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LONDON: United’s manager Louis van Gaal (right) watches as the players pose with the trophy after they won the English FA Cup final soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Wembley stadium yesterday. United won 2-1. — AP
Manchester United grab FA Cup
LONDON: United’s manager Louis van Gaal (right) watches as the players pose with the trophy after they won the English FA Cup final soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Wembley stadium yesterday. United won 2-1. — APLONDON: Jesse Lingard’s extra-time thunderbolt earned Manchester United a record-equaling 12th FA Cup as Louis van Gaal’s side came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 in yesterday’s final at...
SAINT-DENIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the French Cup final football match between Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germainn(PSG) yesterday. — AFP
Ibrahimovic lifts French Cup in PSG swansong
SAINT-DENIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the French Cup final football match between Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) yesterday. — AFPPARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals and set up another as Paris Saint-Germain defeated bitter rivals Marseille 4-2 to clinch a 10th French Cup title yesterday in the Swede’s final game with the club. Blaise Matuidi struck PSG’s opening goal...
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KAC, MoI assure safety of passengers is top priority - Disturbance onboard Jordan-bound flight; Death denied in airport brawl
KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways (KAC) underscored yesterday its keenness to ensure the safety of all of its passengers and not slacking in carrying out all security and safety measures in this regard. In a press statement, the company said it had re-inspected the luggage of all passengers on Flight 561 bound for Jordan after a rowdy passenger began screaming in a threatening manner. This caused disturbance among the passengers, requiring security...
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Jets scrambled to monitor US plane heading to Kuwait
ATHENS: Greece scrambled fighter jets to monitor a US passenger plane that failed to identify itself when entering Greek airspace last week, an official said yesterday, confirming media reports. The Delta Air Lines aircraft, flying from Paris to Kuwait, entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) at 19.10 (17:10 GMT) Thursday, the same day the EgyptAir plane crashed in the Mediterranean shortly after leaving Greek airspace.Its pilots...
Major General Talal Maarafi
Family, commercial visit visa extensions next week - Residency cards to replace passport stickers
Major General Talal MaarafiKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) is currently considering a new project involving issuing a residency card instead of residency stickers affixed on expats' passports, said Major General Talal Maarafi, Director of the ministry's Residency Affairs Department. He added that the new card would include all information about sponsors and holders and would be given on getting or renewing residency visas.Responding to a...
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Ministry confiscates 160 counterfeit drugs
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confiscated a total of 160 counterfeit products, the ministry's Undersecretary Khaled Al-Sahlawi said in a press statement yesterday. Authorities at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) have detected the largest quantity of forged and counterfeit drugs, stashed in unsanctioned storages, the statement added.The products include antibiotics, lotions, beauty products and herbal medicines, all of which have not been...
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Kuwait set to push ahead with major infrastructure projects
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government remains committed to rolling out its ambitious infrastructure development plan despite uncertainty over global oil prices.A host of public construction contracts have been awarded so far this year after the government launched a six-pronged economic recovery strategy aimed at encouraging expansion of public-private partnerships (PPPs). This came on the heels of a new five-year plan with over $100 billion worth of...
Minister Hind Al-Subaih
Officials disciplined after holiday over delayed projects
Minister Hind Al-SubaihKUWAIT: During her meeting today with the parliament's priorities committee, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning And Development Hind Al-Subaih will discuss a report she had made about government bodies and ministries lagging behind in development projects and how much of these projects have been completed so far. Notably, Subaih had finished the report earlier and submitted it to the...
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Chief biomedical lab tech talks challenges, sacrifices to keep 'patient safety first'
Dr Naheda AlkazemiThe world is filled with unsung heroes who have forgotten their importance due to their work routine. Working for long hours in front of laboratory machines makes lab workers, technicians and specialists forget their crucial role in saving the lives of others, and how without them, doctors can never diagnose their patients to the fullest.April 15 marked International Biomedical Laboratory Science Day, which focused this year on...
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Medical, food program for Duterte a success
KUWAIT: A successful thanksgiving, medical and food program was held on Friday at the Philippine Embassy in Hateen. The event, organized by the OFW Aguila Movement sa Kuwait, was held in support of Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's programs, especially to achieve unity and change. Duterte's new government will assume office on June 30.The highlights of the program were the food and gift giving and medical missions, made possible by Tag...
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Egypt tragedy
Muna Al Fuzai The disappearance of the EgyptAir Airbus 320 jet above the Mediterranean on Thursday is troublesome for everyone. It is still early to determine what caused the crash and the death of those onboard, but there are various analyses and theories about this incident. The plane disappeared during a flight from Paris and Cairo, and claimed the lives of Arab, foreign and Gulf nationals, in addition to the Egyptian crew. Unfortunately,...
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