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Kuwait lifts ban on live birds imports from UK, Germany
KUWAIT: Kuwait has lifted ban on imports of live birds and chicken from Germany and Britain after determining that they are free of bird flu. Faisal Al-Hasawi, Acting General Director of the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fisheries, said in a statement yesterday that poultry imports must meet terms, set by the livestock department at the authority, also according to regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the veterinary laws,...
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'Contractor' employs wife, sister and brother's wife as prostitutes
KUWAIT: Ahmadi detectives arrested a 'contractor' who used his wife, her sister and the wife of his brother for prostitution purposes. Most of those who frequented his "brothel" were adolescents, one of whom was aged 15 years. The suspect told police about a friend who helped him in his illicit activity.A security source said that detectives learned about an Arab contractor who had turned his flat in Fahaheel into a brothel, so detectives placed...
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Islamic teacher jailed for torturing her daughter by beating and burning her
KUWAIT: The Cassation Court sentenced a citizen who works as Islamic education teacher to seven years in jail for torturing her daughter by beating and burning her. The child's father asked the Appeals Court to uphold his daughter's rights, as well as the rest of his children who suffered a lot of torture and negligence from their mother. He said she beat them, broke their bones, bit and burned them out of a grudge against him.Citizens exchange...
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Third Paris Bataclan gunman identified - Mother receives 'martyr' text after attack
Foued Mohamed Aggad, who has been identified as the third bomber involved in the attacks at Paris’s Bataclan music hallPARIS: French police have identified the third gunman from the deadly attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said yesterday, with the attacker's father telling AFP he "would have killed him" if he had known. "The last time I saw him was two years ago before he went (to Syria)," Said...
RAMALLAH: In this Nov 29, 2015, file photo, Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes following a demonstration to demand the release of bodies of Palestinian attackers being held by Israeli authorities, in the West Bank city. — AP
Fueled by rage: Palestinian lone wolf attacks continue - Three months on, violence defies definition
RAMALLAH: In this Nov 29, 2015, file photo, Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes following a demonstration to demand the release of bodies of Palestinian attackers being held by Israeli authorities, in the West Bank city. — APRAMALLAH: On a recent morning, Palestinian taxi driver Shadi Kaseeb dropped off his two oldest children at school before picking up his first passenger - a seemingly routine start to his...
SAN BERNARDINO: San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon, right, comforts dispatcher Michelle Rodriguez during a news conference with the first responders who were at the scene of last week’s fatal shooting at the Inland Regional Center. — AP
California terror attack shows difficulty identifying terrorists - 'Hundred percent prevention is not achievable'
SAN BERNARDINO: San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon, right, comforts dispatcher Michelle Rodriguez during a news conference with the first responders who were at the scene of last week’s fatal shooting at the Inland Regional Center. — APLOS ANGELES: By the time the married couple who carried out the deadly San Bernardino terrorist attack came to the attention of police, it was far too late. Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen...
KANDAHAR: Civilians wait as Afghan security forces guard at the main gate of Kandahar civilian airport during a clash between Taleban fighters and Afghan forces. — AP
Taleban attack at afghan airport leaves nine dead
KANDAHAR: Civilians wait as Afghan security forces guard at the main gate of Kandahar civilian airport during a clash between Taleban fighters and Afghan forces. — APKANDAHAR: Afghan forces battled yesterday to flush out Taleban militants hours after they stormed Kandahar airport, killing at least nine people and taking families hostage as President Ashraf Ghani sought to revive peace talks at a regional conference.Local residents said they...
RAWALPINDI: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (left) receives bouquet from a Pakistani woman as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (center) looks on upon his arrival at the military Nur Khan airbase. — AFP photos
Afghan president arrives in Islamabad to restart talks - India's top diplomat adds major significance
RAWALPINDI: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (left) receives bouquet from a Pakistani woman as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (center) looks on upon his arrival at the military Nur Khan airbase. — AFP photosISLAMABAD: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani arrived in Islamabad yesterday hoping to revive peace talks with the resurgent Taleban, as he opened a regional conference that has taken on added significance with the attendance of India's top diplomat....
JAKARTA: In this file picture taken on March 10, 2015, Indonesian demonstrators rally in front of a vandalized portrait of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a protest outside the Australian Embassy. — AFP
Ex-Australia PM says West should 'proclaim superiority over Islam' - Remarks slammed as 'entirely counterproductive'
JAKARTA: In this file picture taken on March 10, 2015, Indonesian demonstrators rally in front of a vandalized portrait of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a protest outside the Australian Embassy. — AFPSYDNEY: Deposed Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared yesterday "cultures are not all equal" and the West should proclaim its superiority over Islam which he said has a "massive problem", in comments slammed as...
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, jumps for the ball next to other players, during a Champions League group A soccer match between Real Madrid and Malmo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. — AP
Ronaldo hits four as Real crush Malmo
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, jumps for the ball next to other players, during a Champions League group A soccer match between Real Madrid and Malmo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. — APMADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo hit four goals and Karim Benzema netted a hat-trick as Real Madrid romped to a Champions League record-equalling 8-0 group-stage win at home to Malmo on Tuesday. Real, who had already reached the last 16...
PARIS: PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores his side’s 2nd goal during the Champions League Group A soccer match between PSG and FC Shakhtar at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday. —AP
Lucas, Ibrahimovic strike as PSG shake Shakhtar 2-0
PARIS: PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores his side’s 2nd goal during the Champions League Group A soccer match between PSG and FC Shakhtar at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday. —APPARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lucas set each other up for goals as Paris Saint-Germain beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 in their final Champions League group game on Tuesday.With Real Madrid having already secured first place in Group A and PSG...
Bader al Mutawa, Fahad al-Hajiri, Suleiman Abdelghafour and Omar Abdelrahman
16-member Kuwait star team names announced
Bader al Mutawa, Fahad al-Hajiri, Suleiman Abdelghafour and Omar AbdelrahmanKUWAIT: The organizing committee of Jaber Stadium celebration announced the names of the 16 members of Kuwait stars team who will play against the world legends Dec 18 as part of the celebrations. The stars are: Bader Al-Mutawa, Abdelhadi Khamees, Yousuf Nasser, Fahad Al-Enezi, Mohammad Jragh, Fahad Al-Ansari, Abdelaziz Al-Mashaan, Talal Nayef, Musaed Nada, Fahad...
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LOS ANGELES: Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. -- AFP
Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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People hold signs as they stand outside Syria's National Museum as it reopens to visitors.
Safe from looting, Damascus Museum reopens a month after Assad's fall
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BELGRADE: This photograph shows a sign for Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIS), and the company's owner OAO Gazprom Neft outside the headquarters in Belgrade, on January 8, 2025. -- AFP
US and Britain announce sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil sector