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Over 9,000 work permits canceled in one month
KUWAIT: Authorities cancelled 9,296 work permits of expats in one month, of which 5,000 expired due to their presence outside the country without renewal, Al-Qabas Arabic daily reported yesterday. Statistics issued by the Public Authority for Manpower revealed these work permits were canceled during the period from January 12 until February 7, adding that 183 expats cancelled their work permits and transferred to family visas, including those who...
WUHAN: Peter Ben Embarek speaks during a press conference to wrap up a visit by an international team of WHO experts yesterday. - AFP n
WHO mission to China fails to find source of COVID
WUHAN: Peter Ben Embarek speaks during a press conference to wrap up a visit by an international team of WHO experts yesterday. - AFPWUHAN: The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify the source of the pandemic but the team yesterday ruled out the Wuhan lab-leak theory propagated by Donald Trump. Experts believe the disease - which has killed more than 2.3 million people worldwide - originated in...
KUWAIT: Kuwait Towers illuminated to celebrate the UAE's first probe on Mars, the first mission from the Arab world to the red planet yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatnn
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KUWAIT: Kuwait Towers illuminated to celebrate the UAE's first probe on Mars, the first mission from the Arab world to the red planet yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
WASHINGTON, DC: In this file photo taken on September 30, 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry during a luncheon at the US State Department in Washington, DC. – AFPn
Biden, Modi speak of climate, democratic values in first talks
WASHINGTON, DC: In this file photo taken on September 30, 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry during a luncheon at the US State Department in Washington, DC. – AFPWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signaled he would seek to deepen the close US relationship with India in his first talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he added climate change and...
BERLIN: People crowd the Wilmersdorf-Schoeneberg park as they take advantage of the fresh snow to use their sledge and play on the frozen pond near the town hall in Berlin's Schoeneberg district.-AFP n
Heavy snowfall, bitter cold bring chaos to Germany and Britain
BERLIN: People crowd the Wilmersdorf-Schoeneberg park as they take advantage of the fresh snow to use their sledge and play on the frozen pond near the town hall in Berlin's Schoeneberg district.-AFPBERLIN: Freezing drivers were stranded for hours in traffic jams in Germany and COVID-19 vaccination centers were shut in Britain yesterday as Europe was pummeled by the heaviest snow in years. Traffic on a motorway near the German city of Bielefeld...
Relatives load on a vehicle the body of a victim recovered from Raini village, outside a temporary morgue in Tapovan of Chamoli district yesterday following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. -- AFPn
Desperate search for survivors after glacier disaster in India
Relatives load on a vehicle the body of a victim recovered from Raini village, outside a temporary morgue in Tapovan of Chamoli district yesterday following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier burst on February 7. -- AFPTAPOVAN, India: Indian rescue workers battled through tons of rock and mud yesterday searching for survivors in a choked Himalayan tunnel after a deadly flood-apparently triggered by a glacial burst-smashed...
BAABDA, Lebanon: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun (right) meeting with Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani at the presidential palace in Baabda yesterday.-AFP n
Qatar says ready to help Lebanon when new govt formed
BAABDA, Lebanon: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun (right) meeting with Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani at the presidential palace in Baabda yesterday.-AFPBEIRUT: Qatar's foreign minister yesterday said his country was ready to help kick-start Lebanon's flailing economy, but only if its deeply divided political class agreed on a new government. "Under our policy, we only provide financial help...
YANGON: A protester holds a sign calling for the release of detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday. -- AFPn
Myanmar police fire rubber bullets at protesters
YANGON: A protester holds a sign calling for the release of detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday. -- AFPYANGON: Security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at anti-coup protesters in Myanmar yesterday as demonstrators around the country defied a military ban on rallies. Protests erupted for a fourth straight day against last week's coup to oust civilian leader Aung San...
MUMBAI: In this file photo Indian Bollywood actor Rajiv Kapoor attends a prayer meeting for Bollywood film producer and director Ravi Chopra in Mumbai.-AFP n
Bollywood actor Rajiv Kapoor dead
MUMBAI: In this file photo Indian Bollywood actor Rajiv Kapoor attends a prayer meeting for Bollywood film producer and director Ravi Chopra in Mumbai.-AFPMUMBAI: Bollywood actor and late Raj Kapoor's son Rajiv Kapoor passed away yesterday. He was 58. According to reports, he suffered a massive heart attack, following which he was rushed to Inlax Hospital in Chembur. Before the doctors could start treating him, he breathed his last, the reports...
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality workers stand outside shops that are closing on 8:00 pm on Monday in compliance with the government's measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Interior deploys security teams to enforce measures around Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality workers stand outside shops that are closing on 8:00 pm on Monday in compliance with the government's measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: The interior ministry said yesterday it will deploy security teams to assist authorities to implement decisions by the cabinet to close commercial activities to counter the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The ministries of...
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No hugs or high-fives: Olympic organizers unveil athlete rulebook
TOKYO: In this file photo a large size Olympic rings symbol is seen at "Tokyo Waterfront" in the waters of Odaiba Marine Park on August 6, 2020, while being transferred back to the factory where it was manufactured for a safety inspection and to receive maintenance. - AFPTOKYO: No socializing, no handshakes and definitely no hugs -- that's what athletes at the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can expect this summer, according to a virus...
AL-RAYYAN: Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates his second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Germany's Bayern Munich at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in the Qatari city of Al-Rayyan on Monday. – AFPn
Bayern Munich eye sixth title after reaching Club World Cup final
AL-RAYYAN: Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates his second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Germany's Bayern Munich at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in the Qatari city of Al-Rayyan on Monday. – AFPAL-RAYYAN: Robert Lewandowski says Bayern Munich are eager to claim their sixth title in a year after advancing to the Club World Cup final as his goals sealed a 2-0 victory...
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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
People power rocks Bangladesh
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Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved