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Iraqis take part in a demonstration in support of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform plan at the Tahrir Square in the capital Baghdad on August 9, 2015. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proposed scrapping top government posts and privileges in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance. AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI
Iraq rolls out sweeping reforms after protests - Abadi seeks to abolish posts of vice president, deputy PM
Iraqis take part in a demonstration in support of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform plan at the Tahrir Square in the capital Baghdad on August 9, 2015. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proposed scrapping top government posts and privileges in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance. AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALIBAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi proposed...
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Man kills son, dumps body
KUWAIT: The body of a citizen was found in the desert in Umm Al-Haiman yesterday, and investigations revealed the man was killed by his father. The department of relations and security information at the Interior Ministry said Ahmadi criminal detectives confronted the suspect with evidence over his involvement in killing his son, and he confessed to committing the crime. The father said that his son was threatening him, and one day the son came...
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Unusual heat wave hits Kuwait, Middle East
KUWAIT: Kuwait is currently being affected by an unusual heat wave and record high temperatures. During the past few days, temperatures in Kuwait City recorded between 47-49 degrees Celsius, while other monitoring stations recorded unusual temperatures between 50-52 degrees Celsius northwest of Kuwait. A heat wave has engulfed much of the Middle East, sending temperatures and humidity soaring throughout the region.In the city of Basra in southern...
Kuwaiti special forces vehicle guard in front of the Kuwait's palace of justice in Kuwait City on August 4,2015.
Court resumes sessions on mosque blast case
Kuwaiti special forces vehicle guard in front of the Kuwait's palace of justice in Kuwait City on August 4,2015.KUWAIT: The Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Mohammad Al-Duaij, will resume its sessions today in the case of Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque blast that took place on June 26 in Kuwait city. The court in its second session last Thursday ordered the release of 11 out of 29 suspects in the mosque suicide bombing case, including two women, without...
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Minister stresses governorates' role to support rationalization
KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity and Water and Minister of Public Works Engineer Ahmad Al-Jassar yesterday stressed the important role that the state's six governorates play in spreading awareness to rationalize electricity and water consumption, praising the cooperation of governors in this national initiative.This came during a meeting between Minister Jassar with Hawally Governor Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Governor of the capital...
Stoke's Marco van Ginkel, centre, is tackled by Liverpool's James Milner during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke and Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Sunday Aug. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Coutinho beauty gives Liverpool Stoke revenge
Stoke's Marco van Ginkel, centre, is tackled by Liverpool's James Milner during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke and Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Sunday Aug. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Jon Super)STOKE-ON-TRENT: Philippe Coutinho scored a stunning late goal as Liverpool avenged their humiliating defeat on last season's final day against Stoke City with a 1-0 victory yesterday.The Reds were thrashed 6-1 -- their...
People wave national flags during Singapore's 50th National day anniversary celebration at the Padang in Singapore on August 9, 2015. Singapore celebrated 50 years of independence on August 9 with a grand parade, hailing a remarkable transformation from colonial backwater to regional powerhouse, for the first time without its revered founding leader Kee Kuan Yew. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN
Singapore turns 50 with huge parade
People wave national flags during Singapore's 50th National day anniversary celebration at the Padang in Singapore on August 9, 2015. Singapore celebrated 50 years of independence on August 9 with a grand parade, hailing a remarkable transformation from colonial backwater to regional powerhouse, for the first time without its revered founding leader Kee Kuan Yew. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMANIndependent Singapore turned 50 Sunday with fireworks, a...
Mohammed, the father of Saad Dawabsha, a Palestinian man who was killed alongside his toddler when their house was firebombed by Jewish extremists on July 31, 2015, prays at the family's burnt-out home in the West Bank village of Duma, the day after his son's funeral on August 9, 2015. Dawabsha died in hospital in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba where he was being treated for third-degree burns for the past eight days. AFP PHOTO / JAAFAR ASHTIEYH
Israel cracks down on Jewish extremists - Police arrest suspects in deadly West Bank attack
Mohammed, the father of Saad Dawabsha, a Palestinian man who was killed alongside his toddler when their house was firebombed by Jewish extremists on July 31, 2015, prays at the family's burnt-out home in the West Bank village of Duma, the day after his son's funeral on August 9, 2015. Dawabsha died in hospital in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba where he was being treated for third-degree burns for the past eight days. AFP PHOTO / JAAFAR...
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18 migrants found hiding in truck on British motorway
Migrants queue to receive food from the humanitarian organisation "L'Auberge des Migrants" at the entrance of the migrant camp 'New Jungle' in Calais, northern France on August 8, 2015. More than 3000 migrants waiting to leave for Great Britain currently live at the camp. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENLONDON: Eighteen migrants have been found stowing away in a lorry on a British motorway, police said yesterday. The migrants were found after the...
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos arrives for a meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund at a hotel in Athens, August 9, 2015. Greece and its creditors resumed talks in Athens on August 9, 2015 with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout will be finalised in short order. AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS
Emerging markets suffer in Greece's shadow - Chinese slowdown hammers commodity prices
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos arrives for a meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund at a hotel in Athens, August 9, 2015. Greece and its creditors resumed talks in Athens on August 9, 2015 with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout will be finalised in short order. AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINISPARIS: Greece has been hogging headlines lately, but emerging markets have also had their share of...
(FILES) Real estate tycoon Donald Trump speaks during the prime time Republican presidential debate in this August 6, 2015, file photo at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Donald Trump was scratched from a Republican Party event Saturday after suggesting that a presidential debate moderator was tough on him because she was menstruating. The off-handed comment unleashed a new storm of criticism against Trump as he seeks the party's nomination for next year's election and leads in the polls. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN/FILES
Trump resumes battle with rivals, debate moderator
(FILES) Real estate tycoon Donald Trump speaks during the prime time Republican presidential debate in this August 6, 2015, file photo at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Donald Trump was scratched from a Republican Party event Saturday after suggesting that a presidential debate moderator was tough on him because she was menstruating. The off-handed comment unleashed a new storm of criticism against Trump as he seeks the party's...
Demonstrators protest during a march on August 8, 2015 at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri. Several hundred people marched Saturday in Ferguson to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown, which shone a spotlight on race relations in America. The crowd worked its way along one of the avenues hit by fierce rioting last November when a court decided not to indict the white officer who shot 18-year-old Brown. AFP PHOTO/MICHAEL B. THOMAS
Ferguson protests one year after Brown police shooting - Some confrontations, but rally peaceful
Demonstrators protest during a march on August 8, 2015 at the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri. Several hundred people marched Saturday in Ferguson to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown, which shone a spotlight on race relations in America. The crowd worked its way along one of the avenues hit by fierce rioting last November when a court decided not to indict the white officer...
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Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Chief Executive Officer Nawaf Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah.
‘Kuwait has its own women’
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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
MoI warns against disturbances during municipal elections
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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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Kuwait’s upstream sector sees room for growth amid sweeping changes
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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