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Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah is seen at the Yemen aid conference in Geneva.
Kuwait OKs $100m grant for Iraq, first since 1990; $100m earmarked for Yemen
Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah is seen at the Yemen aid conference in Geneva. — KUNAKUWAIT/GENEVA: Kuwait has approved a $100 million grant for Iraq to support humanitarian and reconstruction projects in areas retaken from Islamic State militants, an Iraqi official said yesterday. The grant is the first Kuwaiti financial assistance to Iraq since Baghdad's occupation of the state from Aug 1990 to Feb 1991, ordered by...
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Badrya Darwish I'm fighting with our American editor over social media. Every time I come to her with news and my source is social media with all its branches - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc, she shouts and asks: "Why are you sourcing social media?" May I know whom should I source in this century, in 2017? Shall I source the history books in libraries, which haven't even been dusted in decades? All this shouting started...
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Kuwait OKs $100m grant for Iraq, first since 1990
KUWAIT/GENEVA: Kuwait has approved a $100 million grant for Iraq to support humanitarian and reconstruction projects in areas retaken from Islamic State militants, an Iraqi official said yesterday. The grant is the first Kuwaiti financial assistance to Iraq since Baghdad's occupation of the state from Aug 1990 to Feb 1991, ordered by then-President Saddam Hussein.Officials from the two countries signed the grant agreement in Kuwait yesterday, a...
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (center) and other MPs are seen during a National Assembly session yesterday. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Assembly defers premier's grilling debate to May 10
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (center) and other MPs are seen during a National Assembly session yesterday. – Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly approved a request by the government to delay the debate of two grillings against HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah until May 10. The postponement was approved with little opposition and virtually...
PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 24: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors is guarded by Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center on April 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Warriors come out swinging, complete sweep
PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 24: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors is guarded by Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Moda Center on April 24, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License...
Preston North End's Paul Gallagher's free kick is blocked during the English Championship soccer match between Newcastle United and Preston, at St James' Park, in Newcastle, England, Monday April 24, 2017. ÔªøÔªøAfter one season in the English Championship (second-tier), Newcastle United secured an immediate return to the Premier League by beating Preston North End 4-1 on Monday. (Owen Humphreys/ PA via AP)
4-goal Newcastle romp back to Premier League
Preston North End's Paul Gallagher's free kick is blocked during the English Championship soccer match between Newcastle United and Preston, at St James' Park, in Newcastle, England, Monday April 24, 2017. After one season in the English Championship (second-tier), Newcastle United secured an immediate return to the Premier League by beating Preston North End 4-1 on Monday. (Owen Humphreys/ PA via AP)NEWCASTLE: Rafa Benitez has known much...
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Kazakh President invites Amir to attend future OIC event
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Kazakhstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Abdrakhmanov. – Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday Kazakhstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Abdrakhmanov who handed His Highness Sheikh Sabah a written letter from Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.The letter...
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EQUATE Collaborates with KidZania on Kids for a Greener World Initiative
Dr Abeer Al-OmarKUWAIT: EQUATE Petrochemical Company, a global producer of petrochemicals, launched collaboration with KidZania on the Kids for a Greener World initiative for the third consecutive year to promote preserving the environment. EQUATE's establishment within the KidZania Facility marks the first petrochemical establishment in KidZania worldwide. The Kids for a Greener World initiative, which runs in collaboration with EQUATE, is...
RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah meets with the Kuwaiti delegation. – KUNAnnn
Kuwait eager to recruit Palestinian teachers: officials
RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah meets with the Kuwaiti delegation. – KUNARAMALLAH: The applications of 180 Palestinian teachers, eager to seek jobs in Kuwait, are under evaluation, said officials who are part of a Kuwaiti delegation visiting Palestine yesterday. Undersecretary at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education Fatma Al-Kanderi said that the applicants would go through a written exam, which will be followed by an...
KUWAIT: Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II speaks during a press conference yesterday. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Terrorism will end soon: Pope Tawadros II
KUWAIT: Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II speaks during a press conference yesterday. – Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II yesterday condemned attacks on two Coptic churches on Palm Sunday in Egypt, adding "terrorism will end soon." Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Tawadros affirmed that terrorism in Egypt will not break the strong bond between Muslims and Christians that has persevered for more...
EAST JAVA, Indonesia: Kuwaiti Doctors attend to a patient who underwent an eye surgery funded by Kuwaiti charity. - KUNAn
Kuwait's aid to Indonesia reaches $4.5 million
EAST JAVA, Indonesia: Kuwaiti Doctors attend to a patient who underwent an eye surgery funded by Kuwaiti charity. - KUNAEAST JAVA, Indonesia: The State of Kuwait contributed with $4.5 million in humanitarian aid to Indonesia over the past two years and a half. The Kuwaiti financial allocation was disbursed for building mosques, schools and digging water wells, said ambassador Abdulwahab Al-Saqr during a ceremony held by the Indonesian Al-Bayt...
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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP
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