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Aquabike World Championship
By Abdellatif Sharaa KUWAIT: Aquabike World Championship (the first round) for 2020 was opened under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in the presence of Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri, Director General of Public Authority for Sports Dr Humoud Fulaiteh, PAS Deputy Director General for Competitive Sports Affairs Dr Saqer Al-Mulla, Chairman of Kuwait Sea Sports Club...
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid walks at 10 Downing Street in central London on February 13, 2020. - British Finance Minister Sajid Javid resigned on Thursday, in a shock move that deals a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government just weeks after Brexit and a month before the annual budget (Photo by Isabel Infantes / AFP)
British finance minister quits in reshuffle upset
LONDON: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid walks at 10 Downing Street in central London yesterday. British Finance Minister Sajid Javid resigned yesterday in a shock move that deals a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government just weeks after Brexit and a month before the annual budget.-AFP LONDON: British Finance Minister Sajid Javid resigned yesterday, in a shock move that deals a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's...
A shop employee holds up jars of a Gazan version of a world famous spread, dubbed 'Natalia', in Gaza city on February 12, 2020. - Al-Arees's products are Gazan but their components are not, as few of the basic raw ingredients are produced in the impoverished Mediterranean coastal strip. nIsrael controls all goods that enter Gaza, imposing a blockade that tightened after the tiny enclave was seized by the Islamist group Hamas in 2007. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Gazans delight in local chocolate goodies
GAZA CITY: A shop employee holds up jars of a Gazan version of a world famous spread, dubbed 'Natalia', on Feb 5, 2020. - AFP photo GAZA CITY: Off a bumpy dirt road in Gaza city, a group of children stood outside a half-open factory door, desperate to get their hands on what was being made inside. "We want chocolate!" they shouted at a worker as he left the Al-Arees factory, which despite daunting obstacles churns out treats ranging from...
Passengers watch as the Westerdam cruise ship arrives at the port in Sihanoukville on Cambodia's southern coast on February 13, 2020, where the liner had received permission to dock after being refused entry at other Asian ports due to fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand all refused to allow the ship to dock, despite operator Holland America insisting there were no cases of the deadly disease -- which has killed over 1,100 -- on board. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)
Virus toll soars as China changes counting methods
Passengers watch as the Westerdam cruise ship arrives at the port in Sihanoukville on Cambodia's southern coast yesterday where the liner had received permission to dock after being refused entry at other Asian ports due to fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - AFP BEIJING: China's official death toll from the new coronavirus spiked dramatically yesterday after authorities changed their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far...
COLUMBIA, SC - FEBRUARY 11: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd during a South Carolina campaign launch party on February 11, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. Biden skipped a primary-night event in New Hampshire after the count there showed a distant finish to front runner Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Sean Rayford/Getty Images/AFP
Joe Biden seeks reboot after new upset in New Hampshire
COLUMBIA, SC: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd during a South Carolina campaign launch party on Tuesday in Columbia, South Carolina. Biden skipped a primary-night event in New Hampshire after the count there showed a distant finish to front runner Sen. - AFP NASHUA, New Hampshire: Joe Biden's campaign held a victory party in a New Hampshire hotel ballroom on Tuesday evening. But there was no...
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Manila lifts ban on deployment of workers to Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled Al-Jarallah meets Philippine Presidential Advisor on OFWs Abdullah Mamao yesterday. - KUNA By A Saleh KUWAIT: Philippines Department of Labor And Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced lifting the ban on sending all categories of Filipino workers to Kuwait. "Thanks to the efforts exerted by the foreign ministry, the labor ministry and the domestic helper agencies' union in...
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At least 4 workers killed in Mutlaa earth collapse
By Hanan Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: At least four workers were killed and three others were injured in an earth collapse at the Mutlaa City project yesterday. Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call reporting that 10 workers were trapped in a deep sinkhole that opened up due to the sand collapse. Firemen managed to rescue six people from the hole, but three of them were pronounced dead at the scene. Another worker was...
TOPSHOT - Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return against Switzerland's Roger Federer during their men's singles semi-final match on day eleven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 30, 2020. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE
Djokovic powers past Federer into Australian Open final
TOPSHOT - Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return against Switzerland's Roger Federer during their men's singles semi-final match on day eleven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 30, 2020. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic shattered the hopes of ailing rival Roger Federer yesterday to sweep into a record eighth Australian Open final...
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Abu Dis: 'Palestinian capital' that doesn't want the job
ABU DIS: A photograph shows the village of Abu Dis, which is the proposed Palestinian capital in US President Donald Trump's plan for the Middle East, with Israel's controversial wall separating it from Jerusalem. - AFP ABU DIS: Abu Dis, the capital of an independent Palestinian state? For Donald Trump maybe, but residents of the run-down neighborhood on the outskirts of Jerusalem are skeptical. On Tuesday the US President outlined his...
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Lost dog
Muna Al-Fuzai A Kuwaiti family lost its favorite dog that has lived with them for 11 years, and they offered a reward of KD 500 for whoever finds it. After three days, an expatriate found it and took it back to the Kuwaiti family, who gave him the reward and were thrilled to have the dog back home. I know this amount may seem large to some and little to others, but during these three days, the family went through a difficult time and suffered...
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Minister Aseeri quits after more MPs vowed to vote against her
By B Izzak KUWAIT: In the middle of a political controversy from day one of her inclusion in the cabinet, Minister of Social Affairs Ghadeer Aseeri resigned yesterday and her resignation was accepted by the government, ending perhaps the shortest ministerial career in Kuwait's history. Aseeri was forced to step down after realizing that more than 25 MPs would vote against her in the no-confidence vote next week, the required number to unseat...
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Kuwait FM receives new US envoy's credentials
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets with the newly appointed US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received yesterday credentials of newly appointed US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski. Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah wished the ambassador successes in new post, and more progress of both country's...
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Among the achievements of the post-oil era, modern buildings rise around a mosque, replacing the old mud houses with concrete homes equipped with water and electricity, built by the Kuwaiti government for its citizens.
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DARAA, Syria: Mourners pray over the flag-draped coffins of people killed in Zionist shelling on Nawa in southern Syria during their funeral on April 3, 2025. - AFP
Zionists step up strikes on Syria, challenge Turkey
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BERLIN: Kuwait’s Minister of Social Affairs Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah (center) participates in the third Global Disability Summit in Berlin, Germany. — KUNA
Kuwait stresses need for stronger policies at global disability summit