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SYRIA: Displaced Syrians from the family of Syrian farmer Ahmad Farhat Ismail, who fled the northern conflict-ridden city Aleppo with his family, rest at their home after collecting tomatoes at a farm in the coastal city of Tartus on July 4, 2016. — AFP
Air strikes kill 12 in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo - IS claims takedown of plan
SYRIA: Displaced Syrians from the family of Syrian farmer Ahmad Farhat Ismail, who fled the northern conflict-ridden city Aleppo with his family, rest at their home after collecting tomatoes at a farm in the coastal city of Tartus on July 4, 2016. — AFPBEIRUT: Air strikes killed at least 12 civilians including children in two rebel-held neighborhoods of Syria’s Aleppo city yesterday, a monitoring group said. Nine people were killed in the...
HAMPTON, VIRGINA: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks.
US presidential race tied, Clinton hurt by emails
HAMPTON, VIRGINA: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks.WASHINGTON: The US presidential race is tied going into the major parties’ national conventions and Democrat Hillary Clinton has been damaged by the FBI investigation into her email use while secretary of state, a new opinion poll showed on Thursday.The New York Times/CBS News poll showed 67 percent of voters surveyed said Clinton was not honest and trustworthy, up 5...
Kuwait meets Malaysia in Davis Cup
Kuwait meets Malaysia in Davis Cup today
Kuwait meets Malaysia in Davis CupKUWAIT: Davis Cup competition will start today between Kuwait and Malaysia, which is hosted by Kuwait and will last until Sunday, under the supervision of the International Tennis Federation, under the Kuwait flag. The tournament will be held at Yarmouk Sports Club, and Kuwait team will include Abdallah Muqaddas, Mohammad Al-Ghareeb, Abdelrahman Al-Awadhi and Hamid Al- Sulaiteen.The team captain is Adel...
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Israel find may help solve mystery of biblical Philistines
.An archaeological discovery announced in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: Where did the ancient Philistines come from? The Philistines left behind plenty of pottery. But part of the mystery surrounding the ancient people was that very little biological trace of them had been found - until 2013.That’s when archaeologists excavating the site of the biblical city of Ashkelon found what they say is the first Philistine cemetery...
AMMAN: Robbie Johnson (C), the British head coach of Jordan’s women’s under-17 national football team, gestures during a training session on June 22, 2106 in the capital Amman. FIFA’s U-17 Women’s World Cup will kick off on September 30 in Jordan, the first time a Middle Eastern country hosts an international women’s football competition. —AFP
Jordan women take to football pitch to end stereotypes
AMMAN: Robbie Johnson (C), the British head coach of Jordan’s women’s under-17 national football team, gestures during a training session on June 22, 2106 in the capital Amman. FIFA’s U-17 Women’s World Cup will kick off on September 30 in Jordan, the first time a Middle Eastern country hosts an international women’s football competition. —AFPAMMAN: Line’s dream is about to become a reality, the 14-year-old Jordanian girl will make...
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Water: The Fountain of Youth
.Not a day goes by without my mother’s voice in my head asking, “Are you drinking enough water?” The truth is - I have never liked the taste of plain water. I never drank more than a glass a day. My hydration came purely from coffee, juice and soda. You can imagine the state my skin was in as a teenager. I wouldn’t get pimples on my face, but when I broke out it was ugly. My back would get covered in acne and they turned into dark scars....
LONDON: Pedestrians walk past the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London. — AFP
Bank of England opts against rate cut - Despite clear evidence of economic damage
LONDON: Pedestrians walk past the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London. — AFPLONDON: The Bank of England surprised financial markets by opting against a cut in interest rates yesterday, despite clear evidence of the initial economic damage caused by the country's vote last month to leave the European Union. The bank said it was too soon to know the full impact of the Brexit vote - even though the housing market already shows signs of...
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MoI sets KD 60 as monthly minimum wage for maids; Total labor force amounts to 1.8m: Statistical Bureau
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah yesterday issued a decision setting KD 60 as the minimum monthly wage for domestic helpers in Kuwait, in the first such step in the country.In a decision setting bylaws for implementing a landmark legislation regulating hundreds of thousands of domestic helpers in the country, the ministry also mandated that offices recruiting maids from overseas must submit a bank guarantee worth KD...
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'Fintas Group' members jailed
KUWAIT: The appeals court yesterday jailed alleged "Fintas Group" members Sheikh Athbi Al-Fahd Al-Sabah and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Dawood Al-Sabah and lawyers Falah Al-Hajraf and Abdelmohsen Al-Ateeqi, and decided to resume their trial on July 20. Suspect Hamad Al-Haroun was sentenced to 10 years in jail, while Ateeqi, Hajraf, Sheikh Khalifa Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Dawood and Sheikh Athbi Al-Fahd were sentenced for five years.The convictions...
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Kuwait to sell stakes in oil units - Coordination with Saudis eyed over bond sales
Anas Al-SalehKUWAIT: Kuwait is taking steps to sell minority stakes in units of the state oil producer as the government plans to tap global capital markets for funds and improve efficiency in its most important industry. The government has a four-year plan to organize and execute sales of shares in the international units and the shipping and chemical arms of Kuwait Petroleum Corp, Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh, also acting oil minister, said...
United States’ Ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman tours the facility
Kuwait now at Tier 2 from Tier 3 in protecting expats; US envoy visits shelter, lauds Kuwait for protecting vulnerable workforce
United States’ Ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman tours the facilityKUWAIT: The United States' Ambassador to Kuwait lauded the Kuwaiti government yesterday on its continuing efforts to protect the most vulnerable workers in Kuwait and combat human trafficking issues in the country. Speaking to reporters during a brief tour of the 'Expatriate Manpower Lodging Center' in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Douglas Silliman hailed Kuwait's efforts to protect...
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Family under siege
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear and honorable brothers and sisters, and I wish you all a happy summer vacation. In this article, I would like to add on a previous column in which I wrote about a family under siege, an issue for which had received wide-scale responses and positive reactions. Picking up from where I left off in my previous article, I can say that the helpless and fatigue woman along with her son were waiting for a brighter...
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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