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Kuwait determined to operate direct flights instead of transit
MANAMA: The Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) is determined to restore its market quota by cancelling transit flights and working on direct ones (point to point) to its destinations, KAC CEO Rasha Al-Roumi has affirmed.Speaking at a news conference held by the corporation on the sidelines of the 2016 Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) on Saturday, she added depending on direct flights will be in favor of all destinations and will create a good...
MP Dr Abdullah Al-Turaiji
Turaiji slams KIA official over press statement
MP Dr Abdullah Al-TuraijiKUWAIT: Chairman of the parliament's public funds protection committee MP Dr Abdullah Al-Turaiji slammed statements made by the Kuwait Investment Authority's (KIA) Managing Director Badr Al-Saad, noting it was very sarcastic against MPs and their rights to use their constitutional tools.Saad had urged Turaiji in a press statement to approach the public prosecution with accusations in which the lawmaker claimed that he...
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Kuwait Plans $100 billion sovereign wealth fund
KUWAIT: Kuwait plans a new state-owned fund to manage as much as $100 billion in local assets with the goal of selling them to private investors in five to seven years, Bloomberg.com reported yesterday quoting Al-Anbaa newspaper.The new sovereign wealth fund will include local assets managed by Kuwait Investment Authority, which has been burdened by its domestic mandate and will focus more on its international portfolio, Al-Anbaa reported, citing...
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'Fintas Group' case adjourned
KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday adjourned hearing the 'Fintas Group' case to allow the defendants' attorney to make his final argument. Thirteen people including media figures, lawyers and ruling family members are accused in the case of slandering the government and some state departments. The next hearing was set for March 6, 2016.Scholarships remainThe Civil Services Commission (CSC) strongly denied rumors about suspending masters and PhD...
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Ethiopian man harboring absconders
KUWAIT: Residency detectives put an end to illegal activities of an Ethiopian man who ran a network of 47 males and females absconding from their sponsors' homes. They were all sent to concerned authorities. Information was received that a man harbored absconding maids and forced them on prostitution. When the information was confirmed, the arrests were made.Pipe removedCoastguardsmen pulled out a plastic pipe with a four-meter diameter that...
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4 Kuwaitis arrested for harassing female shoppers in Jahra mall - Teens stab friend in Jahra
KUWAIT: Jahra police arrested four juveniles who beat a friend in Jahra and stabbed him in the chest. The victim was admitted to Jahra Hospital's ICU in a critical condition. The four suspects were sent to the juvenile protection department. The four said that they had previous disputes with the victim.Harassers arrestedFour citizens harassed female shoppers in a Jahra mall and exchanged blows with mall guards who attempted to throw them out....
TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday greets a group of Revolutionary Guard officers who were involved in the detention of US Navy sailors earlier this month. — AFP
Iran arrests 100 over Saudi embassy attack
TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday greets a group of Revolutionary Guard officers who were involved in the detention of US Navy sailors earlier this month. — AFPTEHRAN: Iran has arrested around 100 people over the attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy that led to Riyadh cutting diplomatic ties with Tehran, a judiciary spokesman said yesterday. "Since the attack, about 100 people have been arrested, of whom some have...
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Taleban reaffirms authority of its Qatar 'political office'
DUBAI: The Afghan Taleban said yesterday that its "political office" in Qatar is the only entity authorized to carry out negotiations on its behalf, reinforcing the authority of the man who took control of the group amid a tussle over command following the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. The Taleban made the declaration in a summary emailed by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid of a statement it made during unofficial, closed-door talks...
WASHINGTON: People take part in the DC Snowball Fight at Dupont Circle yesterday. Snowball fights have become a tradition after every major snowstorm in the US capital. — AFP
Storm-hit US digs out, travel woes continue - Record blizzard paralyzed NY, Washington
WASHINGTON: People take part in the DC Snowball Fight at Dupont Circle yesterday. Snowball fights have become a tradition after every major snowstorm in the US capital. — AFPNEW YORK: Millions of people in the eastern United States started digging out yesterday from a huge blizzard that brought New York and Washington to a standstill, but the travel woes were far from over. The storm - dubbed "Snowzilla" - killed at least 18 people after it...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General Joseph F Dunford (left) and US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (center) listen while US President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Rosevelt Room of the White House.— AFP
Obama urges 'serious' action against Pakistan extremists
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama has urged Pakistan to show it is "serious" about crushing extremist networks operating on its territory, saying the latest mass killing of students underlined the need for more decisive action. In an interview with the Press Trust of India published yesterday, Obama praised recent crackdowns by Pakistani security forces but said more should be done to eradicate violent Islamist groups."Pakistan has an...
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani private security guard watching out as students arrive at a government primary school in Peshawar. — AFP
Armed teachers in classrooms: Pakistan's horrifying new world
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani private security guard watching out as students arrive at a government primary school in Peshawar. — AFPPESHAWAR, Pakistan: Headmaster Naveed Gul walked past the armed guard at the gate into his office. As primary school pupils studied their morning lessons outside, he reached beneath his warm woolly sweater, and pulled out a gun. "This is an M20 pistol," he said. "It's made in China and it works perfectly." A debate over...
CHANDIGARH: French President Francois Hollande (center left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center right) pose for a group photo with Indian folk dancers at the government museum and art gallery in Chandigarh yesterday.—AP
Hollande starts India visit, says jet deal will take time - French president chief guest at R-Day parade
CHANDIGARH: French President Francois Hollande (center left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center right) pose for a group photo with Indian folk dancers at the government museum and art gallery in Chandigarh yesterday.—APCHANDIGARH: France's President Francois Hollande played down the prospect of a swift conclusion to a drawn-out deal for New Delhi to buy 36 French jet fighters as he began a three-day visit to India yesterday.The...
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
Amir’s visit to UK boosts ties
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
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Amir departs to the UK at personal invitation of King Charles III