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Kuwait churches, like mosques, eager to return to normal activities
KUWAIT: The National Evangelical Church of Kuwait. By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has officially requested the Ministry of Health to allow a return to normal activities in mosques, including allowing worshippers to be at closer proximity to each other while performing prayers. Mosques have been allowed to resume sermons and lessons, but are still adhering to social distancing guidelines during congregation...
KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwait Dive Team lift fishing nets during a cleaning campaign in this archive photo.n
Kuwait Dive Team cooperates with UNEP for cleaner waters
KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwait Dive Team lift fishing nets during a cleaning campaign in this archive photo.KUWAIT: Kuwait Dive Team of the Environmental Voluntary Foundation continuing cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme - Regional Office for West Asia, as part of the International Clean Seas Campaign. The cooperation is aimed, at the local level, at protecting and rehabilitating the marine environment, lifting waste from...
KUWAIT: Health Ministry members pose for a group photo at the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Kuwait races to vaccinated population against COVID-19
KUWAIT: Health Ministry members pose for a group photo at the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref. - Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait races to vaccinate its population against COVID-19 as the health ministry revved up its inoculation capacity to reach around 100,000 a day. The ministry had announced that vaccination witnessed a high turnout from both citizens and residents during the Hijri New Year holiday in all centers across the...
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MPs blame mismanagement by govt for record budget deficit
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday blamed what they charged as government mismanagement for a record budget deficit posted in the past fiscal year, while an opposition MP claimed the deficit was not real. The finance ministry announced at the weekend that Kuwait had posted a record budget deficit of KD 10.8 billion - the highest ever actual shortfall in Kuwait's history - in the 2020/2021 fiscal year which ended March 31.The ministry said in a...
PARIS: Argentinian football player Lionel Messi waves to supporters after he landed yesterday at Le Bourget airport. - AFP n
Messi arrives in Paris to complete move to PSG
PARIS: Argentinian football player Lionel Messi waves to supporters after he landed yesterday at Le Bourget airport. - AFPPARIS: Lionel Messi landed in Paris yesterday with the 34-year-old Argentinian superstar set to sign a deal with Paris Saint-Germain following his departure from boyhood club Barcelona. Messi arrived at Le Bourget airport to the north of the French capital around 3:30 pm and was greeted by hundreds of PSG supporters who had...
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Cuomo resigns after claims of harassment
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing possible impeachment over sexual harassment claims from 11 women and mounting pressure to quit from fellow Democrats, announced his resignation yesterday. It was a stunning reversal of fortune for the 63-year-old Cuomo, who just a year ago earned praise for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic before being engulfed in the harassment allegations and claims that he covered up the scale of deaths in...
SIDON: Lebanese wait to fill their gas cylinders in this southern city yesterday amidst a deepening economic crisis. - AFP n
Lebanese now queue up for cooking gas
SIDON: Lebanese wait to fill their gas cylinders in this southern city yesterday amidst a deepening economic crisis. - AFPBEIRUT: Lebanese lined up in long queues yesterday to stock up on cooking gas following warnings of imminent shortages, as an economic crisis eats away at supplies of basic imports. Lebanon, grappling with an economic crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the planet's worse since the mid-19th century, has been hit in...
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One out of three COVID survivors suffers mental health problems
KUWAIT: After the World Health Organization (WHO) said the effect of the coronavirus on psychological and mental health will be long-term, specialists spoke about the effects the pandemic caused on those who suffered from lockdowns, curfews and isolation of areas. The specialists who were quoted in an Al-Qabas Arabic daily report yesterday said one out of three among those who recovered faced various psychological problems, and some had...
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Filipina maid in Kuwait saved after posting Facebook appeal
KUWAIT: It did not take the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) long to act in coordination with the interior ministry after a Filipina domestic helper appealed on Facebook to rescue her from her employer, who allegedly mistreated her. The helper claimed the work she was forced to do violated rules and regulations.Concerned officials of the labor protection sector went to the location and arrested the sponsor, Al-Qabas Arabic daily reported...
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Kuwait reports 595 COVID cases, 3 deaths
KUWAIT: This picture taken on August 9, 2021 shows dates prepared for harvest on a palm tree in Kuwait. The date harvest season began earlier this week in the country. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn
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KUWAIT: This picture taken on August 9, 2021 shows dates prepared for harvest on a palm tree in Kuwait. The date harvest season began earlier this week in the country. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: In this picture taken on Monday, Taleban fighters stand along a road in this northern city that was captured by the Taleban over the weekend. - AFP n
Taleban eye full control of north Afghanistan
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: In this picture taken on Monday, Taleban fighters stand along a road in this northern city that was captured by the Taleban over the weekend. - AFPKABUL: The Taleban seized another Afghan provincial capital yesterday - the seventh in less than a week - as tens of thousands of people fled their homes in the north for the relative safety of Kabul and other centers. A provincial lawmaker told AFP the insurgents had taken Farah...
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