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KUWAIT: Detectives examine the scene after the fire was extinguished.

Girl killed in Jahra camp fire

KUWAIT: Detectives examine the scene after the fire was extinguished.KUWAIT: A Syrian girl was killed while her mother and brother were injured when a fire broke in a Jahra spring camp yesterday, said security sources. Firemen rushed to the scene shortly after the fire was reported, but the victim had already succumbed to her injuries by the time they arrived, the sources added. Public Relations Director at Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD)...

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KFSD official explains danger of heaters while camping

First Lieutenant Ali QaliKUWAIT: Wintertime is the best time for family gatherings and camping. But while enjoying this time, we should be aware of carbon monoxide, the silent killer. Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas. Room heaters fueled with gas, oil, and kerosene produce it; CO can accumulate to dangerous levels. Though the briquettes do not produce visible smoke and seems to be smokeless and harmless, it...

BEIRUT: Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Lebanon’s Children Cancer Center Nora Jumblatt (second right) meets Kuwait Fundnfor Arab Economic Development’s delegation. —KUNA

Kuwait's humanitarian role in Lebanon extolled

BEIRUT: Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Lebanon’s Children Cancer Center Nora Jumblatt (second right) meets Kuwait Fundfor Arab Economic Development’s delegation. —KUNABEIRUT: Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Lebanon's Children Cancer Center, Nora Jumblatt extended yesterday thanks and appreciation to His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti people for their generous humanitarian...

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Kuwait scrambles to relieve Syrians

Kuwait Red Crescent Society's (KRCS)KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society's (KRCS) urgent operation in Syria is aimed at securing badly-needed food and clothes to the city residents who are experiencing extremely hard conditions, KRCS Chairman said yesterday.The KRCS, defying surrounding security hazards, has managed to deliver its first batch of humanitarian aid to those in need in the war-battered Aleppo region, in collaboration with the Qatar...

A public bus is burning at the scene of a car bomb attack in central Anatolian city of Kayseri, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. A public bus was heavily damaged and dear and injured were reported. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey. (IHA via AP)

Suicide bombing targets Turkish soldiers; 13 dead

A public bus is burning at the scene of a car bomb attack in central Anatolian city of Kayseri, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. A public bus was heavily damaged and dear and injured were reported. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey. APISTANBUL: Thirteen Turkish soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded yesterday in a suicide car bombing targeting off-duty conscripts...

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New deal reached for Aleppo

United Nations staff and other supporters assemble on U.N. headquarters grounds, around a sculpture entitled "Non-Violence", to show their solidarity with the people of Aleppo, Syria, on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. A U.N. humanitarian aid coordinator for Syria says the United Nations has been locked out of an evacuation plan for embattled eastern Aleppo. AP ALEPPO: A new deal has been reached to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of...

This image released on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 by Aleppo 24, shows residents gathered near a green government bus as they hold their belongings for evacuation from eastern Aleppo, Syria. As the last holdouts leave the rebel-held enclave in Aleppo, they speak of their love for the city despite witnessing so much destruction and death. Bit by bit over three weeks, the government offensive chipped away at their last refuge. (Aleppo 24 via AP)

Those fleeing Aleppo tell of their pain

This image released on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 by Aleppo 24, shows residents gathered near a green government bus as they hold their belongings for evacuation from eastern Aleppo, Syria. As the last holdouts leave the rebel-held enclave in Aleppo, they speak of their love for the city despite witnessing so much destruction and death. Bit by bit over three weeks, the government offensive chipped away at their last refuge. APBEIRUT: Death in...

Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, now candidate for the socialist party primary election, is pictured during the inauguration of his campaign headquarters, Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016, in Paris. Valls hopes to unite the Socialists under his banner and give the left a chance to stay at the Elysee, in the most ambitious challenge of his political life after president Francois Hollande decided not to run for re-election next year. (Alain Jocard, Pool via AP)

A crowded starting line for France's Socialist primary

Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, now candidate for the socialist party primary election, is pictured during the inauguration of his campaign headquarters, Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016, in Paris. Valls hopes to unite the Socialists under his banner and give the left a chance to stay at the Elysee, in the most ambitious challenge of his political life after president Francois Hollande decided not to run for re-election next year. - APPARIS:...

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Couple's vehicles set ablaze in Qairawan

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti citizen working for the Ministry of Electricity and Water reported recently that his and his wife's luxurious vehicles were incinerated while parked outside the family's house in Qairawan. The man told police that his neighbor said he saw a golden sports utility vehicle near the two vehicles when the blaze broke out. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.Fugitive arrestedA bedoon (stateless) man was...

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, the American flag flies above the Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock indexes held steady near record levels early Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, after gains for companies that pay big dividends helped to offset drops in technology stocks. Bond yields gave up some of their big gains from the last few days. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Weak tech, bank stocks pull indexes back from record highs

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, the American flag flies above the Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock indexes held steady near record levels early Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, after gains for companies that pay big dividends helped to offset drops in technology stocks. Bond yields gave up some of their big gains from the last few days.-AP NEW YORK: Falling technology and financial stocks pulled US indexes...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte waves to the Filipino community in Singapore as he leaves the stage on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Duterte to US over aid issue: Bye-bye America

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte waves to the Filipino community in Singapore as he leaves the stage on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Singapore. -AP MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte threatened yesterday to terminate a pact that allows US troops to visit the Philippines, saying "bye-bye America" as he reacted with rage to what he thought was a US decision to scrap a major aid package over human rights concerns. A US government aid agency, the...

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama rapping Putin, says US could strike back on cyber

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.-AP WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has put Russia's Vladimir Putin on notice that the US could use offensive cyber muscle to retaliate for interference in the US presidential election, his strongest suggestion to date that Putin had been well aware of campaign email hacking. "Whatever they do to us, we can...

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