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A vendor uses her phone in her stall at the annual book fair in Hong Kong on July 20, 2016. Hong Kong's feisty publishing industry vowed to take on China by selling books critical of Beijing, despite the disappearances of five city booksellers, as a major annual book fair began on July 20. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE

Publishers take on China at Hong Kong book fair - Small book publishers determined to fight

A vendor uses her phone in her stall at the annual book fair in Hong Kong on July 20, 2016. Hong Kong's feisty publishing industry vowed to take on China by selling books critical of Beijing, despite the disappearances of five city booksellers, as a major annual book fair began on July 20. / AFP HONG KONG: Hong Kong's feisty publishing industry vowed to take on China by selling books critical of Beijing, despite the disappearances of five city...

KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Ali Al-Omair holds a press conference yesterday. - KUNA

Old heritage mosque to be relocated, not demolished

KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Ali Al-Omair holds a press conference yesterday. - KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Ali Al-Omair said yesterday that the historical Shamlan Al-Roumi Mosque in Sharq will be moved to a new location. Speaking at a news conference, the minister indicated that the mosque, a national heritage landmark, would not...

A man tries to catch the pokèmon 'Spearow' in his car using the app 'Pokèmon Go' in kuwait City on July 14,2016.

Clerics bash Pokemon Go as 'waste of time' - MP argues users are punished only if they break law

A man tries to catch the pokèmon 'Spearow' in his car using the app 'Pokèmon Go' in kuwait City on July 14,2016.KUWAIT: Many religious institutions in Arab countries have issued a fatwa against Pokemon Go, the wildly popular game app sweeping the world. "Pokemon Go has harmed many players, who have been involved in car accidents or fallen from cliffs," Sheikh Hai Al-Hai, a cleric at a Sabah Al-Salem mosque told Kuwait Times.Hai said Pokemon Go...

KUWAIT: This photo released by the Interior Ministry yesterday shows six men arrested yesterdaynfor trading in Tramadol

Six arrested for trading in Tramadol - Two hurt in Abdaly Road crash

KUWAIT: This photo released by the Interior Ministry yesterday shows six men arrested yesterdayfor trading in TramadolKUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested six Egyptian men on charges of trading in a banned substance, and found 1,427 Tramadol tablets with them, the Interior Ministry's Relations and Security Information Department announced yesterday. Tips were received by criminal detectives that a man identified as Ashraf Hanafi Mohammad had...

BRUSSELS: Kuwait’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Suleiman Al-Jarallah (left)nand EU High Representative Federica Mogherini sign the agreement.—KUNA

Kuwait, EU sign MoU to boost cooperation - EU, GCC agree to expand ties

BRUSSELS: Kuwait’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Suleiman Al-Jarallah (left)and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini sign the agreement.—KUNABRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) and Kuwait signed a Memorandum of Understanding to encourage cooperation between Kuwait and the EU in many areas through the EUs foreign service, called the European Action External Service. The MoU was signed yesterday in Brussels, Belgium by...

South Al-Mutla City project

South Al-Mutla City project will contribute to solving housing problems

South Al-Mutla City projectKUWAIT: South Al-Mutla City project has created a significant change in the housing philosophy in Kuwait and created a situation of optimism among those concerned with the housing issue, in addition to lowering of rent prices of private housing in the country.The new city's population is expected to reach about 400,000 inhabitants and will contribute to the reduction of the waiting period to get a home, especially as...

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Document shows lesser limits on Iran nuke work - Tehran's ability to build a bomb boosted

Iranians enjoy ice-cream on a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday extolled the country's ability to bring its nuclear program back on track as limits on the landmark 15-year accord between Tehran and world powers ease in the coming years. Mohammad Javad Zarif said a document, submitted by Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency and outlining plans to expand Iran's uranium...

TOPSHOT - Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands on stage with his wife Melania Trump following her address to delegates on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Republican Party opened its national convention, kicking off a four-day political jamboree that will anoint billionaire Donald Trump as its presidential nominee. / AFP / Robyn BECK

Plagiarism row plagues Trump

TOPSHOT - Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands on stage with his wife Melania Trump following her address to delegates on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Republican Party opened its national convention, kicking off a four-day political jamboree that will anoint billionaire Donald Trump as its presidential nominee. / AFP / Robyn...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters gathered in front of his residence in Istanbul, early Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Turkey's Interior Ministry has fired nearly 9,000 police officers, bureaucrats and others and detained thousands of suspected plotters following a foiled coup against the government, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday. (Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)

Erdogan strengthened after coup - 'Nonsensical' to claim president orchestrated putsch: Presidency

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters gathered in front of his residence in Istanbul, early Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Turkey's Interior Ministry has fired nearly 9,000 police officers, bureaucrats and others and detained thousands of suspected plotters following a foiled coup against the government, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday. APISTANBUL: When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drawn face was seen on...

French MPs attend a parliamentary commision to examine a bill on the extension of the state of emergency on July 19, 2016 in Paris. French lawmakers, prompted by the Bastille Day massacre in Nice, were on July 19 to debate extending the country's state of emergency for a fourth time amid mounting criticism of the government's response to extremist attacks. / AFP / FRANCOIS GUILLOT

French MPs urged to unite on emergency rule after attacks - Government calls political unity

French MPs attend a parliamentary commision to examine a bill on the extension of the state of emergency on July 19, 2016 in Paris. French lawmakers, prompted by the Bastille Day massacre in Nice, were on July 19 to debate extending the country's state of emergency for a fourth time amid mounting criticism of the government's response to extremist attacks. / AFP / PARIS: France's government, smarting from accusations that it did not do enough...

TOPSHOT - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Republican Party opened its national convention, kicking off a four-day political jamboree that will anoint billionaire Donald Trump as its presidential nominee. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Republicans attending - and avoiding - Trump convention - Bushes conspicuous by their absence

TOPSHOT - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Republican Party opened its national convention, kicking off a four-day political jamboree that will anoint billionaire Donald Trump as its presidential nominee. / AFP CLEVELAND: Donald Trump's elevation to Republican presidential nominee is not to...

A masked Kashmiri protester throw a stone at Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. The largest street protests in recent years in the disputed region, that left dozens of people dead and hundreds injured erupted more than a week ago after Indian troops killed a popular young rebel leader. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmir protests flare, 3 killed as army opens fire - India lifts ban on printing Kashmir newspapers

A masked Kashmiri protester throw a stone at Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. The largest street protests in recent years in the disputed region, that left dozens of people dead and hundreds injured erupted more than a week ago after Indian troops killed a popular young rebel leader. -AP PhotoSRINAGAR: Indian soldiers fired on a stone-throwing crowd defying a curfew in the Kashmir...

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