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KUWAIT: Retired Maj Gen Hassan Jassem Hussein.
Father and son POWs recount invasion ordeal
'I was truly born again' KUWAIT: Retired Maj Gen Hassan Jassem Hussein.KUWAIT: He was warned: surrender or be dragged from his home, in front of his wife and children, and be humiliated. That was how Retired Maj Gen Hassan Jassem Hussein knew that the Iraqi occupation forces were looking for him.Speaking this week at his home in Salwa, Hussain recalls his experiences during the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait. The former police officer...
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Cabinet Oks decree on social care to citizens
Consultant sought for Failaka development projectKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has consented to a draft decree instructing the Ministry of Social Affairs to provide social care to citizens as part of social solidarity and better social activity. The move was taken upon a recommendation by the Cabinet's legal committee during its weekly meeting held at Kuwait International Airport under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber...
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Kuwait labor towns will be according to Int'l standards
KUWAIT: Kuwait's planned labor towns will be built according to international criteria and moral responsibilities, a local authority affirmed yesterday. Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects said in a statement that the labor towns project in South Al-Jahra will include residential units, services for the workers "with humanitarian, environmental and health specifications according to international responsibilities and moralistic...
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1.2 million square meters allocated for housing projects
KUWAIT: In an extraordinary session held yesterday, the Municipal Council approved a request made by the Public Authority for Housing Welfare to allocate 1.2 million square meters located east of Sabah Al-Ahmad residential area to build houses for citizens who had previously sold their government houses. The council also approved a request from the municipality's director to allocate a location to build renewable energy plants in Shaqaya.The...
KUWAIT: Officials speak during the ‘Prevention is a Goal’ conference which was organized yesterday in cooperation with the Ministry of Health. —Photos by Abdellatif Sharaa
Health Ministry sponsors ‘prevention’ conference
KUWAIT: Officials speak during the ‘Prevention is a Goal’ conference which was organized yesterday in cooperation with the Ministry of Health. —Photos by Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The 'Prevention is a Goal' conference opened yesterday under the patronage of Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi, who was represented by Assistant Undersecretary for Dental Health Dr Yousuf Al-Duwairi. The conference is organized by the 'Prevention is a Goal'...
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Fake domestic help office busted
KUWAIT: Police busted a bogus domestic help office run by a citizen in cooperation with an Arab man, the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) Relations and Security Information Department said yesterday. The two hired the services of eleven runaway Filipina maids and sent to houses to work in violation of the law. The department said the two confessed to employing workers from various nationalities in violation of the residency law. All were sent to...
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Suicide suspected in Indian man's death
KUWAIT: An Indian man was found hanging from a tree in Farwaniya under mysterious circumstances. Forensics inspected the body and it was sent to the coroner. Interior Ministry detectives are investigating to make sure no foul play is involved. Preliminary investigations indicated that the man had committed suicide.Search for fake copAn Egyptian deliveryman was robbed by an imposter. The victim was stopped by a person who claimed to be a detective...
HUSSEINYAH: Iraqi security forces evacuate comrades, wounded in an explosivesladen vehicle attack claimed by Islamic State group, as the troops advance towards the village of Husseinyah, south of Mosul yesterday, during the offensive to retake the western side of Mosul. — AFP
Islamic State tortures, rapes Sunni Arab women too: HRW
HUSSEINYAH: Iraqi security forces evacuate comrades, wounded in an explosivesladen vehicle attack claimed by Islamic State group, as the troops advance towards the village of Husseinyah, south of Mosul yesterday, during the offensive to retake the western side of Mosul. — AFPBAGHDAD: Fighters from the Islamic State group, whose abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented, are raping and torturing Sunni Arab women too, Human Rights...
MONT-DE-MARSAN: A royal eagle catches a drone during a military exercise at the Mont-de-Marsan airbase, southwestern France. As malicious or poorly controlled drones are becoming more and more a security threat, the French army explores all options for defense. They train royal eagles for six months at the airbase to chase drones. — AFP
Born killers: French army grooms eagles to down drones
MONT-DE-MARSAN: A royal eagle catches a drone during a military exercise at the Mont-de-Marsan airbase, southwestern France. As malicious or poorly controlled drones are becoming more and more a security threat, the French army explores all options for defense. They train royal eagles for six months at the airbase to chase drones. — AFPMONT-DE-MARSAN: Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the...
BAGHDAD: US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (second from right) is greeted by US Ambassador Douglas Silliman as he arrives at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, on an unannounced trip yesterday. —AFP
'We're not here for your oil', US defense chief tells Iraqis
Mattis distances himself from Trump's oil comments BAGHDAD: US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (second from right) is greeted by US Ambassador Douglas Silliman as he arrives at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, on an unannounced trip yesterday. —AFPBAGHDAD: The US military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump at the start of a visit to Iraq...
Around 10,000 hardy souls formed a writhing mass of sweaty worshippers inside Saidaiji Temple in Okayama, western Japan for the Naked Man Festival (AFP Photo/Behrouz MEHRI)
Japanese men strip off for naked festival
Around 10,000 hardy souls formed a writhing mass of sweaty worshippers inside Saidaiji Temple in Okayama, western Japan for the Naked Man Festival (AFP Photo/Behrouz MEHRI)OKAYAMA: With only a skimpy loincloth to protect their modesty, thousands of men brave freezing temperatures to fight for lucky charms thrown by a priest at Japan's annual Naked Man Festival. A writhing mass of sweaty worshippers wrestled for elbow-room inside Saidaiji Temple...
KUALA LUMPUR: In this image made from airport closed circuit television video, Kim Jong Nam, (second from right) exiled half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, walks with an airport security official towards a medical clinic (top right) after he was attacked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia. - AP
N Korea, Malaysia row rages as Kim's killing film emerges
Airport killing seen on CCTV; probe strains ties KUALA LUMPUR: In this image made from airport closed circuit television video, Kim Jong Nam, (second from right) exiled half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, walks with an airport security official towards a medical clinic (top right) after he was attacked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia. - APKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday his...
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MOSCOW: Muscovites crowd the counter of a Soviet bank to change their rubles into foreign currency in Moscow in this file photo. -- AFP
Russian economic growth dips in second quarter as inflation rises
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An operator with the call sign Yuri demonstrates the capabilities of a robot dog at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug 7, 2024. - AFP
Ukraine to let robodogs loose on frontlines
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VIENNA: Fans of US singer Taylor Swift, swifties, gather after the singer's concerts were cancelled in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024. — AFP
Plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Austria linked to Islamic State
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BERLIN: The CEO of German industrial conglomerate Siemens Roland Busch gives a speech during a ceremony for the laying of the corner stone for ‘Siemensstadt Square’, a new Siemens project in Berlin.- AFP
Siemens profits soar on software demand and AI ‘boom’
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BAGHDAD: Activists demonstrate against female child marriages in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. — AFP
Fears for women’s rights as Iraqi bill resurfaces