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KUWAIT: Qatar’s air sport committee performs during the Kuwait Aviation Show yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait Aviation Show opens with flypasts
KUWAIT: Qatar’s air sport committee performs during the Kuwait Aviation Show yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: The four-day Kuwait Aviation Show opened yesterday at Kuwait International Airport. During the opening ceremony, President of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah said the show represents an opportunity to showcase the latest in the world of aviation. "This event received...
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Asian envoy in Kuwait accused of sexual assault
KUWAIT: Sources said an Asian expat has filed a complaint against her country’s ambassador in Kuwait, claiming he made sexual advances towards her that she refused, but he lured her to his office and attempted to rape her. She claims the incident took place in mid-November 2018, according to a report in Al-Rai daily yesterday.Sources said the case is being handled by a criminal court in the capital of their country. The woman (identified as K...
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Omani Sultan Qaboos passes away
MUSCAT: Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said had passed away after a long illustrious career, said the Diwan of the Royal Court in a statement broadcasted early Saturday. In an obituary issued by the Oman News Agency (ONA), the Royal Court Diwan said that it "Mourns His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, who passed away on Friday, the 14th of Jumada Al-Ula, the 10th of January 2020, after establishing a comprehensive renaissance over the past 50 years...
An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on January 8, 2020 allegedly shows rockets launched from the Islamic republic against the US military base in Ein-al Asad in Iraq the prevous night. - Iran fired a volley of missiles late on January 7, 2020 at Iraqi bases housing US and foreign troops in Iraq, the Islamic republic's first act in its promised revenge for the US killing of a top Iranian general. Launched for the first time by government forces inside Iran instead of by proxy, the attack marked a new turn in the intensifying confrontation between Washington and Tehran and sent world oil prices soaring. (Photo by - / IRAN PRESS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT - AFP PHOTO / HO / IRAN PRESS NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT, DATE AND LOCATION WHICH CANNOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED - NO RESALE - NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA/PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS/ OUTSIDE IRAN/ STRICTLY NI ACCESS BBC PERSIAN/ VOA PERSIAN/ MANOTO-1 TV/ IRAN INTERNATIONAL /
Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq
An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on January 8, 2020 allegedly shows rockets launched from the Islamic republic against the US military base in Ein-al Asad in Iraq the prevous night. - Iran fired a volley of missiles late on January 7, 2020 at Iraqi bases housing US and foreign troops in Iraq, the Islamic republic's first act in its promised revenge for the US killing of a top Iranian general. Launched...
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Ukraine passenger jet crashes in Iran, killing all 176 on board
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent on January 8, 2020 shows rescue teams working at the scene after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. - All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8. -AFP TEHRAN: A Ukrainian airliner carrying 176 people from seven countries crashed...
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Kuwait denies US troop pullout, says news agency KUNA hacked
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday denied reports that the United States had decided to withdraw its troops from the Gulf state, saying the Twitter account of its official news agency had been hacked. The state-run Kuwait News Agency tweeted that the Kuwaiti defense minister had been informed by the commander of US forces in the emirate of their intention to withdraw from the Arifjan base within three days. The news, published in both Arabic and English,...
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Gorilla at San Diego Zoo undergoes cataract surgery
SAN DIEGO: In this image courtesy of San Diego Zoo Global, 3-year-old female western lowland gorilla, Leslie, is surrounded by ophthalmologist, veterinarians, and animal care experts as she undergoes cataract surgery on December 10, 2019, at UC San Diego Health in San Diego, California. - AFP LOS ANGELES: A team of eye doctors in California tested their skills on an unusual patient - a western lowland gorilla. Working with veterinarians from the...
Activists of†Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM), along with members of different workers unions,†shout slogans as they block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest against the Indian government's economic policies, near the railway station in Amritsar on January 8, 2020. - Millions went on strike throughout India on January 8, unions said, as workers angry at the government's labour policies brought travel chaos across the country. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
'Millions' strike in protest at Indian government policies
AMRITSAR: Activists of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM), along with members of different workers unions, shout slogans as they block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest against the Indian government's economic policies, near the railway station in Amritsar yesterday.-AFP NEW DELHI: Millions went on strike throughout India yesterday, unions said, as workers angry...
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Souq Al-Mubarakiya beautifully decorated during the holiday season
KUWAIT: Souq Al-Mubarakiya beautifully decorated during the holiday season. - Photo by Mustafa Al-Bader (KUNA)
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At least 56 mourners killed in stampede at Soleimani funeral
KERMAN, Iran: Iranian mourners gather around a vehicle carrying the coffin of slain top general Qasem Soleimani during the final stage of funeral processions in his hometown yesterday. - AFP KERMAN/BAGHDAD: At least 56 people were killed in a stampede as tens of thousands of mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown yesterday, forcing his burial to be delayed by several hours, state media...
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Assembly delays grilling of Aseeri for two weeks
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday agreed to delay the debate of the grilling against Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Ghadeer Al-Aseeri for two weeks after the minister requested the postponement. Islamist MP Adel Al-Damkhi, who filed the grilling, accused the minister of undermining lawmakers and their voters by ridiculing their statements.The minister had already demanded an explanation over a part of the grilling, saying...
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Putin in surprise visit to Assad as Mideast boils
DAMASCUS: A handout picture released yesterday shows Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting the historical Ummayad Mosque in the Old City of the Syrian capital. - AFP DAMASCUS: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syria's Bashar Al-Assad yesterday during an unprecedented visit to Damascus as the prospect of war between Iran and the United States loomed over the region. In one of the highest-profile...
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