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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA

Close ranks and unite: Cabinet urges Kuwaitis on invasion's eve - Kuwait Cabinet hopes Yemenis reach concord

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: On eve of the 26th anniversary of the flagrant Iraqi invasion, the Cabinet urged Kuwaiti citizens to close ranks and maintain their national unity "so that Kuwait may be safeguarded under leadership of Their Highnesses the Amir and the Crown Prince."The Government, in a statement read following its weekly session,...

KUWAIT: South Saad Al-Abdullah City’s location on Kuwait’s map. — KUNA

South Saad Al-Abdullah, Kuwait's first smart city - Over 59 square kilometers to accommodate 400,000 people

KUWAIT: South Saad Al-Abdullah City’s location on Kuwait’s map. — KUNAKUWAIT: Saad Al-Abdullah city will be the first smart and environment-friendly city in Kuwait in line with international standards, and spread over 59 square kilometers to accommodate 400,000 people. Minister of State for Housing Affairs Yasser Abul and Koran Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kang Ho-in, signed a memorandum of understanding to develop South...

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah attends the 18th edition of the children and youngsters cultural festival. — KUNA

18th children, youngsters cultural festival kicks off

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah attends the 18th edition of the children and youngsters cultural festival. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah inaugurated Sunday the 18th edition of the children and youngsters cultural festival. This annual event is meant to foster cultural knowledge and hone...

Kuwait Airways’ head office burned down by Iraqi soldiers during the invasion.

Kuwait marks 26th Iraqi Invasion anniversary - Kuwait returned to providing aid to Iraqis in 1993

Kuwait Airways’ head office burned down by Iraqi soldiers during the invasion.KUWAIT: Today marks the 26th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, which took place on August 2, 1990. The Iraqi Army attempted to erase the existence and identity of Kuwait and its people. The Kuwaiti people, home and abroad, immediately responded by uniting under the National Flag, where they fought and defended the country, its leadership and its...

KUWAIT: A fireman is stretchered out of the scene after suffering an injury while tackling a blaze in Hawally.

Firemen injured in Hawally shop blaze

KUWAIT: A fireman is stretchered out of the scene after suffering an injury while tackling a blaze in Hawally.KUWAIT: Four firemen were injured fighting a fire in a boat repair workshop in Hawally. The fire was in a two-storey building, and Hawally, Salmiya and technical rescue centers responded. The fire was fought and put out, leaving four firemen injured. Separately, firemen brought a fire at a warehouse under control without injuries....

TORONTO, ON - JULY 31: Novak Djokovic (R) of Serbia with the winners trophy and Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan with the runners-up trophy following the Singles Final during Day 7 of the Rogers Cup at the Aviva Centre on July 31, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Djokovic beats Nishikori for Rogers Cup title - Halep eases past error-prone Keys to Montreal title

TORONTO, ON - JULY 31: Novak Djokovic (R) of Serbia with the winners trophy and Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan with the runners-up trophy following the Singles Final during Day 7 of the Rogers Cup at the Aviva Centre on July 31, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. -AFP=TORONTO: Novak Djokovic paused after accepting the Rogers Cup trophy for the fourth time, scanned the stands Sunday at York University's Aviva Centre and asked everyone in the crowd to...

TOPSHOT - An Afghan policeman keeps watch near the site where a truck bomb exploded targeting a hotel used by foreign contractors, on the outskirts of Kabul on August 1, 2016.nA massive Taliban truck bomb struck a hotel for foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul early on August 1, officials said, just days after the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital for 15 years. / AFP PHOTO / WAKIL KOHSAR

Taleban truck bomb rocks hotel for foreigners in Kabul - Highlighting growing insecurity

TOPSHOT - An Afghan policeman keeps watch near the site where a truck bomb exploded targeting a hotel used by foreign contractors, on the outskirts of Kabul on August 1, 2016.A massive Taliban truck bomb struck a hotel for foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul early on August 1, officials said, just days after the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital for 15 years. / AFPKABUL: A Taleban truck bomb blasted a hotel for foreigners in Kabul...

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China releases prominent human rights lawyer on bail - Condemning campaign against legal activism

Li Wenzu, center, wife of imprisoned lawyer Wang Quanzhang, holds a paper that reads "Release Liu Ermin" as she and supporters of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer and activists stage a protest outside the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Tianjin, China, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Around two dozen supporters of a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer and three activists charged with subversion protested outside the northern city...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears on stage at a rally a Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Clinton and Kaine are on a three-day bus tour through the rust belt. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton's 'Rust Belt' tour courts white working class

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears on stage at a rally a Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Clinton and Kaine are on a three-day bus tour through the rust belt. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)PITTSBURGH: Hillary Clinton took a bus tour across the US "rust belt" region this weekend in a quest to win over white, working class voters who tend to support populist Republican Donald...

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US launches airstrikes targeting IS in Libya

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Attorney Fajer AhmedI always try to imagine how would my life be if I did not have the privilege to find a job in my own country or if for any reason I had to move to another country, maybe for a better lifestyle, for peace of mind, or to advance my career, or maybe just for an adventure. Kuwait and other GCC countries have on multiple occasions been rated one of the worst places for expats to live, or one of the non-friendliest places for...

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200 arrested in Shuwaikh raid

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd supervises operations in a dilapidated building inhabited by workers in Industrial Shuwaikh yesterday.KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd (second left) supervises operations in a dilapidated building inhabited by workers in Industrial Shuwaikh yesterday. The crackdown in the area resulted in the arrest of 200 people, including residency violators,...

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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