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Sheffield United's English defender Jack O'Connell (L) and Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk (R) go for the ball during the English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Liverpool at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, northern England on September 28, 2019. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Liverpool win to romp clear in EPL
SHEFFIELD: Sheffield United's English defender Jack O'Connell (L) and Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk (R) go for the ball during the English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Liverpool at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, northern England yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Liverpool sent out an ominous warning to the rest of the Premier League yesterday, proving they can win ugly as Harry Kane rescued 10-man Tottenham....
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Kuwait continues humanitarian work throughout the week
GENEVA: Kuwait's Ambassador to the UN and International Organizations in Geneva Jamal Al-Ghunaim meets with Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Gilles Carbonnier. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait continues to extend its humanitarian arm throughout the globe, helping those who are in dire need. Kuwait's humanitarian stance stemmed from the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad...
Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 25, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
Amiri envoy's speech displays Kuwait's regional, international stances: FM
NEW YORK: Prime Minister of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 25, 2019 in New York. - AFP NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said yesterday that the speech delivered by Kuwait's Amiri envoy to the 74th UN General Assembly had reflected his...
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Patients' right protection law ready
KUWAIT: The Fatwa and Legislation Department has finished a legal review of the medical responsibility and patients' right protection law referred to it from the Ministry of Health (MoH), said informed sources. The sources added that the Cabinet will review the law next month pending referral to the parliament by the end of October or in November. "This law is a priority for the government that is expected to be passed," the...
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Shisha indoors ban on Municipal Council's agenda
The Municipal Council KUWAIT: The Municipal Council is scheduled to hold its meeting number 4/2019 tomorrow, said informed sources, noting that the meeting's agenda includes discussing a proposal made by members Hamad Al-Azmi and Moghammed Al-Roqaib to ban smoking shisha indoors. The agenda also includes discussing a proposal made by the cabinet's secretariat general to allocate a site for the firemen's club near Al-Messila Water Village,...
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Blaze guts 1,000 sq m industrial plot
KUWAIT: Firefighters battle the blaze. KUWAIT: A fire broke out at dawn yesterday in a 1,000 sq m industrial plot in Shuwaikh industrial area containing lumber and other flammable materials. Security sources said firemen from Shuwaikh industrial area, Shuhada, Ardiya and backup teams rushed to the scene, where they managed to control the blaze without reporting any casualties. Further investigations are in progress to determine the cause of...
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40-feet container of fake items' busted
KUWAIT: Air cargo and custom inspectors managed yesterday to foil an attempt to smuggle into Kuwait a 40-feet container loaded with fake products of famous brands, said security sources. The shipment, which arrived from an Asian country, contained fake watches, bags, accessories, laptops and other items.  By Hanan Al-Saadoun
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Lawyer files case to compel CSC to sack expat workers
Decision soon to boost Kuwaitization of insurance sector KUWAIT: Lawyer Abdullah Marzouq Al-Rasheedi yesterday filed a case to force the Civil Service Commission to terminate the contracts of all expats working in government bodies and replace them with Kuwaitis, especially since many Kuwaiti lawyers are unemployed. Rasheedi said around 30,000 Kuwaitis holding law degrees work for the government and 6,000 others work for the private sector. "What...
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Queen congratulates Amir on recovery
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday a cable of congratulations from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on his recovery from the recent health setback. The Queen expressed her sincere congratulations and praised the historic and solid relations between Kuwait and the United Kingdom since its founding over 120 years ago. Her Majesty wished HH the Amir...
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Kuwait pulls ranitidine drugs
KUWAIT: The ministry of health is suspending and withdrawing ranitidine medicines - namely Zantac - used to treat excessive stomach acid. Dr Abdullah Al-Badr, the assistant undersecretary for medicine and food supervision at the health ministry, said in a statement yesterday that the decision to pull these drugs from the market was made upon preliminary tests conducted at the department's laboratories and reports by American and European...
NEW YORK: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah addresses the UN Security Council on Wednesday. —KUNA
FM says terrorism ugly threat to international peace, security
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled stresses role of regional, sub-regional organizationsNEW YORK: Terrorism is one of the ugliest threats to international peace and security, Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said on Wednesday. This came in Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled's speech in a UN Security Council session on cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization; the...
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Naming the streets of Kuwait
Kuwait's streets are a hodgepodge of numbers, names and nicknames. Ask for directions and you might be told take the 30, get off at Fahaheel Expressway or turn onto Istiqlal Street. Part of the confusion stems from the many different communities in Kuwait. Similar to some areas, different communities use different names for streets. Westerners, for instance, tend to refer to the numbered highways as the 30, 40, 50 or 55 and so on. Locals and...
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