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WUHAN: Angelique Kerber of Germany hits a return during her second round match against Kristina Mladenovic of France at the WTA Wuhan Open in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province yesterday. — AFP
Kerber survives scare in first match as number one
WUHAN: Angelique Kerber of Germany hits a return during her second round match against Kristina Mladenovic of France at the WTA Wuhan Open in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province yesterday. — AFPWUHAN: Angelique Kerber survived a scare in her first match as world number one before beating Kristina Mladenovic in three sets at the Wuhan Open yesterday. The US and Australian Open champion, who had a bye in the first round, made a convincing...
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De Villiers out of Australia series
JOHANNESBURG: South African captain and star batsman AB de Villiers failed a fitness Test yesterday and will undergo elbow surgery which will force him to miss home and away series against Australia.Cricket South Africa announced on Tuesday that a left elbow impingement injury had failed to respond to rehabilitation and treatment, ruling De Villiers out of a five-match one-day series against Australia, starting in Centurion on Friday, as well as...
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FM denies any intelligence coordination with Israel - Activist remanded for 21 days for insulting Amir
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah denied yesterday an Israeli press report claiming Kuwait and Israel are coordinating on intelligence. In a response to a question by a lawmaker, the minister said Kuwait has not changed its position towards Israel. He said that Kuwait's policy on Israel is based on a common Arab stand, and accordingly, a low-level Kuwaiti delegation remained at the UN General Assembly when Israeli prime...
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Hijri Year Holiday on 2nd Oct
KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) yesterday announced that Sunday, Oct 2, 2016 would be an official holiday on the occasion of the new Hijri year.
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Statement of lawyer Abdulhadi over DNA law
We have filed an application with the Constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of the DNA Law No 78/2015. We have previously issued a statement on 22/07/2015 further to the National Assembly’s approval to pass the said law revealing our intention to challenge its constitutionality due to the serious violations affecting fundamental human rights and personal freedoms protected and sacred by Kuwait constitution.It is true that, from...
First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
Kuwait sticks to Arab stance towards Israel
First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-SabahKUWAIT: Kuwait is committed to the stance of Arab nations towards Israel, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said yesterday. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled's remarks came in response to a question posed by an MP regarding common Arab practice on how to deal with Israel during international congregations, noting...
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Inflation up 2.9% - GCC committee discusses bourses’ integration
KUWAIT: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for August 2016 recorded an increase estimated at 2.90% compared to August 2015, the Central Statistical Bureau said. The index figure for the month recorded an increasing at 141.9, by 0.14% as a result of the rise in prices of some major groups of influential figures in the movement and low standard of some groups, it said in its monthly report.The index for the group of "food and beverages" increased in...
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Kuwait’s major road project nearly complete
Kuwait road projectKUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday that Jamal Abdulnasser road project is near completion. The project execution - which has reached 78 percent is of one of Kuwait’s major development enterprises.The renovation works, including causeways and turning points, will conclude early next year, Ahmad Al- Hesan, the Assistant Undersecretary for Roads Engineering said in a statement.The project is aimed at...
Kuwait Criminal Inspection headquarters
Kuwait building Criminal Inspection headquarters
Kuwait Criminal Inspection headquartersKUWAIT: Minister of Public Labor and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Dr Ali Al-Omair has signed a contract for establishing, furnishing and maintaining a building that will house the headquarters of the General Directorate for Criminal Inspections, at a total cost of KD 36.377 million.The Ministry said in a statement yesterday that the building will be situated on a 30,000-sq-m plot of land...
Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah seen at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Youth Empowerment Conference. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Youth Empowerment Symposium kicks off
Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah seen at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Youth Empowerment Conference. —Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- Salem Al-Sabah said HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is supporting the fifth Youth Empowerment Symposium (Tamkeen), which reflects...
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Two vehicles collide
KUWAIT: Two vehicles collided and caught fire along Mina Abdullah scrapyard road, said security sources, noting that both drivers were uninjured.Violations detectedAn inspection committee comprising of 40 elements from PAAAFR, Municipality, EPA, environment police, demolition committee and KFSD inspected Sulaibiya agricultural area, where many violations were detected, including wrongly stored hazardous and inflammable chemicals, unlicensed...
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5-Star Prison? Why Not?
It is imperative that MEW immediately issues a study showing that using LED lights will annually save KD 900 million and put it into practice in order to change our concept and culture of consumption. In an interview with the interior ministry's assistant undersecretary for correctional facilities and law enforcement Maj Gen Khaled Al-Deyyeen, a reporter talked about various practices at the central prison and detention centers like...
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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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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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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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