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Firemen rescue woman in Failaka
KUWAIT: Firemen rescued a woman who sustained an injury while on a trip to Failaka island yesterday.The female citizen was transported in a fireboat and handed over to paramedics at the Salmiya Sea Fire Station, Kuwait Fire Force said in a statement.
Brig Gen Tawheed Al-Kandari
Smart licenses not obligatory for holders of valid ones: Interior
Brig Gen Tawheed Al-KandariBy Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Recently, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced smart driving licenses are being issued. The ministry added this smart license will authorize its holder to use it when driving abroad. Brig Gen Tawheed Al-Kandari, Director of the Public Relations and Security Media Department at the Ministry of Interior, said the new smart driving license is not obligatory for drivers holding a valid...
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Police disperse classic car parade
KUWAIT: Classic car owners in Kuwait held their annual gathering at the Arabian Gulf Road yesterday, only to have their assembly dispersed by police who arrived to the scene and asked gatherers to leave in accordance with health guidelines set to prevent the spread of COVID-19. — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh
EDINBURGH: Edinburgh residents, Michael Maddocks and James Logan receive a COVID-19 vaccine from military personnel at a temporary vaccination center set up at the Royal Highland Showground yesterday. —AFP
WHO calls for bigger vaccine rollout
EDINBURGH: Edinburgh residents, Michael Maddocks and James Logan receive a COVID-19 vaccine from military personnel at a temporary vaccination center set up at the Royal Highland Showground yesterday. —AFPGENEVA: The World Health Organization called on vaccine makers to dramatically boost production, as US president Joe Biden warned the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic was pushing the United States towards “breaking...
UMM-AL FAHEM: Israeli Arab men pray during a protest after a student was killed in a reported police shootout in this northern Arab-Israeli town on Friday. —AFP
Hundreds of Arab Israelis protest after student death
UMM-AL FAHEM: Israeli Arab men pray during a protest after a student was killed in a reported police shootout in this northern Arab-Israeli town on Friday. —AFPUMM AL-FAHM, Israel: Hundreds of Arab Israelis demonstrated Friday in northern Israel after a student was killed in a reported police shootout this week, an AFP reporter said.Protesters defied coronavirus restrictions on gatherings to demonstrate in front of the police station in the...
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Kuwait lists 1,786 new COVID cases in two days
Over 300 new patients entered hospital in one day Zero deaths yesterday, two on FridayKUWAIT: Kuwait reported 846 positive coronavirus cases yesterday, one day after it reported 940 new cases on Friday, bringing total infections to 170,036. Meanwhile, total deaths stood at 964 yesterday as two new fatalities were reported Friday and zero deaths yesterday.The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital reached 7,979 as of yesterday, including 70 in...
KUWAIT: Vehicles pass by Kuwait flags on a roundabout in Salmiya yesterday. National flags are raised at public places and streets around the country as Kuwait celebrates its National and Liberation days this month. —Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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KUWAIT: Vehicles pass by Kuwait flags on a roundabout in Salmiya yesterday. National flags are raised at public places and streets around the country as Kuwait celebrates its National and Liberation days this month. —Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp (left) congratulates Brighton’s English manager Graham Potter after the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on February 3, 2021. Brighton won the match 1-0. — AFP
Dias makes case for Man City defense as Liverpool struggle
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp (left) congratulates Brighton’s English manager Graham Potter after the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on February 3, 2021. Brighton won the match 1-0. — AFPLONDON: Manchester City’s dominant position at the top of the Premier League ahead of tonight’s trip to champions Liverpool has been...
AL-RAYYAN: Ahly supporters cheer during the FIFA Club World Cup second round football match between Qatar’s Duhail and Egypt’s Al-Ahly at the Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan on Thursday. — AFP
Egypt’s Ahly propelled by ‘home’ advantage at Qatar Club World Cup
AL-RAYYAN: Ahly supporters cheer during the FIFA Club World Cup second round football match between Qatar’s Duhail and Egypt’s Al-Ahly at the Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan on Thursday. — AFPDOHA: Despite playing Qatar’s Duhail a stone’s throw from their own ground, Egyptian giants Al-Ahly clearly felt they had the home advantage at the first day of the Club World Cup. Doha is home to tens of thousands of...
NEW YORK: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets reacts as he sits during a time out against the Toronto Raptors at Barclays Center on Friday in New York City. — AFP
Raptors edge Nets with Durant out twice due to COVID protocol
NEW YORK: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets reacts as he sits during a time out against the Toronto Raptors at Barclays Center on Friday in New York City. — AFPLOS ANGELES: Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 33 points as the Kuwait recorded a 123-117 win on Friday over the Brooklyn Nets, who lost forward Kevin Durant twice in the same game due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.Siakam added 11 rebounds and six assists while shooting 12...
HAWTHORNE: An Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver walks past a row of vans outside of a distribution facility in Hawthorne, California. Amazon workers at a large US distribution center will begin voting tomorrow on whether to unionize after labor regulators rejected a request by the e-commerce giant to delay the process. — AFP
Amazon warehouse workers unionization vote to move ahead
HAWTHORNE: An Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver walks past a row of vans outside of a distribution facility in Hawthorne, California. Amazon workers at a large US distribution center will begin voting tomorrow on whether to unionize after labor regulators rejected a request by the e-commerce giant to delay the process. — AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Amazon workers at a large US distribution center will begin voting tomorrow on whether to unionize after...
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (right) plays a shot as South Africa’s wicketkeeper captain Quinton de Kock (left) watches during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi yesterday. — AFP
South African spinners push Pakistan in second Test tussle
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (right) plays a shot as South Africa’s wicketkeeper captain Quinton de Kock (left) watches during the third day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi yesterday. — AFPRAWALPINDI: George Linde took three wickets and Keshav Maharaj two as South Africa and Pakistan wrestled for advantage on the third day of their second Test in...
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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP
Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding
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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah presides over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. – KUNA
Only Kuwait banner and anthem are allowed in state functions
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Weaver ant or green ant carry their injured companion.
Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives, research finds
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KASGANJ, India: Sudha (center), mother of a victim who died in a stampede during a sermon in Hathras of India's Uttar Pradesh state, mourns at her residence in Kasganj on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
Terror, ‘chaos’ as India’s deadliest stampede in a decade kills 121