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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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Dubai ruler's son Sheikh Rashid dies
A handout image made available by the media office of Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, on September 19, 2015, shows him (4thL) among officials and relatives mourning next to the body of his son Sheikh Rashed bin Mohammad during his funeral at Zabeel Mosque in Dubai. Sheikh Rashed died aged 34 of a heart attack on September 19, 2015. AFP PHOTOABU DHABI: Dubai announced a...
Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at a security monitoring center in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
100,000 troops deployed to secure hajj this year - Riyadh: IS cannot even control a centimeter in kingdom
MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia has deployed 100,000 security personnel to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry spokesman said, underscoring both the massive arrangements needed to secure one of the largest pilgrimages in the world and the multitude of threats the hajj faces. "We always concentrate on hajj considering that a threat might exist," Maj Gen Mansour Al-Turki said. "We've been targeted by...
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Sisi swears in new Egypt government - New state prosecutor appointed
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi swore in a new government yesterday that included 16 new ministers, a week after the previous administration resigned following a corruption scandal. Sharif Ismail, who served as petroleum minister in the last cabinet, was sworn in as prime minister in a ceremony shown on state television. The ministers of foreign affairs, defence, interior, justice and finance have kept their positions in the new...
Civilians and security forces *gather near a house damaged in a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. The overnight airstrikes against Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies have killed almost 30 people, including civilians, in the capital Sanaa, security and medical officials there said Saturday. The coalition's overnight airstrikes hit an apartment building in the center of the capital, a UNESCO world heritage site, killing a family of nine, the officials who remain neutral in the conflict that has divided Yemen's security forces said. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
29 killed in coalition airstrikes in Sanaa
SANAA: Airstrikes carried out by a Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies have killed 29 people, including civilians, in the capital Sanaa, security and medical officials in the city said yesterday. The coalition's airstrikes overnight hit an apartment building in the center of the capital, an area that is a UNESCO world heritage site, killing a family of nine, said the officials, who remain neutral in the conflict...
TOPSHOTSnA man climbs through the window as refugees struggle to get on a train from Gyor to Hegyeshalom in Hungary on September 19, 2015. During the night they were transported from the Croatian border in buses organised by the Hungarian authorities. Hungary has finished placing barbed wire along 41 kilometres (25 miles) of its border with Croatia in a bid to stem a flow of migrants from that country, a defence ministry spokesman said. AFP PHOTO / VLADIMIR SIMICEK
Countries tussle amid migrant crisis - More discord ahead of crunch EU summit
BELI MANASTIR, Croatia: Thousands of migrants sought their way through a chaotic maze of rumours and proliferating border controls in the western Balkans yesterday. In the latest chapter in the EU's escalating refugee crisis, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia tussled over how to cope with a wave of refugees desperate to reach northern Europe. The European Union, meanwhile, sketched plans to boost aid to encourage Syrians in Turkey to stay put rather...
New Democracy leader Vangelis Meimarakis poses for a photograph with a supporter during a visit in central Athens, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, ahead of Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 elections. Six years into the countryís worst post-World War II financial crisis, Sundayís early parliamentary election is not being fought over austerity, promised debt forgiveness, public sector hirings or tax breaks. If anything, itís about the dim prospect of political stability that might help restore some kind of economic normality to a country with 25 percent unemployment, severe banking restrictions and a crippling public debt. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Tsipras in pole position ahead of Greek vote - Greece heads for cliffhanger election today
ATHENS: Greece heads for a cliffhanger election today with radical former premier Alexis Tsipras taking a slight lead in the race against the conservatives for the helm of a government facing tough economic reforms.Hours before a midnight ban on voter surveys expired Friday, two polls forecast victory for the youthful Tsipras over conservative party chief Vangelis Meimarakis by margins ranging from 0.7 to 3.0 percentage points. However, pollsters...
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Three hurt in collision
KUWAIT: Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision reported at the Second Ring Road Thursday night. Firemen had to cut one vehicle open in order to free the persons who were trapped inside. Paramedics rushed the three to the hospital afterwards. Meanwhile, an investigation was opened to determine the circumstances behind the accident.By Hanan Al-Saadoun
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Glitz and glamour at Balmain event - Brand Ambassador and Miss Switzerland attends Behbehani event
KUWAIT: Balmain and Behbehani Group hosted an event welcoming Balmain brand ambassador and Miss Switzerland Laetitia Guarino on Thursday at the TikTok showroom at the Avenues Mall. TikTok is an innovative concept that brings together all brands that Swiss watch lovers prefer, in a trendy, modern ambiance that transforms its clientele to a world of novelty. The showroom includes a collection of brands such as Tissot, Balmain, Hamilton, CK, Mido...
Police officers stand guard around the National Diet building in Tokyo on September 19, 2015 after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's controversial security bills were passed during a session of parliament overnight. Japan's ruling coalition, led by nationalist Prime Minister Abe, pushed the laws through in the early hours of the morning after days of tortuous debate that at points descended into physical scuffles in parliament. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO
Japan's opposition to fight laws expanding military role - Changes 'black stain' on country's history
TOKYO: Opposition groups yesterday vowed to challenge laws passed overnight that clear Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II, saying the changes are a "black stain" on the country's history. Japan's ruling coalition, led by nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pushed the laws through in the early hours of the morning after days of tortuous debate that at points descended into physical scuffles in parliament.For...
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Biden urged to challenge Clinton in US 2016 race - Democratic donors seek to pressure VP
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: A group of prominent Democratic Party fundraisers on Friday began circulating a letter to encourage a hesitant Vice President Joe Biden to enter the 2016 race for US president. The letter, signed by nearly 50 people, calls the Obama-Biden administration a "spectacular success". It cites job creation, a lower unemployment rate, new health insurance policies for nearly 9 million Americans and the end of wars in Iraq and...
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DHAKA: An unidentified man bleeds after being shot during a clash between police and anti-quota protesters on July 19, 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Salem Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah chairs a meeting of the Supreme Traffic Council on July 21, 2024. - KUNA
Smooth flow traffic eyed
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HODEIDA: This handout satellite image shows a view of burning oil tanks in the port of Yemen’s Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024, a day after Zionist airstrikes. - AFP
Kuwait expresses concern as Zionists attack Yemen