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Employees at Egyptain consulate beats Kuwaiti
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti youth filed a complaint against employees at the Egyptian consulate for insulting and beating him. The citizen went to Siddiq police station and told them that while at the consulate, he was surprised by some people he does not know who pulled him inside, tied him up and beat him, adding that he will be able to identify them. The prosecutor considered the incident a felony. The citizen will be questioned while detectives...
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Sabah of Glory
Abdullah Buwair Talking or writing about such a unique great political figure, one feels speechless due to the humongous achievements and humane deeds of HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may Almighty Allah protect him. Since he was 25, HH the Amir has been taking up huge responsibilities. He has worked day and night to serve our country for over 64 years. He never complained. He tirelessly, continuously and creatively worked hard. ...
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Skyline of Kuwait City
KUWAIT: The beautiful skyline of Kuwait City. —KUNA
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Foreign Minister delivers Amir letter to Saudi king
JEDDAH: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah delivers a letter from HH the Amir to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz yesterday. - KUNA JEDDAH: Representative of HH the Amir, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, delivered a letter to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz yesterday. During a meeting in Jeddah, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled handed the Saudi monarch the letter. During...
RAMAT GAN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at a map of the Jordan Valley as he gives a statement near Tel Aviv yesterday. - AFP
Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank Jordan Valley if reelected
Annexation bid 'destroys chances of peace': Palestinian officialJERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a deeply controversial pledge yesterday to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if reelected in Sept 17 polls. "There is one place where we can apply Israeli sovereignty immediately after the elections," Netanyahu said in a televised speech. "If I receive from you, citizens of Israel, a clear mandate to do so...
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Taleban vow to fight on after Trump says talks are 'dead'
KABUL: The Taleban yesterday vowed to continue fighting against US forces in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump said talks with the insurgents were "dead", saying Washington would regret abandoning negotiations. The renewed war of words between the two sides raised the spectre of violence in Afghanistan as Trump and the Taleban pledged to take the fight to each other following the precipitous collapse in talks. "We had two ways to end...
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Trump fires hawkish security chief Bolton
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump yesterday announced the firing of his hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, saying he disagreed "strongly" with his positions, in the latest upheaval for US foreign policy. "I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning," Trump announced on Twitter, saying he would name a replacement next week. Bolton, who had been due to give a press conference at the White House less than two...
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Largest flying animal in history identified
An undated handout image released yesterday shows an artist's impression of a Cryodrakon boreas, a newly discovered species of pterosaur. – AFP PARIS: Scientists yesterday unveiled a new species pterosaur, the plane-sized reptiles that lorded over primeval skies above T-rex, triceratops and other dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous. With a wingspan of 10 m and weighing 250 kilos, Cryodrakon boreas rivals another pterosaur as the largest flying...
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North Korea fires projectiles after offering talks with US
Pyongyang urged to stop escalating tensions in the regionSEOUL: North Korea yesterday fired projectiles into the sea, South Korea's military said, hours after Pyongyang said it was willing to hold working-level talks this month with the United States. Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been gridlocked since a second summit between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump in February ended without a deal. North...
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British PM vows to pursue Brexit deal after new blow
Johnson slams opposition for voting against a call for snap electionLONDON: Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to continue his attempts to strike a new Brexit deal with Brussels, after losing yet another vote yesterday during a chaotic parliamentary session. Johnson slammed the opposition for voting against his call for a snap election in the final minutes of a stormy late-night debate ahead of a controversial suspension of...
JOHANNESBURG: A partially destroyed shop is seen in Johannesburg's Malvern suburb after South Africa's financial capital was hit by a new wave of night violence. - AFP
Foreigners flee S Africa attacks
JOHANNESBURG: Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by gunshots. Instructed by her panicked father, the 19-year old Zimbabwean grabbed a few belongings and fled with him to a police station for safety. "We left our bags," Nyamakwenje said. "We only took two minutes." Nyamakwenje is one of around 850 people who have taken refuge in halls set up for foreigners displaced by...
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Will we eat democracy? Tunisians ask
Economic troubles undermine trust in politicsFERNANA: As he watched a campaign bus pull into town plastered with slogans and posters for one of the 26 candidates for president, Mondher Jawad slapped his hands with fury while the woman next to him shouted abuse at the candidate's staff. "Democracy means nothing to us," said Jawad, a 45-year-old with no job who has struggled to feed his three children in the dusty town of Fernana near the border...
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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