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Success at Expo shores up Kuwait's global position
MILAN: Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah touted the weighty presence and terrific success of the Kuwaiti Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015 as having greatly buttressed Kuwait's international position. Kuwait's participation in this international event is primarily intended to deliver its cultural and humanitarian message to the world, the minister said in an interview to KUNA before leaving Italy late...
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Master forger arrested
KUWAIT: A Tanzanian was arrested for forging official transactions, security and civil IDs, birth certificates and passports, said security sources, noting that the suspect had been in this illicit business for three years. He was caught with a large number of fake IDs and passports.Interior Ministry's assistant undersecretary for criminal security Maj General Abdul Hameed Al-Awadhi announced in a statement that the 52-year-old suspect was found...
Israelis mourn next to the newly dug graves of Eitam and Naama Henkin, who were killed by suspected Palestinian gunmen the previous night as they were driving through the occupied West Bank, following their funeral in Jerusalem's cemetery on October 2, 2015. Israel deployed hundreds of troops in a hunt for suspected Palestinian gunmen after the couple were killed in front of their children in the West Bank. AFP PHOTO / GIL COHEN-MAGEN
Israeli troops hunt killers of couple - EU calls for justice as well as restraint
BEIT FURIK: Hundreds of Israeli troops were hunting yesterday for suspected Palestinian gunmen after the killing of a settler couple as they drove through the occupied West Bank with their young children. Eitam and Naama Henkin, both in their 30s, were shot dead in their car on Thursday night as they travelled between the settlements of Itamar and Elon More, in the north of the Palestinian territory.Their four children, aged between four months...
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Thousands of Iraqis rally for reforms
Iraqis wave their national flag and banners reading in Arabic: "no, no to corruption" as they demonstrate against corruption in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on October 2, 2015. Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in the Iraqi capital and several other cities, urging the government to deliver on its promised reform package aimed at tackling corruption and improving services. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYEBAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad...
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MATHILDE RICHTER - (FILES) A photo taken early 11 November 1989 shows West Berliners crowding in front of the Berlin Wall early 11 November 1989 as they watch people trying to demolish a section of the wall in order to open a new crossing point between East and West Berlin, near the Potsdamer Square. Germany celebrates on October 3, 2015 the Day of Unity to mark the 25th anniversary of the unification of East and West Germany. nAFP PHOTO / GERARD MALIE
Germany in flux fetes 25 years of post-Wall unity - Annual party to be held in business capital Frankfurt
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MATHILDE RICHTER - (FILES) A photo taken early 11 November 1989 shows West Berliners crowding in front of the Berlin Wall early 11 November 1989 as they watch people trying to demolish a section of the wall in order to open a new crossing point between East and West Berlin, near the Potsdamer Square. Germany celebrates on October 3, 2015 the Day of Unity to mark the 25th anniversary of the unification of East and West...
People shout slogans and hold placards during a demonstration to denounce Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on October 2, 2015. Japanese public support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped in the days since his ruling coalition rammed through legislation in mid-September allowing the nation's troops to fight abroad, opinion polls showed recently. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA
Japan PM new slogan stirs memories of wartime rhetoric
TOKYO: A new slogan adopted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and meant to show that all Japanese will benefit from economic growth is raising eyebrows among those who see it as an eerie echo of wartime propaganda.Abe unveiled the goal of building a "Society in Which All 100 million People can be Active" after his re-election as ruling party chief late last month. He will create a new post to oversee the plan when he reshuffles his cabinet on...
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Trump and Carson's attacks on Muslims worry GOP elders - 'If I win, they're going back'
WASHINGTON: The candidates atop the GOP presidential field are ramping up political attacks aimed at Muslims, a move designed to appeal to hardline conservatives. But party elders worry that escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric could cost Republicans the White House in 2016.The aggressive words, in particular from front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, have exacerbated a widening rift between the GOP's pragmatic and ideological wings as the...
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West Ham end City's winning streak _ Man City 1 West Ham 2
MANCHESTER: Victor Moses and Diafra Sakho ended Manchester City's 11-match run of consecutive Premier League victories as West Ham recorded a stunning 2-1 success at Eastlands.Without injured centre-half and captain Vincent Kompany, City conceded goals for the first time this season and looked uncharacteristically vulnerable in defence.After West Ham's first half strikes, a goal from Kevin De Bruyne just before the interval gave City hope of...
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Initiatives help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality - The entrepreneurship buzz in Kuwait
KUWAIT: She launched her business from home online, taking her products all over Kuwait to farmers and popup markets, making gourmet food items that are natural from organic and local sources. Patty Marotte, owner of Infusions, aims to help providers and farmers to rise with her. After a year and a half, Infusions is now a fully-functioning kitchen away from her house.But Marrotte does not have a background in business. She has been in Kuwait for...
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'Good news' for Syrians after Eid - Visa fees increases to go ahead: Sheikh Mazen
KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality and Residency Affairs Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah said Syrians who are in violation of the residency law because of the expiration of their passports should expect 'happy news' after Eid Al-Adha in the form of measures to be done in agreement between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. "There will not be a grace period to allow residency violators to adjust...
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Amir leaves for New York to attend UN summits
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is set to leave for New York today, leading a Kuwaiti official delegation to the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015, which takes place on September 25-27. His Highness the Amir will also attend the UN leaders-level Summit on Countering Violent Extremism 2015.His Highness the Amir's leading of Kuwait's delegation to two major summits in New York reflects Kuwait's keenness on...
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Public transportation key to ending Kuwait traffic woes - Public transport key to easing jams
KUWAIT: The worst nightmare that a road user could experience is being caught in an unyielding and unmerciful traffic jams that might delay arrival to any destination. It has been a long, troublesome issue affecting people in Kuwait, and the question still remains: How to solve this problem? Some individuals blame it on the increasing number of private vehicles. Some point fingers at other people, saying that they are violating traffic laws,...
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Maj Gen Ali Al-Adwani
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Stamps celebrating Kuwait's 1982 World Cup qualification.
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The Red Palace in Jahra was built during the reign of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah (Mubarak Al-Kabeer).
Red Palace: Fort of steadfastness
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The Minister of Health listens to an explanation of how the new system works. – KUNA photos
Health Minister launches Radio Frequency Identification system
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Kuwaiti artist Munirah AlShami
Fusing tradition with technology