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KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry held a cerebration recently to mark the International Day for Tolerance, attended by senior ministry officials.
Children with revoked citizenships allowed to enroll in public schools
KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry held a cerebration recently to mark the International Day for Tolerance, attended by senior ministry officials.KUWAIT: The education ministry decided to allow children of people whose nationalities were revoked to register in public schools and receive education until the end of high school. An educational source said the ministry followed the legal procedures in this matter before making its decision, and sought...
Firefighters tackle a blaze reported in Jabriya yesterday
Explosion forces tenants out of Salmiya building - Two people injured in fire
Firefighters tackle a blaze reported in Jabriya yesterdayKUWAIT: Two people sustained burns and bruises after an explosion shattered their apartment in Salmiya. Their conditions were later described as stable. A preliminary investigation indicated that a gas leak caused the explosion. The tenants had reportedly switched the lights on, which provided the spark that set apartment on fire, according to investigations.The building was evacuated...
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Man arrested for making false police report
KUWAIT: Rumaithiya police arrested a man after making a false police report. The man who just finished processing a transaction at the service center found his car blocked by another, so he called the police. Police called a tow truck to remove it, but it was late in arriving, so the man ran to the police station and told them his car was on fire. Policemen rushed with their fire extinguishers but found out that there was no fire. The man told...
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Expats were raised by us
Various officials have recently made statements about expats living in Kuwait and massively insulted them. The last of these statements was the one about 'free dinners at wedding halls' which was made in an even worse way by pointing such 'accusations' only to marginal laborers. Test balloons occasionally announcing increasing fees and stiffening penalties against expats are no less insulting, at least when approaching them in a way that claims...
ANTALYA, Turkey: A family photo, signed by the leaders, is displayed at the Group of 20 (G20) summit yesterday. — AFP
CIA chief expects more IS attacks in 'pipeline' - US states shun Syrian refugees after Paris carnage
John BrennanWASHINGTON: CIA director John Brennan warned yesterday that the attacks in Paris were likely not a "one off event" and that he expects the Islamic State group has more operations in the pipeline. "Security and intelligence services right now are working feverishly to see what else they can do in terms of uncovering it," he said at a Washington think tank. The CIA chief said Friday night's attacks by gunmen in suicide vests in the...
VERSAILLES: French President Francois Hollande and members of parliament sing the French national anthem during an exceptional joint gathering of parliament yesterday. — AFP
Hollande outlines fightback against IS
VERSAILLES: French President Francois Hollande and members of parliament sing the French national anthem during an exceptional joint gathering of parliament yesterday. — AFPPARIS: President Francois Hollande unveiled France's riposte to Islamic State yesterday after its atrocities in Paris, vowing tough new anti-terror measures and intensified bombing of Syria in a historic speech to parliament. Describing the coordinated attacks that killed...
This undated image from the Islamic State’s English-language magazine Dabiq shows Belgian national Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who was identified by French authorities yesterday as the presumed mastermind of the terror attacks in Paris. — AFP
IS takes war to foes after setbacks
This undated image from the Islamic State’s English-language magazine Dabiq shows Belgian national Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who was identified by French authorities yesterday as the presumed mastermind of the terror attacks in Paris. — AFPBEIRUT: Facing military setbacks in its self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq and intensified air strikes from a US-led coalition, Islamic State may have decided in September to take the fight to France and...
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More than $1bn in 'skips' hit UAE banks
DUBAI: Banks in the United Arab Emirates are working together to try to stem the number of small business owners fleeing the country with unpaid debt, a trend that has already reached around 5 billion dirhams ($1.4 bln) this year, a senior banking official said. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have come under pressure in recent months amid a gradual drying up of liquidity in the banking system due to the weak oil price and slowing...
Emirati children practice a traditional dance for the celebrations of the upcoming 44th anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in Sharjah yesterday. — AFP
US sends 5 Gitmo detainees to UAE
Emirati children practice a traditional dance for the celebrations of the upcoming 44th anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in Sharjah yesterday. — AFPWASHINGTON: The United States has transfered five detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said Sunday, another step in a long-delayed plan to close the controversial military prison. The move means that 107 detainees remain at Guantanamo...
BUDAPEST: Orjan Nyland, left, of Norway and Gergo Lovrencsics of Hungary clash during the Hungary vs Norway soccer European Championship qualification playoff second leg match in Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday. — AP
Hungary qualify for Euro 2016
BUDAPEST: Orjan Nyland, left, of Norway and Gergo Lovrencsics of Hungary clash during the Hungary vs Norway soccer European Championship qualification playoff second leg match in Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday. — APBUDAPEST: Hungary’s 30-year wait to play on the major championship stage will end in France next year after their 2-1 victory over Norway ensured that one of football’s most storied nations qualified for the Euro...
LIVERPOOL: The French flag flies at half-mast above the Town Hall in Liverpool, northwest England yesterday in memory of those killed in the November 13 Paris terror attacks. — AFP
French Muslim leader calls on mosques to pray for Paris victims
LIVERPOOL: The French flag flies at half-mast above the Town Hall in Liverpool, northwest England yesterday in memory of those killed in the November 13 Paris terror attacks. — AFPPARIS: The rector of the Great Mosque of Paris called yesterday on all French imams to lead the faithful in Friday prayers for the victims of the country's worst ever terror attacks."I appeal to imams to take part in a solemn prayer to show our compassion and share...
ROME: People mourn during a Europe-wide minute of silence to honor the victims of the terror attacks in Paris, in front of the French Embassy, in Rome, yesterday. — AP
Belgium connection under spotlight after Paris attacks
ROME: People mourn during a Europe-wide minute of silence to honor the victims of the terror attacks in Paris, in front of the French Embassy, in Rome, yesterday. — APBRUSSELS: Prosecutors on Sunday disclosed a growing Belgian connection to the Paris attacks as Premier Charles Michel conceded that a Brussels neighborhood is a "gigantic problem" given its past links to international terrorism. Belgian prosecutors cooperating with their French...
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani poses with ministers and delegates from the region, including Kuwaiti Deputy PM and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, attending an anti-drug trafficking conference on July 22, 2024. - AFP
Iraq becoming major drug conduit
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Defense praises Arifjan, Beuhring military chief
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(Left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Musa Abu Marzouk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. - AFP photos
Palestinians to form unity govt
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Councilmembers approve projects and specifications
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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education, Lamia Al-Melhem holds talks with the Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, Dr Rahma Al-Mahruqiya. - KUNA
Kuwait, Oman discuss education, research