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330 disabled students subjected to violence
KUWAIT: More than 300 children with disabilities were subjected to violence in schools in Kuwait last year, a recent study shows. Official statistics published by Al-Qabas yesterday indicate that 330 students were subjected to ‘verbal and physical abuse’ last year at schools for children with special needs, which fall under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education.Meanwhile, the statistics show that psychiatrists and social workers handled...
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Dead baby found in sewer in Egaila
KUWAIT: Ministry of Public Works (MPW) workers conducting periodic maintenance in a sewage plant in Egaila reported finding a dead baby's body in the sewer. The workers reported finding an object blocking the system and on removing it, they found out that it was a premature six-month old dead fetus. Police were informed and they rushed to the scene. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.Fatal crashA citizen was killed when...
LESBOS: Pope Francis greets children during his visit to the Moria detention center for migrants and refugees near Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday. - AFPn
Tears flow as Pope visits Europe's migrant frontline - Pontiff returns with 12 refugees after visit to Greek island
LESBOS: Pope Francis greets children during his visit to the Moria detention center for migrants and refugees near Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday. - AFPLESBOS: Pope Francis took three families of Syrian refugees back to Rome yesterday after visiting the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis at a camp in Greece where migrants wept at his feet, kissed his hand and begged for help. At a sprawling fenced complex on the Aegean island...
DHAKA: Bangladeshi security personnel escort Shafik Rehman (center) at a court following his arrest in Dhaka yesterday. — AFP
Bangladesh’s police arrest elderly editor for sedition
DHAKA: Bangladeshi security personnel escort Shafik Rehman (center) at a court following his arrest in Dhaka yesterday. — AFPDHAKA: Bangladesh police yesterday arrested a well-known magazine editor for sedition, officials said, the latest in a series of detentions of proopposition journalists that has sparked fears of a crackdown on the press.Three plain-clothes officers entered 81-year-old Shafik Rehman’s home in Dhaka in the early morning...
LAHAD DATU: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency shows a member of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Force rescuing an Indonesian sailor after being shot during a kidnapping at the east coast of Malaysia’s Sabah state in Lahad Datu. — AFP
Gunmen kidnap four Indonesian sailors off Malaysia
LAHAD DATU: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency shows a member of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Force rescuing an Indonesian sailor after being shot during a kidnapping at the east coast of Malaysia’s Sabah state in Lahad Datu. — AFPKUALA LUMPUR: Gunmen have abducted four Indonesian sailors and shot and wounded one crew member on the high seas off the east coast of Malaysia’s Sabah state, waters where Abu Sayyaf militants are known to...
HARTFORD: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after speaking at a rally at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.— AFP
Angry and frustrated upstate New York swings behind Trump - Cruz dismissed as too radical, too religious, unlikeable
HARTFORD: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after speaking at a rally at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.— AFPBINGHAMTON: What do a New York lawyer, a business owner who calls himself a left-leaning Republican and a construction worker who elected Barack Obama have in common? They're voting for Donald Trump. None of them live on the breadline. They share surprisingly varied opinions....
Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic
Strycova gets Czech holders off mark
Barbora Strycova of the Czech RepublicPARIS: Barbora Strycova got holders the Czech Republic off to a winning 1-0 start in the Fed Cup semi-final yesterday as the Netherlands lead France by the same scoreline. In Lucerne, Strycova needed just 65 minutes to demolish world number 17 Timea Bacsinszky 6-0, 6-2 to give hosts Switzerland a battle as they bid for a first Fed Cup final appearance since 1998. It was a first Fed Cup win for 33rdranked...
Shafi Al-Hajiri
Third local disabled games kicks off today
Shafi Al-HajiriKUWAIT: The third local disabled games will kick off today at the Kuwait Disabled Sports Club in shooting, athletics and target ball for the blind with the participation of a large number of club players of both genders and will continue for three days. Club president Shafi Al-Hajiri said this tournament marks the end of a series of championships the club organized this year and included all the sports that are practiced in the...
BASRA: An Iraqi worker operates valves at the Nahran Omar oil refinery near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. (right) Smoke rises from an oil pipe at sunset in the desert oil field of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil-producing countries are to meet in Qatar today to discuss a plan to freeze output but their gathering comes as nations like Iran rapidly ramp up their pumping. — AP
Doha is no panacea for oil market crisis - Kuwait remains optimistic, but surging output a challenge
BASRA: An Iraqi worker operates valves at the Nahran Omar oil refinery near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. (right) Smoke rises from an oil pipe at sunset in the desert oil field of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil-producing countries are to meet in Qatar today to discuss a plan to freeze output but their gathering comes as nations like Iran rapidly ramp up their pumping. — APDOHA: OPEC isn't what it used to be....
GETAFE: Real Madrid’s Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas (C) dives for the ball during the Spanish league football match Getafe CF vs Real Madrid CF at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe yesterday. —AFP
Real Madrid beat Getafe to keep pressure on Barcelona
GETAFE: Real Madrid’s Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas (C) dives for the ball during the Spanish league football match Getafe CF vs Real Madrid CF at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe yesterday. —AFPBARCELONA: Karim Benzema ensured Real Madrid kept the pressure on leader Barcelona in the Spanish league by scoring one goal and assisting on two more as bottom-side Getafe was defeated 5-1 yesterday. Benzema scored his 22nd goal of...
MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Memphis Depay, centre, is brought down by Aston Villa’s Kieran Richardson, right, earning Richardson a booking as Ciaran Clark looks on during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, yesterday. — AP
Villa relegated as Rashford strikes again
MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Memphis Depay, centre, is brought down by Aston Villa’s Kieran Richardson, right, earning Richardson a booking as Ciaran Clark looks on during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, yesterday. — APLONDON: Aston Villa’s long-expected relegation from the Premier League was finally confirmed with a 1-0 loss away to...
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KSE indices surge on positive sentiment - KFH CAPITAL MARKET REPORT
KUWAIT: This has been another positive week for the indices. As KSE price index closed up 1.34 percent, 5300.51 up 70.07 points compared to the week before the top performer of indices this week. MUDX was with 1 percent gains up 5.24 points to close at 526.91 for the week. KSE Weighted was up as well to 365.07 up 1.12 percent and 4.03 points to the previous week. While the market blue-chip index the KSX15 was up by 10.27points to close at 863.14...
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
Prince Mohammed endorses Saudi FIFA World Cup 2034 bid