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KUWAIT: Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider speaks to Kuwait Times. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Pakistan, Kuwait very proactive in addressing the pandemic: Ambassador

KUWAIT: Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider speaks to Kuwait Times. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Various ambassadors in Kuwait were interviewed by Kuwait Times to learn more about their local traditions and culture during Ramadan. We also asked about the current coronavirus situation in their respective countries and how they are handling and reacting to this pandemic. The following are excerpts from Kuwait...

KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Majdi Al-Dhefeeri meets head of European Union Delegation to Kuwait Cristian Tudor. - KUNA photosn

Kuwait Deputy FM, EU Ambassador discuss regional, int'l issues

KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Majdi Al-Dhefeeri meets head of European Union Delegation to Kuwait Cristian Tudor. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Majdi Al-Dhefeeri met with head of European Union Delegation to Kuwait Cristian Tudor yesterday and discussed regional and international developments, as well as bilateral ties.Dhefeeri also had similar discussions during a meeting with Italian Ambassador to Kuwait Carlo...

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DHAMAN provides healthcare services during partial curfew

Dr Fatema BendhafariKUWAIT: Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN) reiterated its congratulations to all citizens and residents of Kuwait on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, announcing an update in the working hours of its primary healthcare centers as DHAMAN continues providing a range of medical services during the partial curfew throughout this holy month.DHAMAN noted that its Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) in Hawally and...

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PAAET College of Nursing obtains ACEN academic accreditation

KUWAIT: The College of Nursing at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) has obtained the academic accreditation for the bachelor of nursing program from the American Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), valid for five years ending in 2025. The Dean of the College, Dr Ali Al-Hajraf, said the College of Nursing is the first college of PAAET to obtain academic accreditation for all of its programs, as...

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Kuwait supports Saudi ban

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry expressed full support to Saudi Arabia decision to ban the entry of vegetables and fruits imports from Lebanon due to their exploitation by drug smugglers.In a statement, the Ministry stated the Saudi sovereign decision comes within the framework of the Kingdom's keenness to prevent illegal drugs from entering its lands and to protect Saudi citizens from it.The ministry concluded its statement by calling on...

Yemenis displaced by the conflict in the country live in temporary mountain dwellings in the northwestern Al-Azhour range near the Saudi border. - AFPn

Yemen rebels advance on Marib

Yemenis displaced by the conflict in the country live in temporary mountain dwellings in the northwestern Al-Azhour range near the Saudi border. - AFPDUBAI: Yemen's Houthi rebels have made important gains in the battle for the government's last northern stronghold, advancing close to the center of Marib city despite heavy casualties, military sources said yesterday. The rebels have taken full control of the northwest Kassara battlefield and made...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden participates in the virtual Leaders' Summit on Climate Session 5: The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action from the White House in Washington, DC, as US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (left) looks on. President Joe Biden has hit some big targets in 100 days, starting with an epic effort to pull the United States from its COVID-19 nightmare, but headaches lie ahead. - AFPn

Quiet, calm and going big: Joe Biden's first 100 days

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden participates in the virtual Leaders' Summit on Climate Session 5: The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action from the White House in Washington, DC, as US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (left) looks on. President Joe Biden has hit some big targets in 100 days, starting with an epic effort to pull the United States from its COVID-19 nightmare, but headaches lie ahead. - AFPWASHINGTON: The daily...

CHENNAI: A partially deserted road is seen during the Sunday lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the CCOVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai yesterday.-AFPn

New Delhi extends lockdown as India cases hit new record

CHENNAI: A partially deserted road is seen during the Sunday lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the CCOVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai yesterday. - AFPNEW DELHI: India's capital New Delhi yesterday extended its lockdown as the country's COVID-19 crisis grew with infections and deaths hitting record highs. The announcement came as the healthcare system struggled to cope with the huge surge, with reports of severe oxygen...

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Apple moving forward on app privacy

SAN FRANCISCO: An update to the software powering some billion iPhones around the world kicks in today with an enhanced privacy feature critics fear will roil the internet advertising world. Apple will begin requiring app makers to tell users what tracking information they want to gather and get permission to do so, displaying what have been referred to as "privacy nutrition labels".The move by Apple, which has been in the works for months, has...

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Lebanon launches first electric car

KHALDEH, Lebanon: Palestinian members of the Al-Quds association flash the victory sign as they pose by the "Quds Rise", the first ever electric car produced in Lebanon, during an unveiling ceremony in south of the capital Beirut on Saturday. - AFP photosBEIRUT: A Lebanon-made electric car made its debut Saturday, the first time the Mediterranean country has manufactured an automobile, despite struggling amid a dire economic crisis with frequent...

GUANYUN, China: This photo taken on March 25, 2021 shows a worker sewing at a lingerie factory in this county, some 50 km from Lianyungang in China's northeastern Jiangsu province. - AFP n

Farming region in China becomes 'lingerie capital'

GUANYUN, China: This photo taken on March 25, 2021 shows a worker sewing at a lingerie factory in this county, some 50 km from Lianyungang in China's northeastern Jiangsu province. - AFPGUANYUN, China: Americans like their lingerie to be risque, Europeans prefer it more classy, and Chinese remain a bit shy but are opening up. But the biggest order of all came from North Korea. So goes the street-corner discussion in Guanyun, a sleepy coastal...

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Greensill: Main personalities linked to scandal

David CameronLONDON: The collapse of Greensill Capital has sparked a political scandal in Britain and cast a light on a shadowy world of finance. Outlined below are the main political and financial personalities caught up in the affair:David CameronFormer British prime minister David Cameron, who resigned his premiership after backing the losing horse in the 2016 Brexit referendum, is the biggest name dragged into the scandal. An advisor to...

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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP

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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP

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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

‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation