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Uproar over body shaming video in Kuwait
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: A locally-produced video by an online show that was posted yesterday on YouTube and reposted on other social media caused outrage in Kuwait. This video was later deleted from all social media channels after the uproar.In the video, two presenters interview a 13-year-old child, asking her embarrassing questions about her weight, including "What size do you wear - L or XL", "How many meals do you eat daily", "How much do...
KUWAIT: In this file photo, Kuwait's Health Ministry workers, wearing protective outfits, wait on the tarmac of the Kuwait international Airport to receive Kuwaitis returning from Frankfurt on March 26, 2020. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
MPs seek special session to approve frontline funding
KUWAIT: In this file photo, Kuwait's Health Ministry workers, wearing protective outfits, wait on the tarmac of the Kuwait international Airport to receive Kuwaitis returning from Frankfurt on March 26, 2020. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Ten opposition lawmakers yesterday submitted a motion demanding a special session of the National Assembly to approve a law calling for additional funds for frontline workers combating the...
RIYADH: OPEC leader Saudi Arabia and Russia have made a fragile oil alliance work during the pandemic, but their marriage of convenience could be undone as a rebounding market dredges up old tensions, analysts said. n
OPEC+ gearing for production hike from May
RIYADH: OPEC leader Saudi Arabia and Russia have made a fragile oil alliance work during the pandemic, but their marriage of convenience could be undone as a rebounding market dredges up old tensions, analysts said.LONDON: The 13 members of OPEC and 10 other oil-producing countries, including Russia, said Tuesday they would stick to an agreement for progressive production increases over three months from May given current stable prices and...
In this file photograph taken on February 26, 2012, Pakistani children play near demolition works on the compound where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was slain in the northwestern town of Abbottabad. - AFPn
As Saudi prince rises, Bin Laden empire declines
In this file photograph taken on February 26, 2012, Pakistani children play near demolition works on the compound where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was slain in the northwestern town of Abbottabad. - AFPRIYADH: Saudi Arabia's uber-wealthy Bin Laden family survived the fallout from the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US, but their fortunes nose-dived with the meteoric ascent of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A decade after the killing of...
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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dead
In this file photo, the official crew portrait of the Apollo 11 astronauts taken at the Kennedy Space center on March 30, 1969, (shown left to right) are Neil A Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Module Pilot; Edwin E "Buzz" Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot. - AFPWASHINGTON: American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died yesterday...
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No reports on forged PCR tests among passengers to Kuwait
KUWAIT: The health ministry has informed airlines and local aviation authorities that it has not received any reports of forged PCR tests among passengers who came to Kuwait since August 2020, Al-Anbaa Arabic daily reported yesterday quoting an informed source. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the source said that the ministry discusses increasing the number of approved clinics for PCR tests in several countries.Kuwait had issued a...
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1.65 million registered in Kuwait Mobile ID
KUWAIT: Around 1.65 million have so far registered in the Kuwait Mobile ID app, which the Public Authority of Civil Information believes is a good sign in its long-term plan to replace physical IDs with the digital app completely, Al-Rai Arabic daily reported yesterday. 
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ICSK Amman celebrates Earth Day
KUWAIT: Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, with the effort of UNESCO, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org including one billion people in more than 193 countries.The Indian Community School Kuwait, Amman Branch also commemorated Earth Day on April 22 this year. Various activities and assemblies were held on that day to...
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KIB infuses distinctive community initiatives into Ramadan campaign
Nawaf NajiaKUWAIT: As part of its active social commitment to play an active role within the local community beyond the scope of its financial services and solutions, Kuwait International Bank (KIB) announced the launch of its Ramadan campaign for this year. The campaign is set to kick off at the beginning of the Holy Month under the Bank's leading social responsibility program, featuring a variety of recreational, religious, social and sports...
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Man arrested with 10 kg drugs
KUWAIT: The interior ministry said the Drugs Control General Department arrested an Asian man with 10 kg of heroin and shabu from his Farwaniya home. The estimated street value of the confiscated drugs is around KD 180,000.The suspect said the drugs belong to him and another Asian man, who was deported after serving a sentence on drugs charges, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. 
MUSCAT: Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al-Busaidi (second right) receives his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif (center) upon his arrival to the Omani capital Muscat yesterday. - AFPn
Audio leak sought to sow 'discord': Rouhani
MUSCAT: Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al-Busaidi (second right) receives his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif (center) upon his arrival to the Omani capital Muscat yesterday. - AFPTEHRAN: An audiotape of Iran's top diplomat bemoaning the military's influence was leaked to sow "discord" during talks focused on reviving an international nuclear deal, President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday, after the recording...
LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking part in the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons in London yesterday.-AFPn
UK watchdog steps up probe into Johnson's apartment makeover
LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking part in the weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons in London yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Britain's Electoral Commission yesterday announced a formal probe into how Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid for a lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat, seriously escalating a...
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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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