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Kuwait has up to 180,000 shortage of helpers: Union
Ali Al-ShammouhBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Kuwait will face an acute shortage of domestic helpers by Ramadan, a local union official has warned. Ali Al-Shammouh, Secretary General of Kuwait Union for Domestic Labor Offices, told Kuwait Times there is a shortage of approximately 160,000-180,000 helpers. He said the shortage existed even prior to the coronavirus pandemic, but worsened when the airport was closed during the lockdown last year. Many...
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National Guard Deputy Chief inspects vital sites
KUWAIT: Deputy Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday urged the personnel to perform devoutly for protection of Kuwait's vital and key installations. There is necessity to give "everything precious for the sake of protecting vital sites and locations under protection of the National Guard," Sheikh Ahmad said.His remarks came in a statement released after he examined the installations...
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Kuwait auditors prevent waste of KD 72 million
KUWAIT: Kuwait's State Audit Bureau examined 2,401 financial transactions between April 2020 and January 2021 with a value of KD 2.7 billion ($8.9 billion), and succeeded preventing a waste of KD 72 million ($237 million), a SAB official said yesterday. Yasmeen Al-Wasmi, assistant auditor at the Pre-Audit for Economic Affairs Department, said in a statement 92 percent of transactions, or KD 2.5 billion ($8.2 billion), were related to government...
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Firemen rescue two workers
KUWAIT: Firemen rescued two workers who were stuck while working on a window cleaning scaffold at Shidadiya University yesterday. Jleeb and technical rescue men rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call. No injuries were reported, and a case was filed for investigations, Kuwait Fire Force said. 
KOLKATA: An employee works inside an office of a private share trading firm in Kolkata yesterday. India unveiled a massive spending plan focused on healthcare and infrastructure yesterday as the government sought to boost a coronavirus-ravaged economy on course for its biggest annual contraction on record. -- AFPn
India spends big to revive pandemic-hit economy
KOLKATA: An employee works inside an office of a private share trading firm in Kolkata yesterday. India unveiled a massive spending plan focused on healthcare and infrastructure yesterday as the government sought to boost a coronavirus-ravaged economy on course for its biggest annual contraction on record. -- AFPNEW DELHI: India unveiled a massive spending plan focused on healthcare and infrastructure yesterday, as the government sought to boost...
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BP part sells Oman gas field to Thai group for $2.6bn
LONDON: British energy giant BP yesterday said it had sold a 20-percent stake in Oman's block 61 gas field to Thailand's state-controlled PTTEP for $2.6 billion. BP, which like its peers has been hit hard as coronavirus lockdowns slash energy demand, will retain a 40-percent stake and continue to operate the block, it added in a statement. "We are committed to BP's business in Oman," said BP chief executive Bernard Looney."This agreement allows...
TOKYO: Stuffed animal toys from the Animal Crossing series video game are pictured in a Nintendo store in Tokyo yesterday as the company announced a gain of 2.51 percent. - AFPn
Nintendo profit soars as pandemic payoff continues
TOKYO: Stuffed animal toys from the Animal Crossing series video game are pictured in a Nintendo store in Tokyo yesterday as the company announced a gain of 2.51 percent. - AFPTOKYO: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo reported bumper results yesterday, with unprecedented demand soaring as virus lockdowns boost the sector. While fresh waves of infections have dashed economic recovery hopes in many industries, tightened restrictions have helped extend...
LONDON: A pedestrian passes a closed branch of the fashion retailer Topshop in central London yesterday. - AFPn
ASOS buys Arcadia clothing brands; 2,500 jobs to go
LONDON: A pedestrian passes a closed branch of the fashion retailer Topshop in central London yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Online clothing retailer ASOS bought Monday brands including Topshop from collapsed Arcadia but has snubbed its stores, resulting in around 2,500 job losses. ASOS, which has enjoyed strong demand during the pandemic, also clinched the purchase the Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands in a transaction worth £330 million ($452...
LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) walks past members of the public waiting to receive their vaccine as he visits a coronavirus COVID-19 vaccination center, the Al-Hikmah Vaccination Centre in Batley, northern England yesterday.-AFPn
EU secures extra COVID-19 vaccines
LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) walks past members of the public waiting to receive their vaccine as he visits a coronavirus COVID-19 vaccination center, the Al-Hikmah Vaccination Centre in Batley, northern England yesterday.-AFPBRUSSELS: European Union's efforts to secure COVID-19 vaccines received a much-needed boost after AstraZeneca promised to increase deliveries, while US Republicans were set to meet President Joe...
Ethiopian Army soldiers stand as a children stand behind them at Mai Aini Refugee camp, in Ethiopia.-AFPn
Thousands of Eritrean refugees caught in crossfire of Tigray war
Ethiopian Army soldiers stand as a children stand behind them at Mai Aini Refugee camp, in Ethiopia.-AFPMAI AINI REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia: They have survived gun battles, attempted abductions, attacks by angry militiamen and days-long treks to safety with nothing to eat but moringa leaves. Yet Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia fear their suffering may not be over, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed strains to end a brutal conflict in the northern region of...
YANGON: In this file photo taken on February 25, 1999, Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Peace Price laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (right) gestures while addressing an impromptu press conference in Yangon. -AFP n
Suu Kyi's fate and Myanmar's, in the balance after army coup
YANGON: In this file photo taken on February 25, 1999, Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Peace Price laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (right) gestures while addressing an impromptu press conference in Yangon. -AFPYANGON, Myanmar: After a lifetime struggling against Myanmar's military, 75-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is back under detention with a junta in power-although her international image no longer shines. She swept national...
WASHINGTON, DC: People enjoy the snow dusted National Mall in Washington, DC not far from the US Capitol on Sunday as the capital region is under a winter storm warning through Monday night for an expected five or more inches (12.7 centimeters) of snow. - AFPn
Major snow storm to blanket US east coast after hitting capital
WASHINGTON, DC: People enjoy the snow dusted National Mall in Washington, DC not far from the US Capitol on Sunday as the capital region is under a winter storm warning through Monday night for an expected five or more inches (12.7 centimeters) of snow. - AFPNEW YORK: A powerful winter storm is set to dump feet of snow along a stretch of the US east coast including New York City yesterday, after blanketing the nation's capital. The National...
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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
Why small-scale project visas can be problematic
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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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Al-Sawaber Complex
Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved