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Lt General monitors The traffic situation
KUWAIT: Lt General Al-Naham made an air tour of Kuwait, accompanied by Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs and operations. The tour was organized to check on the status of traffic the main and side roads, as well as to reduce traffic jams. He also inspected roads leading to Shidadiya University to direct patrols to be made around the campus to avoid further jams and means to make it easier for students to drive around the university....
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Kuwait witness rise in stray dogs
KUWAIT: A pack of stray dogs is seen in the Kabd area. Kuwait has witnessed a rise in stray dogs, many of them dumped in the desert or outlying areas by owners who no longer want the responsibility of their pets. Government authorities have responded by launching poisoning campaigns - targeting packs by leaving poisoned meat out for them to eat. Videos of poisoned dogs in the final throes of death have been shared widely on social media. -...
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MOCI leads campaign to purge counterfeit goods
KUWAIT: The ministry of commerce and industry has given merchants selling counterfeit goods three weeks' notice to remove such products off the market and take advantage of the deadline set by the ministry to avoid legal violations and expropriation of goods. The move is part of the ministry's extensive campaign to eliminate fake goods in Kuwait. It said these goods are negatively affecting the economy because of their popularity and cheap...
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Wife and maid raped by husband's 'close friend'
KUWAIT: A woman called her husband to tell him his friend had raped her and filmed the act on his mobile phone. The husband went home to find his wife in a very bad condition. She told him his friend entered the house and not only raped her, but also raped the maid before leaving. He left his cap behind. The man composed himself and took his wife and the maid to the police station and told them what his close "friend" did, and provided details of...
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Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center
KUWAIT: A bird’s-eye view of Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center. —KUNA
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England, France hammer minnows, Ronaldo shines for Portugal
Turks thrash Moldova 4-0, Serbia beat Luxembourg VILNIUS: Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) vies with Lithuania’s Saulius Mikoliunas (R) during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group B qualification football match Lithuania v Portugal in Vilnius, Lithuania. — AFP PARIS: England and Portugal both scored five goals while France scored three as they overcame lowly-ranked Kosovo, Andorra and Lithuania in Euro 2020 qualifying on Tuesday. Captain...
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Trump vows to hit Taleban 'harder' as US marks 9/11
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump pledged to hit the Taleban "harder" than ever as America marked the 18th anniversary yesterday of the 9/11 attacks that led the country into war in Afghanistan. Trump spoke after aborting what would have been a historic peace summit and as relatives remembered the victims of the single deadliest attack on US soil at ceremonies in New York and Washington. After a solemn commemoration at Ground Zero in Manhattan,...
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Kuwait condemns Netanyahu's pledge to annex Jordan Valley
Jordan says peace treaty 'at stake' - OIC to meet over 'escalation' - Syria slams expansionismKUWAIT/CAIRO: Arab and Muslim countries yesterday led a wave of outcry after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex a key part of the occupied West Bank if reelected. Netanyahu's controversial pledge involves extending Israel's sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea which account for one-third of the West Bank if...
TEHRAN: (From left) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iraqi Shiite cleric, politician and militia leader Muqtada Al-Sadr and Qasem Soleimani, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps lieutenant general and commander of the Quds Force sit during a ceremony commemorating Ashoura on Tuesday. - AFP
Sadr joins Iran supreme leader at ceremony
TEHRAN: Powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr joined Iran's supreme leader during a rare visit to Tehran to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashura, state media reported yesterday. The office of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued pictures of Sadr flanked by Khamenei on one side, and the commander of the elite Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Qasem Soleimani, on the other. Iran's judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi...
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Air conditioning for all? Hotter world facing 'cooling poverty'
OXFORD: As climate change brings more frequent and extreme heatwaves around the world, demand for air conditioners is soaring, with 10 new units sold every second on average - but the poor may be left to swelter, said a University of Oxford researcher. By 2050, energy use for cooling is projected to triple, while in hot countries like India, China, Brazil and Indonesia, it is expected to grow five-fold, the World Bank has said. "By the end of the...
Dual U.S.-Israeli national Joel Rosenberg shakes hands with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 10, 2019. ,AP
Saudi crown prince hosts evangelicals
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince hosted a delegation of American Christian evangelicals on Tuesday, state media said, the latest such visit as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to repair its image of religious intolerance. -- Photo taken from @SaudiEmbassyUSA RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's crown prince hosted a delegation of American Christian evangelicals on Tuesday, state media said. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met the delegation, led by...
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Three Australians detained in Iran
Latest in a series of Westerners seized by authorities in Tehran SYDNEY: Australia yesterday revealed that three of its citizens had been detained in Iran, the latest in a series of Westerners to be seized by authorities in Tehran. News of the trio's detention comes at a sensitive geopolitical juncture, and after Australia announced that it would join a US-led mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz with tensions high in the Gulf...
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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)
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Amir departs to the UK at personal invitation of King Charles III