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Iraqi government forces members gesture as they stand at the edge of Shuhada neighbourhood, south of Fallujah, during an operation to regain control of the area from the Islamic State (IS) group on June 10, 2016. Iraq's elite counterterrorism service moved to within three kilometres of central Fallujah and consolidated positions in the south of the city, the operation's commander Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi said. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Desertions on the rise as Islamic State loses ground
Iraqi government forces members gesture as they stand at the edge of Shuhada neighbourhood, south of Fallujah, during an operation to regain control of the area from the Islamic State (IS) group on June 10, 2016. Iraq's elite counterterrorism service moved to within three kilometres of central Fallujah and consolidated positions in the south of the city, the operation's commander Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi said. - AFP PARIS: Growing...
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (C), surrounded by security, leaves the Friday Prayer on June 10, 2016 in Istanbul. Militant Kurdish group the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) on June 10, 2016 claimed a car bombing in the centre of Istanbul that killed 11 people, warning foreign tourists that Turkey was no longer safe for them to visit. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said the PKK had made a bid for dialogue after almost a year of renewed violence that ended a two-and-a-half year truce but vowed there would be no talks. / AFP / OZAN KOSE
Kurdish rebel group TAK claims Istanbul bombing - Warns tourists are no longer safe to visit
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (C), surrounded by security, leaves the Friday Prayer on June 10, 2016 in Istanbul. Militant Kurdish group the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) on June 10, 2016 claimed a car bombing in the centre of Istanbul that killed 11 people, warning foreign tourists that Turkey was no longer safe for them to visit. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said the PKK had made a bid for dialogue after almost a year of...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters as she arrives to speak during a presidential primary election night rally, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Almost as funny as it was awkward - Clinton tells Trump: 'Delete your Twitter account'
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters as she arrives to speak during a presidential primary election night rally, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in New York. -AP WASHINGTON: "Delete your account." Hillary Clinton's snarky tweet Thursday to her White House rival Donald Trump was among the funniest of the campaign. Almost as funny as it was awkward. The message by the 68-year-old former secretary of state-actually written by...
FILE - In this June 3, 2007 file photo, then-Democratic Presidential candidates, then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., left, answers a question alongside then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House on Thursday, June 9, 2016, praising his former secretary of state's experience and grit, and urging Democrats to unite behind her in the fight against Republicans in the fall. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Obama endorses Clinton for president - Shot in the arm for the Clinton campaign
FILE - In this June 3, 2007 file photo, then-Democratic Presidential candidates, then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., left, answers a question alongside then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House on Thursday, June 9, 2016, praising his former secretary of state's experience and grit, and urging Democrats to...
Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Badr Al-Essa seen at the Farwaniya educational directorate forum. —KUNA
Minister Al-Essa promotes e-learning methodology - Al-Ghunaim nominated Sharjah Foundation's board member
Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Badr Al-Essa seen at the Farwaniya educational directorate forum. —KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Badr Al-Essa yesterday expressed his ministry's keenness to use all technological means and e-learning methodology at schools in order to raise the educational system in the country. Al-Essa said in a statement to reporters on the sidelines of a...
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Locked traffic violations will open from Sunday (and for one month) - Pay fines online
KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Adballah Al-Muhanna said that starting Sunday (and for one month), the traffic department will open all locked traffic violations - except for violations of driving without a license for non-Kuwaitis, high speed and 2016 violations. He said violators can pay their fines via Interior Ministry's website, or traffic departments, in addition to service centers in the...
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Human trafficking racket busted, women rescued
KUWAIT: A Zimbabwean woman and a female citizen who runs a domestic help office in Hawally were sent to criminal detectives before being sent to the public prosecution in charge of human trafficking. The charges were brought against them after the domestic help administration completed a full report about the Zimbabwean woman and the office owner's involvement in huge human trafficking racket.They allegedly lured scores of Zimbabwean women into...
Beggars arrested
Beggars arrested
KUWAIT: Police arrested the following while begging in various residential and commercial areas. Beggars arrested* Iman Yahya Ersan Al-Zulaikhat (Jordanian) - Family visa sponsored by Yahya Habis Kareem.* Majida Yahya Habis (Jordanian) - Family visa, sponsored by her father Yahya Habis Kareem. They were arrested while begging in Shuwaikh.* Shah Murad Mousa (Pakistani - working in a farm) - Visa sponsored by Mohammad Hamyan Nafel Al-Arada. He was...
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Dessert shops flourish - Kuwaitis enjoy 'Al-Gubbait', Cotton Candy during Ramadan
KUWAIT: Dominating the table during the Holy Month of Ramadan, traditional sweets such as 'Al-Gubbait', Cotton Candy, and others become the most common desserts enjoyed by Kuwaitis of all ages. Shops selling these desserts flourish during Ramadan with many customers buying loads of these items to satisfy their 'sweet tooth'. "There are certain kinds of traditional sweet prepared for the Holy Month of Ramadan and our shop takes care of attending...
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The problems with Kuwait's struggling educational system
Teaching is noble but exhausting work. The criteria of the current teaching methods are totally different than those in the near past. People in the past would consider teaching an honorable and respectful job. Teachers were also highly respected by their students. Most old teachers speak about their teaching experience joyfully; even they have taught for many long years.In contrast, today we can rarely find happy teachers either in private or...
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Stop wasting food!
Muna Al Fuzai In a world full of hunger and corruption, food wastage has serious implications socially and economically, and in terms of the environment and health - not only in poor countries, but in rich countries as well. This issue was not on the table a few years ago, but today it is attracting a lot of attention by Western governments and even the United Nations. It is likely that this matter will soon turn into an urgent issue that will...
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Intolerance and compulsion
One of the recurring arguments used by those who proselytize the faith is a quote from the Holy Quran: "You have your religion. I have mine" (109:6). And yet, it seems as though the ego has hijacked one of the five pillars of Islam - fasting - by turning Kuwait into a hub of intolerance and exclusivity during Ramadan. It amazes me that everyone is forbidden to eat publicly from dawn to sunset in order to respect the laws of the country. My...
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Gulf Bank Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi
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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: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
MoI: No one above the law
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(File photo) Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyah, standing in front of a portrait of the radical group's slain spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, addresses the crowd during rally by the radical group in the former Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the southern Gaza Strip, 16 September 2005. - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, 2024, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Zionist strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered". — AFP
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Zionist strike
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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA
Kuwait’s investments in Morocco reach $1.5 bn