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KUWAIT: This March 14, 2021 file photo shows empty counters at Terminal 4 of Kuwait International Airport. – KUNAn

'MUNA' system to accredit PCR tests for passengers to Kuwait

KUWAIT: This March 14, 2021 file photo shows empty counters at Terminal 4 of Kuwait International Airport. – KUNAKUWAIT: Passengers from 11 countries are required to submit a PCR test result before their arrival to Kuwait that is approved by the Medical Utility Network Accreditor (MUNA) system, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. In circulars released yesterday and Monday, all airlines operating at Kuwait International Airport were...

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Recruitment of Filipino domestic helpers to Kuwait commences April

KUWAIT: Philippine Labor Attache to Kuwait Nasser Mustafa.By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The Philippines and Kuwait have finally agreed to open the recruitment of new Filipino domestic helpers from April. "Everything has been ironed out except for a few technical issues, like the inspection of accommodations of domestic helpers to be provided by the foreign recruitment office in Kuwait, and some more briefings with the secretaries of recruitment agencies...

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Court rejects petitions against partial curfew

By B IzzakKUWAIT: The lower court yesterday rejected two petitions challenging the government's order to impose a partial curfew to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The court said the health minister is authorized by law to recommend such measures to combat the spread of serious diseases.The court however called on authorities to continuously review the restrictions and measures in a bid to establish a balance between serving public...

MANILA: A city employee disinfects a street at an informal settlers area on Tuesday. - AFP n

Philippines to shut border to foreigners

MANILA: A city employee disinfects a street at an informal settlers area on Tuesday. - AFPMANILA: The Philippines will close its border to foreigners and restrict the number of Filipinos entering the country as authorities battle to contain a spike in coronavirus infections. The temporary measures come after the number of daily cases hit a seven-month high of 5,404 on Monday and experts predict the figure could double by the end of March.Most of...

DURA: An intubated COVID-19 coronavirus disease patient receives an injection while lying in an intensive care unit of Dura Public Hospital west of Hebron on Tuesday. - AFP n

West Bank hospitals overwhelmed

DURA: An intubated COVID-19 coronavirus disease patient receives an injection while lying in an intensive care unit of Dura Public Hospital west of Hebron on Tuesday. - AFPRAMALLAH: As Israel pushes ahead with one of the world's most intense coronavirus vaccination campaigns and normality slowly returns, nearby Palestinians without access to vaccines are flooding hospitals already at breaking point. "We have reached the red line," said...

ATLANTA: People with the medical examiner's office wheel out a body on a stretcher from a massage parlor where three people were shot and killed on Tuesday. - AFP n

Asian women among 8 shot dead in Atlanta

ATLANTA: People with the medical examiner's office wheel out a body on a stretcher from a massage parlor where three people were shot and killed on Tuesday. - AFP photosATLANTA: Six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at spas around the US city of Atlanta, raising fears yesterday that it might be the most violent chapter yet in a wave of attacks on Asian-Americans. A white man is in custody on suspicion of staging all three...

SEOUL: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) talks with South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook (left) as they inspect honor guards during a welcoming ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Seoul yesterday.-AFPn

Top US envoys in Seoul to boost alliances

SEOUL: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (right) talks with South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook (left) as they inspect honor guards during a welcoming ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Seoul yesterday.-AFPSEOUL: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and top US diplomat Antony Blinken met their South Korean counterparts in Seoul yesterday to bolster a united front against an increasingly assertive China and the nuclear-armed North. The South is the...

Migrants mostly from Central America wait in line to cross the border at the Gateway International Bridge into the US from Matamoros, Mexico to Brownsville, Texas.-AFPnn

On Texas border, a new migrant rush under Biden administration

Migrants mostly from Central America wait in line to cross the border at the Gateway International Bridge into the US from Matamoros, Mexico to Brownsville, Texas.-AFPBROWNSVILLE, US: In a gusty, open-air bus depot in Brownsville, Texas, Febe Carillo-Ramos speaks easily after a journey of hundreds of miles from her home in Guatemala: for the first time in 20 days on the road, she can now move without worry. Her three-year-old son Wuermer on her...

YANGON: The mother (center) of Khant Nyar Hein reacts at his funeral in Yangon on Tuesday after the first year medical student was shot dead during a crackdown by security forces on protesters taking part in a demonstration against the military coup. ? AFPn

Myanmar's biggest town a battle zone as junta enforces martial law

YANGON: The mother (center) of Khant Nyar Hein reacts at his funeral in Yangon on Tuesday after the first year medical student was shot dead during a crackdown by security forces on protesters taking part in a demonstration against the military coup. - AFPYANGON: Plumes of smoke rose yesterday a part of Myanmar's biggest city that has turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades and security forces firing at unarmed anti-coup protesters to...

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Kuwait reports 1,504 cases, 8 deaths

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported 1,504 new coronavirus infections, taking total cases to 213,673, while eight people died, taking the death toll to 1,194. Up to 9,277 virus tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, as total PCR tests reached 1,933,173. Earlier, the health ministry confirmed the recovery of 1,452 people, as total recoveries climbed to 198,273. - KUNA

KUWAIT: Sheikh Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah (right) and Sami Al-Amer sign the deal. - KUNAnnnnn

Civil Aviation to boost navigation systems at airport

KUWAIT: Sheikh Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah (right) and Sami Al-Amer sign the deal. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation signed a deal yesterday with the Canadian Intelcan Technology System Company worth a total of KD 3.170 million ($10.1 million) to operate the newly developed third runway at Kuwait International Airport and improve its navigation systems.The contract was signed by President of the Directorate General of...

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ACK hosts virtual workshop with KIU

KUWAIT: The Health and Safety Department at the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) coordinated with the Kuwait Industries Union (KIU) to deliver a virtual training course titled 'Health and Safety at the Workplace.' The course has been delivered virtually within 'The Industrials' project by KIU; it aimed to train and qualify fresh graduates to work within the industrial sector, and equip them with a variety of tools and skills in different areas...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait army alert, govt prepared

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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.

A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates

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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP

No end in sight for UK riots

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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP

Hamas names Sinwar new chief

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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP

Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh