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Kuwait’s reefs bleached

More than 80 percent of Kuwait’s reefs bleached

Kuwait’s reefs bleachedKUWAIT: Kuwait Dive Team announced yesterday that they have identified bleaching problems affecting more than 80 percent of Kuwait’s coral reefs. The bleaching problems began in early September, and the dive team monitored the situation after conducting several dives at Kuwait’s south sea, the team’s leader Waleed Al-Fadel said.Fadel added that the timing of the bleaching problem is late this year where usually it...

Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Al-Jassar

Power production to reach 25,000 megawatts: Minister

Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Al-JassarKUWAIT: The total electricity produced by the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) will increase to 25,000 megawatts once the Public Authority for Housing Welfare finishes distributing 120,000 housing units, Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Al-Jassar said yesterday. Jassar added that the current electricity production is a little over 15,000 megawatts and that this figure was expected to...

The first place winners

Alghanim Industries sponsors 'Startup Weekend - Kuwait' - Sponsoring for 4th year to support entrepreneurship among youth

The first place winnersKUWAIT: Alghanim Industries, one of the largest privately owned companies in the region, announced today its platinum sponsorship of 'Startup Weekend - Kuwait'. It is the company's fourth year in a row sponsoring the event, which brings together Kuwait's designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and experts from all domains to pitch business ideas and get feedback from judges. The event took place from last Thursday to...

Municipality inspects food safety

Municipality inspects food safety

Municipality inspects food safetyKUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality continued its inspection campaigns that include food stores, restaurants and co-ops. The Mubarakiya center carried out a campaign that included butcher shops, restaurants and the fish market. The campaign resulted in destroying 49 kg of fish unfit for human consumption.Airport securityDirector General of Airport Security Brigadier Waleed Al-Saleh said authorities at the Kuwait...

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Teen damages father's car

KUWAIT: A juvenile stole his father's car and collided with a half lorry. The citizen, who lives in Rabiya, just received his new car and went home to rest, but was awakened by a police call asking him to go to the police station. He went to where he parked the new car but did not find it. At the station, he discovered that his son stole the keys, drove the car and hit the truck, destroying it completely. The boy was taken to hospital with...

JEDDAH: Pilgrims walk outside King Abdul Aziz Airport on their arrival to this Red Sea port city yesterday. - AFP

Saudis strive to prevent repeat of fatal haj crush

JEDDAH: Pilgrims walk outside King Abdul Aziz Airport on their arrival to this Red Sea port city yesterday. - AFPRIYADH: A year after the worst haj disaster in a generation, Saudi Arabia is issuing pilgrims with electronic bracelets and using more surveillance cameras to avoid a repeat of a crush that killed hundreds and damaged already strained ties with Iran. The world's largest annual Muslim gathering, bringing some two million to Islam's...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he leaves after a Holy Mass and the canonization of Mother Teresa of Kolkata (seen in placard) in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican yesterday. - AFP

Pope proclaims Mother Teresa a saint

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he leaves after a Holy Mass and the canonization of Mother Teresa of Kolkata (seen in placard) in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican yesterday. - AFPVATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yesterday proclaimed Mother Teresa a saint and hailed the revered Catholic nun as an embodiment of maternal love who talked truth to power on behalf of the poor. "We may have some difficulty in calling her 'Saint'...

Iran pistachio farms are dying of thirst

.SIRJAN, Iran: The pistachio trees at the village in southern Iran are long dead, bleached white by the sun - the underground water reserves sucked dry by decades of over-farming and waste. The last farmers left with their families 10 years ago, and the village has the look of an abandoned Martian colony. The dome-roofed, mud-walled homes are crumbling, once-green fields are now nothing but dirt furrows, and the only sign of life is a couple of...

ISTANBUL: A woman flashes the victory sign during a peace rally against war in Syria on September 4, 2016 in Istanbul Turkish warplanes have destroyed 10 Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast as Ankara steps up its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), state media reported. — AFP

Turk jets destroy Kurdish, IS targets - Erdogan: There is no good terrorist or bad terrorist

ISTANBUL: A woman flashes the victory sign during a peace rally against war in Syria on September 4, 2016 in Istanbul Turkish warplanes have destroyed 10 Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast as Ankara steps up its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), state media reported. — AFPANKARA: Ankara stepped up its fight against militants in Turkey and northern Syria with air strikes on Kurdish rebel positions in the...

SANAA: Yemenis check the destruction following a reported airstrike by Saudi-led coalition airplanes. — AFP

At least 15 Yemen soldiers killed in jihadist bombing

SANAA: Yemenis check the destruction following a reported airstrike by Saudi-led coalition airplanes. — AFPADEN: At least 15 pro-government Yemeni soldiers were killed in rebel attacks in the north and in a suspected jihadist bombing in Aden yesterday, military and security sources said. Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies launched twin attacks to try to retake the port of Midi in the northern province of Hajja, after loyalists had captured...

DETROIT: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shown during a church service at Great Faith Ministries. — AP

Trump tells black congregation he wants to fix ‘many wrongs’ - ‘I am here to listen and hear from you’

DETROIT: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shown during a church service at Great Faith Ministries. — APDETROIT: Criticized for urging black voters to support him while speaking to mostly white audiences, Donald Trump visited a predominantly black church to call for a "civil rights agenda for our time." "I am here to listen to you," the Republican presidential nominee told the congregation at the Great Faith Ministries...

HANGZHOU: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre R) talks to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (centre L) as G20 leaders and their spouses walk for a group picture prior to a dinner banquet at the G20 Summit. —AFP

Year after opening borders, Merkel's party faces anger - Anti-migrant populists poised for major gains

HANGZHOU: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre R) talks to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (centre L) as G20 leaders and their spouses walk for a group picture prior to a dinner banquet at the G20 Summit. —AFPSCHWERIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel's party braced for a backlash at state polls, while anti-migrant populists are poised for major gains a year after the German leader opened the borders to refugees. Around 1.33 million voters are...

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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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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

Somalia beach attack kills 32

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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP

Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests