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KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir was received at the airport by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.—KUNA

Amir returns home from US visit

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir was received at the airport by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.—KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, accompanied by Deputy Chief of the National Guard Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his official delegation, arrived back home from the US after leading a Kuwait’s delegation to the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees recently held...

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Ministry combating unjustified price hikes: Al-Shemali

KUWAIT: Ministry of Commerce and Industry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Shemali stressed that the ministry is combating unjustified price hikes, considering it as a crime committed against all consumers. Shemali explained that well-studied prices set according to international pricing and costing methods are acceptable and are being closely followed up by special committees.Afia cardsMoH's official spokesperson Dr Ahmed Al-Shatti announced delivering...

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Half of men living in Kuwait cannot identify prostate cancer symptoms - Survey underlines need for more education on prostate cancer

KUWAIT: The Patient Helping Fund Society together with global biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, have launched a nationwide appeal for all men in Kuwait to educate themselves on prostate cancer following alarming survey results which revealed 56 percent were unable to correctly identify the symptoms of the disease.With September marking prostate cancer awareness month across the globe, The Patient Helping Fund Society and AstraZeneca are...

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FM discusses situation in Aleppo with Arab officials

KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday had contacts with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry, GCC Secretary-General Abdul-Latif Al-Zayani, Arab League's Secretary-General Ahmad Abul-Gheit and Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani. During the calls, they discussed the current deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria's Aleppo, and how to...

KUWAIT: The at-grade road opening starts from the Ali Al-Sabah Academy, and extends to the roundabout at the intersection of the Mohammad Bin Al-Qasim Street in both directions.

Service road on Jahra project opens partially - Ministry issues advisory for road users

KUWAIT: The at-grade road opening starts from the Ali Al-Sabah Academy, and extends to the roundabout at the intersection of the Mohammad Bin Al-Qasim Street in both directions.KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday another partial service road opening on the Jahra Road Development Project. The at-grade road opening starts from the Ali Al-Sabah Academy, and extends to the roundabout at the intersection of the Mohammad Bin...

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New Kuwaiti envoys present credentials to Belgian FM

BRUSSELS: Kuwait's new ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Jasem Mohammad Al-Budaiwi, met here Thursday the Head of Protocol at the Belgian Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fran\oise Gustin and handed her over a copy of his credentials, according to a Kuwait embassy statement here. Ambassador Al-Budaiwi asserted during the meeting the deep relationship between the two countries and the special ties between the two Royal families of the State of...

KUWAIT: Passengers being rescued from the wreckage of a car yesterday.

Firemen rescue six men from vehicle wreckage

KUWAIT: Passengers being rescued from the wreckage of a car yesterday.KUWAIT: Six people were trapped inside a vehicle when it turned over in an accident along Airport Road, said security sources, noting that firemen rushed to the scene and had to cut open the wrecked car to free the injured and send them to hospital. Subhan fire: Fire broke out in a restaurant in Subhan, said security sources. Firemen found that the fire started in the...

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Issue of parentage and citizenship

Muna Al Fuzai The issue of the children of Kuwaiti women married to non-citizens has been a matter of concern for a long time. This topic is an old one, but sensitive too. It has turned into a ticking time bomb over the failure to reach a solution that treats these women fairly and clearly, once and for all. We know that wives and children usually follow the name and nationality of the husband, but in Kuwait, this subject has become...

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Is intelligence a blissful realm?

Similar to the concept of heaven in all the religions, paradise can only be a blissful realm in which all one's wishes are granted to him, at no expense of any of his resources, not to mention his time nor his will power! Such a place, is to die for. But away from the religiosity of this age of old concept of paradise, how can we relate it to worldly intelligence? And how much of a paradise can we engineer in this worldly life? Intelligence...

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Asian duo arrested for working as barbers

KUWAIT: Two Asians were arrested pending deportation for working as barbers without any licenses or observing hygiene conditions. Security sources said the suspects practiced their illegal profession in the open and attracted many customers, as they charged only 100 fils from Asians and 250 fils from Arabs for haircuts and 50 fils from Asians and 100 fils from Arabs for shaves.Drug-traffickingNarcotics detectives were tipped off by Saudi...

NEW DELHI: Indian workers from the eastern state of Bihar gather in a hotel on Sept 29, 2016 after they were repatriated by the Indian government from Saudi Arabia. - AFP

Indian migrants return home, recall nightmare

NEW DELHI: Indian workers from the eastern state of Bihar gather in a hotel on Sept 29, 2016 after they were repatriated by the Indian government from Saudi Arabia. - AFPNEW DELHI: They left India for Saudi Arabia with big dreams, but have returned with only harrowing tales after an oil price slump threw the economy into turmoil, leaving thousands of poor migrant laborers stranded.The workers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines...

KAFR BATNA, Syria: A Syrian man carries the body of a girl following an air strike in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Friday. - AFP

Aleppo hospital hit, army presses assault

KAFR BATNA, Syria: A Syrian man carries the body of a girl following an air strike in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Friday. - AFPALEPPO: The largest hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo was bombed on Saturday for the second time in days as Syrian government forces pressed a Russian-backed offensive to retake the entire city. Aleppo, once Syria's vibrant commercial powerhouse, is now at the heart of...

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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos

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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP

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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP

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