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Terror suspect found guilty, mom acquitted

KUWAIT: The criminal court sentenced terror suspect Abu Turab to five years in jail and acquitted his mother of being a member of the Islamic State (IS). Abu Turab confessed of going to Syria and selling oil to IS, but said he repented and returned. Separately, the cassation court deferred the case of former MP Abdullah Al-Barghash's citizenship revocation till Jan 24. Meanwhile, lawyer Nasser Al-Ajmi from the Nasser Al-Nasser law firm said the...

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Rail network moves to the next phase

Slated to finish by 2023KUWAIT: Plans to build a railway connecting Kuwait to the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council states may be moving forward. According to Mohammed Al-Hedeba, a board member with the Public Authority for Roads and Transport, the feasibility study for the railway has been completed. The next step, the tendering of a contract for an international consultant to evaluate the technical offers, will take place within two...

KAC dismisses reports on stalled aircraft delivery

.KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) denied yesterday the veracity of reports claiming that aviation giant Boeing has refused to deliver its second B777-300ER aircraft to KAC on financial grounds. In a statement to the press, the world's largest aerospace company noted that KAC cited technical reasons for not having received the aircraft yet, adding that such procedures are customary in the aviation business.Moreover, the statement added...

Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah

Kuwait keen on youth empowerment: Minister

Sheikh Salman highlights national unity Sheikh Salman Al-SabahKUWAIT: Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah has affirmed Kuwait's keenness on empowering youths and investing in their activities upon the directives of His Highness the Amir. In a press statement made on Monday on the sidelines of a workshop on "youth's efforts in achieving the 2030 agenda," the minister expressed his happiness for Kuwait's embrace of the second...

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Bangladeshi arrested with 3 forged passports; Pakistani car mechanic beaten up

KUWAIT: A Bangladeshi man was arrested at Kuwait International Airport with three forged passports he was going to sell to people barred from traveling.AssaultA Pakistani car mechanic was beaten up by a customer who refused to pay the amount he was asked to pay. He filed a case at Sulaibiya police station. The mechanic was taken to hospital, while police are looking for the suspect.FightTwo Kuwaiti citizens and an Egyptian man filed charges...

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Suspects attempted to run over officers

KUWAIT: Security men at the shooting range in Sulaibiya opted not to file charges against the occupants of a car that entered the club and almost ran them over. The suspects then fled. According to a security source, the car belongs to a citizen living in Doha. Police are investigating.Club stormedThree men escaped from police and left their car behind with a bottle of liquor, after storming a club in Jahra to settle a dispute with a worker....

BERLIN: View of the truck that crashed the evening before into a Christmas market at Gedächtniskirche church. - AFP

Amir condemns attack - Berlin truck rampage driver may be at large

BERLIN: View of the truck that crashed the evening before into a Christmas market at Gedächtniskirche church. - AFPBERLIN: A Pakistani asylum seeker suspected of ploughing a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market and killing 12 people may not be the right man, police said yesterday, sparking fears the real killer could be on the run. As the shell-shocked German capital reeled from the country’s deadliest attack of recent years, doubts emerged...

MOSCOW: (From left) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attend a press conference yesterday. - AFP

Russia seeking answers over envoy murder

6 people detained MOSCOW: (From left) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attend a press conference yesterday. - AFPANKARA: Russian investigators arrived in Turkey yesterday to probe the assassination of Moscow's ambassador at an Ankara art show, as both sides pledged the murder would not damage improving relations. Veteran diplomat Andrei Karlov was...

ANKARA: Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov is seen on the floor after being shot by a gunman (right) during a public event in the Turkish capital. — AFP

Profile: Sharp-suited cop who killed Russian envoy

ANKARA: Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov is seen on the floor after being shot by a gunman (right) during a public event in the Turkish capital. — AFPISTANBUL: The assassin of the Russian ambassador to Ankara was a 22-year-old from a quiet region in the west of Turkey who had served with the anti-riot police for less than three years. The man identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) and "Don't...

KARAK: Jordanian security forces guard an entrance, left, as boys walk past in the morning mist in front of Karak Castle. — AP

Four policemen killed in new shootout in Jordan

IS claims weekend Karak attack KARAK: Jordanian security forces guard an entrance, left, as boys walk past in the morning mist in front of Karak Castle. — APAMMAN: Gunmen killed four Jordanian policemen in a new shootout yesterday in Karak, where a weekend attack claimed by the Islamic State group left 10 people dead, a security source said. Security forces came under fire after launching a raid to track down suspects following Sunday's...

MOBILE: In this Dec 17, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium. —AP

Trump blames terrorists for EU attacks

'Islamist terrorists slaughter Christians in their communities' MOBILE: In this Dec 17, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium. —APPALM BEACH: Jumping ahead of investigators, President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Islamic terrorists for deadly violence in Turkey and Germany and vowing anew to eradicate their regional and global networks. Authorities in both countries were still investigating...

OLYMPIA, Washington: Jo Walter, of Bremerton, Wash., wears a large Donald Trump head mock-up as she protests Electoral College voting. — AP

Revolt fizzles as Trump easily wins Electoral College vote

Protestors chant - 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' OLYMPIA, Washington: Jo Walter, of Bremerton, Wash., wears a large Donald Trump head mock-up as she protests Electoral College voting. — APWASHINGTON: So much for an Electoral College revolt. Despite weeks of lobbying and a day of protests, President-elect Donald Trump won all but two of the Electoral College votes he claimed on Election Day, ensuring he will become America's 45th president....

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