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A general view shows traditional mud houses in the village of Misfat Al-Abriyeen which opened its narrow streets six years ago to foreigners and locals seeking adventure in the deserts and green corners of the Gulf sultanate of Oman.-AFP photosn

Boutique mud houses change fortunes of Omani village

A general view shows traditional mud houses in the village of Misfat Al-Abriyeen which opened its narrow streets six years ago to foreigners and locals seeking adventure in the deserts and green corners of the Gulf sultanate of Oman.-AFP photosPerched on an Oman mountain top, the village of Misfat Al-Abriyeen has changed its fortunes by transforming mud-brick homes into boutique hotels, drawing tourists to a region famed for hiking trails and...

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330 Filipinos to be repatriated from Kuwait

Adrian BaccayBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait will repatriate as many as 330 nationals tomorrow. More than 200 of the Filipinos to be sent home are currently at the Philippine Embassy shelter, including domestic helpers who fled their employment and those who lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, those who have medical issues or are currently living in Kuwait without legal papers may be...

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Panel rejects govt withdrawals from sovereign wealth fund

The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly financial and economic affairs committee yesterday strongly rejected a government-sponsored draft law to withdraw KD 5 billion annually from the future generations fund, the country's sovereign wealth fund, a lawmaker said. MP Saadoun Hammad, a member of the panel, said the committee informed the finance minister and his team that the panel has rejected the bill and will not discuss...

JERUSALEM: Palestinian Hatem Hussein Abu Rayala points at his house which was demolished again by Israeli forces in the neighborhood of Issawiya yesterday. - AFP n

400 EU MPs slam Israeli annexation; UAE envoy arrives

JERUSALEM: Palestinian Hatem Hussein Abu Rayala points at his house which was demolished again by Israeli forces in the neighborhood of Issawiya yesterday. - AFPJERUSALEM: More than 400 European parliamentarians have urged leaders to use Joe Biden's new presidency as an opportunity to stop what they term Israel's "de-facto annexation" of the occupied West Bank. A letter seen by AFP was signed by 400 European politicians from across a range of...

NEW DELHI: A health worker inoculates India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS hospital yesterday. - AFP n

First Covax jab injected; Modi gets vaccinated

NEW DELHI: A health worker inoculates India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS hospital yesterday. - AFPACCRA: Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday became the first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine under the global Covax scheme, as US health workers prepared to distribute nearly four million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson jab. Covax, a scheme designed to ensure that poorer countries do not miss...

ORLANDO: Former US President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday. - AFP n

Trump teases 2024 run, airs grievances

ORLANDO: Former US President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday. - AFPORLANDO: Donald Trump told conservatives Sunday he was considering running for president again in 2024, as he reasserted dominance over the Republican Party and warned of a "struggle" for America's very survival. Echoing the grievance politics of his 2016 campaign and the harsh rhetoric of his one-term presidency, the...

Anas Al-Saleh

Prime Minister patronizes 8th E-Gov forum

Anas Al-SalehKUWAIT: NoufEXPO announced in a press release yesterday that it will organize the "8th eGovernment Forum" on March 23-24, 2021. EGOV8 convenes virtually through cyberspace under auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Khaled Al-Saleh will represent His Highness at the opening ceremony.The Communication and Information...

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40% rise in deaths in 2020

KUWAIT: Deaths in Kuwait in 2020 rose around 40 percent (3,230) to 11,302 by Dec 31, 2020, compared to 8,079 by Dec 31, 2019. Excluding deaths due to the coronavirus - 934 by Dec 31, 2020 - the difference in deaths between the two years is 2,296, an increase of around 28 percent.Deaths among non-Kuwaitis rose 60.5 percent during 2020 (2,028) to reach 5,380, compared to 3,352 in 2019. Deaths among Kuwaitis increased 25.46 percent (1,202), reaching...

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Falcons smuggler arrested

KUWAIT: Coastguards foiled an attempt to smuggle a number of falcons and curlews into the country, as man was arrested with eight cages containing the birds, Al-Anbaa Arabic daily reported yesterday. The suspect, a Kuwaiti man in his 40s, said he collected the birds from an Iranian boat, which left after receiving the payment.A security source said cameras spotted an Iranian boat that entered territorial waters, and a sea patrol was dispatched...

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Boursa Kuwait achieves over 190% increase in its profits for 2020

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait announced profits of KD 28 million for the 2020 fiscal year, an increase of over 190 percent compared to 2019, when the company recorded a profit of KD 9.6 million. The company's total assets amounted to about KD 104.2 million, an increase of 187.9 percent compared to the 2019 total of KD 36.2 million, while shareholder equity (attributable to the parent company) increased from KD 32.1 million in 2019 to KD 52.8 million for...

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Kuwait's COVID-19 cases jump by 1,179, two deaths registered

KUWAIT: Kuwait announced yesterday that 1,179 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours, while two patients passed away during the same period, taking the total cases to 192,031 and deaths to 1,085. The percentage of daily cases compared to tests was estimated at 15.6 percent. The number of coronavirus recoveries in Kuwait rose by 946 to 180,155 over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said yesterday. The percentage of...

KUWAIT: A night view of Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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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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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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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi and CEO of the Shared Electronic Banking Services Company (K-Net) Essam Al-Khashnam are pictured after signing the deal. - KUNA

Ministry of Finance and KNET ink e-payment services deal

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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