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AMMAN: Kuwait's Rahma International charity distributes relief aid and supplies to over 400 Syrian refugee families in Jordan yesterday. - KUNAn
Al-Rahma offers aid to over 400 Syrian families in Jordan
AMMAN: Kuwait's Rahma International charity distributes relief aid and supplies to over 400 Syrian refugee families in Jordan yesterday. - KUNAAMMAN: Kuwait's Rahma International charity, an affiliate of the Social Reform Association (Eslah), yesterday distributed relief aid and supplies to over 400 Syrian refugee families in Jordan.The aid, delivered through Relief Convoy 312, is part of the Kuwaiti charity's relief campaign since the outbreak...
KUWAIT: President of the conference Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti speaks during the conference. - KUNA
GCC conference calls for boosting safety concepts
KUWAIT: President of the conference Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti speaks during the conference. - KUNAKUWAIT: A GCC conference yesterday called for implementing national policies, strategies and plans on occupational health and safety. The fifth GCC conference on occupational health and safety, that started on Tuesday, was organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labor Organization...
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AUM launches its Opera House Al-Othman to young Kuwaitis
KUWAIT: The American University of the Middle East Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Fahd Al-Othman, announced that the University is launching its own Opera House within the AUM Cultural Center built on its campus.In his speech, Al-Othman said "After completing the construction of all infrastructure, from academic and research facilities, the American University of the Middle East began the implementation of the second phase of its mission,...
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Stories of Hong Kong: Hopes and fears on landmark anniversary
HONG KONG: Divided by age, wealth and politics, the people of Hong Kong will mark the 20th anniversary of its transfer from Britain back to China with contrasting emotions: anger and pessimism, pride and celebration. The semi-autonomous city still enjoys freedoms unseen on the mainland, but in recent years there has been increasing unrest. There have been rallies for democratic reform and an independence movement has emerged in response to what...
TOPSHOT - Brazil's President Michel Temer speaks during a press conference following allegations that he gave his blessing to payment of hush money to a politician convicted of corruption, on May 18, 2017 in Brasilia. Temer faced growing pressure to resign Thursday after the Supreme Court gave its green light to the investigation over allegations that he authorized paying hush money to already jailed Eduardo Cunha, the disgraced former speaker of the lower house of Congress.  / AFP / EVARISTO SA
Brazi's Temer survival depends on Congress
TOPSHOT - Brazil's President Michel Temer speaks during a press conference following allegations that he gave his blessing to payment of hush money to a politician convicted of corruption, on May 18, 2017 in Brasilia. Temer faced growing pressure to resign Thursday after the Supreme Court gave its green light to the investigation over allegations that he authorized paying hush money to already jailed Eduardo Cunha, the disgraced former speaker...
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 20, 2012 shows Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gesturing as he addresses members of the media and supporters from the window of the Ecuadorian embassy in central London. Swedish prosecutors dropped a seven-year rape investigation into Julian Assange on May 19, 2017 a legal victory for the WikiLeaks founder who has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012. / AFP / Leon NEAL
Assange wanted for a much less serious offense
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 20, 2012 shows Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gesturing as he addresses members of the media and supporters from the window of the Ecuadorian embassy in central London. Swedish prosecutors dropped a seven-year rape investigation into Julian Assange on May 19, 2017 a legal victory for the WikiLeaks founder who has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012. / AFP / Leon NEALSTOCKHOLM;...
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (R) hold a joint press conference on the sidelines of Macron's visit to the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. The French President arrived on May 19 in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first official trip outside Europe since taking power. / AFP / POOL / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON
Macron visits French troops in Mali's deeply-troubled north
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (R) hold a joint press conference on the sidelines of Macron's visit to the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. The French President arrived on May 19 in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first official trip outside Europe since taking power. / AFP...
Malaysia's Central Bank Governor Muhammad Ibrahim shows a copy of a report showing the first-quarter GDP growth results at the Bank Negara offices in Kuala Lumpur on May, 19, 2017.  Malaysia's economy grew at its fastest pace in two years during the first quarter, the central bank said on May 19, boosted by stronger domestic demand and a pick-up in exports. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Malaysia economy grows at fastest pace in two years
Malaysia's Central Bank Governor Muhammad Ibrahim shows a copy of a report showing the first-quarter GDP growth results at the Bank Negara offices in Kuala Lumpur on May, 19, 2017. Malaysia's economy grew at its fastest pace in two years during the first quarter, the central bank said on May 19, boosted by stronger domestic demand and a pick-up in exports. / AFP / Mohd RASFANKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy grew at its fastest pace in two years...
TOPSHOT - Iranian women cast their ballots for the presidential elections at a polling station at the Lorzadeh mosque in southern Tehran on May 19, 2017.  / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Huge turnout as Iranians deliver verdict on Rouhani
TOPSHOT - Iranian women cast their ballots for the presidential elections at a polling station at the Lorzadeh mosque in southern Tehran on May 19, 2017. / AFP / ATTA KENARETEHRAN: Iranians poured into polling stations yesterday to deliver their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani and his troubled efforts to rebuild ties with the world and kickstart the struggling economy. There was a festive atmosphere in Tehran where Rouhani, a 68-year-old...
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Municipality inspectors seize expired food items
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality's PR department stated that Mubarak Al-Kabeer municipality inspectors carried out inspections in various co-op societies and restaurants in the area. The department added that the inspections resulted in filing 17 citations involving selling of expired food items, hiring laborers prior to issuing health certificates and working with expired health certificates.The inspection campaign titled 'Your Health is A Trust' is...
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Citizen arrested in Manila denies terrorism charges
KUWAIT: The criminal court recently adjourned the hearing of the state security case filed against a citizen who was arrested in the Philippines recently along with his Syrian wife and four others until July 13. They were arrested over charges of working for the terrorist group IS, said security sources.The suspect denied all charges and claimed that he initially admitted to joining IS because the Philippines security had threatened to deport his...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
The Amir congratulates Rashed on gold medal
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable yesterday to Kuwaiti triathlete Abdulaziz Al-Rashed and congratulated him on winning the gold medal in a US triathlon contest and qualifying for an international tournament.HH the Amir lauded Al-Rashed’s victory that has proved the abilities of Kuwait’s youth to attain distinct sports achievements.HH the Amir hoped Al Rashed raises Kuwait’s flag in many more...