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KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works outlined its most significant accomplishments and upcoming strategic projects during a detailed presentation delivered on Wednesday by the ministry’s official spokesperson, Ahmad Al-Saleh, at the Government Communication Center. The briefing highlighted notable advancements in road and infrastructure maintenance, major transportation initiatives, and strengthened governance and digital transformation efforts.Al-Saleh said the ministry has executed extensive maintenance works across the country, including the paving of 9.5 million square meters of asphalt on internal roads and 5.5 million square meters on highways. These efforts fall under 12 internal road maintenance contracts and six highway maintenance contracts currently…

The two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot in Washington on Wednesday were among more than 2,000 troops deployed to the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting mission that involved taking over the local police department. The president quickly ordered 500 more National Guard members to the city after the shooting. The members were shot about two blocks from the White House. Officials said they were hospitalized in critical condition. Washington’s mayor said they were victims of a ”targeted shooting.”Here’s a look at the National Guard’s presence in Washington:Trump declared a public safety…

Every year, Lebanese wait with excited anticipation for the capital city’s Christmas installation, which sees downtown Beirut lit up with fairy lights, illuminated signage and evergreen decorations. But when this year’s display was unveiled last week, what is usually a celebratory tradition where locals flock to the area to meet friends and take pictures sparked confusion and debate online. The decorations depart slightly from the style of Beirut’s previous Christmas installations, featuring intricate geometric light structures in colourful arches. While some praised what they called an artistically ambitious and original idea, others likened the designs to Islamic artistic motifs or Ramadan displays, saying it did…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row has been released on bail Wednesday after his conviction was overturned earlier this year.Jimmie Duncan had originally been convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after prosecutors accused him of raping and drowning 23-month-old Haley Oliveaux, the daughter of his then-girlfriend Allison Layton Statham.Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Alvin Sharp threw out that conviction in April after hearing expert testimony that the forensic evidence which put Duncan behind bars was “not scientifically defensible” and that Oliveaux’s death appeared to be the result of an “accidental drowning.”…

GAZA: The Palestinian Civil Defense reported that thousands of displaced people in the Khan Younis area and the outskirts of Rafah, in southern Gaza, were trapped in their deteriorating tents due to heavy rains and severe weather conditions. The Civil Defense warned that many lacked adequate shelter and resources to cope with the disaster. In a press statement, the Civil Defense said it had received numerous urgent appeals from displaced families living in dire conditions without access to basic necessities. Authorities were called upon to intervene immediately to rescue as many people as possible. Meanwhile, the administration of the Kuwaiti…

Police in London arrested protestors opposing the ban on Palestine Action outside the High Court on Wednesday, as lawyers representing the co-founder of the group argued against the UK government’s decision to designate it a terrorist organisation.  Holding placards that read “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” and silver heat blankets, dozens stood behind the Royal Courts of Justice in Central London as the long-awaited judicial review into the UK government’s ban on the direct-action group began on Wednesday morning.  A pensioner who joined the action hosted by the group Defend Our Juries was detained by the police and…

KUWAIT/RIYADH: Acting Interior Ministry Undersecretary Maj Gen Ali Al-Adwani met on Wednesday with a delegation from the Saudi interior ministry to discuss strengthening security cooperation and exchanging expertise in the administrative and technical fields. In a press statement, the interior ministry said that Al-Adwani received Maj Gen Saleh Al-Murabba, the Saudi Interior Ministry’s Supervisor of the Civil Affairs Agency, and his accompanying delegation at the ministry’s headquarters as part of efforts to enhance joint cooperation and exchange visits between the two sides.The statement explained that the meeting addressed several topics of mutual interest, reviewed aspects of security cooperation, exchanged expertise…

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shereeda Al-Maousherji chaired a meeting on Wednesday of the committee tasked with verifying academic certificates of citizens and residents working in the public and private sectors, attended by Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Nader Al-Jallal. A statement by his office said Al-Maousherji directed the committee and its subcommittees at the Civil Service Commission, Ministry of Higher Education and Public Authority of Manpower to complete their assigned duties.The statement added Al-Maousherji praised the committee’s efforts and its follow-up with entities that have not finalized employee data, stressing…

ABU DHABI: President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received on Tuesday visiting First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Kuwait Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. The meeting touched on the close fraternal ties between the two Arabian Gulf countries and ways to strengthen cooperation across various fields to serve mutual interests and support the development aspirations of both nations, the UAE official news agency (WAM) reported. It added that discussions also covered the importance of reinforcing joint Gulf cooperation to advance the shared interests of all GCC…

DENVER (AP) — Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer from state prison to federal custody a former county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists following a request from the Trump administration, state officials said Wednesday.The Colorado Department of Corrections said it is not seeking a transfer of Tina Peters, who was convicted last year of orchestrating a scheme in Mesa County to breach voting machine data driven by false claims of fraud in the 2020 election. “Transferring an individual is an action initiated by the Colorado Department of Corrections, not an outside entity,” department spokesperson Alondra Gonzalez-Garcia…