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Minister signs KD 3 million Jahra sewer grid contract
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Abdulrahman Al-Mutawa yesterday signed a contract to construct and maintain a sewer grid in Jahra at a total cost of KD 3,316,000. The contract includes the construction and maintenance of all sewage lines, connecting them to the main grid, cleaning and removing all blockages in existing lines, replacing damaged ones, connecting various buildings to the main grid and dealing with various urgent maintenance...
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90% of officials' work time wasted
KUWAIT: President of Kuwait's National Competiveness Committee Dr Fahd Al-Rashid said 90 percent of senior officials' time at ministries and government agencies is wasted on jobs others can perform, while they can concentrate on their duties to improve governmental performance. Rashid said during a workshop that included many top officials, "we asked them to show us how they spend their working hours, estimated to be eight hours a day, only to...
KUWAIT: A sports utility vehicle (SUV) is pictured following an accident in the Salmi desert on Sunday evening.
One dead, six injured in Salmi desert collision
KUWAIT: A sports utility vehicle (SUV) is pictured following an accident in the Salmi desert on Sunday evening.KUWAIT: A citizen was killed and six others were injured - two in critical condition - after a collision in the Salmi desert on Sunday evening. Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) said the accident involved a pick-up truck and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) with four expats inside. Salmi, Kazma and technical rescue teams rushed to...
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Drunk men sleep outside vehicle
KUWAIT: Two young men under the influence of liquor and drugs did not realize they were involved in a car accident and fell asleep outside the car. Police received a call about a collision near Jahra roundabout, where they found the car had hit the roundabout, and the two men sound asleep outside.UnconsciousA Gulf national was taken to Mubarak Hospital when he lost consciousness during interrogation at Maidan Hawally police station after being...
ASTANA: Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (right) of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group listens to UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura prior to the first session of the Syria peace talks at the Rixos President Hotel yesterday. — AFP
Syria talks off to rocky start
ASTANA: Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (right) of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group listens to UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura prior to the first session of the Syria peace talks at the Rixos President Hotel yesterday. — AFPASTANA, Kazakhstan: Syrian rebels vowed yesterday to keep fighting if peace negotiations with the government of President Bashar Al-Assad fail, as talks between the two sides in Kazakhstan...
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Giant Center, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Hershey, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Glad to see Obama go, Gulf expects Trump to curb Iran
DUBAI: Gulf Arab states are quietly applauding the arrival in the White House of a hawkish leader opposed to their adversary Iran, even if they suspect Donald Trump's short temper and abrasive Tweets may at times heighten tensions in the combustible Middle East. While many countries around the world listened with concern to his protectionist inaugural address, Gulf Arab officials appear optimistic. They see in Trump a strong president who will...
ALEPPO: In this Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 photo, people visit the courtyard of the heavily damaged Great Mosque of Aleppo, overshadowed by a 13th century citadel, in the Old City of Aleppo. — AP
Aleppo's Great mosque bears scars of war
Minaret where the call to prayer sounded for 900 years shattered ALEPPO: In this Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 photo, people visit the courtyard of the heavily damaged Great Mosque of Aleppo, overshadowed by a 13th century citadel, in the Old City of Aleppo. — APALEPPO: The Great Mosque of Aleppo, a centuries-old treasure at the heart of one of the world's oldest cities, is today a grim testament to the ravages of Syria's war. The doors have been...
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Bahrain court hears Twitter ‘evidence’ against activist
DUBAI: The prosecution in a Bahraini court yesterday presented what it said was evidence against prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab, accused of spreading “false information” about the kingdom, a judicial source said. They submitted an “expert report” that they said confirmed Rajab was in charge of his Twitter account where allegedly offensive tweets were posted, the source said. The defense, for its part, reiterated it case that Rajab...
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Mutilated bodies found in Mexican tourist port
GUADALAJARA: Seven headless, mutilated bodies have been found in a taxi abandoned near the seaside resort of Manzanillo in western Mexico, apparent victims of the country's epidemic of drug violence, local officials said Sunday. "They were mutilated, apparently decapitated, and one of the victims was a woman," the port city's police chief Carlos Heredia told AFP.He said a message left on the vehicle, which was found early Saturday on the road...
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Malaysia arrests four linked to Islamic State cell in Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said yesterday they had arrested four people, among them three foreigners, with links to an Islamic State cell based out of the southern Philippines. Muslim-majority Malaysia has been on high alert since an attack last January by Islamic State-linked militants in Jakarta, the capital of neighbouring Indonesia.The cell, operating out of the province of Mindanao, was led by a former university lecturer, Mahmud Ahmad,...
MANILA: Miss Universe contestants walk past Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a courtesy call at Malacanang Palace. — AFP
Philippine President tames words for Miss Universe hopefuls
Delivers speech without sex jokes, expletives MANILA: Miss Universe contestants walk past Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a courtesy call at Malacanang Palace. — AFPMANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered a speech without sex jokes and expletives yesterday, telling a gathering of Miss Universe contestants that he was told to be careful with his language. Duterte told pageant contestants at the Malacanang presidential...
LONDON: Referee Jonathan Moss, centre left, sends Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, centre right, to the stands during their game against Burnley, during their English Premier League soccer match at The Emirates Stadium in London, Sunday. -AP
Wenger hit with misconduct charge
LONDON: Referee Jonathan Moss, centre left, sends Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, centre right, to the stands during their game against Burnley, during their English Premier League soccer match at The Emirates Stadium in London, Sunday. -APLONDON:  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was charged with misconduct by England's governing Football Association yesterday after an alleged altercation with the fourth official during Sunday's 2-1 Premier League...
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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
Iran says Zionists seeking war
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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
Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader
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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
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Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Jasem Ibrahem Al-Najem with Standing Committee of National Committee of Political Consultative Conference member Cai Guanxin.
China highlights growing investment opportunities in Kuwait