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Parliament to reevaluate manpower authority's current procedures
KUWAIT: Well-informed sources said that a parliamentary request would be made before commencing the next term by the end of October. This will be to allocate a session to discuss the manpower authority's current procedures and conditions on issuing work permits. The sources added that lawmakers believe the process is much too lenient and that it led to multiplying the numbers of unnecessary expats within the labor market. Furthermore, the...
Muna Al-Fuzai
Is vaping safe?
Muna Al-Fuzai In the last few days, there has been an intensive debate about vaping after six people died in the US, apparently from smoking e-cigarettes, while hundreds of others have contracted lung diseases. There is a new theory now about vaping - that people should quit. The question remains - is vaping worse than smoking? Can people be forced to quit? It seems this topic is between those who smoke and those who don't or hate smoking...
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Souq Marina
KUWAIT: A beautiful night time view of the Souq marina at Souq Sharq. — KUNA
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MoH responds to NDMA reports
KUWAIT: Responding to FDA and EMA warnings that some ranitidine antacid and antihistamine drugs, including Zantac, include the carcinogenic impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), the health ministry's assistant undersecretary for food and medical control Dr Abdullah Al-Bader said special preventive measures will be taken including withdrawing samples of these medications for further analysis in collaboration with international organizations...
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DGCA stresses meteorology role in facing severe weather
KUWAIT: Director General of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Yusuf Al-Fawzan yesterday stressed on the importance of highlighting the role of meteorology in facing severe weather hazards such as heat waves, droughts, heavy rains, dust storms and climatic fluctuations. In a statement to KUNA on the occasion of the Arab Meteorological Day to be observed today, Al-Fawzan pointed to the increase in the frequency and intensity of the...
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Kuwait's humanitarian aid efforts extend to Arab, African nations
Recapping the work of Kuwait's institutions and humanitarian agenciesKUWAIT: Kuwait's institutions and humanitarian agencies continued to provide relief assistance to Arab and African countries over the past week. In this regard, Kuwait inaugurated schools in Tunisia's inner provinces of Qairawan, Mahdia and Siliana that had been rebuilt with Kuwaiti funding as part of a restoration project. Upon the occasion, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tunisia Ali...
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Hong Kong festival mooncakes get a protest makeover
At the back of her tiny shop, Hong Kong baker Naomi Suen pulls out a fresh tray of mooncakes-each one sporting popular slogans from recent pro-democracy protests. The cakes are a contemporary political twist on a gift traditionally given during the annual mid-autumn festival at a time when Hong Kong is convulsing with unprecedented unrest. Bakeries at this time of year are packed with boxes of the dense pastries, commonly filled with a heavy...
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Farhan Akhtar attend “The Sky Is Pink” premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada. — AFP photos
'My quest': Priyanka Chopra brings Bollywood to Toronto
No Indian star has made a bigger splash in Hollywood than Priyanka Chopra-and the "Baywatch" actress told AFP she is on a quest to shatter myths about Bollywood, including its approach to sex. Chopra was the first Indian actress to lead a primetime US series with FBI thriller "Quantico," and cemented her global celebrity status by marrying pop singer Nick Jonas last December. That star power secured a glitzy, red-carpet slot at Toronto's film...
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Houthi drones spark fires at two Saudi oil facilities
Kuwait condemns attacks - 6 UAE troops killed in 'military collision'; Amir sends condolences RIYADH: Drone attacks sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities yesterday, the interior ministry said, the latest such assault claimed by Yemeni rebels following a spike in regional tensions with Iran. Huge palls of smoke rose into the sky after the pre-dawn attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais, two major Aramco facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia as the...
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Iran inks $440m deal to develop Gulf gas field
TEHRAN: Two Iranian companies signed a $440 million agreement yesterday to develop a gas field in the sensitive Gulf, with the oil ministry saying it showed arch-foe the United States could not stop the country with sanctions. Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the deal reached between two government-owned firms, Pars Oil and Gas Company and PetroPars, to develop the Belal field would be the first of many. Tensions have soared in the Gulf...
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Solid gold toilet stolen from British palace
LONDON: A gang of thieves yesterday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, police said, causing flooding that damaged the world-famous stately home. The fully-functioning toilet, dubbed “America”, was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and estimated to be worth around $5 million. A 66-year-old man was arrested following the burglary, which took place before dawn at the 18th-century estate near Oxford,...
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Trump confirms death of Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday confirmed that Hamza bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. US media reported more than a month ago, citing intelligence officials, that the younger bin Laden had been killed sometime in the last two years in an operation that involved the United States. Secretary of Defense Mark...
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
Amir’s visit to UK boosts ties
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
Amir’s visit to UK... a significant milestone in Kuwaiti British relations
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Amir departs to the UK at personal invitation of King Charles III