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Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah
Minister condemns Bahrain’s blast
Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-SabahKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior will dedicate all its efforts to help Bahrain maintain its security and safety, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah reiterated yesterday.This reiteration was made during a phone conversation between the Kuwaiti Minister and his Bahrain counterpart Lieutenant General Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, after...
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Minister orders probe into police station video
KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry's Relations and Security Information Department said an investigation committee was formed at the instructions of Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah over a video clip that appeared on social media, showing the Khaldiya police station being deserted while official documents and items were present. The committee will find out who is responsible for what happened in the form of...
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4 out of 10 persons in Kuwait obese
KUWAIT: Deputy Chairman of Cancer Aware Nation (CAN) campaign Dr Khalid Al-Saleh said the campaign works on fighting obesity through several programs, including an awareness program that covers several schools. Saleh said in a press statement said obesity is considered among the most dangerous problems in the world, and the reason behind it is the standard of living and the unhealthy habits of people. He added that the World Health Organization...
DHAKA: Bangladeshi policemen patrol the area around the site of an attack in Dhaka, yesterday. Bangladeshi forces stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage yesterday morning, rescuing some captives including foreigners. — AP
Hostage carnage leaves 20 dead in Bangladesh - Kuwaitis safe'; Islamic State claims responsibility
DHAKA: Bangladeshi policemen patrol the area around the site of an attack in Dhaka, yesterday. Bangladeshi forces stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage yesterday morning, rescuing some captives including foreigners. — APDHAKA: Islamist militants killed 20 people, most of them foreigners, inside an upmarket restaurant in Bangladesh's capital, before security forces...
DHAKA: Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard after gunmen stormed a restaurant in Dhaka’s high-security diplomatic district early yesterday. — AFP
Attack on Dhaka oasis of calm shakes expats - Garment business could suffer deep slump
DHAKA: Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard after gunmen stormed a restaurant in Dhaka’s high-security diplomatic district early yesterday. — AFPDHAKA: With the Holey Artisan Bakery downstairs and the O'Kitchen Restaurant upstairs, the Dhaka eatery with large windows looking out at a lush lawn suggested an oasis in an increasingly dangerous city. That illusion ended at about 9 pm on Friday, as gunmen burst through the door of an...
Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Khaled al-Sabah (2R) and Kuwaiti Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Yaqoub al-Sanea (C), pray at the Sunni Grand Mosque in Kuwait City early on July 2, 2016, during the Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Destiny, which falls on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.nLaylat al-Qadr marks the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the archangel Gabriel. / AFP PHOTO / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
Qiyam prayers held at Grand Mosque amid tight security - Interior, Awqaf ministers join worshippers * Attendance muted
Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Khaled al-Sabah (2R) and Kuwaiti Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Yaqoub al-Sanea (C), pray at the Sunni Grand Mosque in Kuwait City early on July 2, 2016, during the Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Destiny, which falls on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.Laylat al-Qadr marks the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the...
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Security situation
Muna Al Fuzai Disturbing news is circulating on social media these days about the presence of extremist militias on the Kuwaiti borders. In the light of a series of security reports and uncovering of weapons caches in various parts of the country, these reports make me and many people wonder if we are safe from these extremists, who may try to sneak into the country and cause chaos and killing. Every human desires to secure himself, his...
TOPSHOT - Thousands of protesters gather in Parliament Square as they take part in a March for Europe, through the centre of London on July 2, 2016, to protest against Britain's vote to leave the EU, which has plunged the government into political turmoil and left the country deeply polarised. Protesters from a variety of movements march from Park Lane to Parliament Square to show solidarity with those looking to create a more positive, inclusive kinder Britain in Europe. / AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Anti-Brexit protesters stage march in London - Bitter leadership battle in Conservative party
TOPSHOT - Thousands of protesters gather in Parliament Square as they take part in a March for Europe, through the centre of London on July 2, 2016, to protest against Britain's vote to leave the EU, which has plunged the government into political turmoil and left the country deeply polarised. Protesters from a variety of movements march from Park Lane to Parliament Square to show solidarity with those looking to create a more positive,...
The leader of the Australian Labor Party Bill Shorten waves to party faithful as he arrives to speak about the success of the Labor Party in the Australian Federal Election in Melbourne on July 2, 2016. / AFP / Paul Crock
Australia ruling conservatives struggle in knife-edge election - Polls show close vote and potential minority govt
The leader of the Australian Labor Party Bill Shorten waves to party faithful as he arrives to speak about the success of the Labor Party in the Australian Federal Election in Melbourne on July 2, 2016. / AFP / Paul CrockSYDNEY: Australia's election was on a knife-edge yesterday with the ruling conservatives struggling to win enough seats to form majority government, raising the prospect of a hung parliament. Seventy-six seats are needed to rule...
President Barack Obama talks before signing the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
US admits killing up to 116 civilians - Noncombatants killed in drone strikes outside war zones
President Barack Obama talks before signing the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 and the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON: The US government accepted responsibility on Friday for inadvertently killing up to 116 civilians in strikes in countries where America is not at war, a major disclosure likely to inflame...
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Cyber security: A View from the Boardroom
Scott MansonCyber-attacks are increasingly sophisticated and discrete. Nation states and cybercriminal organizations frequently bankroll and mastermind these attacks with the aim of financial or political gain. If attackers have high-powered backing behind them, shouldnít defenders as well? Isnít it time that organizationsí top leaders are actively engaged in defense? Granted, the vast majority of enterprises have an executive with direct...
This combination of June 2015 photos shows, top row from left, Emily DiVito in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Dr. Sarah Schlesinger in New York; at bottom row from left are Cheryl Walker in Los Angeles and Cheryl Brierton in San Diego. All four are graduates of Wellesley College, also the alma mater of Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo)
First US woman president: How great a milestone? - Women differ over breakthrough
This combination of June 2015 photos shows, top row from left, Emily DiVito in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Dr. Sarah Schlesinger in New York; at bottom row from left are Cheryl Walker in Los Angeles and Cheryl Brierton in San Diego. All four are graduates of Wellesley College, also the alma mater of Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo)NEW YORK: On the day Cheryl Lawson Walker graduated from college, she hadn't thought very much about the future and her...
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Gulf Bank Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi
Gulf Bank, Boubyan Bank mull merger into Islamic bank
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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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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
HANIYEH ASSASSINATED
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support