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A wounded Afghan receives treatment at a hospital in Kunduz province on August 9, 2015, after a Taliban attack in the northern Afghan city. A Taliban attack has killed at least 21 people in northern Afghanistan, officials said, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.The Afghan interior ministry said all those killed late August 8, in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province were civilians, although local officials called them anti-Taliban militiamen.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. AFP PHOTO/Nasir Waqif
Taleban bombing kills 21 in north Afghanistan - Insurgency escalates after power transition
A wounded Afghan receives treatment at a hospital in Kunduz province on August 9, 2015, after a Taliban attack in the northern Afghan city. A Taliban attack has killed at least 21 people in northern Afghanistan, officials said, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.The Afghan interior ministry said all those killed late August 8, in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province...
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Global growth to positively impact oil prices: Omair
KUWAIT: Oil Minister and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Ali Al-Omair said oil producing countries expect a world economy growth that will take place in the coming period, and will have a positive effect on oil prices in the future. Minister Omair added they are totally assured about the implementation of the oil strategy that is set until 2020 and will continue its implementation until they reach a production rate of four million...
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Kuwait funds construction of key road in Tanzania
KUWAIT: Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has expressed gratitude to Kuwait for its support and expressed hope such backing for his nation would continue. Speaking at a ceremony marking opening of a main road in Tanzania, the president expressed gratitude to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for Kuwait's contributions to constructing the key road.Tanzanian Minister of Transport John Magufuli also thanked Kuwait...
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Kuwaiti youth active at relief level: official
AMMAN: A visiting Kuwaiti official has praised his country's youth contributions particularly in the relief domain, volunteering to help the needy in stricken nations. The young Kuwaitis have set an example to follow at the level of volunteering and relief operations, said Murad Abbas, in charge of theatrical activities at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, addressing participants in the "Arab-international youth conference,"...
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YouTube's UrbanQ8 highlights Kuwait's creative community
KUWAIT: Thirty-two-year-old Tareq Al-Askar is searching for a new picture of Kuwait through its people. Tareq is the owner of UrbanQ8 - the YouTube Channel that showcases innovative people in Kuwait. In this interview, Tareq reveals the secrets of UrbanQ8 and his journey into becoming the future social media star.Kuwait Times (KT): Tell us more about yourself. Askar: I am Tareq Al-Askar. I started filming when I was in high school. We had this...
TOPSHOTSnManchester United's Italian defender Matteo Darmian (up) vies with Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 8, 2015. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFFnnRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
Walker gifts United opening win
TOPSHOTSManchester United's Italian defender Matteo Darmian (up) vies with Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 8, 2015. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFFRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online...
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Five years after the Arab Spring
It has been nearly five years since the Arab Spring revolutions engulfed the streets and occupied headlines, and many people lost their lives to bring change for the better - change that raised several slogans against corruption and military regimes, but never for freedom! Do Arabs even understand freedom? Why didn't the Arabs seek freedom in the revolutions instead of replacing an old power with a new one?! This article is not a social or a...
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Only 28% bedoons eligible to get Kuwaiti citizenship - DNA testing could disqualify more applications
KUWAIT: The number of stateless residents in Kuwait who could be eligible to receive Kuwaiti citizenship has dropped to around 31,000, after the government earlier said at least 3,000 more could be naturalized. According to a memo prepared by the Interior Ministry and sent to the parliament recently, the number of 'bedoons' registered at the Central Agency for Remedying Illegal Residents' Status reached 110,729 as of March 2015, including only...
Palestinian men carry the body of Saad Dawabsha, the father of a Palestinian toddler killed last week when their home was firebombed by Jewish extremists, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Duma on August 8, 2015. Dawabsha succumbed in hospital in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba where he was being treated for third degree burns while his wife Riham and four-year-old son Ahmed are still fighting for their lives. AFP PHOTO / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH
Father of slain Palestinian toddler dies
Palestinian men carry the body of Saad Dawabsha, the father of a Palestinian toddler killed last week when their home was firebombed by Jewish extremists, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Duma on August 8, 2015. Dawabsha succumbed in hospital in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba where he was being treated for third degree burns while his wife Riham and four-year-old son Ahmed are still fighting for their lives. AFP PHOTO /...
FILE - In this June 18, 2003 file photo, U.S. soldiers, partly seen at right, prevent former Iraqi soldiers from trying to enter the American headquarters during a deadly demonstration in Baghdad. After the 2003 collapse of the Saddam Hussein's regime, hundreds of Iraqi army officers, infuriated by the U.S. decision to disband the Iraqi army, found their calling in the Sunni insurgency. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
IS top command dominated by ex-officers in Saddam's army
FILE - In this June 18, 2003 file photo, U.S. soldiers, partly seen at right, prevent former Iraqi soldiers from trying to enter the American headquarters during a deadly demonstration in Baghdad. After the 2003 collapse of the Saddam Hussein's regime, hundreds of Iraqi army officers, infuriated by the U.S. decision to disband the Iraqi army, found their calling in the Sunni insurgency. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)BAGHDAD: While attending...
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First female justice leading quiet Palestinian revolution
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MAJEDA EL-BATSHTahrir Hamad (L), the first Palestinian woman justice of the peace, pronounces Thaer (R) and Rawan (2-L) man and wife at the Islamic sharia law court in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 6, 2015. Hamad became the first, and so far the only, woman appointed as a "mazouna" - a Muslim official authorised to carry out marriage and divorce in the Palestinian territories. Until now in the Arab world only...
Refugees rest on matressses at a temporary residence for 500 people hosted in a hall at the Fairground of Karlsruhe, western Germany on August 8, 2015. Germany faces a record influx of refugees, with 300,000 asylum seekers registered since January 2015. AFP PHOTO / DPA / ULI DECK +++ GERMANY OUT
Shipwreck survivors grieve children swept from arms - Crossing was to start a new life in Europe
Refugees rest on matressses at a temporary residence for 500 people hosted in a hall at the Fairground of Karlsruhe, western Germany on August 8, 2015. Germany faces a record influx of refugees, with 300,000 asylum seekers registered since January 2015. AFP PHOTO / DPA / ULI DECK +++ GERMANY OUTPALERMO: Their children slipped out of their grasp as the boat overturned and were lost to the waves. Now, traumatised parents brought to safety after a...
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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