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MANCHESTER: Sheffield United's English-born Irish striker David McGoldrick (right) challenges Manchester City's English defender Kyle Walker at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. - AFP n

Man City move four points clear

MANCHESTER: Sheffield United's English-born Irish striker David McGoldrick (right) challenges Manchester City's English defender Kyle Walker at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. - AFPLIVERPOOL: Manchester City opened up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United, while Everton's bid for a top-four finish was dented by a shock home defeat by Newcastle. Gabriel Jesus scored the only goal...

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Departure/arrival fees of KD 3/KD 2 from June 1

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: State Minister for Housing Affairs and State Minister for Services Affairs Abdullah Marafi issued a ministerial decision to charge an airport service fee of KD 3 on departure and KD 2 on arrival, which will be added to the airline ticket price of each passenger. The decision will be effective June 1, 2021.According to Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) Spokesman Saad Al-Otaibi, the charges are based on an...

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US envoy honors Kuwaiti PCELT achievers

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: AMIDEAST, in collaboration with the ministry of education, organized recently a virtual distribution (via Zoom) of certificates for the Professional Certificate in English Language Teaching (PCELT). The attendees included Minister of Education Ali Al-Mudhaf, Assistant Undersecretary Osama Al-Sultan and General English Language Supervisor Suzan Al-Bashiti, who collaborate with the US Embassy on PCELT and many other English...

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Pakistan, Kuwait express resolve for enhancing cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kuwait on Thursday have expressed resolve to move forward for enhancing cooperation in economic, trade, oil and gas, energy, investment, agriculture, Information Technology and health sectors. The resolve is expressed during the visit of a high level Kuwaiti delegation led by Assistant Foreign Minister on Asian Affairs, Ali Suleiman Al-Saeed to Islamabad. According to the Pakistan Foreign Office, during the visit, the...

Kuwait allows emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

This illustration photo shows COVID-19 vaccine vials and syringes with the logo of the University of Oxford and its partner, pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. - AFPKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti health ministry has authorized the emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to protect people from the novel coronavirus. The authorization was issued after a detailed review of all relevant scientific data and reports and after conducting a comprehensive...

DUBAI: People gather in front of the Jumeirah Beach Residence on Jan 20, 2021. - AFP n

UAE to offer citizenship to select expats

DUBAI: People gather in front of the Jumeirah Beach Residence on Jan 20, 2021. - AFPDUBAI: The UAE announced yesterday it is opening a path to citizenship for select foreigners, in a rare move for the Gulf where the status and its welfare benefits are jealously guarded. Dubai ruler and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al-Maktoum said "investors, specialized talents and professionals including scientists,...

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Fraudsters use fake Stallone passport as ad

This handout photo shows details of a fake Bulgarian passport in the name of US actor Sylvester Stallone. - AFPSOFIA: A Bulgarian criminal gang used a fake passport in the name of the Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone to advertise its counterfeiting services to potential clients, prosecutors said Friday. Four gang members were charged for counterfeiting-related crimes with two other men charged on other offences, prosecutors said in a...

MADRID: Healthcare workers attend to a patient at the COVID-19 Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) of the Enfermera Isabel Zendal new emergency hospital on Jan 27, 2021. - AFP n

COVID infection may reduce fertility in men

MADRID: Healthcare workers attend to a patient at the COVID-19 Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) of the Enfermera Isabel Zendal new emergency hospital on Jan 27, 2021. - AFPPARIS: COVID-19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence. The viral disease - which has swept the globe, claiming nearly 2.2 million lives - can cause increased sperm cell death, inflammation and so-called...

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Morocco ex-con YouTubers in the spotlight

RABAT: Moroccan former prisoners have moved out of their jail cells into the social media spotlight by sharing their thug life experiences on YouTube, making them minor celebrities. "You had to be a real ace to sell drugs in prison like I did," boasts Mohamed Moustadraf, 48, one of a host of ex-cons turned online storytellers. A former drug trafficker with tattooed arms, a ponytail, a tracksuit and a big gold watch, he has served a total of 23...

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Kuwait lists 514 new COVID cases, one death

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported 514 COVID-19 positive cases from 8,336 swab tests, compared to 658 from 11,338 tests on Friday, whereas one coronavirus-related death was reported in the past two days, Ministry of Health figures have shown. As such, total cases have climbed to 164,622 while deaths reached 959 as of yesterday. Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries reached 157,404 as the ministry reported 501 new recoveries yesterday and 516...

Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibin

Kuwait submits letter to UNSC on identifying bodies of 13 POWs

Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mansour Al-OtaibiNEW YORK: Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi on Friday presented a letter to UN Security Council president on identifying bodies of 13 Kuwaiti and third country nationals who were detained during the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in 1990. The 13 bodies had been found in two burial sites in Iraq and were transferred...

DUBLIN: Medical staff work at the laboratory and testing center for COVID-19 antigen testing of hauliers bound for France via Dublin Port, at Dublin Airport, Ireland on Friday.-AFPn

EU backtracks on jab threat in UK row

DUBLIN: Medical staff work at the laboratory and testing center for COVID-19 antigen testing of hauliers bound for France via Dublin Port, at Dublin Airport, Ireland on Friday.-AFPBRUSSELS: The European Union backtracked on a threat to restrict exports of coronavirus shots to Northern Ireland in its growing row with Britain, as the WHO warned against "vaccine nationalism". Outbreaks are raging around the globe with COVID-19 deaths nearing 2.2...

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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