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A car drives through flood waters at Mytholmroyd in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, Saturday Dec. 26, 2015. Parts of northwest England already hit hard by flooding in recent weeks were under severe flood warnings Saturday because of forecasts for more heavy rain, with some areas being evacuated. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
Homes evacuated, cars submerged as flooding hits UK
A car drives through flood waters at Mytholmroyd in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, Saturday Dec. 26, 2015. Parts of northwest England already hit hard by flooding in recent weeks were under severe flood warnings Saturday because of forecasts for more heavy rain, with some areas being evacuated. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE LONDON: Homes were evacuated, cars were submerged and boats were brought in to help...
In this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015 photo, a Skycrane helicopter drops a load of water as it works to hold back a wildfire from the hamlet of Claredon in Victoria, Australia. More than 100 homes have been destroyed by the Christmas Day wildfire that tore through a stretch of coastline popular with tourists in southern Australia. (David Crosling/AAP Via AP) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVES
More than 100 homes lost in Australia Xmas bushfires
In this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015 photo, a Skycrane helicopter drops a load of water as it works to hold back a wildfire from the hamlet of Claredon in Victoria, Australia. More than 100 homes have been destroyed by the Christmas Day wildfire that tore through a stretch of coastline popular with tourists in southern Australia. (David Crosling/AAP Via AP) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVES ...
TOPSHOT - Indian workers adjust electricity cables set up temporarily on the banks of the river Ganga in preparation for the annual Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad on December 26, 2015. The Magh Mela is held every year on the banks of Triveni Sangam - the confluence of the three great rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati during the Hindu month of Magh which corresponds to mid January - mid February. AFP PHOTO/ SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
India closing in on deal to build 6 nuke reactors
TOPSHOT - Indian workers adjust electricity cables set up temporarily on the banks of the river Ganga in preparation for the annual Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad on December 26, 2015. The Magh Mela is held every year on the banks of Triveni Sangam - the confluence of the three great rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati during the Hindu month of Magh which corresponds to mid January - mid February. AFP PHOTO/ SANJAY...
A man passes over a metal gate to receive his voter registration card in the PK5 Muslim district in Bangui on December 25, 2015 during a voter card distribution ahead the country's presidential elections.nThe transition authorities in the Central African Republic proposed on December 24, 2015 delaying the presidential and legislative elections set for this weekend until next week, during a meeting broadcast on national radio. The authorities suggested delaying December 27 elections by three days until December 30, citing the preparations for the voting and in particular the need to better train poll workers. / AFP / ISSOUF SANOGO
Security tight for volatile CAR's landmark elections
A man passes over a metal gate to receive his voter registration card in the PK5 Muslim district in Bangui on December 25, 2015 during a voter card distribution ahead the country's presidential elections.The transition authorities in the Central African Republic proposed on December 24, 2015 delaying the presidential and legislative elections set for this weekend until next week, during a meeting broadcast on national radio. The authorities...
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Property to witness decline 2016: experts
KUWAIT: Property experts predict the year 2016 will witness decline of prices of investment and residential units but believe those for commercial purposes will firm. Recent interest raise on the Kuwaiti dinar and ongoing decline of oil prices are among main factors that will push property rates down. Tariq Al-Ateeqi, former director-general of Property Clearance Company, said residential units' prices declined 20 percent, early this year,...
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Ghanem (right) and other mourners carry the bier during the burial of MP Nabil Al-Fadhl yesterday.
PM, speaker lead Fadhl funeral
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Ghanem (right) and other mourners carry the bier during the burial of MP Nabil Al-Fadhl yesterday. KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem led the funeral of late MP Nabil Al-Fadhl, who died on Tuesday. MPs, ministers and a large number of people took part in the funeral at Sulaibkhat cemetery, where Fadhl's body was laid to rest....
KUWAIT: Police officers round up people during a massive raid in Jleeb Al- Shuyoukh yesterday. — KUNA
Scores arrested in Jleeb raid
KUWAIT: Police officers round up people during a massive raid in Jleeb Al- Shuyoukh yesterday. — KUNA KUWAIT: A major security campaign was launched on the instructions of Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and in the presence of Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd to arrest suspects and wanted persons as well as law violators in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. The area was divided into five...
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Ministry to reintroduce companies' law
KUWAIT: The Constitutional Court's decision a few days ago annulling the anti-corruption law because it was unconstitutional caused chaos in most ministries and government establishments that were issued similar "urgent decrees." On that regard, the commerce ministry has reportedly sought to pass the companies' law no. 25/2012 during the same time the annulled anti-corruption law was approved. Sources said that the commerce ministry is taking...
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Awqaf to terminate 1,500 expat employees
KUWAIT: Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaqoub Al-Sane is seeking to end the practice of hiring expatriates on monthly payments, said official sources at the ministry, noting that 3,600 expats were currently hired by the ministry and that it was expected to terminate 1,500 of them. The sources explained that there was too much controversy over hiring expats at the ministry, and accordingly, the minister formed a...
KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah bids farewell to Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari at Kuwait International Airport. Jaafari concluded his visit to Kuwait yesterday.— KUNA
Iraqi FM calls for intensifying efforts to combat terrorism
KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah bids farewell to Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari at Kuwait International Airport. Jaafari concluded his visit to Kuwait yesterday.— KUNA KUWAIT: Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari stressed on Tuesday the need to intensify international efforts to combat terrorism in the region, mainly so-called Islamic State (IS). Jaafari said during a news...
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'Torrential rain' forecasted today
KUWAIT: The cloudy and rainy weather that Kuwait witnessed yesterday is expected to continue for the next 24 hours as a result of the prevailing Sudanese low pressure, said Sami Al-Othman, the acting director of the meteorology station. The clouds and rain chances are forecast to recede as of tomorrow, with predictions the weather will clear up on Saturday, Othman said. The weather today is expected to turn cloudier, coupled with torrential...
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Manpower authority accused of interfering in unions' affairs
KUWAIT: Labor syndicates of the State Audit Bureau, Kuwait Municipality and the Ministry of Electricity and Water yesterday accused the Manpower Public Authority of interfering in unions' 'internal' affairs. They further warned that such interference would lead to a 'catastrophe' because it violates the constitution as well as international laws and agreements signed by Kuwait. The three syndicates also announced their intention to take part in a...
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KAFR MALIK: Palestinian mourners attend the funeral of three people killed the previous day in Kafr Malik in the Zionist occupied West Bank.-- AFP
6 Zionists held for attacking soldiers in West Bank
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BEIJING: Officials are seen in a group photo at the the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's (AIIB) 10th annual meeting, held in Beijing from June 24 to 26, 2025.
AIIB membership opens new financing path for Kuwait
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and Acting Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Ali Al-Adwani visit husseiniyas to review security plans on June 27, 2025. - KUNA
Robust security plan for husseiniyas
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PILTON: Mo Chara and Moglai Bap of Irish rap band Kneecap perform on the fourth day of the Glastonbury festival on June 28, 2025. - AFP
Kneecap perform at Glastonbury despite ban calls