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Ambassador urges Indians to strictly follow COVID regulations, get vaccinated
By Sajeev PeterKUWAIT: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George yesterday inaugurated the Indian Embassy's three BLS International outsourcing centers for consular, passport and visa services in Sharq, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh (Abbasiya) and Fahaheel. In an online address on Sunday, the ambassador briefed members of the Indian community on the new centers. It was followed by a detailed presentation on the new facilities by Dr Vinod Gaikwad, First...
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Last seven years 'warmest on record' globally, says EU
PARIS: The last seven years have been the hottest on record globally "by a clear margin", the European Union's climate monitoring service reported yesterday, as it raised the alarm over sharp increases in record concentrations of methane in the atmosphere.Countries around the world have been blasted by a relentless assault of weather disasters linked to global warming in recent years, including record-shattering wildfires across Australia and...
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Djokovic wins visa battle, wants to play
MELBOURNE: Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic said yesterday he was hoping to still compete in the Australian Open, hours after winning a stunning victory over the Australian government in his visa battle. The ruling overturned the cancellation of Djokovic's visa on COVID-19 health grounds, and ended the unvaccinated player's detention in an immigration facility, potentially clearing the way for him to play in the tournament that starts next...
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9 kids among 19 killed in New York fire
NEW YOEK: Nine children were among at least 19 people killed and dozens injured when a fire tore through a high-rise apartment building in New York on Sunday in one of America’s worst residential fires in recent memory. At least 200 firefighters responded to the blaze, which broke out just before 11:00 am (1600 GMT) on the second and third floors of a 19-storey building in The Bronx.Witnesses reported seeing trapped residents screaming for...
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Uganda ends world’s longest school closure
KAMPALA: Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure yesterday, ordering millions of students back to the classroom nearly two years after learning was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Students poured through school gates that had been shuttered in March 2020 when COVID-19 swept the globe, greeting teachers and friends after 83 weeks outside the classroom.“I am so happy because I was missing school, my teachers, my friends...
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Syria's Assad regime on trial in Europe
PARIS: A growing number of cases are being brought in Europe, and especially Germany, against loyalists of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime on accusations of state-sponsored torture. In the latest case, a court in the German city of Koblenz is set on Thursday to rule on the case of former Syrian intelligence agent, Anwar Raslan, who is accused of crimes against humanity, for which prosecutors are demanding a life sentence.In February...
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Iraq assembly holds fiery first session
BAGHDAD: Iraq's new parliament held a heated inaugural session Sunday, three tense months after legislative elections won by Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the likely kingmaker of the next government. Sadr, 47, who once led an anti-US militia and who has a large and dedicated following, is expected to have the key say in who will serve as the next prime minister, a post now held by Mustafa al-Kadhemi.Sunday saw the swearing in of the 329 members of...
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India begins booster campaign as cases soar
NEW DELHI: India began a COVID-19 booster shot campaign for frontline workers and vulnerable people aged 60 and above yesterday as authorities grapple with a rapidly escalating outbreak driven by the Omicron variant. Daily case numbers are approaching the enormous figures seen last year, when thousands died each day and workers maintained round-the-clock funeral pyres for the mass cremation of virus victims.Nearly 180,000 new infections were...
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Afghan baby lost in US airlift chaos reunited with family
KABUL: A baby lost during the chaotic evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans at Kabul airport has been reunited with his relatives after five months, his elated grandfather has said. The boy's father handed two-month-old Sohail Ahmadi to a foreign soldier among jostling crowds desperate to flee the Taleban after the Islamists seized the capital in mid-August.The pair were separated, and what happened next is unclear-but taxi driver Hamid...
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US comedian and 'Full House' star Bob Saget found dead aged 65
Bob Saget, the US comedian who delighted millions as the star of television's "Full House" in the 1980s and 1990s, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 65. "We are devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today," Saget's family said in a statement published by People magazine."He was everything to us and we want you to know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with...
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MoH reports over 16,500 COVID cases since Jan 1
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The ministry of health yesterday reported 2,999 new coronavirus cases, the highest number ever on a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic. This number is greatly larger than the number of cases reported in the three months between Sept 15 and Dec 15, during which only around 2,500 cases were reported, according to official figures. This shows the intensity of the disease in the current wave.As many as 16,800 new cases...
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164 dead, nearly 6,000 held in Kazakh unrest
ALMATY: More than 150 people have died and almost 6,000 have been arrested in Kazakhstan following violent riots in Central Asia’s largest country this week, media reported yesterday citing the health ministry. The energy-rich nation of 19 million people has been rocked by a week of upheaval, with a number of foreigners detained over the unrest. At least 164 people were killed in the riots, including 103 in the largest city Almaty, which saw...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP
Stampede at India religious event kills 116
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators