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Kuwait participates in endourology congress
Dr Mohammad Al-Ghanem KUWAIT: Head of the Urology unit at Wara hospital Dr Mohammad Al-Ghanem said the use of new techniques and artificial intelligence are not limited to urology, adding that the current treatments are highly advanced, especially those using laser and robot technologies. Dr Ghanem was speaking after participating in the 37th World Congress of Endourology (WCE) 2019 in Abu Dhabi, which was organized by Abu Dhabi society for...
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New procedures mulled for expat teachers recruitment
KUWAIT: A number of senior Ministry of Education (MoE) officials met yesterday to discuss adopting new procedures for recruiting expat teachers from outside Kuwait that would avoid previous shortcomings including accrediting the new teachers' degrees. Official sources said the new certificate accreditation law had been impeding the new teachers' appointment procedures and registering them with the Civil Service Commission (CSC). "The CSC has...
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Trio kill their friend in Kabd desert over personal dispute
Businessman questioned on suspicions of swindling KD 20 millionKUWAIT: Three youths killed their friend over a personal dispute in Kabd Saturday night. The murder was committed in the desert, as one of the suspects lured the victim by inviting him to meet to bury the hatchet. An informed source said the suspects stabbed the victim, and when he attempted to escape, they chased him in their vehicle and ran over him several times. The sources said...
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Kuwait City as seen from Shuwaikh beach
KUWAIT: Kuwait City as seen from Shuwaikh beach. — Photo by John Mathew Parapurathu (KUNA)
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Taiwan family drama wins Chinese 'Oscars' amid Beijing snub
Taiwanese family drama "A Sun" won top prizes at the Golden Horse film awards Saturday in a year marked by the conspicuous absence of talent from China amid plummeting ties between Taipei and Beijing. Dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars," Golden Horse got into trouble with Beijing after a Taiwanese director called for the island's independence in an acceptance speech at last year's ceremony. There were no mainland films in this year's nomination...
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Togo turns ex-colonial palace into flagship art centre
Togo on Friday opened a flagship art centre in the former seat of colonial power after a multi-million dollar refurbishment aimed at making it a major cultural draw in West Africa. Built over a century ago, the Palais de Lome was home to both French and German colonial rulers until becoming the residence of the Togolese presidency-but was abandoned in the early 1990's. Togo's government commissioned architects in 2014 to renovate the palace,...
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Lebanon detains youths for tearing down banner
BEIRUT: Lebanese demonstrators burn the Israeli flag during a protest near the US embassy in Awkar on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital yesterday. - AFP BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces briefly arrested five youths, including three minors, for allegedly pulling down a sign for the president's political party, sparking outrage yesterday on social media. Defense lawyers said the five were taken into custody on Saturday evening in the town of...
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UAE eyes new space tourism, mining frontiers
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates, which sent its first astronaut into space this year and has plans to launch a probe to Mars, is looking at other new frontiers - space tourism and mining. But first, says the chief of the Emirates Space Agency, there needs to be regulation. Within a few months the UAE will enact its first space law, he said, designed to attract investment and regulate the activities and services of companies operating in the...
BASRA: A man rides his donkey-drawn carriage past burning tyres during a demonstration in this southern city yesterday. - AFP
9 killed in Iraq as unrest intensifies
NASIRIYAH, Iraq: Six protesters were killed yesterday in Baghdad and in Iraq's south where angry demonstrations turned up the heat on a paralyzed government facing the country's largest grassroots movement in decades. Three demonstrators died and around 50 were wounded in clashes with security forces near the key southern port of Umm Qasr, the Iraqi Human Rights Commission reported. An AFP correspondent said security forces had fired live rounds...
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Philippines' Duterte strips VP critic of drug war post
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte fired Vice President and arch-critic Leni Robredo from her post as overseer of his deadly drug war yesterday, an aide said, just days after calling her a "scatterbrain" not to be trusted with state secrets. Robredo, 54, lasted less than three weeks steering Duterte's signature anti-narcotics campaign, which she vowed to reform amid allegations police were committing crimes against humanity in killing...
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Iran vows to punish 'mercenaries' behind street violence
TEHRAN: Iran vowed yesterday to severely punish "mercenaries" arrested over a wave of street unrest sparked by a fuel price hike, as much of the country came back online after a week-long internet blackout. Authorities say calm has been restored and have announced plans to hold a pro-government demonstration to condemn the "rioters" at Tehran's Enghelab Square on Monday afternoon. The protests first flared on November 15, hours after a surprise...
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Kuwait to host first Arab juniors boxing championship
Salem Al-Azmi KUWAIT: Kuwait Boxing Federation Secretary General Salem Al-Azmi said Kuwait will host the first Arab Juniors Boxing Championship from January 23 until January 29, 2020. Al-Azmi welcomed the brotherly teams who will participate in the Arab championship, adding that having the Arab Federation asking KBF to organize the most important regional and continental championships is considered a renewed confidence in Kuwait youth ability to...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
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Today in Kuwait’s history
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Uruguay's midfielder #05 Manuel Ugarte scores in a penalty shoot-out to win the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament quarter-final football match between Uruguay and Brazil at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 6, 2024. — AFP
Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties to reach Copa America semi-finals
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A man looks at campaign posters for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo on July 7, 2024. - Polls opened on July 7 to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere. — AFP
Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan