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Kuwait Central Bank governor rated among world's most successful in 2019
WASHINGTON: Kuwait's Central Bank Governor Mohammad Al-Hashel (right) is honored during the ceremony. - KUNA WASHINGTON: Kuwait's Central Bank Governor Mohammad Al-Hashel was given a Grade A rating amongst his global counterparts for the second year in a row by Global Finance, a magazine specialized in banking and finance. In recognition of their efforts, Hashel along with other governors were handed awards at the magazine's annual ceremony,...
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Skyline of Kuwait City just before sunrise
KUWAIT: Skyline of Kuwait City just before sunrise. — Photo by Sudhish Sumanath (KUNA)
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US forces withdraw from key Syria base
TAL TAMR: US forces withdrew from their largest base in northern Syria yesterday, a monitor said, as Turkey accused Kurdish forces of killing one of its soldiers in fighting that tested a fragile truce. Ankara launched a cross-border attack against Syria's Kurds on October 9 after the United States announced a military pullout from the north of the war-torn country. A US-brokered ceasefire was announced late Thursday, giving Kurdish forces until...
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Lebanese take over streets as protests grow
BEIRUT: Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets to condemn political stasis and corruption yesterday, the largest in four days of demonstrations that have crippled the country and threatened the coalition government. The capital Beirut, second city Tripoli in the north and the southern port of Tyre came to a standstill, with streets filled with protesters waving the national flag, chanting "revolution" or "the people demand the fall...
BEIRUT: An aerial view shows Lebanese protesters rallying in downtown Beirut, on the fourth day of demonstrations against tax increases and official corruption. - AFP n
India and Pakistan trade barbs over deadly clash
SRINAGAR: India and Pakistan blamed one another for cross-border shelling in the disputed Kashmir region which killed and injured soldiers and civilians on both sides and made it one of the deadliest days since New Delhi revoked Kashmir's special status in August. India said there was heavy shelling by Pakistan across the border in northern Kashmir's Tangdhar region late on Saturday night, killing two Indian soldiers and one civilian. A spokesman...
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Three dead in Chile protest violence
SANTIAGO: Three people died in a fire in a supermarket being ransacked in the Chilean capital early Sunday, as protests sparked by anger over social and economic conditions rocked one of Latin America's most stable countries. Santiago's Mayor Karla Rubilar told reporters two people burned to death in the blaze and another later died in hospital, after the huge store controlled by US retail chain Walmart was looted. They were the first deaths in...
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Spanish PM under pressure over violent Catalan protests
'There can be no dialogue with those who make Catalonia burn' BARCELONA: A woman waves a Spanish flag between two police officers outside the Spanish national police headquarters, whose windows are decorated with flowers left by people, following a pro-union political party Ciudadanos’ rally. — AFP BARCELONA: Ahead of next month's general election, Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faced sharp criticism yesterday for his handling...
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Rohingya refugees agree move to Bangladesh island
COX'S BAZAR: Thousands of Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps have agreed to move to an island in the Bay of Bengal, officials said yesterday, despite fears the site is prone to flooding. Dhaka has long wanted to move 100,000 refugees to the muddy silt islet, saying it would take pressure off the overcrowded border camps where almost a million Rohingya live. Some 740,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar in August 2017 in the face of a military...
DHAKA: Bangladeshi policemen patrol the area around the site of an attack in Dhaka, yesterday. Bangladeshi forces stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage yesterday morning, rescuing some captives including foreigners. — AP
Four killed as police fire on Bangladesh protesters
DHAKA: At least four people were killed and nearly 50 injured yesterday after police fired on thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims protesting a Facebook post by a Hindu who allegedly defamed the Prophet Mohammed, officials said. Mob attacks over Facebook posts perceived to be blasphemous have emerged as a major headache for security forces in Bangladesh, where Muslims make up some 90 percent of the country's 168 million people. Some 20,000 Muslims...
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Zain welcomes national Jet Ski champions at Kuwait Int'l Airport
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, welcomed the National Jet Ski team champions at Kuwait International Airport's fourth terminal (T4). The team recently received 7 medals as part of their recent participation in the World Jet Ski Championship 2019 held in the United States of America. The reception ceremony was attended by Kuwait Sea Sport Club Chairman Retired Major General Fahad Al Fahad, Zain Kuwait's Chief...
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Juvi team crowned champion of Mr D0ne's Game On
KUWAIT: Juvi team, consisting of Khaled Al Samer & Khaled Assad, has managed to clinch the title of champions at the Mr D0ne's Game On Kuwait Final, beating out 7 other final teams. Mr D0ne's Game On, is an E-Football initiative comprising of an E-Sports Competition with a compelling twist that was held in 3 different locations across Kuwait in September and October 2019. Abdulaziz Alshehri, who also goes by the alias Mr D0ne, is a Red Bull...
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Teams arrive to partake in Asian bowling tourney
KUWAIT: The ordinary General Assembly of the Asian Bowling Federation will hold its meeting, on the sidelines of the 25th Championship, that will see its competition start today. The meeting will be chaired by International and Asian Bowling Federations President Sheikh Talal Al-Mohammad with 39 countries representatives in attendance. As delegations of participating countries arrived, preparations are at their peak, as teams went through their...
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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