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Court examining mosque blast to hold secret session tomorrow
KUWAIT: The Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Mohammad Al-Duaij, decided yesterday to pursue prosecution of suspects in the June 26th mosque blast in a closed-door session tomorrow. A state security officer is scheduled to appear in front of the court in the upcoming session.The court also decided to resume ordinary sessions as of August 16th for enabling the public prosecution to present the case and for other technical purposes. It tasked a...
A special force police officer is seen during clashes with attackers on August 10, 2015 at the Sultanbeyli district in Istanbul. Turkey's largest city Istanbul was Monday shaken by twin attacks on the US consulate and a police station as tensions spiral amid the government's air campaign against Kurdish militants. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE
Militants kill six Turkish forces, hit US consulate - Country hit by wave of deadly attacks
ISTANBUL: Turkey was yesterday hit by a slew of deadly attacks, with six members of the security forces killed and the US consulate in Istanbul hit by a gun attack. The authorities blamed the violence on Kurdish and Marxist radicals, as Ankara presses a two-pronged "anti-terror" offensive against Islamic State (IS) jihadists and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants following a wave of attacks in the country. The attacks raised new concerns...
Michael Phelps competes in the finals of the men's 200-meter individual medley at the the U.S. swimming nationals, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in San Antonio. Phelps won the race. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Phelps sizzles in 200m medley
Michael Phelps competes in the finals of the men's 200-meter individual medley at the the U.S. swimming nationals, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in San Antonio. Phelps won the race. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)SAN ANTONIO: Michael Phelps made it three national titles in three world leading times in three days on Sunday with a sizzling 200m individual medley triumph at the US swimming championships.The 18-time Olympic gold medalist electrified the crowd by...
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Experts advise patience on Greek properties despite low prices
KUWAIT: Greece appears lucrative for realty investors nowadays in shadow of declining plots' prices. However, such a venture in the local market is shrouded with multiple risks considering the ailing economy.Practically, external businessmen have been given the green-light to take advantage of the declining prices in the real-estate sector, also being encouraged with prospected decisions by the government to lower taxes and facilitate...
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KOC launches 3D exploratory survey project at Kuwait Bay
KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) announced yesterday the start of the 3D exploratory survey project in Kuwait Bay near the city of Al-Jahra in cooperation with China National Petroleum Corporation (BGP).It is one of the largest three-dimensional surveys projects in the world and part of the company's strategy for 2030 aimed to produce 65.3 million barrels of oil a day by 2020, and maintain it until 2030, Executive vice president for exploration...
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E-signature enables access to justice ministry services
KUWAIT: Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Yaqoub Al-Sane affirmed yesterday that an electronic signature (e-signature) system would facilitate access to the ministry's services as well as enabling employees and lawyers to complete most transactions online. In a press statement after initiating the e-signature system, Sane said that the country's legal system would stand to benefit from such a process.Meanwhile,...
A picture taken on August 10, 2015, shows smoke billowing following a reported attack on a tunnel used by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the village of Foua, in the northwestern province of Idlib. AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
Nusra leaves Turkey buffer zone - Insurgents escalate attack on govt-held Foua
A picture taken on August 10, 2015, shows smoke billowing following a reported attack on a tunnel used by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the village of Foua, in the northwestern province of Idlib. AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOURBEIRUT: The Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front says it has quit frontline positions against Islamic State north of Aleppo and ceded them to other rebels, leaving an area of northern Syria where Turkey wants to set up a...
A general view shows different forms of transport on a road in Cairo, on August 10, 2015 as soaring temperatures and humidity hit the Egyptian capital and other parts of the country. Twenty-one people have died and 66 others were hospitalised with exhaustion due to the rise in temperature. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED
21 dead as temperatures soar in Egypt heat wave - Blast near Cairo court wounds 3 policemen
A general view shows different forms of transport on a road in Cairo, on August 10, 2015 as soaring temperatures and humidity hit the Egyptian capital and other parts of the country. Twenty-one people have died and 66 others were hospitalised with exhaustion due to the rise in temperature. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHEDCAIRO: Twenty-one people have died and 66 others were hospitalised with exhaustion as soaring temperatures and high humidity hit...
