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NORFOLK: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip at Sandringham House yesterday. — KUNA
Amir meets Queen Elizabeth
NORFOLK: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip at Sandringham House yesterday. — KUNALONDON: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday paid a visit to Queen Elizabeth, holding a meeting with her attended by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Sandringham House. The Amir had taken part in co-chairing the Fourth International Donors Conference on Syria,...
KUWAIT: Sheikha Sheikha Al-AbdullahnAl-Sabah speaks at the inaugurationnof the 9th Kuwaiti Project for thenDisabled. —Photos by Joseph Shagra
Sheikha hopes for more job opportunities for disabled - 9th Kuwaiti Project for the Disabled held
KUWAIT: Sheikha Sheikha Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah speaks at the inaugurationof the 9th Kuwaiti Project for the Disabled. —Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: The 9th Kuwaiti Project for the Disabled was held at the Sheraton Hotel on Thursday, with the attendance of many disabled children. The project is being held in cooperation with the higher committee of UNESCO and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science.Honorary President of the Kuwait...
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Ahmadi inaugurates National Celebrations
KUWAIT: Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khaled Al-Sabah participates in an ‘Ardha’traditional during the governorate’s National Holiday’s celebrations.KUWAIT: The Ahmadi Governorate launched National Holidays' celebrations during a ceremony held last Thursday at Kuwait Oil Company's November 6th Park. Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attended the inauguration of the two-day event, which featured several displays...
Sevilla's French forward Kevin Gameiro (L) vies with Celta Vigo's defender Hugo Mallo during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal first leg football match Sevilla FC vs RC Celta de Vigo at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla on February 4, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ CRISTINA QUICLER
Sevilla crush Celta 4-0 in Copa semis
Sevilla's French forward Kevin Gameiro (L) vies with Celta Vigo's defender Hugo Mallo during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal first leg football match Sevilla FC vs RC Celta de Vigo at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla on February 4, 2016. AFP MADRID: French striker Kevin Gameiro scored twice after missing a first-half penalty to help Sevilla beat Celta Vigo 4-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on...
Syrians fleeing the northern embattled city of Aleppo wait in a field in the town of Iqda, next to the city of Azaz in northern Syria, on February 5, 2016. Nearly 40,000 Syrian civilians have fled a regime offensive near Aleppo, a monitor said, as Turkey warned it was bracing for a wave of tens of thousands of refugees.nn / AFP / STRINGER
Thousands flee as Russian-backed offensive threatens besiege Aleppo
Syrians fleeing the northern embattled city of Aleppo wait in a field in the town of Iqda, next to the city of Azaz in northern Syria, on February 5, 2016. Nearly 40,000 Syrian civilians have fled a regime offensive near Aleppo, a monitor said, as Turkey warned it was bracing for a wave of tens of thousands of refugees. -AFP BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of Syrians fled an intensifying Russian assault around Aleppo yesterday, and aid workers said...
Indian rescue workers and villagers try to extract the injured and dead passengers from a Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation's passenger bus which plunged in to river Purna near Navsari, some 315 kms from Ahmedabad on February 5, 2016. packed passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a river in western India Friday killing at least 37 people, an official said, in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years. / AFP / STR
37 perish in India as bus plunges into river
Indian rescue workers and villagers try to extract the injured and dead passengers from a Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation's passenger bus which plunged in to river Purna near Navsari, some 315 kms from Ahmedabad on February 5, 2016. packed passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a river in western India Friday killing at least 37 people, an official said, in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years. - AFP AHMEDABAD: A packed...
FILE - In this June 17, 2015 file photo an air-cushion vehicle goes toward the beach as NATO troops participate in the NATO sea exercises BALTOPS 2015 that are to reassure the Baltic Sea region allies in the face of a resurgent Russia, in Ustka, Poland. Poland said Wednesday Feb. 3, 2016 it welcomes a U.S. plan to quadruple military spending in Europe in reaction to Russia’s military resurgence, yet the tone from several governments appears guarded as it remains unclear how much of the spending will translate into a real and lasting presence of troops and weapons on NATO’s nervous eastern flank. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski,file)
Armed with new US money, NATO to strengthen Russia's deterrence
FILE - In this June 17, 2015 file photo an air-cushion vehicle goes toward the beach as NATO troops participate in the NATO sea exercises BALTOPS 2015 that are to reassure the Baltic Sea region allies in the face of a resurgent Russia, in Ustka, Poland. Poland said Wednesday Feb. 3, 2016 it welcomes a U.S. plan to quadruple military spending in Europe in reaction to Russia’s military resurgence, yet the tone from several governments appears...
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Japan to change temple map icon to avoid Nazi confusion - Country facing a cultural dilemma
In this Thursday, Feb. 3, 2016 photo, visitors stand next to a religious ornament with the "manji" symbol, which comes from the ancient Sanskrit and is widely used for centuries to denote Buddhist temples on maps and elsewhere, at a temple in Tokyo. As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces a cultural dilemma: Should it stop identifying Buddhist temples on maps with...
Indonesian bomb squad police clear the area as they examine a suspicious box which turned out to contain a cake, on a main road sidewalk ,in Jakarta on February 4, 2016. Indonesian extremist groups received international financing from Australia and Syria, the country's security minister said, adding to fears that jihadists are targeting the world's most populous Muslim nation. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO
Indonesian trio vie for IS glory - Terror attacks, violence loom
Indonesian bomb squad police clear the area as they examine a suspicious box which turned out to contain a cake, on a main road sidewalk ,in Jakarta on February 4, 2016. Indonesian extremist groups received international financing from Australia and Syria, the country's security minister said, adding to fears that jihadists are targeting the world's most populous Muslim nation.-AFP JAKARTA: A power struggle among three Indonesian-born Islamic...
DURHAM, NH - FEBRUARY 04: Democratic presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during their MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate at the University of New Hampshire on February 4, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire. This is the final debate for the Democratic candidates before the New Hampshire primaries. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Clinton goes on attack against surging Sanders - 'We share some very big progressive goals'
DURHAM, NH - FEBRUARY 04: Democratic presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during their MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate at the University of New Hampshire on February 4, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire. This is the final debate for the Democratic candidates before the New Hampshire primaries. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY...
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Kuwait MP Abul targets expats salaries, benefits
MP Abdullah AbulKUWAIT: MP Abdullah Abul called on Finance Minister yesterday to cut generous benefits offered to some expatriate employees in many government ministries and departments to help reduce budget deficit. The lawmaker said that many expatriate employees in government departments and state-owned authorities are granted benefits like comprehensive health insurance for them and their families, allowances for housing, furniture and air...
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Kuwait Airways retires 1,350 Kuwaiti nationals
DUBAI: Loss-making Kuwait Airways has let go of 1,350 Kuwaiti nationals during the last two years, part of a plan to cut costs and return to profit by 2019, the chief executive of the state-owned carrier said yesterday. The airline has struggled to recover from Iraq's 1990-91 invasion of Kuwait. Complex bureaucratic procedures have further sidelined it from the boom in Gulf aviation over the last two decades.Staff cuts of nationals are extremely...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones