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Will Smith speaks at a press conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday. — AP
Will Smith showing different side of Mideast on promo tour
Will Smith speaks at a press conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday. — APWill Smith is in the Middle East to promote the movie “Suicide Squad”, but he says it’s also a chance to counter an increasingly anti- Muslim climate surrounding the US presidential race.Smith, who plays the sharpshooter Deadshot in the film, says he’s having fun and sharing pictures of his time in Dubai, showing that “Hey, it doesn’t look like...
These file photos taken in Oloron Sainte-Marie, in the French Basque area, southwestern France, shows employees working on a beret at Laulhere factory. — AFP
The Basque beret, from peasant cap to ‘emblem of France’
These file photos taken in Oloron Sainte-Marie, in the French Basque area, southwestern France, shows employees working on a beret at Laulhere factory. — AFPThe beret has come a long way since its humble beginnings as the headgear of choice for pelota players in the Basque country, becoming a must-have accessory as far afield as China. The jaunty topper preferred by Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso added a saucy touch to Monica Lewinsky's look in...
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UN envoy slams 'unilateral' step, praises Kuwait - Yemen talks suspended after rebels name governing body
Ould Cheikh AhmedKUWAIT: The UN suspended talks between Yemen's warring parties yesterday after the rebels and their allies appointed a council to run the country in a blow to the peace process. In July, the rebels and forces allied to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected a UN peace plan and announced the creation of a "supreme political council" to run Yemen. At the time, UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed denounced the council as...
KUWAIT: This handout photo released by the Interior Ministry yesterday shows runaway housemaids arrested during operations in Jabriya and Rumaithiya
Several terror suspects arrested - 25 runaway maids caught in two raids
KUWAIT: In a preemptive move, state security men launched several raids in Jabriya and Um Al-Haiman, resulting in the arrest of several people found to be cooperating with terrorist organizations. The sources said that state security, through its foreign operations, penetrated several terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq and obtained names of some of those cooperating with the so-called Islamic State in Kuwait. KUWAIT: This handout photo...
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Treatment allowance increases rejected
KUWAIT: The Finance Ministry has refused to increase financial allowances of Kuwaitis being treated abroad, even as the health ministry is warning that those who deserve it are in danger of being deprived of any money within days if extra funds are not approved.The problem, according to official sources, began when the finance ministry asked the health ministry to stop payments to health offices abroad because the total previous payments reached...
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Kuwait sets health terms for pilgrims
Mgheer Al-ShemmariKUWAIT: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has set health regulations and guidelines necessary to safeguard health conditions of the pilgrims from Kuwait, due to perform annual religious rituals in the holy lands.The MoH notified the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of terms that must be met to keep the pilgrims in good health. Each expedition grouping less than 100 persons should have one doctor and a single nurse.Those...
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Silence over daily rent apartments
KUWAIT: Municipal Council member Nayef Al-Sour criticized the Interior Ministry for what he described as their ‘silence’ over the spread of online and social media ads that promote for apartments for rent without following the proper channels.Some ads offer furnished apartments for daily or weekly rent without requiring tenants to provide marriage certificates or any other documents, something that can be used to facilitate adultery and...
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Increasing rents ripping off expats
. I have been an expat in Kuwait for over 10 years. Recently, I started searching for somewhere to rent for my five-person family. I was horrified to discover the prices for renting villas, or the more chic word, duplexes. Ten years ago, villas could be found for about KD 750, and whilst yes, it is normal to expect an increase, it’s not normal to see an increase of more than 50 percent. Had everything else in Kuwait increased in price, I...
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi chairs a meeting of the higher committee for planning and coordination.
Engineering offices allowed to give construction licenses for state projects - Amiri Hospital parking evacuated
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi chairs a meeting of the higher committee for planning and coordination.KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi emphasized the importance of administrative reform and completing the development of the municipality's organizational structure, especially since officials have a golden opportunity to change its image after the new law 33/2016. Manfouhi, who chaired...
KUWAIT: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman NI (M) Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force meets with Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Defense Minister of the State of Kuwait.
Pakistan Air Force Chief visits Kuwait, meets top army officials
KUWAIT: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman NI (M) Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force meets with Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Defense Minister of the State of Kuwait.KUWAIT: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman NI (M) Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force carried out an official visit to Kuwait from 3-6 August 2016.He met Kuwaiti dignitaries including Lieutenant General (Staff ) Sheikh Khaled Al Jarrah Al-Sabah, Defense Minister of the State of...
Flames coming out from a traditional Arab-style house in Khaitan and photo taken from inside the Khaitan house showing flames before the blaze was extinguished.n
Woman dead, firemen hurt in string of fires
Flames coming out from a traditional Arab-style house in Khaitan and photo taken from inside the Khaitan house showing flames before the blaze was extinguished.KUWAIT: A woman was killed in a fire reported in Sabahiya yesterday. Mangaf and Fahaheel fire centers responded, and found the fire was in a ground-floor living room, and the family was trapped. Firemen broke into the house to rescue them. A man, his wife and their child were handed to...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story