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Kuwait City view from Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Causeway
KUWAIT: Kuwait City view from Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Causeway. — Photo by Nadeem Nawaz (KUNA)
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Iran unveils new reconnaissance and attack drone
TEHRAN: Iran yesterday unveiled a jet-propelled drone it said is capable of finding and attacking targets far from the country's borders with precision. Dubbed the "Kian", the unmanned aerial vehicle was designed, produced and tested by experts of the air defense force within about a year, said the head of the force, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard. The drone comes in two models capable of "surveillance and reconnaissance missions and...
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Seven dead, 21 hurt in Texas mass shooting
WASHINGTON: A gunman hijacked a US postal truck and opened fire at random in the US state of Texas on Saturday, shooting dead at least seven people and wounding many others before dying in a shootout with officers. Police identified the suspect as a white man in his mid-30s, but could not yet name him or say why he carried out the attack in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa. Coming less than a month after a gunman killed 22 people in...
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Dorian, the strongest storm this year hits Northern Bahamas
MIAMI: Hurricane Dorian unleashed "catastrophic conditions" yesterday as it hit the northern Bahamas, lashing the low-lying island chain with devastating 180 mph (285 kph) winds, the most intense in its modern history. Residents of the Abaco Islands closest to the storm were warned to "seek elevated shelter immediately," as US forecasters predicted a towering storm surge of 18 to 23 feet. Many Abaco islands residents were reported to have opted...
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Pope freed by firemen after getting stuck in Vatican lift
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said yesterday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer because he had been stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to be freed by firemen. He followed the tale of his rescue with a surprise announcement about the creation of 13 new, red-hatted cardinals of the Catholic Church-including 10 possible future popes. "I have to apologize for being late," the smiling 82-year old pontiff told crowds of faithful patiently waiting...
GUWAHATI: People stand in a queue to check their names on the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in an office in Pavakati village of Morigoan district, some 70 kms from Guwahati, the capital city of India’s northeastern state of Assam. — AFP
Backlash grows over contentious India citizenship list in N East India
Party leaders unhappy with NRC process, support wrongly excludedGUWAHATI: A controversial citizenship list in northeast India that has left almost two million people facing statelessness has been slammed by its political backers as those excluded from it face an uncertain future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which runs Assam state where the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was collated, pushed for...
LONDON: Demonstrators hold up placards in the sunshine at a protest against the move to suspend parliament in the final weeks before Brexit outside Downing Street in London.—AFP
EU's Barnier digs in over divorce deal as MPs' Brexit showdown looms
MPs vow to introduce legislation blocking no-deal exitLONDON: EU negotiator Michel Barnier said in an interview published yesterday the bloc will not change the divorce deal agreed with Britain as MPs prepare for a showdown week over Brexit. Barnier insisted the agreement's most contentious element, a so-called backstop mechanism to keep the Northern Irish border open in all post-Brexit circumstances, must remain in place. "The backstop is the...
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In post-Bashir Sudan, change comes in many guises
People take advantage of regime change to exercise personal freedoms KHARTOUM: Earlier this year, hairdresser Mazen Kamal was stopped by paramilitary forces on a street in Khartoum for having long hair and was shaved on the spot. Now the barbershop he works in is seeing an influx of young men coming for modern hairstyles that would have incurred the same punishment under the now ousted and jailed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir. The Islamist...
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US Dollar rebounds on trade as US, China restart negotiations
KUWAIT: The US dollar rebounded this week on hopes that the United States and China are returning to the negotiating table to resolve their tariff dispute. US President Trump spoke to Beijing saying "this is the first time I've seen them where they really do want to make a deal, and I think it's a positive step". It followed comments from Chinese vice Premier Liu He who spoke with a conciliatory tone by stating that "China resolutely opposes the...
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Trade war-led global sell-off hits GCC markets in August
KUWAIT: Global markets witnessed a tumultuous Aug-19 with steep volatility pushing the monthly performance into the red for almost all the major financial markets. The broader MSCI World Index was down almost 2.2% during the month taking the biggest hit from emerging markets with the corresponding index sliding more than 5%. The decline came primarily as a result of the unresolved trade war going on between US and China and got support from the...
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Air India to stop using single-use plastic on flights
MUMBAI: Debt-ridden Air India said it will stop using single-use plastic and replace packaging with eco-friendly paper and wooden cutlery, as the government ramps up its "clean India" mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech in mid-August said eradicating single-use plastics was a key goal and called on people to take the "first big step" on October 2, the birthday of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi. The national flag...
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Phoenix's gritty 'Joker' drives critics crazy
Joaquin Phoenix's visceral performance as the downtrodden street clown who transforms into the "Joker" was hailed by critics as "sensational" and "unnerving" on Saturday, as his pitch-black supervillain origin story premiered at the Venice film festival. Phoenix reimagines one of cinema's most recognizable villains in the film, with the story of Arthur Fleck, a vulnerable loner struggling to survive in the rage-scorched streets of Gotham. Todd...
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Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah
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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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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP
Kuwait's Amir visits UK King in Dumfries House
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Taxes will target commodities harmful to human health: Kuwait's Finance Minister
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SCOTLAND: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is welcomed by Lord-Lieutenant Iona MacDonald, representative of King Charles for the Ayrshire area upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. — Amiri Diwan photos
Amir’s landmark visit to UK chance to expand ties: Envoy