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Amir congratulates Bahrain King

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulated Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa yesterday, some two decades after his accession to the throne. In a cable he sent to the Bahraini monarch, His Highness the Amir said the Gulf island nation has seen meteoric development under King Hamad's watch, wishing Kuwait's Gulf neighbor continued success and prosperity. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

NATO chief to lead delegation to Kuwait to celebrate ICI anniversary

Stoltenberg praises Kuwait's efforts for regional stability NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg BRUSSELS: A North Atlantic Council (NAC) delegation on the level of permanent representatives to NATO and led by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to visit Kuwait today and tomorrow. The NATO chief and NATO Ambassadors will attend a ceremony under the patronage of His Highness Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad...

Kuwait-based charity doled out water tanks to displaced people in Yemen.

'Humanitarian Center' ratchets up aid delivery across the globe

KUWAIT: Given its UN-bestowed moniker of 'Humanitarian Center,' Kuwait has long been accustomed to doling out aid for the less fortunate around the world, thanks to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah's penchant for altruism. Kuwait's humanitarian endeavors run the gamut from food and healthcare aid to educational assistance, where a Kuwait-based charity has just concluded a three-month vocational sewing program for some 150...

KUWAIT: Zain and Al-Qabas officials in a group photo after signing the agreement

Zain signs strategic partnership agreement with Al-Qabas

To offer the most advanced cloud solutions and data center services KUWAIT: Zain and Al-Qabas officials in a group photo after signing the agreement KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced signing a strategic partnership agreement with Dar Al-Qabas Press Printing, Publishing, and Distribution Company to offer the most advanced cloud solutions and data center services. The agreement aims at driving Al-Qabas...

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Sunrise view at Al-Khuwaisat

KUWAIT: Sunrise view at Al-Khuwaisat. — Photo by Hochimin Haridas (KUNA)

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US, UK issue travel warnings for NE India as protests rage

Protests turn violent in West Bengal stateGUWAHATI: Protests against a divisive new citizenship law raged yesterday as Washington and London issued travel warnings for northeast India following days of violent clashes that have killed two people so far. Many in the far-flung, resource-rich northeast fear the new legislation will grant citizenship to large numbers of immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh, who they accuse of stealing jobs and...

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Anger erupts at the UN climate summit

MADRID: Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a UN summit in Madrid limped towards a delayed conclusion yesterday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures devastating people and the natural world. With the two-week gathering spilling into the weekend, campaigners and many delegates slammed Chile, presiding over the talks, for drafting a summit text that they said risked throwing the 2015...

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Sudan’s Bashir sentenced to 2 years in jail

KHARTOUM: A Sudanese court yesterday convicted former president Omar Al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility, the first ruling against the ex-leader ousted by mass unrest. The presiding judge said Bashir, 75, who was deposed by the military in April following months of street protests against his three-decade rule, was being sent to the reform facility, rather than a prison, on account of...

BEIRUT: An image grab taken from Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV on Friday shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, delivering a televised address from an undisclosed location in Lebanon. — AFP

Hezbollah chief warns Lebanon government could take time

BEIRUT: The head of Shiite movement Hezbollah in protest-wracked Lebanon Friday warned that the formation of a new cabinet desperately needed to redress a tumbling economy could take time. Lebanon has been swept by unprecedented nationwide protests since October 17, demanding the complete overhaul of a political class deemed inept and corrupt. The government stepped down on October 29, but bitterly divided political parties have failed to agree...

WASHINGTON: Ranking Member, Republican Representative Doug Collins, arrives for the start of the House Judiciary Committee’s vote on House Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Friday. — AFP

Trump to face impeachment vote after House panel approves charges

Panel's impeachment vote "an embarrassment to our country," says TrumpWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump stood on the verge of impeachment Friday after a House panel approved charges he abused his power and obstructed Congress, setting up a historic vote in the chamber next week. WASHINGTON: Ranking Member, Republican Representative Doug Collins, arrives for the start of the House Judiciary Committee’s vote on House Resolution 755, Articles...

GAZA CITY: A Palestinian pupil looks at toys displayed by a street vendor in Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City yesterday. —AFP

In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees

UN responsible to combat attacks on Palestinian refugees: PLO GAZA CITY: A Palestinian pupil looks at toys displayed by a street vendor in Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City yesterday. —AFP UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid misconduct allegations and a cash shortfall triggered by a halt in US funding. The...

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Victorious Johnson urges UK to move past Brexit divide

'Labour collapse' after losing 59 seats to end up with 203LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Britons to put years of bitter divisions over the country's EU membership behind them as he vowed to use his resounding election victory to finally deliver Brexit next month. Johnson's ruling Conservatives won their best result for three decades on Thursday night after promising to get Britain out of the European Union on January 31, a new...