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Today in Kuwait’s history

KUWAIT: 1977 -- Ahmad Al-Zenjibari, a renowned composer and singer, passed away at age of 60. 1991 -- US Congress granted President George Bush the green light to use force to get invading Iraqi troo...
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Kuwait Min. of Social Affairs: “Makshat 3” draws 150,000 visitors

SEOUL: Protesters take part in a demonstration against impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol near Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul on January 11, 2025. – AFP

Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in

CARACAS: Mabel Calderin ( C ), wife of Carlos Correa, director of the Venezuelan NGO ‘Espacio Publico’, speaks to the press before applying for habeas corpus at the courthouse in Caracas. – AFP

Maduro sworn in as opponents decry ‘coup,’ US hikes bounty

WASHINGTON: The remains of US President Jimmy Carter are carried by an honor guard after a State Funeral Service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2025. -- AFP

US mourns Carter at state funeral

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE: (L-R) German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin talk ahead the opening of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on January 9, 2025. – AFP

Ukraine’s leader calls for support as Trump’s return opens ‘new chapter’

Pope Francis celebrates the Holy mass of the Epiphany in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on January 6, 2025.— AFP

Pope warns about AI, fake news and 'manipulating minds'

Police officers remove an elderly resident from her home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, 2025.—AFP

Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires, lose houses as Hollywood events scrapped

HOMS: Fighters loyal to the interim Syrian government ride atop a main battle tank and in an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) during a patrol in the Zahra district of Syria's west-central city of Homs.-- AFP

South Syria fighters refuse to disarm

ALEPPO: Fighters affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army faction, patrol through a road in the northeastern Manbij region, in Aleppo province.-- AFP

Turkey threatens military action against Syrian Kurdish fighters

Police officers remove an elderly resident from her home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, 2025.—AFP

Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires, lose houses as Hollywood events scrapped

 A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people affected by deadly wildfires in Los Angeles Wednesday, as the entertainment industry screeched to a halt. The showbiz capital has been besieged by multiple o...
HOMS: Fighters loyal to the interim Syrian government ride atop a main battle tank and in an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) during a patrol in the Zahra district of Syria's west-central city of Homs.-- AFP

South Syria fighters refuse to disarm

BOSRA, Syria: Fighters in southern Syria who helped topple President Bashar Al-Assad are reluctant to disarm and disband as ordered by the country’s new rulers, their spokesman told AFP. An Islamist-led offensive ripped through Syria from the nort...
ALEPPO: Fighters affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army faction, patrol through a road in the northeastern Manbij region, in Aleppo province.-- AFP

Turkey threatens military action against Syrian Kurdish fighters

ISTANBUL: Turkey threatened to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara’s conditions for a “bloodless” transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar Al-Assad. “We will do what’s nece...
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Today in Kuwait’s history

KUWAIT: 1930 -- Chairman of the Shura Council Hamad Abdullah Al-Sager died at 59. He became chairman in 1921. 1955 -- The social affairs department issued identity cards for non-Kuwaiti civil servants, charing each one Rupee. 1967 -- Al-Sahel Sports...
WASHINGTON, DC: US Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (right) depart after the votes were counted and certified during a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on January 6, 2025. — AFP

US lawmakers certify Trump win

WASHINGTON: Congress on Monday certified US President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, a formality that was remarkable for its contrast to four years ago, when the Republican summoned a mob to Washington that ransacked the US Capitol. The pr...
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LOS ANGELES: Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. -- AFP
Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Ali Al-Asfar and a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation meet to discuss the requirements for turning Shaab and other Hawalli governorate areas into a healthy city. — KUNA
What Kuwait’s vision for expanding healthy cities means for people
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BELGRADE: This photograph shows a sign for Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIS), and the company's owner OAO Gazprom Neft outside the headquarters in Belgrade, on January 8, 2025. -- AFP
US and Britain announce sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil sector