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EDE, Netherlands: Dutch boy Ruben van As, 7, plays with Charlie Robot, which is helping to teach him about managing his diabetes at the Gelderse Vallei hospital in Ede, the Netherlands. —AFP

Charlie robot new best pal for kids with diabetes - '6,000 children with Type 1 childhood diabetes'

EDE, Netherlands: Dutch boy Ruben van As, 7, plays with Charlie Robot, which is helping to teach him about managing his diabetes at the Gelderse Vallei hospital in Ede, the Netherlands. —AFPEDE, Netherlands: Cheeky Ruben is just seven and learning to read. But thanks to his new knee-high buddy Charlie robot he can expertly measure his blood sugar and count carbohydrates in a glass of milk. Such skills could be life-savers for the blonde Dutch...

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Paris couture reaches creative climax in Valentino, Saab, Fendi

Paris coutureParis couture week reached a creative climax Wednesday with strong showings from Maison Margiela, Valentino and Elie Saab. Here are some of the highlights of the last of the fall-winter 2016 collections. Maison MargielaJohn Galliano continues to raise the profile of Maison Margiela. In Wednesday’s ever-creative show, the Gibraltar-born Briton went one step further in stamping the unique brand of Galliano Romanticism on the...

WIMBLEDON: A combination of pictures created on Saturday shows US player Serena Williams (L) posing with the winner’s trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish, after her women’s singles final victory and US player Serena Williams (R) posing with the women’s doubles trophy after winning the final with her partner US player Venus Williams on the thirteenth day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Saturday. — AFP

Williams sisters win sixth Wimbledon doubles crown

WIMBLEDON: A combination of pictures created on Saturday shows US player Serena Williams (L) posing with the winner’s trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish, after her women’s singles final victory and US player Serena Williams (R) posing with the women’s doubles trophy after winning the final with her partner US player Venus Williams on the thirteenth day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon,...

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Angelita Narvaez, shelter administrator and the Philippines embassy’s assistant labor attache.

What happens when a domestic helper seeks embassy assistance? - Processes done to repatriate Filipino runaway housemaids

Angelita Narvaez, shelter administrator and the Philippines embassy’s assistant labor attache.KUWAIT: There are about 220,000 Filipinos in Kuwait, based on the official immigration record revealed by Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa at the 118th Philippines Independence Day celebration last month. The majority of them work as domestic helpers, or about 60 percent of the total. There are many reported cases of abuses in the...

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Recommendation to stop apartment building construction in Khaitan

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality asked the Municipal Council not to allocate any additional investment residential areas in Khaitan within the urban area, and direct all investments to new cities and residential areas. Investment areas refer to lands where apartment buildings are allowed to be built. Commenting on this topic, Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi said: "It is necessary to keep block five of Khaitan as it is (private...

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih distributes Eid Al-Fitr gifts to resident orphans at the Social Care Complex for the elderly, disabled, and orphans. —Photos by Amiri Diwan and Yasser Al-Zayyat

Amir granted Eid gifts to orphans

KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih distributes Eid Al-Fitr gifts to resident orphans at the Social Care Complex for the elderly, disabled, and orphans. —Photos by Amiri Diwan and Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Making her annual Eid Al-Fitr visit to the Social Care Complex for the elderly, disabled, and orphans, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday departed to the friendly Republic of Austria starting a private visit. His Highness the Amir was seen off at Kuwait International Airport by His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and top state officials. —KUNA

Crown Prince thanks Eid Al-Fitr well-wishers

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday departed to the friendly Republic of Austria starting a private visit. His Highness the Amir was seen off at Kuwait International Airport by His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and top state officials. —KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah thanked...

Handmade products at Al-Safafir market.

Safafir market, where Kuwaitis used to buy household wares

Handmade products at Al-Safafir market.KUWAIT: In the good old days, Al-Safafir market was the destination of Kuwaitis willing to buy household wares with signs of their heritage. Located in Sharq, a neighborhood at the heart of Kuwait City, the market still maintains a taste of the past where people bought pots, trays, jugs, boxes, cups made of cooper, pottery, iron or aluminum. In the past, Kuwaitis used to import non-metal household wares...

KUWAIT: This handout photo released by the Interior Ministry shows a man arrested in Jabriya for drug trafficking.

Farwaniya police arrest drug dealer

KUWAIT: This handout photo released by the Interior Ministry shows a man arrested in Jabriya for drug trafficking.KUWAIT: Farwaniya detectives arrested a Turkish suspect named Mohammad Ali Jolha, who works as a barber, with possession of 250 gm hashish, two envelopes of shabu, cocaine, paraphernalia and suspicious pills. He said that he traded in the substances. The man was arrested in Jabriya. He was taken to the proper authorities for further...

Six killed in accidents during Eid Al-Fitr holiday

.KUWAIT: A total of six people were killed and scores others were injured in a number of accident reported over the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.A citizen was killed when his vehicle collided with a lamppost on Seventh Ring Road. Mubarak Al-Kabeer hazardous material fire center responded, removed the citizen's body and handed it to criminal evidence. Another citizen was killed in an accident on King Fahd Expressway near Bayan when he collided with a...

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Muna Al Fuzai Ramadan is over and the Arab tourism season has started. Although the number of passengers during the holiday reached up to 250,000 on 150 flights daily compared to around 50,000 passengers on regular days, these figures will possibly change now, especially for those who did not travel during Ramadan. My personal opinion is that most Gulf tourists do not enjoy travel as it should be, or rather as Western tourists do, although...

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