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Dr Yousif Al-Awadhi
Candidate rejects bribe to pull out of elections - Dr Awadhi hails Kuwait's health services
Dr Yousif Al-AwadhiKUWAIT: Candidate Fuhaid Al-Ajmi yesterday claimed he had rejected an offer of half a million dinars to withdraw from the by-elections in the third constituency. He called for changing all Cabinet members except for the minister of awqaf, because he studied with him in Cairo and knows him well.On the eighth day of filing nominations for the by-elections, the total number of candidates reached 42 including one female candidate,...
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Strict measures to prevent exporting subsidized goods
KUWAIT: In a bid to protect public funds and fight unjustified foodstuff price increases, the ministry of commerce and industry contacted the customs department calling for following very strict measures to prevent subsidized consumer goods from leaving the country.Referring to previous Cabinet decisions, the ministry banned exporting meat, poultry, fish and other subsidized goods and urged relevant ministry departments in addition to the...
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Govt refers KFA to court
KUWAIT: The government filed several lawsuits against chairmen and members of Kuwait's football, volleyball, basketball and swimming associations demanding compensation for what it described as their actions that led to the suspension of Kuwait sports activities. The government asked for an initial KD 5,001 compensation from each association pending further demands of KD 400 million that had been spent on sports in the past five years.The case...
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Ministry employee questioned over stealing energy fees
KUWAIT: Security authorities sent an employee at the Ministry of Electricity and Water's consumers sector to be public prosecution for questioning after he deceived some consumers into believing that he was able help them pay their large debts, then he gets the money to himself.Ministry sources said the suspect was charged with stealing public funds by taking the money of consumers for himself. "The ministry represented in its undersecretary...
KUWAIT: Zainab Al-Enezi is pictured during elections of the workers’ syndicate at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.
Female candidate wins seat in labor syndicate
KUWAIT: Zainab Al-Enezi is pictured during elections of the workers’ syndicate at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.KUWAIT: The workers' syndicate at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor held its elections on Tuesday, which ran smoothly and featured notable participation by general assembly members who gathered to elect a new board of directors. Zainab Jasser Al-Enezi was elected as the first female member to ever join the...
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Crackdown on 'suspicious' cafés
KUWAIT: Capital security forces raided some suspicious cafés in an inspection campaign that resulted in closing down six of them for operating without licenses and arresting six workers in violation of residency laws. The campaign, led by Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah, also resulted in removing 12 abandoned vehicles, arresting two truck drivers for dumping construction rubble and filing 26 traffic citations.Fatal crashAn Asian man was...
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The first Kuwaiti graduate
In 1846, a boy was born under the name of Musaed Abdullah Al-Azmi in Kuwait, where he grew up and developed great passion for knowledge and science. Having no other alternatives for breadwinning at that time but diving for pearls, Musaed took up that profession, knowing that Kuwaiti divers travelled to seabeds in Ceylon, which was then known as Serendib and is now known as Sri Lanka. But on arriving in Sri Lanka, he learnt that the British...
CHARSADDA, Pakistan: Pakistani students look at a pool of blood following an attack at Bacha Khan University outside the city of Peshawar yesterday. — AP
21 killed in Pak university attack - Taleban make contradicting responsibility claims
CHARSADDA, Pakistan: Pakistani students look at a pool of blood following an attack at Bacha Khan University outside the city of Peshawar yesterday. — APCHARSADDA, Pakistan: At least 21 people died when gunmen armed with grenades and Kalashnikovs attacked a university in Pakistan yesterday, with all four attackers killed by security forces who moved in under thick fog to halt the bloodshed. The assault was claimed by a Pakistani Taleban...
This satellite combo image taken on June 23, 2014 (left) and Jan 20, 2015 (right) shows the Iraqi village of Jumeili before and after its destruction by Kurdish forces. —AP
Kurds destroy thousands of Arab homes in Iraq
This satellite combo image taken on June 23, 2014 (left) and Jan 20, 2015 (right) shows the Iraqi village of Jumeili before and after its destruction by Kurdish forces. —APBAGHDAD: Western-backed Kurdish forces fighting jihadists in Iraq have destroyed thousands of homes in an apparent bid to uproot Arab communities that may constitute war crimes, Amnesty International said yesterday. The rights watchdog said the destruction took place in...
AMES, Iowa: Former Alaska Gov Sarah Palin endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally at the Iowa State University on Tuesday. — AP
Palin endorses 'master' Trump for US president - Palin's son arrested over domestic violence
AMES, Iowa: Former Alaska Gov Sarah Palin endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally at the Iowa State University on Tuesday. — APWASHINGTON: Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin endorsed Republican billionaire Donald Trump yesterday, saying the real estate mogul would "lead the charge" as America's next president. Palin, who flirted with her own White House run, emerged as a conservative icon and political...
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Teacher defies Taleban in Pakistan university attack
CHARSADDA: A chemistry teacher who tried to protect his students by opening fire on Taleban militants during a deadly attack at a Pakistani university has been hailed as a "martyr" and a "gentleman". Lecturer Syed Hamid Husain, an assistant professor of chemistry at the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, ordered his students to stay inside as Taleban gunmen stormed the school near the city of Peshawar yesterday, leaving at least 21 people dead....
BHUBANESWAR: A villager climbs down from a coconut tree after picking up fresh coconut on a cold foggy morning on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India. Coconut trees are no longer considered trees in the tropical Indian state of Goa, where authorities have reclassified them in order to clear the way for unfettered felling. —AP
Coconut trees 'no longer considered trees' in Goa - India
BHUBANESWAR: A villager climbs down from a coconut tree after picking up fresh coconut on a cold foggy morning on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India. Coconut trees are no longer considered trees in the tropical Indian state of Goa, where authorities have reclassified them in order to clear the way for unfettered felling. —APPANAJI: Coconut trees are no longer considered trees in the tropical Indian state of Goa,...
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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)
Amir’s visit to UK... a significant milestone in Kuwaiti British relations
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Amir departs to the UK at personal invitation of King Charles III