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KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem meets at his office HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday. - KUNA n

PM meets speaker, MPs after deal with opposition alliance

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem meets at his office HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday. - KUNABy B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah yesterday held talks with National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and a number of lawmakers over the formation of the next Cabinet, a day after striking a deal with opposition MPs. Sheikh Sabah said last week that he will...

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Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia yesterday suspended entry to the kingdom from 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners and their families, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, the state news agency reported. The temporary ban, effective from Feb 3, includes people arriving from the UAE, Germany, the US, Britain, South Africa, France, Egypt, Lebanon, India and Pakistan. - Reuters

This picture taken on February 1, 2021 shows a view of the Museum of the Future in Dubai. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)

Dubai shuts bars; Emirates eyes daily vaccine deliveries

DUBAI: This picture taken on Monday shows a view of the Museum of the Future. - AFP DUBAI: Dubai on Monday ordered bars and pubs to close until the end of the month to suppress a spike in coronavirus cases, after tourists flocked to the emirate over the holiday period. The closures, effective from yesterday, are among a raft of steps "taken in response to rising violations of preventive measures," authorities said in a statement.Indoor venues,...

BUENOS AIRES: A health worker displays a vial of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 yesterday. - AFP

Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective

BUENOS AIRES: A health worker displays a vial of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 yesterday. - AFPPARIS: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19, according to results published yesterday that independent experts said allayed transparency concerns over the jab, which Moscow is already rolling out. Sputnik V - named after the Soviet-era satellite - was approved in Russia months before results from...

Ruhollah Zam

How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution

Ruhollah ZamPARIS: In October 2019, Iranian dissident Ruhollah Zam was running a widely followed news site based in France, accompanied by his family and benefitting from refugee status as well as security in his country of exile. But just over a year later, on Dec 12, 2020, Zam was hanged in Iran, an execution that prompted international condemnation. How had Zam gone from the relative comfort of his life in France to meeting his death aged...

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Kuwait reports 811 new COVID cases, one death

KUWAIT: The ministry of health yesterday announced 811 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total caseload of infections to 166,654 since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The ministry's official spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a statement to KUNA a single death was registered in the same period, taking total deaths to 960. He said 59 people are receiving treatment in intensive care units, with 6,708 confirmed cases under medical...

Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabahn

Chinese center wins Sabah Al-Ahmad elderly care prize

Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-SabahKUWAIT: China's National Center of Gerontology was unanimously awarded 'His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Research in Health Care for the Elderly and in Health Promotion'. The announcement was made yesterday by Kuwait's Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah. The prize; under the umbrella of World Health Organization (WHO), was granted to the Beijing-based Center for its...

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Zain Great Idea virtual bootcamp kicks off

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced that the virtual bootcamp phase of its sixth Zain Great Idea (ZGI) tech startup accelerator program has kicked off. The bootcamp's first virtual session featured Tesla Motors co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who shared key tips for success in the world of entrepreneurship.Zain recently concluded ZGI's first stage; the registration and application phase, where the company received...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets the newly appointed Ambassador of the Central African Republic to Kuwait. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn

Kuwait's Amir receives credentials of newly appointed diplomats

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets the newly appointed Ambassador of the Central African Republic to Kuwait. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday the credentials of newly appointed Ambassadors to the State of Kuwait. The Ambassadors were of the Central African Republic, Cuba, Vietnam and Brazil. Minister of the Amiri Diwan...

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Kuwaiti oil price up 79 cents to $55.68 pb

KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil moved up by 79 cents to $55.68 per barrel on Monday, after it was at $54.89 pb last Friday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. Globally, the price of Brent crude went up by $1.11 to $56.35 per barrel, the same case with the West Texas Intermediate, which increased by $1.35 to $53.55 pb.The OPEC daily basket price gained 72 cents during Monday's trading to stand at $55.13 per barrel (pb) compared...

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Airlines free to set lower PCR test prices for arrivals to Kuwait

KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) instructed airlines not to charge more than KD 60 for the two PCR tests for passengers arriving to Kuwait, which is the maximum charge approved by the health ministry of KD 30 per test, Al-Rai Arabic daily reported yesterday, quoting informed sources.Airlines will not have to charge the maximum allowed price of KD 30, allowing companies to work according to their competitive strategies by...

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Manpower authority sets procedures for reporting absconding helpers

KUWAIT: In other news, the Public Authority for Manpower revealed a mechanism for sponsors on how to deal with cases of absconding domestic helpers, according to a report published in Al-Anbaa Arabic daily yesterday. The authority said steps of this mechanism start with an absconding report filed at an interior ministry service center, then going to the manpower authority to file a complaint for not shouldering the price of airline tickets in...

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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