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Cabinet 'mulls resignation'

KUWAIT: Well-informed ministerial sources said that the Cabinet is seriously considering submitting its resignation to HH the Amir during its weekly meeting on Monday and leaving the final decision to him. The sources added that this would be discussed on the meeting as Ministers express their dissatisfaction with the way lawmakers had been dealing with the Cabinet and their attempts attempt to propose unconstitutional laws such as cancelling the...

Temperatures to drop at 2 to 3 Celsius

KUWAIT: The Meteorology Department said yesterday that a Siberian High is expected to sweep into the country starting today and over the weekend, bringing the temperature down. Meteorologist Yasir Al-Bloushi said that the day's temperatures will be between 10-12 Celsius while at night - they might drop to below zero Celsius.Tonight's temperature will be at 2 to 3 Celsius, he pointed out. The temperatures today are expected to reach 11 to 13...

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Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad seeks re-election to FIFA Council

KUWAIT: Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait will seek re-election to the FIFA Council after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) named him as one of eight candidates for the four spots available for the continent. Sheikh Ahmad, who heads the Association of National Olympic committees and is an influential International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, currently has a FIFA Council seat, the term of which...

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Lest We Throw Stones

Nejoud Al Yagout To those from here, remember. We have no right to criticize Trump. Syrian refugees are not welcome here either. And let us not forget how many Iraqis and Palestinians were deported after the invasion for security reasons. A close friend of ours from Pakistan has given up on coming to visit Kuwait after she was denied entry a couple of times (once even transit on her way to NYC). We also had a temporary ban on Bangladeshis for...

Saleh Al-Misbah, former secretary general of the Association of Kuwaiti writers, owner of the National Heritage Bookshop.

'Local treasure at the Youm Al-Bahar heritage bookshop' Saleh Al-Misbah, former secretary general of the Association of Kuwaiti writers, owner of the National Heritage Bookshop.Young people like to stand out from the crowd, showing off their talents or luxury possessions. But one teenage boy had a particularly unusual passion: Collecting old books and magazines. It was a passion that led to him own one of Kuwait's largest collections of rare...

Sahar Moussa

Mr President - build bridges not walls

Sahar Moussa If you ask me what is common between deception and Trump, I would say: Misdirection. Misdirection, is a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract its attention from another. Donald Trump in seven days was able to spread chaos throughout the world, from the first day he became President of the United States. But were his orders a misdirection intended to distract 'us'...

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Pushing back against social oppression

Social oppression is defined as "a concept that describes a relationship of dominance and subordination between categories of people in which one benefits from the systematic abuse, exploitation, and injustice directed toward the other." In other words, some groups have more power than other within society. Those people live a comfortable life and their acceptance of others makes life easier. But powerful groups tend to abuse their power for...

MOSUL: Smoke rises from the western side of Mosul following a US-led coalition airstrike in Mosul, Iraq. —AP

Islamic State offers hotel rooms to suicide bombers

Mosul hotel - from Saddam allies to IS MOSUL: Smoke rises from the western side of Mosul following a US-led coalition airstrike in Mosul, Iraq. —APMOSUL: When Islamic State seized the five-star Ninewah Oberoi Hotel in east Mosul it replaced wealthy Iraqi patrons with another kind of elite-foreign fighters and suicide bombers seen as the group's most prized members. The Iraqi army's recent capture of the ruined compound - renamed Hotel Waritheen...

WASHINGTON: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. —AP

US puts Iran on notice

Accuses of threatening US allies WASHINGTON: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. —APWASHINGTON: The White House issued a cryptic warning Wednesday that the US will act against Iran unless it stops testing ballistic missiles and supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen, but declined to say what retaliatory actions the US would pursue. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's...

SANAA: Yemenis search under the rubble of damaged houses following reported Saudi-led coalition air strikes on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. —AFP

Qaeda stands to gain from Trump strikes

Saudi soldier killed in border shootout SANAA: Yemenis search under the rubble of damaged houses following reported Saudi-led coalition air strikes on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. —AFPRIYADH: A Saudi soldier has been killed in a firefight on the border with Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been battling rebels, the interior ministry said yesterday. A border guard post in Jazan province came under heavy Yemeni rebel fire at...

President of USA Donald Trump and Australia’s Prime MinisternMalcolm Turnbull

Trump ripped into Australian leader

Called it the worst call by far President of USA Donald Trump and Australia’s Prime MinisterMalcolm TurnbullWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump ripped into his Australian counterpart during their call last week, reports said, castigating a refugee accord he later described on Twitter as a "dumb deal." The Washington Post said Trump abruptly cut short the fiery conversation after criticizing the agreement to re-settle people kept in Pacific...

Zarina, 23, is appealing for help after he husband cut off both her ears Picture: Farshad Usyan / AFP Photo

An Afghan woman mutilated by husband seeks treatment abroad

Zarina, 23, is appealing for help after he husband cut off both her ears Picture: Farshad Usyan / AFP PhotoMAZAR-I-SHARIF: An Afghan woman whose husband cut off her ears said yesterday she was seeking donations for treatment abroad, as activists condemned the latest gruesome incident to highlight the abuse of women in the conservative country. Zarina, 23, was still hospitalized in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif yesterday, her mutilated ears...

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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP

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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation