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KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah visits the Royal Navy of Oman’s vessel “Shabab Oman II” at Shuwaikh Port.
Shabab Oman II leaves Kuwait for Saudi
KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah visits the Royal Navy of Oman’s vessel “Shabab Oman II” at Shuwaikh Port.KUWAIT: The Royal Navy of Oman’s vessel “Shabab Oman II” left Shuwaikh Port heading for the Saudi port of King Abdulaziz, the Omani Embassy’s Advisor Abdulmohsen Al-Ajili announced yesterday. Shabab Oman II arrived at Shuwaikh Port on Friday as...
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Wanted criminal arrested in Ahmadi after chase
KUWAIT: An unemployed citizen in his 30s was arrested following a chase in Ahmadi. The suspect robbed his victims using stolen cars, or by colliding with other cars in order to steal them. He also had 11 weapons and ammunition. The suspect was identified following investigations and was put under surveillance. He was located in Dhaher, but when security men moved in, he attempted to escape, jumping across the roofs of four houses before being...
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Why Do Politicians Lie?
Lying is very common in politics. A politician once said: “We do not lie, we only rationalize on saying the truth”. Political science professor John J Mearsheimer wrote a book titled ‘Why Leaders Lie’, which analyzes lying in international politics. The book is very interesting and was published by Knowledge World (Alam Al-Maarifah) after they responded to my request to translate it to Arabic to make it handy for everybody. Inquiries...
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) yesterday shows Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (center) meeting with a Russian delegation of parliamentarians. - AFP
Assad: Syria must 'eradicate terror' - Russia ignoring real facts on the ground
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) yesterday shows Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (center) meeting with a Russian delegation of parliamentarians. - AFPDAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said yesterday his country must "eradicate terrorism" to find a political solution to its civil war, as he reportedly expressed a willingness to hold new elections. Meeting with a Russian parliamentary delegation as Moscow...
A general view shows Jerusalem’s Old City’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound with the Dome of the Rock (center), Islam’s holiest site. — AFP
Fresh Israeli-Palestinian violence after Al-Aqsa mosque measures - Palestinian woman shot dead by police
A general view shows Jerusalem’s Old City’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound with the Dome of the Rock (center), Islam’s holiest site. — AFPJERUSALEM: Fresh violence flared between Israelis and Palestinians yesterday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to install more security cameras at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in a bid to defuse tensions. In a spate of incidents in the occupied West Bank a Palestinian woman was shot dead...
Manchester United's Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera (left) vies for the ball against Manchester City's Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho during the English Premier League football match. -AFP
United , City misfire in goal-shy derby
Manchester United's Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera (left) vies for the ball against Manchester City's Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho during the English Premier League football match. -AFPMANCHESTER: Manchester United and Manchester City shared the spoils after a forgettable 170th Manchester derby that yielded only two shots on target finished 0-0 at Old Trafford yesterday. The point was enough to return City to the Premier League summit on...
Juventus’ Paulo Dybala celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Atalanta. —AP
Juve record rare win
Juventus’ Paulo Dybala celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Atalanta. —APMILAN: Argentinian Paulo Dybala staked his claim for a regular starting spot at Juventus after a superb individual display as the stuttering champions beat 10-man Atalanta 2-0 to claim just their third win of the season. Dybala, signed in a 32 million-euro ($35.2m) deal in the summer, had recently been advised by the president of...
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Iraq war contributed to the rise of IS: Blair
LONDON: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said the US-led invasion of Iraq was partly responsible for the emergence of the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. But he insisted that toppling dictator Saddam Hussein had been the right thing to do.Blair told CNN that "there are elements of truth" in the assertion that the war caused the rise of IS. "Of course you can't say those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no...
Residents of the Chamela community clear the debris left by Hurricane Patricia. — AFP
Hurricane flattens homes, but not a major disaster - Region incredibly suffered relatively little damage
Residents of the Chamela community clear the debris left by Hurricane Patricia. — AFPCHAMELA: Patricia flattened a fishing hamlet on Mexico's Pacific coast, but authorities were relieved to see Saturday that the record-breaking hurricane largely spared the country and dissipated as it moved north. The wood and brick homes with tin and palm leaf roofs of 40 families in the village of Chamela were blown away when Patricia made landfall as a...
Migrants and refugees dry their clothes on railroad tracks after crossing the Macedonian-Serbian border. — AFP
EU, Balkans leaders hold emergency refugee talks - 'EU expects everyone to obey the rules'
Migrants and refugees dry their clothes on railroad tracks after crossing the Macedonian-Serbian border. — AFPBRUSSELS: European Union and Balkan leaders hold emergency talks on Europe's refugee crisis yesterday amid threats from three frontline states to close their borders if northern EU countries stop accepting migrants. The mini summit, called by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, groups the heads of 10 EU nations,...
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Bangladesh rejects IS claim of Shiite attack
DHAKA: Bangladesh's government yesterday dismissed the Islamic State group's claim that it was behind a bomb attack on thousands of Shiite Muslims in the nation's capital, and said there was no evidence that the Sunni extremist group had any following in the South Asian country.It was the third time the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack in Bangladesh, after it said it was behind the recent killing of two foreigners - an...
In this photograph taken on October 16, 2015, an Afghan armed man Sohrab ,28, (second left) son of cafe owner Haji Mohammad Ashraf ,62, stands as residents make a security post outside his house in Maimana, the capital of the northern province. — AFP
Taleban upsurge draws city dwellers into battle
In this photograph taken on October 16, 2015, an Afghan armed man Sohrab ,28, (second left) son of cafe owner Haji Mohammad Ashraf ,62, stands as residents make a security post outside his house in Maimana, the capital of the northern province. — AFPMAIMANA: Draped in a bandolier of shotgun cartridges, an Afghan cafe owner was forced to cobble together a militia of neighborhood fruit vendors and vegetable hawkers when the Taleban threatened...
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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