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'Significant increase' in Philippine helpers' recruitment costs
KUWAIT: The arrival of Filipino domestic helpers has been accelerated lately, as demand for them is high, which has led to a significant rise in recruitment costs. Sources told Al-Rai daily the cost of bringing a helper from the Philippines ranges between KD 1,400 to KD 1,600, including KD 890 to be paid to the recruitment office, and the rest goes to pay for institutional quarantine, PCR tests and airfare. All these costs are borne by the...
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Pumping gas from joint zone to Kuwait underway
KUWAIT: Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) announced yesterday the start of operating the first pipeline from Al-Khafji joint zone to Kuwait. Light gas is transported via the pipeline, which is of a 24 million cubic feet capacity, to networks of Kuwait Oil Company.KGOC said in a statement that operating the pipeline would boost optimum use of the petroleum resources in the joint zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and meet local needs for gas,...
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Kuwaiti firefighters participates in putting out fires in Turkey
ISTANBUL: The Kuwaiti firefighting team, with all its equipment, continues to participate in controlling the current situation in the areas affected by forest fires in Turkey. Lt Col Abdullah Al-Saleem, the general coordinator of the team, said in a statement to the press that the Kuwaiti firefighters are in the state of Mugla and are currently coordinating with the Turkish Crisis and Emergency Department to distribute tasks to help put out the...
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Kuwaiti official opens GCC meeting on human rights
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Majdi Al-Dhafiri inaugurated yesterday the coordination meeting for human rights' apparatuses in the Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Ambassador Dhafiri has addressed the conferees, underlining that the GCC countries place the issue of human rights among the significant affairs.He also underlined significance of coordination among the relevant authorities in the GCC countries to emit "the...
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Kuwait celebrates Int'l Youth Day
KUWAIT: Kuwait and the rest of the world celebrate today the International Youth Day under the theme "Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health." In this context, Director General of Kuwait's Public Authority for Youth Dr Mishal Al-Rubaie said yesterday that Kuwait's 2035 vision targets investing in the power of youth and human resources, and the authority has several schemes as a main part of the country's...
SANTA MONICA,US: In this file photo a shopper pays for oranges in a citrus tent at the West LA Farmer's Market in Santa Monica, California. - AFPn
Wages rise in US as companies scramble for staff amid crunch
SANTA MONICA,US: In this file photo a shopper pays for oranges in a citrus tent at the West LA Farmer's Market in Santa Monica, California. - AFPWASHINGTON: An acute labor crunch amid the coronavirus pandemic is boosting US wages, with many large chains now paying $15 an hour, a minimum level long sought by Democrats and labor activists. The disruption of COVID-19 has led to record job openings, but also millions of unemployed workers, some of...
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Dubai airport passenger volumes slump 40% in first half of 2021
DUBAI: Dubai International Airport reported yesterday a 41 percent drop in traffic in the first half of 2021, but said it anticipates "robust growth" after the easing of travel restrictions. The number of passengers that passed through the world's largest airport for international travel fell to 10.6 million in the first six months of 2021, according to a statement from the Dubai Media Office.In the first quarter of last year, the airport had...
FAIRFAX, US: Cars drive past construction workers along Interstate Highway 66 in Fairfax, Virginia, yesterday.-AFPn
Win for Biden as Senate passes infrastructure bill
FAIRFAX, US: Cars drive past construction workers along Interstate Highway 66 in Fairfax, Virginia, yesterday. - AFPWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden hailed the Senate passage Tuesday of a "historic" $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, celebrating a major bipartisan win on a plan he vowed would "transform America." By funding work on roads, bridges and ports, as well as clean water and high-speed internet, Biden said the bill-which still...
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi salutes supporters gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium after his first official press conference as a PSG player in Paris yesterday. (Inset) Messi speaks at a press conference during his unveiling at PSG's stadium in Paris. - AFPn
Messi sets sights on Champions League 'dream' after PSG unveiling
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi salutes supporters gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium after his first official press conference as a PSG player in Paris yesterday. (Inset) Messi speaks at a press conference during his unveiling at PSG's stadium in Paris. - AFPPARIS: Lionel Messi has set his sights on more Champions League glory after being unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player yesterday as hundreds of...
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Sancho, Varane arrivals raise expectations for Solskajer at Manchester United
Ole Gunnar SolskjaerMANCHESTER: Manchester United ended last season with disappointment on the field and uprising among their support off it, but the rancor has dissipated as two major signings have allowed the Red Devils to look ahead to the new campaign with renewed confidence. Jadon Sancho's arrival at Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund was a drawn out saga two years in the making, but United moved quickly to secure Raphael Varane from Real...
LOS ANGELES: (From left) General manager Rob Pelinka, Russell Westbrook and head coach Frank Vogel of the Los Angeles Lakers pose for a picture during a press conference at Staples Center on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California. - AFPn
Westbrook says Lakers role to 'make game easy' for James
LOS ANGELES: (From left) General manager Rob Pelinka, Russell Westbrook and head coach Frank Vogel of the Los Angeles Lakers pose for a picture during a press conference at Staples Center on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Star guard Russell Westbrook says his role with his new Los Angeles Lakers teammates will be simple -- and it includes making things easier for superstar LeBron James. The Lakers landed the Westbrook in a...
KUWAIT: Abdullah Al-Rashidi (second left) shows off his bronze medal during a ceremony the Kuwait Shooting Federation held on Tuesday to honor him following his return from Tokyo, Japan where he participated in the 2020 Olympics. - KUNAn
Kuwait Shooting Federation honors Olympic medalist
KUWAIT: Abdullah Al-Rashidi (second left) shows off his bronze medal during a ceremony the Kuwait Shooting Federation held on Tuesday to honor him following his return from Tokyo, Japan where he participated in the 2020 Olympics. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Federation honored Olympic bronze medalist Abdullah Al-Rashidi and the delegation that took part in Tokyo 2020 Olympics. On the sideline of the ceremony Tuesday, the Federation's Head Duaij...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
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