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George Lucas chooses Los Angeles for $1 billion museum
.George Lucas has chosen Los Angeles as the future home of his Museum of Narrative Art, a decision that Mayor Eric Garcetti touted as a turning point for the city and the area around Exposition Park, where the new $1 billion project will make its home. The museum for Lucas' extensive collection of art and film memorabilia will make its home in the park adjacent to USC. The "Star Wars" filmmaker chose the site over a competing location on...
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New UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
KUWAIT: MP Safaa Al-Hashem speaks during a parliament session at the National Assembly yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Outrage as speaker ends session after heated row
MPs threaten to grill youth minister - Dispute over 'alien' panel head KUWAIT: MP Safaa Al-Hashem speaks during a parliament session at the National Assembly yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem yesterday adjourned the Assembly session following a heated argument between pro-government MP Hamad Al-Harashani and opposition lawmaker Jamaan Al-Harbash that involved other MPs. The argument began...
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Municipal Council to mull future plans for Al-Sawaber Complex
Ali Al-MoussaKUWAIT: Head of the structural plan committee at the Municipal Council Ali Al-Moussa announced holding a workshop about the municipality's vision and future plans for Al-Sawaber Complex next Monday. "Being in the heart of Kuwait City and covering a large area, Al-Sawaber is very important and can be used for many activities that will eventually help turn Kuwait into a financial and commercial hub," he said.Legally accountableHead of...
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Kuwait condemns Sinai terrorist attack
KUWAIT: Kuwait strongly condemns the terrorist attack that targeted a security checkpoint in Al-Arish city, northern Sinai, Egypt, which killed and wounded a number of policemen and civilians. Kuwait stands by and supports Egypt in all security measures it takes to preserve its security and stability, an official source at the foreign ministry affirmed, reiterating Kuwait's firm and principled stand against all forms of terrorism and violence.It...
KUWAIT: Ministry of Interior’s Undersecretary Lieutenant General Sulaiman Al-Fahad meets with Ambassador of South Africa Mzolisa Bona
Cooperation essential to enhance security: Official
KUWAIT: Ministry of Interior’s Undersecretary Lieutenant General Sulaiman Al-Fahad meets with Ambassador of South Africa Mzolisa BonaKUWAIT: Ministry of Interior's Undersecretary Lieutenant General Sulaiman Al-Fahad has stressed the importance of fruitful and constructive cooperation in enhancing all security fields. Fahad made his remarks in a press statement Monday following his meeting with the Ambassador of South Africa Mzolisa Bona,...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Prosecutor General Advisor Dherar Al-Asousi and newly-appointed lawyers at the Public Prosecution. —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos
Amir, Crown Prince meet new lawyers
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Prosecutor General Advisor Dherar Al-Asousi and newly-appointed lawyers at the Public Prosecution. —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah have separately received the Prosecutor General Advisor Dherar Al-Asousi yesterday. During the...
Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al- Sabah checks one of the new vehicles
Info minister launches Seif, Rawdatain broadcast vehicles
Al-Qurain TV launches Jan 29 Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al- Sabah checks one of the new vehiclesKUWAIT: Kuwait Television is now ready to compete with international channels after the ministry of information provided some of the latest outdoor broadcast solutions for media crew at government TV channels. Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, the Minister of Information and the Minister of the State for Youth Affairs,...
KUNA's Director General Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al- Ibrahim Al-Sabah meets with Kuwaiti explorer Abdulmohsin Al-Baghli
KUNA chief meets Chadian Ambassador, Kuwaiti explorer
KUNA's Director General Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al- Ibrahim Al-Sabah meets with Kuwaiti explorer Abdulmohsin Al-BaghliKUWAIT: Kuwait News Agency's (KUNA) Director General Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah received Chadian Ambassador to Kuwait Ahmed Agbash at his office yesterday. The two sides discussed issues of mutual concern in media and means of boosting cooperation in the field. During the reception, Sheikh Mubarak stressed the...
KUWAIT: A wrecked sedan and a damaged water tanker truck are seen following an accident reported at Wafra Road yesterday.
Motorist killed in Wafra Road accident
KUWAIT: A wrecked sedan and a damaged water tanker truck are seen following an accident reported at Wafra Road yesterday.KUWAIT: A 28-year-old citizen was killed while an Asian driver was injured in an accident reported on Wafra Road yesterday. The deceased man was driving a sedan which collided with a water tanker truck, driven by the injured driver. The coroner recovered the deceased man's body after paramedics pronounced him dead on the...
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Drinking 'Apple juice' not imported liquor
KUWAIT: Two citizens who were arrested while harassing two girls in Andalus did not admit they were drunk and insisted that what they were drinking was apple juice. A police patrol noticed the two chasing another car with two girls in, so they ordered them to stop. The two seemed in an abnormal condition, and an imported liquor bottle was found with them. They were taken to concerned authorities for further legal action. - Al-Rai
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Search for 'the boss'
KUWAIT: A Lebanese man asked Hawally police to help him get his car back from his wife. A security source said the Lebanese told police his wife took his car for a spin and ignored his calls. The man gave police the title of his car, which is in his name, adding, "All I want is my car back." When police asked whether his wife lives with him, he said she does, "but she wants to be the boss and I cannot stop her!" Police attempted to call the woman...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates
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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP
Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh
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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos
Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened
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Video grab taken from a video footage shows rescuers helping a person out of a hotel that partly collapsed on August 7, 2024 in Kroev, western Germany, killing one person and burying eight others. - A floor in the hotel in Kroev, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Frankfurt, collapsed for unknown reasons, police said in a statement. Of the 14 people inside at the time, five managed to get out. — AFP
One dead, several buried in German hotel collapse