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US strikes deal to export eggs to bird flu-stricken S Korea
CHICAGO: The United States has reached an agreement that is expected to open the door for its first-ever exports of shell eggs to South Korea, as the North Asian country labors through its worst outbreak of bird flu in history, US government and industry officials said on Friday. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been negotiating with South Korea's government to enable shipments ahead of peak egg demand in the upcoming Lunar New Year...
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'La La Land' Wins Best Film at AACTA International Awards
 "La La Land" has dominated the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International  Awards with trophies for Best Film and Best Lead Actress for Emma Stone. "La La Land" topped "Arrival," "Hacksaw Ridge," "Lion" and "Manchester by the Sea." Nominees attending Friday night's ceremonies at the Avalon Hollywood included Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, Luke Hemsworth, Kenneth Lonergan, Harvey Weinstein, Sacha Baron Cohen...
LONDON: Models present creations by British designer Christopher Shannon on the second day of the Autumn/Winter 2017 London Fashion Week Men's fashion event in London yesterday. — AFP photos
Topman Design the rave at London Fashion Week
LONDON: Models present creations by British designer Christopher Shannon on the second day of the Autumn/Winter 2017 London Fashion Week Men's fashion event in London yesterday. — AFP photosBritish clothing brand Topman Design revived the country's 1990s rave culture for its London Fashion Week show on Friday, dazzling the catwalk with fluorescent colors, psychedelic prints and underground attitude. Celebrating the anarchic house music scene...
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Netanyahu has lost his marbles
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti bariatric (weight loss) surgeon Dr Mohammad Al-Jarallah during a surgery. — KUNA
Eye-watering new health service charges for expats
Visitors most affected by increased feesKUWAIT: After Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi announced an increase in health service fees for expats by mid-February, the new price list prepared by the health ministry reveals increases that reach nearly 500 percent for residents and much more for visitors.The new fees aim to shut the door on those who visit Kuwait to take advantage of low healthcare charges, according to Al-Rai daily.The new charges...
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Kuwait Airways: Sit-in goes against development process
Workers protest alleged violation of rightsKUWAIT: Kuwait Airways Company’s (KAC) management condemned a call by its workers union’s board of directors for a sit-in protest on Monday, adding that accusations against the management mentioned in the union’s statement are untrue. “The human element is the foundation of success and is sustainably changing for the better,” it said.The carrier said accusations directed against the company’s...
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Doctor suspended for prescribing restricted drug
KUWAIT: The health ministry suspended an Arab doctor at the Chest Hospital for three months and referred him to the public prosecution for allegedly discharging medicine without authority.The interior ministry also placed him on the travel ban list. The doctor is accused of smuggling large quantities of Tramal, which is considered a narcotic. He used to open files for cardiac patients, who were actually healthy, to make use of the medicine...
KUWAIT: Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri is pictured with Kuwait Municipality’s personnel. — KUNA
Minister warns against trading in unfit food products
KUWAIT: Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri is pictured with Kuwait Municipality’s personnel. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri yesterday warned promoters of food unfit for human consumption would face firm punitive action. Manipulators with food supplies, during a recent campaign, have been referred to the public prosecution, pending further legal action, said the minister while...
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank’s Public Relations Director Salma Al-Hajaj receives a certificate from Guinness World Records arbiter Hoda Khashab. —KUNA
Gulf Bank sets Guinness record for cash award
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank’s Public Relations Director Salma Al-Hajaj receives a certificate from Guinness World Records arbiter Hoda Khashab. —KUNAKUWAIT: The Guinness World Records cited Dana cash prize, offered by the Gulf Bank of Kuwait, as the world’s largest award for a bank account.The award, valued at KD 1 million (nearly $3.259 million), is far bigger than the world’s previous largest cash prize of $2 million, Guinness World Records...
MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and Former MP Mussallam Al-Barrak
Assembly panel visits ex-MP Barrak at jail
MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and Former MP Mussallam Al-BarrakKUWAIT: National Assembly human rights committee yesterday visited leading opposition figure and former MP Mussallam Al-Barrak at the central jail where he is spending a two-year jail term for insulting the Amir.The meeting with Barrak was part of a visit by the committee members to inspect the situation prisoners at the jail and examine if there were any human rights violations. Member of...
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Police to question ‘half-naked girl’ in social media photo
KUWAIT: A half-naked girl posed next to a car with Kuwaiti license plates near the beach, and that for a picture that went viral on social media and promoted detectives to initiate a search to identify her. A security source said it will be difficult to find all the necessary information, but legal procedures will be taken against all suspects.Alcohol possessionTwo Indians, one wanted on a financial case, and another, who had an expired residency...
DOUMA, Syria: A father mourns over the body of his 11-year-old son Ahmad, who was killed along with a friend when a cluster bomb exploded in his backyard, at a makeshift morgue in this rebel-held town on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus yesterday. — AFP
Russia starts Syria drawdown
DOUMA, Syria: A father mourns over the body of his 11-year-old son Ahmad, who was killed along with a friend when a cluster bomb exploded in his backyard, at a makeshift morgue in this rebel-held town on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus yesterday. — AFPBEIRUT: Russia’s military said yesterday it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, as the regime intensified its bombardment of a rebel-held district home to the...
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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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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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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