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State award to be given through transparent process: Info Minister
KUWAIT: The State Award will be given to winners through a transparent process that would take into consideration the high-quality of entries, said Minister of Information, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, and Chairman of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.This statement came while Sheikh Salman was heading the meeting for the State award committee, the Ministry of Information...
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'Arrest IS bosses' in Kuwait: MP Tamimi - Stop domestic labor offices' mafia: MP Dashti
KUWAIT: MP Abdullah Al-Tamimi highly commended the efforts exerted by the Interior Ministry and state security agents in seizing what he described as 'IS weapons,' describing these weapons as a drop in an ocean of unlimited support some local blocs have been providing to this terrorist organization. Addressing Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Tamimi urged him to arrest "IS bosses" in Kuwait, noting...
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Interior Minister lauds state security officers
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah recently paid a visit to the state security department's headquarters, where he was received by the ministry's Undersecretary Lieutenant General Suleiman Al-Fahad, Assistant Undersecretary for Domestic State Security Affairs Major General Essam Al-Nahham and senior state security commanders.The visit was mainly dedicated to thank state security officers for...
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Brussels on lockdown in fear of Paris-style attack - Minister wants door-to-door hunt in Molenbeek
Soldiers patrol a pedestrian shopping street in Brussels on November 21, 2015. All metro train stations in Brussels will be closed on November 21, the city's public transport network said after Belgium raised the capital's terror alert to the highest level, warning of an "imminent threat". As Europe tightens security a week on from the jihadist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, Belgium's OCAM national crisis centre raised its alert...
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Barca humiliate Real in 4-0 'Clasico' romp
Barcelona's Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo (L) and Barcelona's midfielder Sergio Busquets (C) vie with Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Spanish league "Clasico" football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on November 21, 2014. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUMADRID: Barcelona dealt a stinging blow to Real Madrid's title hopes when Luis Suarez and Neymar continued their...
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Mideast region in turmoil: Ambassador
LONDON: The current status quo and turmoil in the Middle East came as a result of instability in a number of states in the region, said Kuwait Ambassador to the UK Khaled Al-Duwaisan late Friday. The diplomat’s statement came during the opening session of the 52nd congress of the UK branch of the National Kuwait Student Union (NUKS) held under the auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Hamad Al-Sabah.The...
Members of the Guangzhou Evergrande team celebrate after winning the championship game of the AFC Champions League in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. Guangzhou Evergrande beat UAE Al Ahli, 1-0. (Color China Photo via AP) CHINA OUT
Guangzhou Evergrande reclaim Asian crown
Members of the Guangzhou Evergrande team celebrate after winning the championship game of the AFC Champions League in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. Guangzhou Evergrande beat UAE Al Ahli, 1-0. (Color China Photo via AP) CHINA OUTGUANGZHOU: A moment of magic from Brazil's Elkeson earned China's Guangzhou Evergrande their second AFC Champions League title in three years yesterday after a tense second leg...
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Marriage, divorce certificates issued to illegal residents
KUWAIT: Around 1,439 marriage, divorce, and referral certificates were issued to illegal residents since January till September 30 of this year, the Central Agency for Illegal Residents said yesterday.The issuing of these certificates is done in a smooth and orderly manner in cooperation with the agency, Justice Ministry official Waleed Al-Mawash said. He noted that issuing the documents came in line with cabinet resolution 409/2011 connected...
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem meets Speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. —KU
Pakistani parliament speaker in Kuwait on official visit
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem meets Speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. —KUKUWAIT: Speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and a delegation with him arrived to Kuwait yesterday on an official visit. The speaker was received at the airport by National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Aslam Khan and Assistant Secretary-General of the...
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Lesson from Paris
The bloody events in Paris last week claimed the lives of dozens of people and injured scores of others, provoking anger and panic. Despite the large number of news reports and analyses about the terrorists, the perpetrators of the crime and the loss of innocent lives, the sanctity of the dead in France and respect for the grief their parents and friends were maintained. No photos were published of the bodies or faces of the dead, nor did their...
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Young man arrested on suspected terror charges
KUWAIT: A young man was recently arrested and referred to the state security department over suspicions of practicing some illegal activities that might be related to terrorism. Security sources explained that the man, a stateless resident, was arrested in Taima, Jahra after police searched his vehicle at a checkpoint and found a large number of electric devices, electric cables and a small spy copter in the trunk. Police also found a power...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan chairs a meeting on Thursday to review the latest developments in the implementation of the new airport project (T2). -- KUNA phots
Al-Mashaan: Stick to timeline for Kuwait’s airport terminal project
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KUWAIT: Vehicles move at snail pace on a rainy evening in downtown Kuwait. --KUNA
Kuwait received varying amounts of rainfall: Official
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AMMAN: Kuwait’s Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Al-Marri hands over Kuwait’s annual donation to the UNRWA worth $2 million.
Kuwait hands over $2m as donation to UNRWA