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Customer Marine Deroo (right) speaks to a staff member as she dines with a companion in a room of The Qbic Hotel in Brussels.n

Eat your heart out: COVID-safe Valentine's Day dining

Customer Marine Deroo (right) speaks to a staff member as she dines with a companion in a room of The Qbic Hotel in Brussels.It's a COVID-era conundrum for Valentine's Day: how to eat out with your beloved when you live in a country where all restaurants are closed? The answer hit upon by a handful of hotels in Belgium's capital is to convert empty rooms into private dining salons for two, where a four-course meal with champagne and wine can be...

This picture shows Yasushi Fukamachi, a manager at the Mikado game center, posing in front of arcade game machines following an interview with AFP in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo.-AFP photosn

Virus threatens 'game over' for Japan's arcades

This picture shows Yasushi Fukamachi, a manager at the Mikado game center, posing in front of arcade game machines following an interview with AFP in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo.-AFP photosEvenings are normally the busiest time at Mikado, a retro gaming arcade in Tokyo, but these days the shutters come down early, leaving "Street Fighter" fans out in the cold. Bright, noisy arcades are still a neighborhood fixture in Japan, but they have been...

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COVID Cupid shoots down Thailand Valentine's Day marriages

In this file photo a couple shows their newly-issued marriage license on Valentine's Day in Bang Rak, the Thai capital's "district of love," in Bangkok.-AFPLovers across Bangkok will be heartbroken come Valentine's Day, with city officials declaring Wednesday that all of the Thai capital's 50 districts will be banned from issuing marriage licenses. The holiday, immensely popular across the kingdom, is also typically considered an auspicious day...

In this file photo Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen arrives for the opening ceremony of the 12th edition of the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, central eastern France.-AFP n

Mads Mikkelsen comedy among international Oscars shortlist

In this file photo Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen arrives for the opening ceremony of the 12th edition of the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, central eastern France.-AFPA boozy Mads Mikkelsen comedy from Denmark, a Netflix musical drama from Mexico and an elderly lesbian romance from France are among the Oscars hopefuls on the best foreign film shortlist announced Tuesday. Fifteen contenders for the international feature film Academy Award were...

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Women in Kuwait launch their own #MeToo movement

An image tweeted by the US Embassy in Kuwait in support of the "Lan Asket" campaign.KUWAIT: Women in Kuwait are defying conservative norms and a culture of "shame" to speak out against harassment for the first time, in a social media campaign sparked by a popular fashion blogger. Dozens of testimonies about being stalked, harassed or assaulted have emerged online, focused on the Instagram account "Lan Asket", Arabic for "I will not be...

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Passengers can choose quarantine hotel category

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Starting from Feb 21, 2021, institutional quarantine will be mandatory for all arrivals to Kuwait for seven days, followed by seven days of home quarantine. As the institutional quarantine is at the passenger's expense, people are interested to know the approximate cost of this requirement."The passenger will be able to choose from three categories of hotels - five-star, four-star and three-star. We are working now on...

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Kuwait reports 1,002 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

KUWAIT: Kuwait said 1,002 people tested positive for coronavirus with six related deaths reported yesterday, taking total COVID-19 cases to 172,996, while deaths increased to 975, according to the health ministry. The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 9,310, with 96 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad.He added some 10,271 swab tests were conducted over the past day,...

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UAE probe enters Mars orbit in first for Arab world

DUBAI: Burj Khalifa is lit up in red as the UAE's "Al-Amal" probe successfully entered Mars' orbit yesterday. - AFPDUBAI: The United Arab Emirates' "Hope" probe yesterday successfully entered Mars' orbit, making history as the Arab world's first interplanetary mission. The probe is designed to reveal the secrets of Martian weather, but the UAE also wants it to serve as an inspiration for the region's youth. "To the people of the UAE, to the Arab...

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Philippine Embassy provides mobile passport extension

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Following a decision by the Kuwaiti building owner for the early termination of the lease agreement with the Philippine Embassy (due to security concerns over a royal palace nearby), effective Jan 17, the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait announced temporary mobile passport validity extension-only consular services at the Kuwait Disabled Club in Hawally. Due to strict health protocols, the mobile consular service will focus only...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. - Amiri Diwan photosn

Amir meets Turkish Foreign Minister, receives letter from Qatar's Amir

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. - Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Amir also received the Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah and the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on his...

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Absconding maids 'sold' to licensed offices

KUWAIT: Criminal detectives raided a bogus office that encouraged maids to escape from their workplaces or homes of their sponsors in exchange for double their salaries, Al-Anbaa Arabic daily reported yesterday. Seven Nepalis were arrested, along with several maids found at the office. The bogus office used to send the runaway maids to licensed offices, which in turn sent them to other workplaces, provided that mandoubs (representatives) of the...

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Indians advised against traveling to Kuwait via UAE

ABU DHABI: The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has advised nationals not to attempt to travel via the United Arab Emirates in order to reach Kuwait or Saudi Arabia. In a notice posted on Twitter on Monday, the Indian government in the UAE warned: "Due to COVID-related restrictions on incoming passengers, currently it is not possible for Indian nationals to transit via Dubai and Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait," the tweet from India in UAE...

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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP

Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters

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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait population hits 4.919 million

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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP

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Al-Sawaber Complex

Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved