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Kuwait sports laws in tune with Olympic Charter

Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Hmoud Al-SabahKUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah affirmed that Kuwait’s sports laws are in consistency with the provisions of the Olympic Charter and the international regulations. “The International Olympic Committee is demanded to prove the contrary (in order to justify the recent FIFA decision to bar Kuwait from international...

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Arab expats arrested for forging sick leaves

KUWAIT: A number of Arab expats were arrested for forging sick leaves and medical reports, said security sources. Case papers indicate that fraud and forgery detectives had been tipped off concerning the suspects' activity and that the suspects were arrested with some MoH stamps. The suspects pleaded guilty and confessed that they had been forging such leaves and reports for money. A case was filed.No-fishing zoneIn collaboration with the...

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School 'negligence' - Egyptian dupes Kuwaiti

KUWAIT: A citizen accused the administration of an elementary school of not supervising children after her nephew was bitten on his nose by another student. The administration initially attempted to convince the student's parents he had fallen on his face. She said that a complaint was lodged at Rumaithiya police station and investigations are ongoing.Houbara bustards smuggledJahra police arrested two citizens, an Iraqi and an Iranian, with 24...

DUBAI: In this June 10, 2010 file photo, an Asian laborer avoids the direct sun by working behind a wooden sign on a manhole alongside an under-construction road. — AP

Intolerable, unimaginable heat forecast for the Gulf

DUBAI: In this June 10, 2010 file photo, an Asian laborer avoids the direct sun by working behind a wooden sign on a manhole alongside an under-construction road. — APWASHINGTON: If carbon dioxide emissions continue at their current pace, by the end of century parts of the Arabian Gulf will sometimes be just too hot for the human body to tolerate, a new study says. How hot? The heat index - which combines heat and humidity - may hit 74 to 77...

This screen grab taken from the Dubai Police website shows a photo of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al- Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa tower behind him, with one question in English and Arabic: “Are you happy in Dubai?” — AP

Are you unhappy in Dubai? Police may call to ask why

This screen grab taken from the Dubai Police website shows a photo of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al- Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa tower behind him, with one question in English and Arabic: “Are you happy in Dubai?” — APDUBAI: If you say you're unhappy in Dubai, the police may call to ask you why as part of a new survey. The online poll, unveiled in recent...

Pakistani residents look at a damaged house following an earthquake yesterday. — AFP

Devastating quake rocks South Asia - More than 160 confirmed dead, numbers to rise

Pakistani residents look at a damaged house following an earthquake yesterday. — AFPISLAMABAD: A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake which rocked parts of South Asia killed more than 160 people yesterday, including 12 Afghan girls crushed in a stampede as they fled their collapsing school.At least 1,000 more were injured and hundreds of homes destroyed as the quake shook a swathe of the subcontinent, sending thousands of frightened people...

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Saudi prince held in record Beirut airport drug bust

BEIRUT: A Saudi prince and four others were detained yesterday in Lebanon in the largest drug bust in the history of the Beirut airport, a security source said. Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four others were detained by airport security while allegedly "attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine," a security source said."The smuggling operation is the largest one that has been foiled through...

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Show us respect or ties will suffer, Saudi tells Britain

LONDON: Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain criticized yesterday the breaching of "mutual respect" between the two countries, adding that the Gulf kingdom "will not be lectured to by anyone". The envoy's comments come after Britain this month cancelled a bid to provide training to Saudi Arabia's penal system, as criticism mounts over the absolute monarchy's human rights record.Saudi Ambassador Mohammed Bin Nawaf Bin Abdulaziz spoke of his...

SPARTAK VILLAGE: Pro-Russian rebel sapper Konstantin, 42 years old, stands next to unexploded rocket. — AFP

'No margin for error': Unsafe Work for Ukraine's deminers

SPARTAK VILLAGE: Pro-Russian rebel sapper Konstantin, 42 years old, stands next to unexploded rocket. — AFPDONETSK: Pro-Russian rebel Konstantin carefully carried an unexploded shell to a hole in the earth under a tree. Laying a charge of TNT, he then blew it up in cloud of black smoke. After some 18 months the fighting in east Ukraine has all but ground to a halt as a ceasefire has largely taken hold over the past six weeks, but for...

DHAKA: Bangladesh police escort (from left) Minhajul Abedin Russel, Russel Chowdhury, Shakhawat Hossain and Tamjid Ahmed Rubel, alongside a motorbike police suspect of being used in the killing, after they were arrested over the murder of Italian citizen CesareTavella. — AFP

Four held in Bangladesh over aid worker murder

DHAKA: Bangladesh police escort (from left) Minhajul Abedin Russel, Russel Chowdhury, Shakhawat Hossain and Tamjid Ahmed Rubel, alongside a motorbike police suspect of being used in the killing, after they were arrested over the murder of Italian citizen CesareTavella. — AFPDHAKA: Bangladesh made its first arrests over an Italian aid worker's murder as authorities insisted yesterday the killing was a plot by government opponents to trigger...

NEW DELHI: Geeta, 23, (right) a deaf and mute Indian woman who accidentally strayed into Pakistan as a child twelve years ago, greets the media with India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at a press conference. — AP

Woman back in India 12 years after straying into Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Geeta, 23, (right) a deaf and mute Indian woman who accidentally strayed into Pakistan as a child twelve years ago, greets the media with India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at a press conference. — APNEW DELHI: Twelve years ago, a deaf and mute 11-year-old girl crossed the Indian border into Pakistan. Yesterday, finally, she flew home to a warm and emotional welcome. Wearing a red tunic, her head loosely covered with...

KABUL: In this photograph taken on October 15, 2015, 14-year-old Afghan girl, Aziza Rahimzada, (right), who has been nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize, sits with family members as she speaks with AFP during an interview at her temporary home. — AFP

'Afghan Malala' speaks up for refugee children - Hopes to spread message of universal education

KABUL: In this photograph taken on October 15, 2015, 14-year-old Afghan girl, Aziza Rahimzada, (right), who has been nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize, sits with family members as she speaks with AFP during an interview at her temporary home. — AFPKABUL: At the age of just 14, Afghan rights activist Aziza Rahimzada has already surmounted legal hurdles preventing 25,000 refugee children from attending school, and cajoled...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah chairs a meeting on Jan 5, 2025. - KUNA

Rights of foreign wives ensured

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KUWAIT: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets members of the Indian community during an official two-day visit to Kuwait, on December 21, 2024.

India mulling opening branches of Indian universities in Kuwait

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Officials honor Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi (center) during the launch event.

Kuwait launches long-awaited Ya Hala shopping festival

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Kuwait University opens registration for aptitude tests

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KUWAIT: Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah poses for a photo with women defense ministry personnel. — KUNA photos

Kuwait a long-standing supporter of women’s rights, empowerment