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Private sector 'integral part' of development

Mariam Al-Aqeel KUWAIT: Kuwait's private sector is an 'integral part' of the country's development plans, a minister said yesterday, placing great emphasis on an increasingly significant part of the economy. Addressing the New Kuwait 2019 Summit on behalf of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Center in Kuwait City, acting Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs...

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Gulf Defense, Aerospace expo kicks off featuring 32 countries

Eurofighter Typhoon maker among participating companiesKUWAIT: Two hundred and twelve leading international companies in the fields of defense and armament from 32 countries are participating in the 5th Gulf Defense and Aerospace (GDA) exhibition and conference, which kicked off yesterday in Kuwait. The three-day event is open to the public from 10:00am - 5:00 pm, and is held at halls 5, 6 and 7 at the Kuwait International Fairground in Mishref....

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Manpower authority to text employers about violations detected in inspections

Fourth Ring Road repair to be completed by year's endKUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower said it is currently working on linking all labor departments and investment branches at co-operative societies through an automated system. The authority added that both the authority and co-op administrations are currently discussing mandating that all laborers working in co-op investment branches should be sponsored by the main investment company. ...

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Legal panel rejects request to debate general amnesty bill

KUWAIT: The National Assembly's legal and legislative committee yesterday rejected a request by two of its members to accord priority to the discussion of a draft law proposing a general pardon for people jailed over expressing opinion. Member of the committee MP Khalil Abul said the committee preferred that the National Assembly should vote to ask the committee to speed up the debate of a number of bills related to pardon. A number of MPs have...

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Aggression on any GCC state is an aggression on all members: Gulf leaders

GCC 40th summit concludes with 'Riyadh Declaration' RIYADH: Leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council countries attend the 40th GCC Summit in Riyadh yesterday. —Amiri Diwan photos RIYADH: The 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit concluded yesterday with Secretary General Abdulatif Al-Zayani reading the 'Riyadh Declaration'. It emphasizes necessity to protect maritime of the Arabian Gulf from any threats, as the council notes measures taken by...

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Democrats announce two impeachment charges against Trump

WASHINGTON: Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment yesterday against US President Donald Trump after weeks of arguing there is overwhelming evidence that the US leader abused his office and deserves to be removed. If the charges - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - are approved by the full House of Representatives in a vote expected next week, it would put Trump in the historic position of being the third US leader ever...

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Protests rage in India over citizenship bill

GUWAHATI, India: Protestors in northeast India set fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads yesterday in a shutdown across the region hours after lawmakers approved the government's new citizenship bill. The legislation, set to go before the upper house today, will fast-track citizenship claims from immigrants from three neighboring countries - but not if they are Muslim. For Islamic groups, the opposition, rights groups and others this...

MYANMAR: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during the Peace Talks at the Myanmar International Convention Centre in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. —AP

Suu Kyi told to 'stop the genocide'

THE HAGUE: Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi looks on as Gambian Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou sits before UN's International Court of Justice yesterday. - FP THE HAGUE: Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi faced calls for Myanmar to "stop the genocide" of Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her country's defense at the UN's top court yesterday. Myanmar's civilian leader sat through graphic accounts of mass murder and rape...

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Divisions exposed as Putin, Zelensky meet

PARIS: (From left) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin give a press conference after a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace on Monday.—AFP EU welcomes Ukraine talks, urges concrete progressPARIS: Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday held their first face-to-face talks at a summit in Paris...

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Rohingya pray for justice at Myanmar genocide hearings

Bangladesh starts fencing Rohingya camps THE HAGUE: Members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority prayed for justice on the eve of hearings at the UN's International Court of Justice during which leader Aung San Suu Kyi will defend the country against genocide charges. Gambia launched proceedings against the Buddhist-majority Myanmar in November, accusing it of violating its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention. It is only the third...

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8 in 10 girls in Nepal forced to sleep outside during periods

KATHMANDU: Teenage girls are still being forced to sleep outside during their periods in parts of Nepal despite a string of deaths and a law banning the ancient custom, researchers said yesterday. A new study published days after the latest victim suffocated to death found nearly eight out of 10 girls in Karnali, a province in western Nepal where the practice is prevalent, were banished from their homes while menstruating. Because menstruating...

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'No compromise' on human rights in Philippines: Bono

MANILA: U2 frontman Bono said yesterday there must be no compromise on human rights, in a rebuke of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ahead of the Irish rockers' first Manila concert. The Philippine leader has waged a deadly war on drugs that has claimed thousands of lives. Overwhelmingly backed by Filipinos but condemned by critics who say it is a war crime, the killings by police as well as unknown suspects are the subject of a preliminary...