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SHARE A Kuwaiti defendant accused of killing a local woman denied wrongdoing on Tuesday as his court case was postponed until the end of the month. Farah Hamza Akbar was murdered and her body was left outside a hospital in eastern Kuwait last month. She was killed despite pleas from her family to authorities to provide protection for her, after she had been subjected to a campaign of threatening harassment. Her death sparked anger among Kuwaitis who are now demanding greater protection for wom...

The Latest: UN chief wants halt to Israeli-Gaza escalation JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it’s widening its military campaign: UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is demanding an immediate halt to the “spiraling escalation” in Israeli-Palestinian violence. A spokesman says the United Nations “is working with all relevant parties to de-...

The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza May 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 29 1of29Protesters from IHH, a Turkish pro-Islamic organization chant anti-Israel slogans during a rally outside Israels consulate in Istanbul, early Monday, May 10, 2021, in support of Palestinians in the latest round of violence in Jerusalem. Dozens of Palestinians were wounded in violent confrontations with police in Jerusalem overnight from Saturday to Sunday. On Friday, more than 200 ...

Highlighting Troubling Regularity of Targeted Attacks in Iraq, Top United Nations Official Briefs Security Council on Pre-election Landscape Format SC/14517 Five months away from national elections in Iraq — a milestone event in the country’s young democracy — violent attacks against both civilian and military targets continue with “troubling” regularity, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, as delegates called for continued vigilance against...

Kuwait bids farewell to late ruler as new emir takes over 1517265 SHARE KUWAIT: Kuwait on Wednesday laid to rest late ruler Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad al Sabah, a Gulf Arab elder statesman who helped steer his nation through some of the region’s most turbulent decades, in funeral rites closed to the public due to COVID-19 concerns. His successor and brother, Emir Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad al Sabah, 83, headed the rites after being sworn in at parliament, pledging to work for the Op...

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Kuwait City: After more than two months of daily COVID-19 cases surpassing 1,000, on Sunday Kuwait recorded 992 a decrease compared to past two-months. There has also been a decrease in Intensive Care Units (ICU) patients, 210 on Sunday, compared to a month ago where the average was around 250. In addition, on Friday Kuwait recorded the lowest percentage of positive cases to swabs conducted bringing it to 12.59 per cent compared to the 16 per cent average of the past month. Last week, Dr. Khale...

Iran and the GCC: Prospects for a Grand Reconciliation by Sharmine Narwani (source: Cairo Review) Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Mired in turmoil from the Levant to the Persian Gulf, on the surface, the Middle East’s future has rarely looked this bleak. There is, however, an inherent value in hitting rock bottom, and that is the prospect of remaking it all from scratch. But to do so, there needs to be a unique constellation of actors, incentives, alliances, and opportunity. Today, that critical ...

Messenger KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Securitymen affiliated to the Mubarak Al-Kabeer governorate, in coordination with the Kuwait Municipality, administratively closed two cafés inside the Qurain market which were doing business during the curfew period. They were caught serving sheesha to customers. The outside doors of the cafés were closed to hoodwink the security authorities. The employees and customers have been referred to the concerned authorities. They have been charged with violating the c...

‘Shortage in drilling operations’ KUWAIT CITY, May 10: The CEO of the Kuwait Oil Company, Imad Al-Sultan, has requested the Director of the Directorate- General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Yusef Al-Fawzan, to allow 4,054 employees working for the Kuwait Oil Company, and those working for non-Kuwaiti contractors and are stranded outside the country due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and according to instructions issued by the Ministry of Health. Al-Sultan said in the request, a copy ...