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Kuwait among countries with lower rates of AIDS: UN reports

KUWAIT: Reports from United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization (WHO) reports ranked Kuwait among countries with lower rates of AIDS cases, Undersecretary for Public Health Affairs at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr Majda Al-Qattan said yesterday.Qattan made this remark at Permanent National Committee to Fight AIDS celebration. The celebration honored participants of a national AIDS campaign, which aimed at preventing and combating AIDS....

Flames come out of the window of a 3rd floor apartment in Jabriya.

Fireman injured in series of fires

Flames come out of the window of a 3rd floor apartment in Jabriya.KUWAIT: A fireman was injured in a series of fires reported yesterday around Kuwait. The injury took place while firefighters were talking a blaze that broke out at Julaia chalets. The fireman was injured in the foot and was taken to hospital for treatment.In Rumaithiya, a fire took place in a building's warehouse. Salmiya and south Salmiya fire centers dealt with the...

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Woman commits suicide in Qusoor

KUWAIT: A Filipina woman stabbed herself to death in Qusoor, according to the police report. Police officers and detectives from Mubarak Al-Kabeer found her in a pool of blood. The body was recovered by the coroner and investigations are ongoing.Players chargedA member of the Kuwait Basketball Club accused three players from Qadsiya Club of beating him up during a match between the two sides that was held last Sunday. A security source said the...

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Despite the enormity of the matter of loose gravel flying on streets because of the rain and smashing the windshield of your car, we have become accustomed with this, and may Allah help everyone. The report of in a newspaper about flying gravel on the runway at Kuwait International Airport, and the confirmation of this by the communications minister is something that raises worries. This is a confirmation that the safety of Kuwait...

This frame grab from a video shows the detention of American Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Arabian Gulf on Tuesday. - AP n

Iran frees US Navy sailors

This frame grab from a video shows the detention of American Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Arabian Gulf on Tuesday. - APTEHRAN: Iran moved yesterday to head off a potential crisis days before the expected implementation of its nuclear deal with world powers by releasing 10 US Navy soldiers it had detained in the Gulf. A dramatic series of events started with the sailors - nine men and a woman -being taken into custody...

WASHINGTON: Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin applaud President Barack Obama during the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill. -- AFP

Obama tells US to embrace change - Farewell State of the Union address draws sharp contrast

WASHINGTON: Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin applaud President Barack Obama during the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill. -- AFPWASHINGTON: President Barack Obama told Americans nervous about terror and a changing economy that they should not fear the future, in a farewell State of the Union address Tuesday that drew sharp contrast with Republicans.In a primetime address that...

BEKAA VALLEY: Syrian refugee children walk in mud after a heavy rain at a refugee camp in the town of Hosh Hareem. — AP

Once accommodating neighbors Lebanon turns back on refugees

BEKAA VALLEY: Syrian refugee children walk in mud after a heavy rain at a refugee camp in the town of Hosh Hareem. — APBEIRUT: After taking in a million Syrian refugees, Lebanon has quietly changed course in recent months, forcing refugees to return to Syria - where they are at risk of persecution or death - or stay illegally, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.The situation is drawing attention at a time when Turkey and Jordan...

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (right) and his wife Sare Davutoglu arrive to place flowers in tribute to the victims at the site of yesterday’s attack in the city’s tourist hub of Sultanahmet. — AFP

Turkey arrests one after Istanbul tourist attack - 'I see no reason to refrain from trips to Turkey'

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (right) and his wife Sare Davutoglu arrive to place flowers in tribute to the victims at the site of yesterday’s attack in the city’s tourist hub of Sultanahmet. — AFPISTANBUL: Turkey said yesterday it had arrested one person in connection with a deadly suicide bombing that ripped through the historic heart of Istanbul, killing 10 tourists, most of them Germans. Ankara has said that...

MARSEILLE : Armed French soldiers secure the access to the ‘La Source’ Jewish school. —AFP

Teen jihadist 'proud' of Jewish teacher attack

MARSEILLE : Armed French soldiers secure the access to the ‘La Source’ Jewish school. —AFPMARSEILLE: A 15-year-old supporter of the Islamic State group who slashed a Jewish teacher with a machete in southern France has said he was "proud" of his attack, ahead of a court appearance yesterday. The teenager, an ethnic Kurd from Turkey, told police he did not regret the assault on a Jewish teacher in Marseille, the latest in a string of such...

PATHANKOT: Indian army soldiers conduct a search operation in a forest area outside the Pathankot air force base yesterday. — AP

Pakistan arrests militants over attack on Indian air force base

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said yesterday it has arrested several militants belonging to the group believed to be behind a fatal attack on an Indian air base, a move that could help soothe irritated relations with New Delhi.The announcement came as Islamabad said it was considering sending a team to investigate the January 2 attack on the Pathankot air base, in what observers hailed as a "genuine" bid to salvage a nascent peace process between the...

JALALABAD: An Afghan man assists two schoolgirls in the vicinity of an attack from a building close to the Pakistan consulate. — AFP

IS claim Pakistan's Afghan consulate attack, 7 killed

JALALABAD: An Afghan man assists two schoolgirls in the vicinity of an attack from a building close to the Pakistan consulate. — AFPKABUL: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Pakistani consulate in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, which Afghan officials said left at least seven members of the security forces dead.In a statement translated by the SITE Intelligence Group, U.S. monitors of militant groups, the...

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ABK wins 'Best Customer Loyalty Program' award

KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) recently announced that it has won the 'Best Customer Loyalty Program in Kuwait' award from Banker Middle East, one of the region's leading banking industry magazines. The award, which was won in recognition of the Bank's exceptional ABK Emirates credit and prepaid card program, has been a hit since its launch. The success of ABK Emirates credit and prepaid cards is testament to the Bank's clear understanding...

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