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French President calls for avoiding war in Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday on all parties to work to “avoid war” in the Middle East, expressing his “deep” concern following a series of explosions in Lebanon.
The French BFM news station quoted the Elysee Palace as saying t…
Social Affairs Minister: all services to be digitalized
Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs Dr. Amthal Al-Huwaila said Wednesday that the ministry focuses on digitalizing all its services as per the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
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OIC welcomes UNGA resolution on ending Israel occupation
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed on Wednesday the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) adoption of a historic resolution demanding Israeli occupation to end its unlawful presence in the Palestinian territories within one year.
In a sta…
Int’l tourist arrivals hit 96 pct of pre-pandemic levels through July ’24
A UN specialized agency reported that the international tourism bounced back to 96 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the seven months through July 2024, driven by strong demand in Europe and the re-opening of markets in Asia and the Pacific.
Accordi…
Kuwait’s charity lays cornerstone of hospital E. Yemen
Kuwait’s Sheikh Abdullah Al Nouri Charity Society has laid a cornerstone to set up and equip a Kuwaiti-funded public hospital in Seiyun city in Hadhramout, east of Yemen, as part of “Kuwait is by your side” campaign.
In a news statement made on Thur…
UN experts: recent blasts on Lebanon, Syria violate int’l law
UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned the ‘malicious manipulation’ of thousands of electronic pagers and radios to explode simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, calling them “terrifying” violations of international law.
In a statement issued …
Lufthansa extends flights’ suspension to Beirut, Tehran, Tel Aviv
The German air carrier Lufthansa declared on Thursday extending the suspension of flights to and from the airports of Beirut, Tehran and Tel Aviv, citing security conditions in the Middle East.
The Frankfurt-headquartered airlines said in a statemen…
Interior Ministry: Deadline of biometric fingerprinting before before Sept. 30
The Ministry of Interior called on citizens on Thursday to quickly do biometric fingerprinting before the deadline ends on September 30, 2024.
“(Issuance of) Civil cards and all government and banking transactions will be suspended for those who do …
Lebanese health minister: 37 people died in “cyber attacks
Lebanese MinIster of Health Dr. Firas Al-Abyad declared on Thursday that 37 people died and 2,931 others were injured in the wave of blasts in wireless communication devices that rocked the country over the past two days.
Dr. Al-Abyad, speaking at a…
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th globally, 1st in Arab world on Artificial Intelligence Index
Saudi Arabia achieved the 14th place globally and the first in the Arab world in the Global Artificial Intelligence Index approved by the United Nations, represented by the Advisory Board for Artificial Intelligence.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) rep…
