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ABU DHABI: (From right) HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, French President Francois Hollande and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum pose for a group picture during the closing ceremony of an international conference on protecting the world’s cultural heritage yesterday. — AFP

New fund set up to protect endangered heritage sites

ABU DHABI: (From right) HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, French President Francois Hollande and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum pose for a group picture during the closing ceremony of an international conference on protecting the world’s cultural heritage yesterday. — AFPABU DHABI: Representatives of around 40 countries...

Real Madrid's Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas (CL) clears the ball past Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 3, 2016. / AFP / JOSEP LAGO

Ramos rescues Real in El Clasico stalemate

Real Madrid's Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas (CL) clears the ball past Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 3, 2016. -AFP BARCELONA: Sergio Ramos’s stoppage-time equaliser maintained Real Madrid’s six-point lead at the top of La Liga as the European champions salvaged a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in...

People attend under heavy rain the passage of the funeral cortege with the coffins of the members of the Chapecoense Real football club team killed in a plane crash in Colombia, in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, on December 3, 2016. The bodies of 50 players, coaches and staff from a Brazilian football team tragically wiped out in a plane crash in Colombia arrived home Saturday for a massive funeral. / AFP / DOUGLAS MAGNO

Brazil mourns fallen football team

People attend under heavy rain the passage of the funeral cortege with the coffins of the members of the Chapecoense Real football club team killed in a plane crash in Colombia, in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, on December 3, 2016. The bodies of 50 players, coaches and staff from a Brazilian football team tragically wiped out in a plane crash in Colombia arrived home Saturday for a massive funeral. - AFPCHAPEC: The bodies of 50...

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Muna Al Fuzai Two shameful incidents involving animal abuse and violence against people occurred in Kuwait last week. Both crimes reflect ugliness and cruelty that should not be taken leniently. The first incident occurred when a former MP wanted to express happiness over the results of the elections in Kuwait. He slaughtered camels and sheep and broadcasted it on social media, claiming that the creepy videos were dedicated to the Kuwaiti...

KUWAIT: Nouf Al-Hashash, Researcher at the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources. n— Photo by Joseph Shagran

Deep roots: How plants play important role in Kuwait's environment, history

KUWAIT: Nouf Al-Hashash, Researcher at the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources.— Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Plants are the basis of life for humans and other creatures on earth. Plants are of great value for the environment too. Every plant has a history and some have stories that have become part of heritage. Kuwaitis in the past were strongly attached to the environment and particularly plants, and they named many...

KUWAIT: (From left) Maha Shehab, Waseelah Coordinator, Abeer Al-Omar, Corporate Communications Manager at KIPCO and Rana Al-Khaled, Proteges’ Mentor attend a press conference at KIPCO Tower yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

The Proteges’ 6th Edition discussed at KIPCO Tower

KUWAIT: (From left) Maha Shehab, Waseelah Coordinator, Abeer Al-Omar, Corporate Communications Manager at KIPCO and Rana Al-Khaled, Proteges’ Mentor attend a press conference at KIPCO Tower yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO) held a press conference yesterday at KIPCO Tower to discuss the sixth edition of The Proteges program and its Waseelah project. “The Proteges has proved its success through...

PARIS: Kuwait is recognized by the UNESCO for the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah prize for ‘Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.’ —KUNA

Kuwait receives widespread praise for Amir Jaber prize at UNESCO

PARIS: Kuwait is recognized by the UNESCO for the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah prize for ‘Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.’ —KUNAPARIS: Kuwait was given widespread praise and commendation Friday for its commitment to helping the disabled on occasion of the awarding of late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah prize for ‘Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.’In a ceremony at UNESCO...

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as he leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump said at a rally on Dec. 1, that he will nominate Mattis as defense secretary. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump to name retired Gen Mattis for Pentagon

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as he leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump said at a rally on Dec. 1, that he will nominate Mattis as defense secretary. -AP WASHINGTON: Breaking once more from presidential custom, Donald Trump is turning to a military man to steer the US military, choosing retired Gen James...

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Five die in 2 days due to asthma attacks in Kuwait

Health MinistryKUWAIT: Five people have died due to asthma attacks, and breathing difficulties over the past two days, Health Ministry Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi said yesterday. Hospitals received 844 emergency cases in two days, five of them died, three in Mubarak Hospital and two in the Amiri Hospital, Al-Sahlawi added in a statement. Twenty-six cases were admitted to intensive care units, and 45 to rooms. The rest received...

Kuwaiti Diplomat Haya Al-Duraie speaks at a special session held onnthe situation in Middle East as a partnof the UN General Assembly’s 71stnsession in New York. —KUNA

Kuwait supports Mideast's peace effort and stability

Kuwaiti Diplomat Haya Al-Duraie speaks at a special session held on the situation in Middle East as a part of the UN General Assembly’s 71st session in New York. —KUNANEW YORK: Kuwait has reiterated its supportive stance to all international efforts to find peaceful solutions to the diverse Middle East crises and civil conflicts. Kuwait supports all international efforts that were laying the foundation for security and stability in the...

Kuwait to celebrate UN day for persons with disabilities

UNKUWAIT: Kuwait will be partaking in the celebrations of the United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December third. Since 1992, IDPD had been highlighting causes connected with people of disability, calling for measures to respect and acknowledge these individuals' importance to society.Speaking to KUNA on this occasion, Director-General of the Public Authority for the Disabled Affairs (PADA) Majed Al-Saleh...

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PAHW: Number of state housing applications drop 103,000 in Q3

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) has announced that the waiting list of the state housing applicants has shrank in the third quarter of 2016 to 103,000, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) said. According to the country's plan, the Kuwaiti government aims to build 36,000 units by 2017, KFH's said in its quarterly report on PAHW's housing projects during the third quarter.The PAHW has a number of projects for new residential cities...

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Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters

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Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved

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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP

Hamas names Sinwar new chief

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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi and CEO of the Shared Electronic Banking Services Company (K-Net) Essam Al-Khashnam are pictured after signing the deal. - KUNA

Ministry of Finance and KNET ink e-payment services deal