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Kuwait Info. Min., Mauritanian Culture Min. discuss coop.
Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi discussed on Wednesday with his Mauritanian counterpart Al-Hussein Madou ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields.
The Minist…
Israeli forces stop construction work on second floor of Kisan Village Council in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM: The Israeli occupation forces stopped on Wednesday construction work on the second floor of the Kisan Village Council, east of Bethlehem.
The Secretary of the Fatah Movement in Kisan, Ahmed Ghazal, said that an occupation army force storme…
Lebanese Health Min.: Pager explosion death toll rises to 12
Lebanon’s Health Minister Firas Abiad announced on Wednesday that the death toll from the handheld pager explosions, which rocked the country yesterday, has risen to 12, including two children, with between 2,750 and 2,800 injured, including 300 in c…
Kuwait’s August trade surplus with Japan up 15 pct
Kuwait’s trade surplus with Japan widened 15.0 percent from a year earlier to JPY 76.9 billion (USD 521 million) in August, up for the first time in two months buoyed by strong exports, government data showed on Wednesday.
Kuwait stayed in black ink…
Gaza death toll from Israel’s deadly aggression surpasses 41,272
GAZA: The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now surged to 41,272, medical sources confirmed on Wednesday.
Sources added that at least 95,551 others have also been injured in the…
From newsroom to village… Gammadda initiative changing lives in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, a country with its fair share of socio-economic challenges, has found hope in grassroots movements like the Gammadda initiative.
Launched by News 1st in 2014, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Gammadda started as a modest effort to …
Japan, UAE to launch FTA negotiations
Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have decided to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa announced Wednesday. In a press conference, minister Kamikawa expressed hope of “concluding an ambi…
Weather: Slight rise in temperature, partially cloudy conditions
RAMALLAH: Weather on Wednesday in Palestine is expected to be partially cloudy in most areas with a slight rise in temperature, which remains a bit below its annual average, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department.
A slight chance of s…
CBK slashes discount rate by 25 basis points to 4 percent
In light of its vigilant monitoring of the domestic and international economic developments and the end of the monetary tightening cycle initiated since March 2022 at most of global central banks, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kuwait …
Kuwait’s Amir offers condolences to Portugal over wildfire victims
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of condolences to Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa In the cable, His Highness the Amir expressed sincere condolences and sympathy for the victims of the fires tha…
