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Tourists visit The Taj Mahal under heavy smog conditions in Agra on December 28, 2019. (Photo by STR / AFP)
Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other attractions as protests flare
AGRA: Tourists visit The Taj Mahal under heavy smog conditions in Agra on Saturday.-AFP MUMBAI: India's tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings. At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters, and demonstrations against the law continue. Officials...
Two police officers stand guard as the press gathers outside a rabbi's home where a machete attack that took place earlier during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, in Monsey, New York, on December 29, 2019. - An intruder stabbed and wounded five people at a rabbi's house in New York during a gathering to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah late on December 28, 2019, officials and media reports said. Local police departments, speaking to AFP, declined to give the number of people injured, but a suspect has been taken into custody and a vehicle safeguarded, an NYPD spokesman said. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)
Five wounded in stabbing at New York rabbi's house
NEW YORK: Two police officers stand guard as the press gathers outside a rabbi's home where a machete attack that took place earlier during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, in Monsey, New York, yesterday.-AFP NEW YORK: An intruder stabbed and wounded five people at a rabbi's house in New York during a party to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah late Saturday, officials said. The victims, all Hasidic members of the Jewish faith, were...
A Syrian child reacts upon her arrival in the back of a truck at a camp for displaced people near the village of Harbnoush in the Idlib province after fleeing government forces' advance on Maaret al-Numan in the south of the prvoince, on December 27, 2019. - Since mid-December, regime forces and their Russian allies have heightened bombardment on the southern edge of the final major opposition-held pocket of Syria, eight years into the country's devastating war. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)
Turkey not to pull out from Idlib army posts
A Syrian child reacts upon her arrival in the back of a truck at a camp for displaced people near the village of Harbnoush in the Idlib province after fleeing government forces' advance on Maaret Al-Numan in the south of the province on Saturday.-AFP ISTANBUL: Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in the Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib which has seen an increase in violence carried out by regime forces supported by Russian...
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KUWAIT: The Adailiya water towers, which are part of a network of 31 towers distributed around Kuwait. - Photo by Abdullah Al-Muhareb (KUNA)
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Tehran summons Kuwait envoy to protest about 'anti-Iran’ meet
CHABAHAR, Iran: A handout photo shows Iranian seamen saluting the Russian Navy Neustrashimyy-class frigate "Yaroslav Mudry" moored at this Gulf of Oman port city during Iran-Russia-China joint naval drills on Friday. - AFP GENEVA: Iran summoned Kuwait's envoy in Tehran yesterday to protest about Kuwaiti officials meeting a representative of a "terrorist group" and hosting an "anti-Iranian" meeting, Iran's foreign ministry said in a...
TOPSHOT - The wreckage of a car that was destroyed during the car bomb attack is seen in Mogadishu, on December 28, 2019. - A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu on December 28, 2019, leaving at least 76 people dead, many of them university students. (Photo by Abdirazak Hussein FARAH / AFP)
Massive bomb kills at least 78 in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU: The wreckage of a car that was destroyed during a car bomb attack is seen yesterday. - AFP MOGADISHU: A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu yesterday, leaving at least 78 people dead, many of them university students, in Somalia's deadliest attack in two years. The blast occurred at a busy intersection southwest of the Somali capital where the presence of a security checkpoint and a tax office often cause traffic...
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Volunteers plant 5,000 tree saplings in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Volunteers plant a tree sapling in Al-Abdaliya natural reserve yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Some 300 volunteers planted, in only two hours yesterday, up to 5,000 tree saplings in Al-Abdaliya natural reserve west of Kuwait City, in the latest effort to beautify Kuwait and improve the climate. Dr Ameera Al-Hassan, Director of UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Program), said in a statement to the press the saplings were planted...
TOPSHOT - Iraqi anti-government demonstrators sporting a pompadour hairstyle pose at Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on December 23, 2019. - Since the start of Iraq's anti-government protests on October 1, one thing strikes the eye perhaps above all else -- the unbridled hairstyles young men sport. High quiffs, tight fades and loads of attitude -- it is quite the male beauty pageant. (Photo by SABAH ARAR / AFP)
Pompadour and rooster cuts: Iraqi styles sculpt 'revolution'
Iraqi anti-government demonstrators sporting pompadour hairstyles pose at Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on Dec 23, 2019. - AFP photos Elvis Presley may have been the advance guard, but young Iraqis own it - protesters in Baghdad sport slicked styles and rockabilly haircuts, a testament to their unyielding rebel spirit. "The revolution has changed everything," said Qassem, nearly three months into a popular movement that seeks to unseat...
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Canada broadcaster explains missing Trump 'Home Alone 2' cameo
In this photo taken on Dec 24, 2019, US President Donald Trump makes a video call to troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. – AFP Canada's national public broadcaster confirmed Thursday it had cut out US President Donald Trump's cameo from the movie "Home Alone 2", but said after a social media outcry that the edit was made before he was elected. When the CBC recently aired the 1992 Christmas film, some...
Brighton's Dutch midfielder Aaron Mooy (2R) scores his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Bournemouth at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on December 28, 2019. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Calvert-Lewin double gives Everton 2-1 win
BRIGHTON: Brighton's Dutch midfielder Aaron Mooy (2R) scores his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Bournemouth at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Everton's renaissance under Carlo Ancelotti continued as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's double earned a 2-1 win at Newcastle, whilst Brighton and Watford secured big wins in their battle to...
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Major events related to Kuwait's Amir in 2019
RIYADH: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends the opening session of the 40th Gulf Summit in Riyadh on December 10, 2019. - KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah participated in many events and sponsored others throughout 2019, while also attending major conferences. The following are major events related to His Highness the Amir in 2019:January 15: His Highness the...
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UN praise highlights Kuwait's week of humanitarian action
BEIRUT: Foodstuff provided by Kuwait Red Crescent Society to families in need in Lebanon. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait continued its humanitarian efforts and activities last week in different parts of the world met by applauds from senior officials and organizations. In Kuwait, newly elected United Nations General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's UN humanitarian leader...
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KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Expats require biometrics to exit
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Lieutenant General Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kuwait’s Army, welcomes Turkish General Metin Gürak as the Kuwait Army Band delivers a performance. — KUNA photos
Kuwait, Turkey strengthen military relations during official meetings
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KUWAIT: A map provided by the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) shows Kuwait’s new international gateway for connectivity and transit.
CITRA launches new int’l gateway for faster, secure connectivity
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers, led by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday January 8, 2025. — KUNA
Plan to reform Kuwait’s education system gets green light from Cabinet
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Dr Nader Abdullah Mohammad Al-Jallal
Committee uncovers 13 new cases of university degree forgers