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H.E. Sheikha Altaf Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Patron and Chairperson of Al Sadu House, and H.E. Mr. Ajai Malhotra, Ambassador of India, inaugurated an Exhibition of Indian Hand-Woven Textiles and of Madhubani Folk Art at Al-Sadu House on November 9. Speaking...
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As Iran's Parliament (Majlis) prepares to discuss a recently-passed IAEA resolution against Tehran, uncertainty surrounds the future of the country's cooperation with the nuclear watchdog. On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed a...
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ARAFAT/RIYADH: All Kuwaiti pilgrims have settled on Mount Arafat joining other faithful of different nationalities for the peak of the pilgrimage rituals, a Kuwaiti official said yesterday. Roumi Al-Roumi, in charge of hajj affairs at the Ministry of Awqa...
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Iraq is likely to postpone its general elections, supposed to be held in January, as the parliament still struggles to reach an agreement over an electoral law. Parliament Speaker Iyad al-Samarrai ruled out the possibility of holding parliamentary electi...
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Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog has warned that an IAEA resolution passed against the country's nuclear work will only introduce tension to the "spirit of cooperation." The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday passed a new resoluti...
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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade have discussed the ways to develop bilateral ties. The two sides also discussed the latest regional and international developments in a private meeting. After the meeting...
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BAGHDAD: President Jalal Talabani and Shi''ite Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi signed the latest draft election law today, leaving only the widely expected veto from Sunni Vice President Tareq AlـHashemi in the way of its formal passage.But even if they m...
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BELGRADE: Prime Minister HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived yesterday in the Serbian capital on a two-day official visit. He was met at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport by his Serbian counterpart Mirko Cvetkovic and other Serb ministers...
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KUWAIT: On the occasion of the Islamic Eid AlـAdha, the Amiri Diwan announced His Highness the Amir Sheikh Jaber AlـAhmad AlـSabah''s message of congratulations to all citizens and expatriates Wednesday.The Diwan also made a similar congratulatory stat...
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DUBAI - The government of Dubai said on Wednesday it has raised five billion dollars in a new bonds issue as part of its 20-billion-dollar bond programme launched earlier this year.The second tranche of the bonds was fully and equally subscribed by two Ab...
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TEHRAN – Iran could consider sending its low-enriched uranium abroad, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, signalling a possible softening of its opposition to a plan aimed at easing Western concern over its nuclear ambitions.A Foreign Ministry spokesman,...
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SARAJEVO: Kuwait and Bosnia signed two agreements Tuesday, on sidelines of a state visit by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad AlـAhmad AlـSabah. Sheikh Nasser held official talks with Chairman of the Bosnian Presidency Concil Zeljko...
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An estimated 2.5 million have converged on Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage, as workers toil round the clock to complete construction projects to avoid stampedes.All of this year’s pilgrims were due in the holy city by the end of Tuesday to begin th...
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Foreign residents leaving Kuwait will have to present a clearance certificate indicating that they have paid their water and electricity bills before they are allowed to travel, a Kuwaiti daily has reported.According to Awan, the interior ministry has ask...
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KUWAIT CITY: The gap between locals and expatriates in the GCC workforce has remained huge with the expatriates recording a dominating presence in virtually all job categories, according to a report by TalentRepublic.net, a regional recruitment company. T...
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VATICAN CITY/SARAJEVO: Pope Benedict XVI yesterday met visiting Kuwaiti Prime Minister HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the Vatican. Warmly welcomed by the Pope following a red-carpet reception, the premier delivered him a letter from HH ...
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Kuwait plans to set aside a special port to receive imports of Iranian goods, the Kuwaiti prime minister has announced. "All Kuwaiti doors will be open to imports of Iranian products, and there will be a special port for the entry of Iranian products," I...
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JEDDAH: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi discussed shared concerns over Iran''s nuclear program and recent clashes on the SaudiـYemeni border in talks late Saturday with Saudi King Abdullah, official media reported. The two leaders also discusse...
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KUWAIT: Five Subiya power station workers were injured over the weekend when the external structure of a huge boiler cover exploded. "The injured were transferred to the hospital for medical treatment. The extent of their actual injuries was not specified...
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TEHRAN: Iran and Kuwait pledged to boost economic cooperation and bilateral ties yesterday during the first visit to Tehran by a prime minister from the Gulf US ally in more than 30 years. Kuwaiti Prime Minister HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sa...
