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Russia suspends flights to Egypt
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin ordered the suspension of all Russian passenger flights to Egypt yesterday until the cause of a deadly plane crash at the weekend was established. Putin's decision was a response to the crash of an Airbus A321 operated by a Russian carrier on Saturday over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. All 224 people on board were killed. The move, which follows decisions by Britain and others to suspend flights to and from Sharm...
TOPSHOTSnRefugees and migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on November 6, 2015. Lesbos lies on the frontline of a massive migration wave that has swept over Europe, with over 700,000 people crossing the Mediterranean in search of sanctuary this year. Of the 218,000 migrants and refugees who took to the sea in October, 210,000 landed in Greece, mostly in Lesbos. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS
Germany to speed up procedure as migrants near million mark - 'We took a good and important step forward'
ATHENS: Germany said Thursday it would speed up the repatriation of rejected asylum-seekers as new figures showed the country inching closer to the million-migrant mark and EU forecasts showed even more people seeking refuge in Europe next year.After weeks of infighting in Germany's ruling coalition over how to absorb record numbers of migrants Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of two allied parties agreed that those deemed economic...
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Abe: Pacific Rim free trade deal set rules for economy - 'Japan, US lead economic rule-making under TPP'
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday hailed a huge Pacific Rim free-trade deal, saying it showcased a bid by Japan and the United States to set rules for the global economy. His comments come a day after the long-secret text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was made public.The massive document, posted online by several governments, offered the first detailed look at the world's biggest free trade area, which aims to break down...
TOPSHOTSnA fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which includes Kurds, Arabs and Syriac Christians, monitors the countryside of the northeastern town of Al-Hol, in the Syrian Hasakeh province, on November 5, 2015. The SDF said it had launched its first operation against territory controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group in the northeast. AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN
IS accused of mustard gas attack, rebels push back regime in Syria - Reversing gains of month long offensives
BEIRUT: Activists accused the Islamic State (IS) group yesterday of being behind a deadly gas attack in northern Syria this past summer, which the global chemical weapons watchdog said was mustard gas. Meanwhile, Islamist rebels wrested back a flashpoint town in the central province of Hama, reversing the last of gains the army had made in a month-old offensive.Mustard gas was used in the town of Marea in Aleppo province on August 21, a source...
To go with PHILIPPINES-TYPHOON-CLIMATE, Focus by Ted AljibenThis photo taken on November 2, 2015 shows a general view of downtown Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines, ahead of the two-year anniversary of the devastating typhoon Haiyan. Two years after a super typhoon devastated the Philippines and sounded a global alarm on climate change, a massive rebuilding programme has had big successes but at least one million survivors are still without safe homes. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
Painfully slow rebuild after Philippine typhoon - Million survivors without safe homes
TACLOBAN: Two years after a super typhoon devastated the Philippines and sounded a global alarm on climate change, a massive rebuilding program has had big successes but at least one million survivors are still without safe homes. In Tacloban, a major coastal city that was nearly completely destroyed and where thousands died, restaurants and shops are bustling again-showcasing the best of a remarkable resurrection for many communities. But on the...
Afghan Solidarity members hold posters and chant slogans as they stage a protest against Taliban militants who stoned an Afghan woman to death, at Shar-e-Naw Park in Kabul on November 6, 2015. Dozens of Afghan Solidarity members staged a protest in Kabul to condemn the stoning to death of an Afghan woman accused of adultery in the Taliban-controlled area just outside Firozkoh, the capital of central Ghor province. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar
Aid workers shy away as Afghan violence surges - Posts remain 'empty for a long time'
Afghan Solidarity members hold posters and chant slogans as they stage a protest against Taliban militants who stoned an Afghan woman to death, at Shar-e-Naw Park in Kabul on November 6, 2015. Dozens of Afghan Solidarity members staged a protest in Kabul to condemn the stoning to death of an Afghan woman accused of adultery in the Taliban-controlled area just outside Firozkoh, the capital of central Ghor province. AFP PHOTO / Wakil KohsarKABUL:...
Tourists wait in the departure hall to be evacuated from Sharm el-Sheikh airport, south Sinai, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Egyptian police carried out detailed security checks on Friday at the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, the resort from where the doomed Russian plane took off last weekend, after U.K. officials confirmed that flights will start bringing stranded British tourists home from the Sinai Peninsula. (AP Photo/ Vinciane Jacquet)
Stranded tourists anxious to leave Egyptian resort - 'Working with UK govt at highest level for solution'
Tourists wait in the departure hall to be evacuated from Sharm el-Sheikh airport, south Sinai, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Egyptian police carried out detailed security checks on Friday at the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, the resort from where the doomed Russian plane took off last weekend, after U.K. officials confirmed that flights will start bringing stranded British tourists home from the Sinai Peninsula. (AP Photo/ Vinciane Jacquet)SHARM...
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New Airbus 350 visits Kuwait
KUWAIT: Airbus presented the Airbus A350-900 XWB is presented to Kuwait Airways officials during a demonstration of the plane at the Kuwait International Airport yesterday. Kuwait Airways has ordered 25 Airbus aircrafts including 10 A350-900, though it will not receive delivery of the first of the new A350s until 2020.Part of Airbus' all-new family of widebody aircraft, the A350 is part of a larger strategy by KAC to modernize the state-owned...
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Court delays mosque blast case till Nov 12
KUWAIT: The Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Hani Al-Hamdan, adjourned yesterday the case of the Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque blast till November 12th to allow the suspects' lawyers to deliver their defense.Earlier yesterday, the court began the proceeding on the case to listen to the civil claimants' pleadings. On October 29, the court heard the testimony of the case's officer in a closed-door-session. On October 25, the Court of Appeals heard...
Rana Husseini, an award-winning journalist and human rights campaigner and Dr Alanoud Al Sharekh, professor, researcher and women’s rights advocate at the seminar at AUK. — Photos by Joseph Shagra
Seminar tackles women’s rights, honor killings
Rana Husseini, an award-winning journalist and human rights campaigner and Dr Alanoud Al Sharekh, professor, researcher and women’s rights advocate at the seminar at AUK. — Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Several local organizations including WEORITU, Soroptimists and members of Abolish 153 hosted a seminar entitled 'Symposium on women and social change', on Wednesday night at the American University Of Kuwait (AUK). The aim of the seminar...
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Learning the hard way
At school, I don't remember having taken classes on 'how to protect ourselves from bullies'. I had to figure it out on my own when one of the students started calling me names and we ended up fighting and slapping him on his cheek. This incident, of course, led to detention, strict parental supervision and also newfound respect from friends. Had there been classes to teach us how to deal with such situations, I wouldn't have earned the nickname...
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Racism!!
A dispute between a Kuwaiti man and an Egyptian sales man ended in tragedy this week. According to reports, a Kuwaiti man allegedly ran over and killed an Egyptian after a dispute over an electronics game at a shopping mall in Hawally. The incident provoked many responses online and in social conversations across Kuwait. Now it is before the courts to investigate and decide the crime. But in the court of public opinion, debate continues to...
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KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Expats require biometrics to exit
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Lieutenant General Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kuwait’s Army, welcomes Turkish General Metin Gürak as the Kuwait Army Band delivers a performance. — KUNA photos
Kuwait, Turkey strengthen military relations during official meetings
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KUWAIT: A map provided by the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) shows Kuwait’s new international gateway for connectivity and transit.
CITRA launches new int’l gateway for faster, secure connectivity
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Civil ID card prohibited for travel between Kuwait and GCC countries without a valid passport
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers, led by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday January 8, 2025. — KUNA
Plan to reform Kuwait’s education system gets green light from Cabinet