-year-old bomber Salman Abedi...
ALLAHABAD: Cows which are considered holy by Hindus stray around as a Hindu devotee, center, offers prayers to the Sun after bathing at Sangam in Allahabad, India. — AP
India court suspends controversial cow slaughter ban
ALLAHABAD: Cows which are considered holy by Hindus stray around as a Hindu devotee, center, offers prayers to the Sun after bathing at Sangam in Allahabad, India. — APNEW DELHI: An Indian court yesterday temporarily suspended a ban imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the sale of cattle for slaughter, dealing the first legal blow to the controversial measure. The government last week prohibited the sale and purchase of...
Flooding is seen in Sri Lanka’s Matara district on Monday. —AFP
Sri Lanka appeals for help as floods foul water supply
Flooding is seen in Sri Lanka’s Matara district on Monday. —AFPCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka appealed yesterday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. The government sought help to purify wells contaminated by the floods, the worst in 14 years after record rainfall in the island's southwest. The Disaster Management Centre said nearly 600,000...
COX’S BAZAR: A Bangladeshi villager evacuates to a cyclone shelter on the coast yesterday. —AFP
Five dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh
Worst damage at camps housing Rohingyas COX’S BAZAR: A Bangladeshi villager evacuates to a cyclone shelter on the coast yesterday. —AFPDHAKA: Cyclone Mora battered Bangladesh yesterday, killing five people and seriously damaging a camp housing thousands of Rohingya refugees who had fled violence in Myanmar. Authorities said they evacuated nearly 600,000 people from vulnerable areas before the storm hit the coastal district of Cox's Bazar...
POSO, Indonesia: A man surveys the damage caused by an earthquake in Central Sulawesi yesterday. — AP
Strong Indonesia earthquake damages buildings, hurts some
  POSO, Indonesia: A man surveys the damage caused by an earthquake in Central Sulawesi yesterday. — APJAKARTA: A strong, shallow earthquake rocked Indonesia's central Sulawesi province yesteraf evening, injuring at least three people and damaging some buildings and houses. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.8 quake was centered in a thinly populated area 79 km southeast of the provincial capital, Palu, at a depth of 9.1 km.The...
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