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KUWAIT: KFH team's visit to Ministry of interior frontline workers.
KFH hails efforts of frontline heroes
KUWAIT: KFH team's visit to Ministry of interior frontline workers.KUWAIT: Continuing its ongoing commitment towards social responsibility, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) organized a visit to the heroes of the frontlines while performing their national duty. This initiative aims at recognizing their dedication to work for the service of Kuwait and the safety of its people, but also for appreciating their crucial role in the current exceptional...
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Study supports ultrasound treatment for eye pressure
Dr Yousuf Al-DhafiriBy Abdullatif SharaaKUWAIT: Ophthalmologist at the Health Ministry Dr Yousuf Al-Dhafiri said he published a study in the British Biomed medical magazine proving the efficacy of ultrasound to treat eye pressure during the cataract removal procedure. Dhafiri said in a press statement that he carried out a study with 60 patients in Kuwait - ultrasound was used during cataract removal for 30 of them, while the removal for 30...
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Birthrate fell in 2020
KUWAIT: Kuwait registered the lowest birthrate in 15 years during the "corona year", with 50,409 births in 2020, the lowest since 2005, when the number of births was 45,459. Births dropped in 2020 by 2.9 percent (1,517 births) compared to 2019, during which the number of births was 51,926. Kuwaiti births dropped in 2020 by 1.8 percent (572), with 31,295 births compared to 31,870 in 2019. Expat births dropped 4.69 percent (942) to 19,114 in 2020,...
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Wafra poultry farm closed three months as precaution
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) closed down a chicken farm in Wafra after culling birds infected with avian flu, Al-Jarida Arabic daily reported yesterday, quoting sources. According to the sources, 300,000 egg-laying birds were destroyed and the farm will remain closed as a precautionary measure for three months or until the temperature rise, which will eradicate the disease.They said teams are...
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US Dollar stable at KD 0.301
KUWAIT: The exchange rate of the US Dollar was stable at KD 0.301, and the same case was also with the Euro at KD 0.360, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said yesterday. CBK added in its daily bulletin that the British Pound Sterling also was stable at KD 0.420, same as Swiss Franc at KD 0.324, while the Japanese Yen remained at KD 0.003. Currencies' exchange rates as declared by the CBK reflect average rates and do not actual trades.
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Kuwait strongly condemns continued Houthi attacks
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday strongly condemned and denounced the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the targeting of the civilian areas, said the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry. In a statement, the ministry stressed that the continuation of these crimes by the Houthi militia harmed the security of the Kingdom and undermined the stability of the region in defiance of international and humanitarian laws and norms. The ministry reaffirmed Kuwait's...
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MoH: Return to normal life, reopening of schools in Sept
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah yesterday said life in Kuwait will go back to normal and all schools will reopen in September after some two million people are expected to be vaccinated. The minister said so far some 400,000 people have taken the vaccination, including around half the elderly among Kuwaitis and a quarter of elderly people among expats.Sheikh Basel said by the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan...
IDLIB: Syrians wave the national flag during a gathering in this rebel-held city yesterday as they mark 10 years since nationwide anti-government protests began. - AFP n
Thousands mark 10 years since Syria uprising
IDLIB: Syrians wave the opposition flag during a gathering in this rebel-held city yesterday as they mark 10 years since nationwide anti-government protests began. - AFP IDLIB, Syria: Thousands took to the streets in Syria's last major rebel bastion of Idlib yesterday to mark 10 years since the nationwide anti-government protests that sparked the country's devastating civil war. Crowds marched through the jihadist-dominated stronghold's main...
TOBRUK: Libya's new interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah speaks after being sworn in yesterday. - AFP n
Libya's new interim PM takes office
TOBRUK: Libya's new interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah speaks after being sworn in yesterday. - AFPTOBRUK, Libya: Libya's new interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah pledged to unite divided Libya as he was sworn in yesterday, preparing to steer the war-torn country to December elections. The North African nation descended into conflict after dictator Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, with an...
QUEZON CITY: In this photo taken on Feb 11, 2021, Filipino teacher Kristhean Navales conducts an online class on his mobile phone at his home in suburban Manila. - AFP n
Philippines faces 'learning crisis' amid shutdown
QUEZON CITY: In this photo taken on Feb 11, 2021, Filipino teacher Kristhean Navales conducts an online class on his mobile phone at his home in suburban Manila. - AFPMANILA: A year after the coronavirus pandemic sent the Philippines into a months-long lockdown, classrooms across the country remain empty and children are still stuck at home. Fearing youngsters could catch the virus and infect elderly relatives, President Rodrigo Duterte refuses...
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KUWAIT: A view of Kuwait City’s skyline at sunset. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
TOKYO: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (second right) gets off a plane upon his arrival at the US Yokota Air Base in Tokyo yesterday.-AFPn
Top US officials head to Asia
TOKYO: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (second right) gets off a plane upon his arrival at the US Yokota Air Base in Tokyo yesterday.-AFPTOKYO: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in Japan yesterday as he and top US diplomat Antony Blinken began their first overseas trip, looking to rally key Asian allies as a bulwark to China. The pair, who travelled separately, will meet in Japan for the first leg of their trip, holding talks with their...
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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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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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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates