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Zain sponsors 37th engineering design exhibition
Eaman Al-Roudhan with Zain's team at the exhibition. KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its main sponsorship of the 37th Engineering Design Exhibition and the annual College of Engineering and Petroleum's Creativity and Innovation Award. The event, organized by Kuwait University's College of Engineering and Petroleum (CEP), was held under official support from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of...
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MPs to push for naturalizing 4,000 bedoons in 2020
KUWAIT: A number of lawmakers intend to file a proposal in January to grant citizenship to 4,000 bedoons (stateless) in 2020, parliamentary sources said, noting that several lawmakers are currently preparing separate proposals to be consecutively filed for the same purpose - to start with at least 2,000 bedoons and exclude other non-Kuwaitis, even children of Kuwaiti women. The sources added that all the proposals would be referred to the...
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Minister recognizes MPs' constitutional right of grilling
Dr Ghadeer Aseeri KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs Dr Ghadeer Aseeri said yesterday that grilling is a right guaranteed by the constitution to all National Assembly MPs. Minister Aseeri confirmed her commitment to the articles of the Kuwaiti Constitution and by-laws of the National Assembly. "I am committed to the articles of the constitution and the internal regulations of the National Assembly and to the oath I performed before His Highness...
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Souq Al-Mubarakiya, popular place to spend New Year holiday in Kuwait
KUWAIT: People walk inside Souq Al-Mubarakiya in this file photo. KUWAIT: Souq Al-Mubarakiya in Kuwait City is one of the oldest markets in Kuwait. It was the center of trade before the discovery of oil. People from all around the world have Souq Mubarakiya among their top places to visit while in Kuwait, where people can spend hours strolling around and discovering heritage items such as antiques, perfumes like musk and oud, and traditional...
KUWAIT: This photo released by the Interior Ministry yesterday shows vehicles impounded during a recent crackdown.
Impounded vehicles released during holiday
KUWAIT: This photo released by the Interior Ministry yesterday shows vehicles impounded during a recent crackdown. KUWAIT: The interior ministry's relations and security information department announced the lifting of the block to pay fines to release impounded vehicles continues in the Capital governorate during the New Year break from 8 am to 2 pm, and from 2 pm to 6 pm. The traffic department said that starting from Dec 29, impounded vehicles...
In this picture taken on December 6, 2019, inventor Hasan Zaidi checks the air quality next to his new air purifier device at the office of a customer†in Lahore. - In the past five years, air pollution has become an increasingly deadly menace in Pakistan, as a mixture of low-grade diesel fumes, smoke from seasonal crop burn off, and colder winter temperatures coalesce into stagnant clouds of smog. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP) / TO GO WITH Pakistan-social-science-pollution,FOCUS by Joris FIORITI
With purifiers and lawsuits, Pakistanis fight back against smog
In this picture taken on Dec 6, 2019, inventor Hasan Zaidi checks the air quality next to his new air purifier device at the office of a customer in Lahore. For the past few months Hasan Zaidi's phone has been ringing nonstop with calls from desperate residents in Pakistan hoping to get their hands on his newly invented air purifier as smog blankets the country. "Some days, I had so many calls that I couldn't answer," says Zaidi during a recent...
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 29: Avery Bradley #11 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on December 29, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Davis, Lakers top Doncic, Mavs
LOS ANGELES: Avery Bradley #11 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Anthony Davis had 23 points and nine rebounds as the host Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 108-95 on Sunday night at Staples Center. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 19 points, converting 5 of 9 shots and 4 of 5 3-pointers, off the bench for the...
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The 2010s in entertainment: Binge TV, Disney, music moguls
In this file photo taken on Nov 17, 2019, US actor Josh Gad (third left), US actor Idina Menzel (center) and US actor Jonathan Groff (third right) pose with people dressed as characters from the film on the red carpet as they arrive to attend the European premiere of "Frozen 2" in London. - AFP photos Every year brings an avalanche of lists about pop culture - best films, best books, best albums. Attempting to define a decade in the world of...
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2019: the year gene therapy came of age
NASHVILLE: This handout file image released on November 29, 2019 shows Victoria Gray on a hospital bed at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, where she was treated by a Crispr-enabled gene therapy for sickle cell disease. - AFP WASHINGTON: In the summer, a mother in Nashville with a seemingly incurable genetic disorder finally found an end to her suffering -- by editing her genome. Victoria Gray's recovery from sickle...
A general view of the Thonburi Rail Yard on the western side of Bangkok on December 30, 2019. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
Thai economy ends gloomy year, no cheer for 2020
BANGKOK: A general view of the Thonburi Rail Yard on the western side of Bangkok yesterday. Thailand is set to end 2019 at the weakest pace of growth in five years and little to cheer about next year, as Southeast Asia's second-largest economy faces headwinds from global trade tensions.-AFP BANGKOK: Thailand is set to end 2019 at the weakest pace of growth in five years and little to cheer about next year, as Southeast Asia's second-largest...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes Moldovan President Igor Dodon at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on December 30, 2019. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)
Turkey arrests 94 Islamic State suspects ahead of New Year
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) welcomes Moldovan President Igor Dodon at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey yesterday.-AFP ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained 94 people suspected of ties to Islamic State in nationwide raids yesterday ahead of New Year celebrations, police and state media said, two months after the group's leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed.Police have rounded up jihadist militants in late...
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Kim urges 'positive and offensive' security measures ahead of deadline
SEOUL: People watch a television news program showing the latest pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul yesterday. - AFP SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "positive and offensive measures" to ensure the country's security before a year-end deadline he has set for denuclearization talks with the United States, state media KCNA said yesterday.Kim convened a weekend meeting of top Workers' Party...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf
No wage cuts despite deficits
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KUWAIT: Health Minister, Dr Ahmed Al-Awadhi holds talks with officials. - KUNA
Ministry of Health boosts efficiency
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GAZA: A Palestinian child is comforted near a body bag following Zionist bombardment at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on July 4, 2024. - AFP
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CANBERRA: This frame grab taken on July 4, 2024 shows protesters with banners above the main entrance to Parliament House. - AFP
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