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MP Saadoun Hammad

Panel rejects proposal to cancel treatment overseas

MP Saadoun Hammad KUWAIT: Rapporteur of the parliament's health affairs committee MP Saadoun Hammad said the committee rejected a proposal to cancel the government-sponsored treatment overseas program because Kuwaiti citizens should not be deprived from receiving medical treatment. Hammad added that the committee rejected a proposal to establish a medical committee to be responsible for dispatching citizens for treatment abroad, instead of the...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Starting a Small Business

Attorney Fajer Ahmed As we approach a new year, I am sure some of my readers are considering new goals for 2020, and one goal you might have for yourself is to be financially independent. If you are brave enough (which you are) and you are considering starting a business, or what we call a small business or startup (tech related), here are a few tips and definitions for you. Best of luck in your endeavors. Commercial license Question: Do I need...

Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh

Saleh chairs first meeting as Interior Minister

Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh chaired a top-level Interior Ministry meeting yesterday; his first following the Cabinet's new formation on Tuesday. The meeting was held in presence of senior ministry officials including Undersecretary Lt Gen Essam Al-Nahham and the ministry's...

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Rain turns Rawdhatain camps into 'poolside' areas

KUWAIT: Men have Arabic coffee and tea together as they rest on mats before a large rainwater flooding pool in Al-Rawdatain, about 115 kilometers north of Kuwait City yesterday. Heavy rains that hit Kuwait in recent days have damaged camps across the country’s desert where camping is popular during the winter and spring season. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatVehicles drive along an elevated road between a flooded rainwater pool.Tents flooded...

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Protests against new law rage across India

Court declines immediate stay on legislation - Govt bans gatherings in parts of DelhiNEW DELHI: Fresh protests broke out across India yesterday as authorities banned large gatherings in parts of the capital in an effort to contain nationwide rallies and riots against a citizenship law seen as discriminating against Muslims. The demonstrations over the past few days have turned violent, with six people dead in the northeastern state of Assam and...

WASHINGTON: Protesters supporting the impeachment of US President Donald Trump gather outside the US Capitol yesterday. - AFP

US House votes on impeaching Trump for abuse of office

WASHINGTON: Protesters supporting the impeachment of US President Donald Trump gather outside the US Capitol yesterday. - AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump faced his ultimate political crisis yesterday in a historic congressional vote to impeach him for abuse of office, forever staining the billionaire's record and supercharging the nation's divides. The House of Representatives opened its session with a prayer for "wisdom" by its...

LONDON: A no-deal Brexit would stunt investment and exports, causing a contraction in economic activity, according to the British government’s official forecaster.— AFP

UK PM's inquiry fails to dampen anti-Muslim row

LONDON: Britain's Conservatives have long sought to exploit an anti-Semitism scandal in the opposition Labour party, but face accusations they are failing to confront anti-Muslim sentiment in their own ranks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party has announced a long-awaited review into discrimination in the party, led by psychology professor Swaran Singh, a former member of the equalities watchdog. But it has drawn accusations of being too broad...

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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan snub Malaysia's Muslim summit

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: This handout photo taken and released yesterday shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (left) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan posing for photos ahead of their meeting. - AFP KUALA LUMPUR/RIYADH: Leaders from many Islamic nations including Turkey and Iran gathered in Malaysia yesterday to tackle issues that have agitated Muslims worldwide, but the summit was snubbed by Saudi Arabia and its close ally...

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Baghdad must 'take actions' after strikes on US interests: Washington

Iranian-backed groups blamed for flurry of attacksBAGHDAD: The United States has called on Baghdad to "take actions" to protect US interests in the country after a flurry of attacks that have been blamed on Iranian-backed groups. Tehran wields growing influence in Iraq, particularly through armed factions. Since October 28, ten rocket attacks have targeted areas where US soldiers and diplomats are stationed. They have not been claimed, but the...

NEW DELHI: In this picture taken on Dec 15, 2019 Ayesha Renna (center) and other protesters argue with policemen during a demonstration against the Indian government’s Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). —AFP

The hijab-clad students who stood up to Indian police

NEW DELHI: In this picture taken on Dec 15, 2019 Ayesha Renna (center) and other protesters argue with policemen during a demonstration against the Indian government’s Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). —AFP NEW DELHI: A group of young women have become the face of student-led protests that have swept India in recent days, as opposition has grown against a new citizenship law seen by many as anti-Muslim. Video of Ayesha Renna and her friends...

KARACHI: Pakistani security officials inspect a police van after an attack by gunmen on security members guarding a polio vaccination team yesterday. — AFP

Two security men killed in attack on Pakistan polio vaccination team

PESHAWAR: Gunmen killed at least two policemen in an attack on a polio vaccination security team in northwest Pakistan yesterday, the latest setback in the nation's campaign to eradicate the disease. The personnel were part of a nationwide anti-polio drive launched this week, aiming to inoculate tens of millions of children in Pakistan-one of only two countries where the crippling disease remains endemic. Two gunmen on a motorcycle carried out...

Myanmar workers in Thailand.— Reuters

Backlash against migrant workers in Asia-Pacific fuels slavery fears

Myanmar workers in Thailand.— Reuters BANGKOK: Public support for migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is decreasing, a United Nations poll found yesterday that campaigners said raised concerns about the risk of slavery. Most people in the three nations have limited knowledge about and increasingly negative attitudes towards migrant workers, and do not think they should receive the same benefits or pay as local workers, showed...

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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12

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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP

Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election

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MAINPURI: A portrait of former police constable-turned-Hindu preacher Bhole Baba is displayed on the terrace of his ashram at Bichhawan village in Mainpuri district, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on July 4, 2024. – AFP

Indian preacher not hiding after stampede: Lawyer

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HONG KONG: Students use virtual reality headsets in a class at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Slipping on headsets, students at a Hong Kong University were transported to a pavilion above the clouds to hear Albert Einstein expound on game theory—part of a course deploying ‘AI lecturers’ in the classroom.- AFP

China leading surge in generative AI patents

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Tatsuru Saito

Japan’s Saito aims to emulate late father with Olympic gold