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Cabinet condemns mosque attack in Saudi Arabia - Jail sentences approved for building system violators
KUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday reiterated Kuwait's condemnation of a recent attack targeting a mosque in the east of Saudi Arabia, which left a number of innocent people dead or wounded, terming it as a 'terrorist act.'The cabinet's condemnation came during its customary weekly meeting held in the cabinet's hall at the Kuwait International Airport under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Four...
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Stop Squandering
All Kuwaitis are in agreement that squandering must be stopped, but this squandering is present in more than one place. Some measures that are not in the right place, such as the announcement by the Civil Service Commission to stop masters and PhD scholarships, or halting training courses outside the country, without showing the amount of money such measures will save. If you want to stop squandering, you should look into touristic treatments...
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Two questioned for beating own mother
KUWAIT: A citizen in her sixties told Salam police that she was insulted and beaten by her two sons in the presence of their father. The mother said her ex-husband, the father, defended her. The woman presented a medical report, and police authorities are investigating.Husband, wife trade chargesA woman who works for health ministry, and her husband who works for defense ministry, traded charges at Salam police station. The wife said she was...
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Injuries reported in accidents
KUWAIT: Farwaniya firemen dealt with several traffic accidents reported yesterday, including a collision on Ghazali Road where a person was trapped in his vehicle. Firefighters cut the vehicle open to help the driver out before handing him over to paramedics. Meanwhile, Kuwait Fire Services Directorate's (KFSD) operations received a call about a vehicle which flipped over on Sixth Ring Road. Firemen managed to free several people who were trapped...
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Saudi man executed; 56 executions in 2016
RIYADH: Saudi authorities yesterday executed a national for murdering a compatriot, bringing to 56 the number of convicts put to death in the kingdom this year. Ahmed Al-Harbi was found guilty of stabbing and shooting Fahed Al-Balawi in a dispute, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA. He was executed in the northern city of Tabuk.Most executions in Saudi Arabia are done by beheading with a sword. Last year...
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UK mother gets six years for joining Islamic State
LONDON: A mother who took her toddler to Syria and joined the Islamic State (IS) group was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday after becoming the first British woman to be convicted after returning home.Tareena Shakil, 26, was found guilty by a court in Birmingham, central England of IS membership and encouraging terrorism in posts on Twitter before leaving Britain. “You were well aware that the future which you had subjected your son to...
TEHRAN: Schoolgirls hold national flag in front of a giant board as Iranians mark the start of 10 days of celebrations for the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution yesterday at the Behesht-e Zahra (Zahra’s Paradise) cemetery in southern Tehran. — AFP
Iran grabs over $100 billion in assets under nuclear deal - UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran
TEHRAN: Schoolgirls hold national flag in front of a giant board as Iranians mark the start of 10 days of celebrations for the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution yesterday at the Behesht-e Zahra (Zahra’s Paradise) cemetery in southern Tehran. — AFPTEHRAN: Iran said yesterday it now has access to more than $100 billion worth of frozen overseas assets following the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal with world powers. Government...
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Delhi police under fire - Video of demo violence goes viral
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the city's police yesterday of terrorizing protesters after video footage of them belting university students with sticks at a peaceful demonstration went viral. Delhi University students staged a protest in the Indian capital last weekend over the death of a young Dalit scholar who committed suicide after he was suspended from a campus in the country's south. Video of the protest held...
COLOGNE: File photo shows carnival revelers celebrating the launch of the so-called “Fifth Season”, the carnival season in Cologne, western Germany. —AFP
Cologne on edge after sex assaults, beefs up security
COLOGNE: File photo shows carnival revelers celebrating the launch of the so-called “Fifth Season”, the carnival season in Cologne, western Germany. —AFPBERLIN: Cologne is on high alert ahead of its giant carnival festivities since a shocking spate of sexual assaults, with German authorities anxious to prevent a repeat of the rampage and ward off potential jihadist attacks. Police in the western German city have been struggling to restore...
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South Sudan troops suffocated 50 people in a container
ADDIS ABABA: South Sudan government troops killed some 50 people by stuffing them into a shipping container in baking heat, ceasefire monitors have said in a report noting the latest atrocities in two years of war. Despite an August peace deal, fighting continues, and the conflict now involves multiple militia forces who pay little heed to paper peace deals, driven by local agendas or revenge attacks. The report, by the Joint Monitoring and...
GENEVA: Overview of the Syria peace talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday. — AP
Syria peace talks struggle to get off ground - UN rights chief sounds war crimes warning
GENEVA: Overview of the Syria peace talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday. — APGENEVA: The UN special envoy for Syria faced an uphill task in Geneva yesterday to get talks to end the brutal civil war off the ground, as the opposition hesitated to join negotiations with the regime. The urgency to find a solution to the four-year war was brought home Sunday when multiple explosions killed 71...
HANNOVER: This file photo taken on December 19, 2015 shows outgoing Bayern Munich’s coach Pep Guardiola pior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Hannover 96 vs FC Bayern Munich in Hannover, central Germany. Pep Guardiola will take over as coach of Manchester City on a three-year deal, the English club said yesterday after announcing the departure of incumbent Manuel Pellegrini at season’s end. — AFP
Guardiola to succeed Pellegrini at Man City
HANNOVER: This file photo taken on December 19, 2015 shows outgoing Bayern Munich’s coach Pep Guardiola pior to the German first division Bundesliga football match Hannover 96 vs FC Bayern Munich in Hannover, central Germany. Pep Guardiola will take over as coach of Manchester City on a three-year deal, the English club said yesterday after announcing the departure of incumbent Manuel Pellegrini at season’s end. — AFPLONDON: Outgoing...
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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