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No COVID patients in Jaber Hospital's pediatric wards
KUWAIT: Pediatrician consultant at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital Dr Danah Al-Haqan announced doctors have discharged the last child who was staying in the hospital after being infected with COVID-19, nothing that the child is in good condition. "The pediatric wards were receiving cases daily at the start of the pandemic, but now the last child was discharged," Dr Haqan said in a statements published by Al-Anbaa Arabic daily.She called upon the public...
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Union warns of 'increase in helpers' Escape' rates
KUWAIT: Head of domestic help offices union Khaled Al-Dakhnan warned against licensed offices that are leased to employees there who allegedly encourage domestic helpers to escape from their sponsors to work by the hour, which is more profitable for the helpers and office, but is illegal, he explained. The only person affected by helper's escape is the sponsor, he said, expressing regret that the penalty against those harboring absconders, which...
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Audit report warns of power shortage next summer
KUWAIT: The latest State Audit Bureau report warned of the possibility of a shortage in power production during 2022 and 2023 of up to 1,000 megawatts because of the ministry's postponement in 2019 of projects to meet the demand for power and water until 2035, Al-Rai Arabic daily reported yesterday.The report said a ministerial committee gave several recommendations to avoid the shortage, but some were not implemented so far. The ministry plan...
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Kuwait's Bohra community attend condolences session
Sheikh Yahia BadriKUWAIT: A condolences session was held at Al-Burhani Center of the Bohra Islamic Community in Kuwait recently, in the presence of Bohra community members residing in Kuwait. Representative of His Holiness Sultan of the Bohra Community, Sheikh Yahia Badri, gave a sermon starting with due praises to Allah Almighty, and praying for peace and blessings be upon His Messenger and His Family members.He recalled the good manners and...
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Fire guts car, damages wedding hall in Mangaf
KUWAIT: Firemen put out a blaze that gutted a vehicle in Mangaf yesterday, while flames also damaged a nearby wedding hall. Mangaf and Fahaheel firemen rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call reporting that a vehicle parked near a wedding hall in Mangaf was on fire.They were able to put out the blaze as no human injuries were reported, Kuwait Fire Force said, noting that an investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the fire.
KUWAIT: Pigeons wash up to escape the heat at a park in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn
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KUWAIT: Pigeons wash up to escape the heat at a park in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Kuwait reports 256new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
KABUL: Taleban fighters patrol along a street in Kabul yesterday, as the Taleban moved to quickly restart the Afghan capital following their stunning takeover of Kabul and told government staff to return to work. - AFPnn
US veterans watch Afghanistan fall
KABUL: Taleban fighters patrol along a street in Kabul yesterday, as the Taleban moved to quickly restart the Afghan capital following their stunning takeover of Kabul and told government staff to return to work. - AFPWASHINGTON: A decade after returning from Afghanistan, Marc Silvestri was convinced it was time for his comrades to come home too. But watching the chaotic pullout unfold in real time has stunned the army veteran. "It's been a...
LUSAKA: President elect Hakainde Hichilema (C) waves at supporters after a press briefing at his residence in Lusaka. Zambian business tycoon and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema scored a landslide victory in bitterly-contested presidential elections. - AFPn
Southern Africa hails Zambian democracy after opposition win
LUSAKA: President elect Hakainde Hichilema (C) waves at supporters after a press briefing at his residence in Lusaka. Zambian business tycoon and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema scored a landslide victory in bitterly-contested presidential elections. - AFPLILONGWE: Southern Africa's regional bloc praised Zambia yesterday for overseeing a peaceful transition of power after a veteran opposition politician won a landslide victory at...
DOHA: File photo shows Taleban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C) leaves after signing an agreement with the United States during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha. – AFPnn
Taleban co-founder back in Afghanistan
DOHA: File photo shows Taleban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C) leaves after signing an agreement with the United States during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha. – AFPKABUL: The Taleban's co-founder returned to Afghanistan yesterday following the group's stunning takeover of the country, hours after they told government staff to return to work -- though residents reacted cautiously and few women took to the streets. Mullah...
LESBOS ISLAND, Greece: Afghan migrants hold Afghan flag as they protest over Taleban takeover of Afghanistan, on the island of Lesbos. - AFPn
In Lesbos, Afghans sing their protests at Taleban takeover
LESBOS ISLAND, Greece: Afghan migrants hold Afghan flag as they protest over Taleban takeover of Afghanistan, on the island of Lesbos. - AFPATHENS: "No to the Taleban" was the slogan heard in Sappho square on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday evening, where asylum seekers gathered for a peaceful protest against the militant Islamists' takeover of their homeland. About 200 migrants and refugees from Afghanistan-with some from Iran too-waved...
TRIPOLI: File photo shows migrants rescued off the coast of al-Khums, about 120 kilometres east of the capital, sit on the pier in Tripoli's naval base. - AFPn
Libya political upturn boosts migrant exodus
TRIPOLI: File photo shows migrants rescued off the coast of al-Khums, about 120 kilometres east of the capital, sit on the pier in Tripoli's naval base. - AFPTRIPOLI: As violence in Libya has waned this year, the number of would-be migrants to Europe intercepted so far has doubled compared to the same period of 2020, experts say. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says 20,257 people have been intercepted at sea and returned to...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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