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British Prime Minister, and leader of the Conservatives, David Cameron addresses delegates during the Conservative party Spring Forum in central London on April 9, 2016. The scandal over his tax dealings and a steel sector crisis have badly bruised Prime Minister David Cameron just three months ahead of a crucial referendum on Britain's EU membership, experts said. / AFP / KERRY DAVIES/DAILY MAIL / POOL / KERRY DAVIES
UK prime minister bungled admission of offshore fund
British Prime Minister, and leader of the Conservatives, David Cameron addresses delegates during the Conservative party Spring Forum in central London on April 9, 2016. The scandal over his tax dealings and a steel sector crisis have badly bruised Prime Minister David Cameron just three months ahead of a crucial referendum on Britain's EU membership, experts said. / AFP / KERRY DAVIES/DAILY MAIL / POOL / KERRY DAVIESLONDON: British Prime...
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Abrini arrest highlights Paris, Brussels attacks links - 'They criticize the Belgian police but Hats off!'
Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini, 30.Mohamed AbrinBRUSSELS: The arrest of Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini in raids linked to the Brussels airport and metro bombings on Saturday highlighted the ties between jihadists involved in Belgium and France's worst terror outrages. Abrini's arrest on Friday, along with five other suspects, marks an important step in the investigations into the November 13 Paris attacks, which killed 130, and the...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani talk at the start of their bilateral commission talks at Char Chinar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
After Iraq, Kerry confronts similar problems in Afghanistan - 'Unified and functioning government' is goal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani talk at the start of their bilateral commission talks at Char Chinar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 9, 2016. - APKABUL: US Secretary of State John Kerry hoped a brief stop Saturday in Afghanistan would help promote cooperation from a would-be "unity" government that has proved largely incapable of running the country less than two years...
FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, what is believed to be an improved version of the KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile is paraded in Pyongyang, North Korea, during the 70th anniversary celebrations of its ruling party's creation. North Korea said Saturday, April 9, 2016, it has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic rocket engine that will give it the ability to stage nuclear strikes on the United States. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
N. Korea says it tests new rocket engine - Nuclear strikes on the US?
FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, what is believed to be an improved version of the KN-08 intercontinental ballistic missile is paraded in Pyongyang, North Korea, during the 70th anniversary celebrations of its ruling party's creation. North Korea said Saturday, April 9, 2016, it has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic rocket engine that will give it the ability to stage nuclear strikes on the United States....
FILE - In this March 28, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama reacts while playing tennis during the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington. Americans’ ratings of Obama are creeping up. More than half of Americans, 53 percent, have a favorable opinion and 44 percent have an unfavorable opinion of the president, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. That’s an improvement since February, when 45 percent said they rated him favorably. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Improved economic outlook boosts Obama approval - Making him well above Bush
FILE - In this March 28, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama reacts while playing tennis during the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington. Americans’ ratings of Obama are creeping up. More than half of Americans, 53 percent, have a favorable opinion and 44 percent have an unfavorable opinion of the president, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. That’s an improvement since February, when 45 percent said...
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Kuwait urges cooperation against terror, extremism
GENEVA: Kuwait has called on the international community to face violent extremism and terrorism through “mechanisms of cooperation with the UN strategy” for combating terrorism and the UN chief plan on banning violent radicalism. Mentioning five axes for this approach, the envoy to the UN, Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghnaim, said Kuwait focuses, in the first axis of its strategy, on prohibiting any linkage between these two phenomena with religions,...
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Municipality refers ‘turkeys case’ to Public Prosecution
KUWAIT: Upon recommendations by the Kuwait Municipality’s Legal Department, Director Ahmed Al-Manfouhi has referred the probe results of ‘turkey shipment’ to the Municipality Minister pending the referral to the Public Prosecution.Al- Manfouhi also recommended taking legal measures against the company for selling part of the shipments in the local markets before getting Municipality’s approval.The shipment arrived at Shuwaikh port from US...
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Ahmadi Music Group commemorates Mozart
KUWAIT: In a cordial atmosphere, a musical reception was held by the US Embassy last Thursday. The Ahmadi Music Group commemorated the famous musician Mozart by playing a preview of the “Don Giovanni Opera in a chamber, which was translated to English. The attendees included a number of local and diplomatic figures.“The US Embassy is keen on supporting cultural activities that live up to the high artistic taste through the blend of cultural...
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A bloody fight in Salmiya
KUWAIT: Nine friends partying in Salmiya with three women lost their temper after they got drunk. An argument over who danced best soon triggered a bloody fight that made neighbors to call police. The injured persons were rushed to hospital for treatment and the three semi-naked women were arrested. In another development, two female clerks working at the MoI Service Center engaged in a brutal fight in Al-Salam area. Onlookers refrained from...
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84,000 Kuwaitis visited Dubai in two months
KUWAIT: Up to 84,000 Kuwaitis visited Dubai in January and February, down by 1 percent compared to the same period in 2015, a report by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) said. Dubai received 670,000 Gulf visitors during the first two months of the year, a rise of 18 percent, compared to the corresponding period in 2015. Saudis topped the list with 295,000 visitors, followed by Oman, 223,000, then Kuwaitis in the third...
From left, Kuwait foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah, Qatar Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Secretary of State John Kerry, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, of Bahrain, stand together for a family photo at the start of the GCC Ministerial meetings in Manama, Bahrain, Thursday, April 7, 2016. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
Lebanese expats fearful as GCC nations expel dozens - 100 expelled from Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE in 2 months
From left, Kuwait foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah, Qatar Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Secretary of State John Kerry, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani,...
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 07: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors goes up to score on a reverse layup against the San Antonio Spurs in the third quarter of an NBA Basketball game at ORACLE Arena on April 7, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Warriors down Spurs to keep chase alive
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 07: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors goes up to score on a reverse layup against the San Antonio Spurs in the third quarter of an NBA Basketball game at ORACLE Arena on April 7, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Thearon W....
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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
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Zain interns sharpen media chops at Kuwait Times and Kuwait News