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Concerts can still be held in Kuwait, but organizers must take precautions
Concertgoers should not leave their seats and dance, or risk being escorted outKUWAIT: Despite the recent stricter procedures and decisions by the ministry of information regarding musical concerts, shows are still being held, although organizers are more careful to avoid any problems or violations by taking more precautions during the event. Khaled Al-Mutairi, head of the media and organizing committee, said some individual behaviors during a...
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SMA patients in Kuwait provided with world’s most expensive drug
KUWAIT: Central Circle Company added a milestone in the modern medical history of Kuwait through its contribution in the delivery of the world’s most expensive drug used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Zolgensma, valued at $2.1 million, was delivered to four patients and their medical teams with the highest degree of efficiency. This contribution is an additional value that increases the speed of response of the health system in Kuwait...
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Three killed in blaze
KUWAIT: Three workers were killed in a fire that broke out in an oil refining workshop and a number of garages and auto parts stores in Shuwaikh industrial area yesterday. Five fire brigades from different centers fought the fire and managed to control it within an hour. The fire was in an industrial plot of an area of approximately 2,000 sq m. - KUNA
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Kuwait, Philippines disagree on maids' contracts
KUWAIT: The dispute between the Philippines Embassy and the Public Authority of Manpower could be heading towards more complications, as the embassy insists on using the domestic help contract authenticated by authorities in Manila, while the manpower authority does not honor any contract it does not issue and refuses to deal with any external contracts or papers that are attached to its approved contract. An official source at the manpower...
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Discover America: How to sell in US military bases in Kuwait
Ross Lindsey, Commander 408th Contracting Support Brigade, Regional Contracting Center-Kuwait, addresses the audience. KUWAIT: As part of the 11-day Discover America event, the US Embassy along with the American Business Council Kuwait (ABCK) hosted a business consulting event on 'How to supply US military bases' at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Fahaheel. Around 300 attendees interacted with speakers, mostly from the Regional Contracting Center -...
Dr Mubarak Al-Kandari, consultant surgeon, with Dr Ziad Al-Alyan, CEO of Central Circle Company, and J&J representatives
Central Circle, Ethicon continue to invest in colorectal cancer
KUWAIT: Dr Manish Chand, a specialist surgeon and global key opinion leader in the field of colorectal surgery and colorectal cancer, came from the UK to Kuwait to address and discuss the colorectal cancer disease state. Many topics were discussed throughout the evening, including; management approaches for colorectal cancer, complications in colorectal surgery, the role of new technologies in complex colorectal surgeries and the importance of...
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Essa Yousef Al-Othman mosque in Funaitees
KUWAIT: The beautiful design of Essa Yousef Al-Othman mosque in Funaitees. — Photo by Fahad Al-Otaibi (KUNA)
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Indians endure 'eye-burning' smog
Delhi banishes some cars in hope of clearing the airNEW DELHI: Millions of people in India's capital started the week yesterday choking through "eye-burning" smog, with schools closed, cars taken off the road and construction halted. A poisonous haze envelops New Delhi every winter, caused by vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning in neighboring states. But the current crisis has turned into the worst in three...
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UAE announces new oil, gas finds, overtakes Kuwait
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates, a leading OPEC producer, yesterday announced "significant" oil and gas discoveries and launched a new pricing mechanism for Abu Dhabi flagship Murban crude. The Gulf state's highest energy decision-making body, the Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), said the new discoveries included seven billion barrels of crude oil and 58 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. That raised UAE crude oil reserves to 105 billion...
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Iran marks 1979 US embassy siege, boosts enriched uranium production
TEHRAN: With anti-American slogans and effigies mocking President Donald Trump, thousands rallied outside the former US embassy in Tehran yesterday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis. Rallies also took place in several other cities four decades to the day after revolutionary students stormed the complex and seized dozens of American diplomats and embassy staff - an event that still strains ties. Iran also announced yesterday...
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Lebanon protests rage on as politicians stall
BEIRUT: Demonstrators in Lebanon blocked key roads and prevented some public institutions from opening yesterday after mass rallies showed political promises had failed to extinguish the unprecedented protest movement. Nationwide cross-sectarian rallies have gripped Lebanon since Oct 17, demanding a complete overhaul of a political system deemed inefficient and corrupt. The movement forced the government to resign last week and has spurred a raft...
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Iraq forces fire on protesters
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces fired live rounds yesterday at anti-government protesters in Baghdad, hours after four demonstrators were shot dead outside the Iranian consulate in the holy city of Karbala. It was the latest bloodshed in a wave of ongoing protests, road blocks and a campaign of civil disobedience waged by protesters accusing the Iraqi government of rampant corruption and clientelism. On a day of unrest, activists also hurled...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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Today in Kuwait’s history