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Co-ops to step up bedoons' recruitment
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs plans to increase the rate of recruiting stateless people at various co-op societies, provided they hold valid security IDs, well-informed sources said. An agreement was made in this regard between the ministry, Kuwait Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies (KUCCS) and the Public Authority for Manpower to prioritize the employment of bedoons instead of expats and recruit citizens in leading positions after...
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Dasman Diabetes Institute scientist wins in Asian Conference
(From left) Dr Anwar Mohammad, Dr Sulaiman Marafie and Dr Eman Al-Shawaf KUWAIT: Three scientists, representing the Dasman Diabetes Institute, attended the National Diabetes Institute (NADI) Diabetes Asia Conference (DAC) 2019 recently in Malaysia. Since 2002, the National Diabetes Institute (NADI) of Malaysia organizes the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) conferences to create a platform that emphasizes on the latest advance in...
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People enjoy a walk along the seaside
KUWAIT: People enjoy a walk along the seaside. — Photo by Jassem Al-Tourah (KUNA)
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Erdogan hails agreement with Putin over Syria
SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday. - AFP SOCHI, Russia: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed "a historic agreement" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after hours of talks between the two leaders over the conflict in Syria. "According to this agreement, Turkey and Russia will not allow any separatist agenda on Syrian territory," Erdogan said, addressing...
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Pentagon chief meets Saudi king
RIYADH: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets US Defense Secretary Mark Esper yesterday. - AFP RIYADH: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper discussed "strategic cooperation" with Saudi King Salman yesterday, shortly after Washington ordered thousands of soldiers to the kingdom as tensions fester with Iran. The meeting in Riyadh, where Esper arrived late Monday after an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, also took in defense issues and the current...
TOKYO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (center) holds a cane while speaking to his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) while Senator Bong Go listens before the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, at a hotel in Tokyo. —AFP
Duterte suffers 'unbearable pain'
Philippine President cuts short Japan trip MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, suffering from "unbearable pain" in his spine after a motorcycle accident, is cutting short a trip to Japan, his spokesman said yesterday. The 74-year-old hurt his hip in the crash last week, with his health already the subject of intense speculation following his disclosure earlier this month that he is suffering from a disease that causes one of his eyelids...
COLOGNE: Kurdish protesters wave their national flags and hold photos of former Kurdish political leader Hevrin Khalaf, during a pro-Kurdish demonstration in Cologne, western Germany. —AFP
For Syrian Kurds, leader's killing deepens the sense of US betrayal
Kurdish leader shot dead during Turkey's Syria incursionBEIRUT: Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf spent the final months of her life building a political party that she hoped would help shape Syria's future, drawing the attention of US officials who said it would have a say in what happened once the war ended. To her colleagues in the Future Syria Party and Kurdish communities in Syria's northeast more broadly, her killing became a symbol of...
MOSUL: An Iraqi child walks with his school bag on the first day of school in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. —AFP
Iraq forces killed 149 protesters, most by shots to head, chest
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi government committee investigating a wave of unrest found that 149 civilians were killed because security forces used excessive force and live fire to quell protests, according to its report, seen by Reuters. The report, which said more than 70% of the deaths were caused by shots to the head or chest, held senior commanders responsible but stopped short of blaming the prime minister and other top officials, saying there had been...
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War creates new uncertainty for refugees, migrants in Libya
Migrants risk abuse in and out of detentionTRIPOLI: After three days at sea trying to reach Europe, Demba Dembele was intercepted by Libya's EU-backed coastguard and returned to Tripoli - where, like dozens of other migrants, he got in a taxi and set off into the city. For years, migrants sent back to Libya have been routinely transferred to government-affiliated detention centers notorious for squalid conditions and abuse. Now, with several...
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Guru's 'best friend': Gold and diamonds
AHMEDABAD: A saleswoman helps a customer try a necklace at a jewelry shop in Ahmedabad on the occasion of Guru Pushya Nakshatra (auspicious venture day). — AFP NEW DELHI: Indian investigators seized more than $14 million in cash, gold and diamonds after raiding 40 properties belonging to a spiritual guru with a worldwide following, investigators said yesterday. Vijayakumar Naidu, known as Kalki Bhagavan, a former insurance agent who says he is...
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AUB reports KD 45.2m net profit for 9 months period ended 30 Sept 2019
Result reflects a 5.1% growth year on year and an EPS of 23.5 fils Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank (AUB) reported a net profit amounting to KD 45.2 million for the nine months period ending on 30 September 2019 compared to KD 43.0 million during the same period last year. This reflects a 5.1 percent growth year on year and an earnings per share (EPS) of 23.5 fils as compared with 22.3 fils EPS for the same period last year. The Bank's...
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NBK partners with global non-profit 'Entrepreneurs' Organization', Kuwait
Al-Abdulghafour: We aim to help young entrepreneurs plan their future Ghalia Al-Abdulghafour KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) signed a partnership agreement with the global non-profit "Entrepreneurs' Organization" Kuwait Chapter in an aim to engage its Business Banking customers throughout the year as part of its ongoing efforts to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Established in 1987, Entrepreneurs' Organization is a global...
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LOS ANGELES: Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. -- AFP
Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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BELGRADE: This photograph shows a sign for Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIS), and the company's owner OAO Gazprom Neft outside the headquarters in Belgrade, on January 8, 2025. -- AFP
US and Britain announce sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil sector
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KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Ali Al-Asfar and a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation meet to discuss the requirements for turning Shaab and other Hawalli governorate areas into a healthy city. — KUNA
What Kuwait’s vision for expanding healthy cities means for people