Новости за 28.12.2019

KUWAIT: The Adailiya water towers, which are part of a network of 31 towers distributed around Kuwait. – Photo by Abdullah Al-Muhareb (KUNA)

GENEVA: Iran summoned Kuwait’s envoy in Tehran yesterday to protest about Kuwaiti officials meeting a representative of a “terrorist group” and hosting an “anti-Iranian” meeting, Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement on its website. The ministry did not provide any more details about the group concerned or about which Kuwaiti officials had met the […]

MOGADISHU: A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu yesterday, leaving at least 78 people dead, many of them university students, in Somalia’s deadliest attack in two years. The blast occurred at a busy intersection southwest of the Somali capital where the presence of a security checkpoint and a tax office often […]

KUWAIT: Some 300 volunteers planted, in only two hours yesterday, up to 5,000 tree saplings in Al-Abdaliya natural reserve west of Kuwait City, in the latest effort to beautify Kuwait and improve the climate. Dr Ameera Al-Hassan, Director of UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Program), said in a statement to the press the saplings were […]

Elvis Presley may have been the advance guard, but young Iraqis own it – protesters in Baghdad sport slicked styles and rockabilly haircuts, a testament to their unyielding rebel spirit. “The revolution has changed everything,” said Qassem, nearly three months into a popular movement that seeks to unseat Iraq’s highly dysfunctional political establishment. “Now, it […]

Canada’s national public broadcaster confirmed Thursday it had cut out US President Donald Trump’s cameo from the movie “Home Alone 2”, but said after a social media outcry that the edit was made before he was elected. When the CBC recently aired the 1992 Christmas film, some viewers and Canadian media outlets noticed Trump’s scene […]

LONDON: Everton’s renaissance under Carlo Ancelotti continued as Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s double earned a 2-1 win at Newcastle, whilst Brighton and Watford secured big wins in their battle to avoid relegation. Ancelotti’s reign at Goodison Park got off to a flying start thanks Calvert-Lewin’s winner against Burnley on Boxing Day and the in-form England under-21 international […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah participated in many events and sponsored others throughout 2019, while also attending major conferences. The following are major events related to His Highness the Amir in 2019: January 15: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended Kuwait international anti-corruption conference […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait continued its humanitarian efforts and activities last week in different parts of the world met by applauds from senior officials and organizations. In Kuwait, newly elected United Nations General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s UN humanitarian leader accolade was “well-deserved” due to the […]