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Leicester's Jamie Vardy, left, competes for the ball with Sevilla's Adil Rami during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Leicester City and Sevilla at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo)
Leicester through to Champions League quarters
Leicester's Jamie Vardy, left, competes for the ball with Sevilla's Adil Rami during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Leicester City and Sevilla at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo)LEICESTER:  Kasper Schmeichel pulled off a dramatic late penalty save as Leicester City sank Sevilla 2-0 yesterday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.Trailing...
KUWAIT: MP Safaa Al-Hashem is seen during a session of the National Assembly. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
MP Safaa Al-Hashem defends expat medicine ban proposal
File photo of MP Safaa Al-Hashem is seen during a session of the National Assembly. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: MP Safaa Al-Hashem said yesterday her proposal to ban giving medicines to expatriates at public hospitals and clinics aims at improving health services for Kuwaiti citizens and achieve what she described as "social justice". Hashem, the only woman in the 50-seat National Assembly, proposed a few days ago that the health...
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Rouhani sends letter to Amir in diplomatic stride
Tehran keen on good ties with neighbors: LarijaniKUWAIT/TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani sent a letter yesterday to HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, state media reported, a further sign that the two might be trying to defuse tensions between the Islamic Republic and the Gulf Arab states. Predominantly Shiite Iran and the Sunni Arab-dominated Gulf countries, notably Saudi Arabia, support opposing sides in...
KUWAIT: Cars crawl during a heavy dust storm in Shuwaikh yesterday after wind speed hit over 40 km/h and visibility level fell below 500 m in some areas in Kuwait. Marine traffic at Shuwaikh Port was suspended due to the conditions, Kuwait Ports Authority said. But the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said aviation traffic was normal since wind speed and horizontal visibility were still within safe navigation limits at the airport. - Photo by Joseph Shagra
Bad weather disrupts marine traffic - Aviation traffic normal despite dusty weather
KUWAIT: Cars crawl during a heavy dust storm in Shuwaikh yesterday after wind speed hit over 40 km/h and visibility level fell below 500 m in some areas in Kuwait. Marine traffic at Shuwaikh Port was suspended due to the conditions, Kuwait Ports Authority said. But the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said aviation traffic was normal since wind speed and horizontal visibility were still within safe navigation limits at the airport. -...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s weekly session yesterday. —KUNA
Twelve recommendations to solve demographic imbalance
Court orders treatment for expat girl KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s weekly session yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: A study prepared by the research department at the Ministry of State for National Assembly Affairs about Kuwait' demography made 12 recommendations to solve the problem. They include determining the local market's actual need of expat laborers, holding visa...
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'Barrak attacker' commits suicide in solitary cell
KUWAIT: The interior ministry's security media and public relations department said a 28-year-old non-Kuwaiti inmate committed suicide at the Central Jail yesterday using his blanket. He was being held in solitary confinement. The department said the inmate was doing a two-year sentence for drug abuse and that relevant security forces are currently investigating the matter to find out the motive for the suicide. Further investigations are in...
KUWAIT: This March 14, 1991 file photo shows then Amir His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah praying shortly after returning to Kuwait following the state’s liberation from the Iraqi Invasion. —KUNA
Pilot describes the day Sheikh Jaber returned to Kuwait after liberation
KUWAIT: This March 14, 1991 file photo shows then Amir His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah praying shortly after returning to Kuwait following the state’s liberation from the Iraqi Invasion. —KUNAKUWAIT: Twenty-six years have passed since the fateful day when the late Amir His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returned to Kuwait, marking a historical movement in the liberation of the country from the Iraqi...
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and the Ambassador of Germany to Kuwait Karlfried Bergner sign a visa-exemption agreement yesterday. —KUNA
Kuwait, Germany ink visa exemption agreement
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and the Ambassador of Germany to Kuwait Karlfried Bergner sign a visa-exemption agreement yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry and the German Government have signed a visa-exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic and private passports from both countries. The agreement was signed by Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and the Ambassador of Germany to Kuwait...
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Cabinet instructs energy efficiency
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti cabinet has asked the Ministry of Electricity and Water to work with other concerned bodies to put the country's energy efficiency program in place. It has also asked the ministry to send it a bimonthly report on steps and measures taken in this regard, primarily the improvement of air-conditioning and lighting technologies nationwide. This came during a regular cabinet meeting held at Bayan Palace yesterday under the...
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Five companies compete for park maintenance contract
KUWAIT: Five local companies qualified by the Central Tenders Committee (CTC) are currently competing to win a tender for landscaping, maintenance and irrigation at Al-Shaheed Park, while 10 other companies were disqualified for various reasons such as filing incomplete documents, owning small nurseries, not achieving any projects over the past five years or lack of experience in doing Amiri Diwan projects over the past five years. CTC set March...
Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh
Kuwait Financial Forum to be held next month
'Banking Sector in GCC against a Backdrop of Economic Change' Finance Minister Anas Al-SalehKUWAIT: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, represented by Anas Khalid Al-Saleh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Kuwait Banking Association is organizing the Kuwait Financial Forum on April 4 and 5, 2017 in cooperation with the Al-Iktissad Wal Aamal Group. Set to be held at the...
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Kuwait residents try to ward off the heat
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
Guards get new arms as Iran vows to punish Zionists
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
Brazil plane crash kills 62
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