Pakistani rights activists carry placards as they shout slogans during a protest against a child sex abuse scandal in Islamabad on August 10, 2015. Pakistani police on August 10 arrested five more people over a major child sex abuse scandal after a lawyer for the victims accused them of protecting the culprits and activists warned the case was just the tip of the iceberg. At least 280 children were filmed being sexually abused by a gang of 25 men who used the hundreds of videos they produced to blackmail the youngsters' parents, according to Latif Ahmed Sara, a lawyer and activist representing the victims. AFP PHOTO / Aamir QURESHI
More arrests in Pakistan child sex abuse scandal - 280 children were filmed being sexually abused
Pakistani rights activists carry placards as they shout slogans during a protest against a child sex abuse scandal in Islamabad on August 10, 2015. Pakistani police on August 10 arrested five more people over a major child sex abuse scandal after a lawyer for the victims accused them of protecting the culprits and activists warned the case was just the tip of the iceberg. At least 280 children were filmed being sexually abused by a gang of 25...
This picture taken on August 9, 2015 shows anti-nuclear protesters holding a rally against the restart of a nuclear reactor in front of the Kyushu Electric Power Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Japan is set to restart a mothballed nuclear reactor for the first time in two years on August 11, 2015, the operator said, as anti-atomic sentiment still runs high following the 2011 Fukushima crisis. JAPAN OUT AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS
Japan to restart first reactor under new rules since crisis - Japan's 43 operable reactors are currently offline
This picture taken on August 9, 2015 shows anti-nuclear protesters holding a rally against the restart of a nuclear reactor in front of the Kyushu Electric Power Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Japan is set to restart a mothballed nuclear reactor for the first time in two years on August 11, 2015, the operator said, as anti-atomic sentiment still runs high following the...
FERGUSON, MO - AUGUST 09: Police stand over a man with gunshot wounds lying in a parking lot after a shoot out with police along West Florissant Street during a demonstration to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri. The shooter is listed in critical condition in an area hospital. Michael Brown's death sparked months of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson and drew nationwide focus on police treatment of black offenders. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Peaceful rallies in Ferguson give way to violence, gunfire
FERGUSON, MO - AUGUST 09: Police stand over a man with gunshot wounds lying in a parking lot after a shoot out with police along West Florissant Street during a demonstration to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri. The shooter is listed in critical condition in an area hospital. Michael Brown's death sparked months of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson and drew nationwide...
A man reads a newspaper hunging in front of a shop in Bamako on August 10, 2015. A jihadist group is strongly suspected of carrying out the siege on the Hotel Byblos which began early on August 7 and that ended with the deaths of at least 12 people including five UN workers, a security source said on August 9. AFP PHOTO / HABIBOU KOUYATE
Phone numbers, addresses point to 'jihadist link' to Mali hotel siege
A man reads a newspaper hunging in front of a shop in Bamako on August 10, 2015. A jihadist group is strongly suspected of carrying out the siege on the Hotel Byblos which began early on August 7 and that ended with the deaths of at least 12 people including five UN workers, a security source said on August 9. AFP PHOTO / HABIBOU KOUYATEBAMAKO: Telephone numbers and addresses found on the bodies of four "terrorists" killed in a deadly hotel...
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KUWAIT: Interior Minister Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah chairs a meeting with assistant undersecretaries on May 16, 2024. – KUNA
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KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood, and Minister of Youth Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah grants four women in the Supreme Council for Family Affairs authority of judicial enforcement on May 16, 2024. -- KUNA
4 women granted judicial enforcement authority by minister
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MANAMA: Arab leaders pose for a group photo during the 33rd Arab League Summit on May 16, 2024. - AFP
Kuwait slams Zionist aggression