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RENTON: In this file photograph, employees work on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington State. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to authorize the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again next week.-AFPn

EU regulator to clear Boeing 737 MAX flights next week

RENTON: In this file photograph, employees work on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington State. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to authorize the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again next week.-AFPPARIS: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again next week, 22 months after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes. "For us, the MAX...

Image of the archaeological site of Vichama, belonging to the Caral civilization, in which there are some brick houses that have been built in the same archaeological site in Supe.

Oldest city in the Americas under threat from squatters

Image of the archaeological site of Vichama, belonging to the Caral civilization, in which there are some brick houses that have been built in the same archaeological site in Supe. - AFPHaving survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters claiming the coronavirus pandemic has left them with no other option but to occupy the sacred city. The situation has become so bad that archeologist...

WASHINGTON, DC: (Left to right): First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama at the US Capitol after inauguration ceremonies at the in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017 in this file photo. - AFPn

Trump mulls pardons on last day in power

WASHINGTON, DC: (Left to right): First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama at the US Capitol after inauguration ceremonies in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017 in this file photo. - AFPWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump began his final full day in the White House yesterday with a long list of possible pardons to dish out before snubbing his successor Joe Biden's inauguration and leaving for...

In this file, then US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes part in a naturalization ceremony on World Refugee Day. — AFPn

Biden's top diplomat vows US will lead but restore alliances

In this file, then US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes part in a naturalization ceremony on World Refugee Day. — AFPWASHINGTON: Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's choice to be secretary of state, vowed that the United States will "outcompete" a rising China while reviving frayed alliances, in a sea change from Donald Trump's go-it-alone "America First" approach. On the eve of Biden's inauguration, Blinken was set to say...

SHIJIAZHUANG, China: This aerial photo shows the under-construction centralized quarantine facilities, where people at risk of contracting the Covid-19 coronavirus are to be taken into quarantine. - AFP n

Chinese city struggles to build huge COVID quarantine center

SHIJIAZHUANG, China: This aerial photo shows the under-construction centralized quarantine facilities, where people at risk of contracting the Covid-19 coronavirus are to be taken into quarantine. - AFPBEIJNG: Thousands of prefabricated rooms fill a vast field on the outskirts of China's Shijiazhuang city as construction crews work around the clock to erect a large quarantine facility to curb the city's growing COVID-19 outbreak. China has...

MAFRAQ: A mask-clad Jordan-based Syrian refugee receives a vaccination dose against COVID-19 coronavirus disease at a governmental medical center in Mafraq in northern Jordan on Monday. - AFP

For Syrian refugees in Jordan, vaccine 'a gift from God'

MAFRAQ: A mask-clad Jordan-based Syrian refugee receives a vaccination dose against COVID-19 coronavirus disease at a governmental medical center in Mafraq in northern Jordan on Monday. - AFPMAFRAQ, Jordan: Rolling up her sleeve in a minibus parked outside a clinic in the Jordanian city of Mafraq on Monday, Syrian refugee Fatima Ali welled up with tears of joy as she received a Covid-19 vaccine jab. "It's a gift from God," the 70-year-old said....

NEWARK: In this file photo taken on November 21, 2020 travelers wait for their luggage next to a COVID-19 travel advisory at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman on Monday quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement that a COVID-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted. —AFPn

Biden team says US will not lift travel bans

NEWARK: In this file photo taken on November 21, 2020 travelers wait for their luggage next to a COVID-19 travel advisory at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman on Monday quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement that a COVID-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted. — AFPWASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald...

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'Arson' destroys 4 UNICEF schools in Rohingya camps

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Four UNICEF schools for Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been destroyed in a fire, officials said yesterday, with the UN children's agency calling it arson. It was unclear who might attack the schools, which were empty at the time, but the security situation in the camps housing around a million people has worsened in recent months. Last week a blaze thought to have been started by a gas stove burned...

File photo shows a screen displays a broadcast of the Fall/Winter 2021 Men's fashion collections by the Italian Chamber of Italian Fashion (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana ) in downtown Milan. - AFP n

Milan Men's Fashion Week longs for a bright winter

File photo shows a screen displays a broadcast of the Fall/Winter 2021 Men's fashion collections by the Italian Chamber of Italian Fashion (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana ) in downtown Milan. - AFPComforting fabrics, bright colors, winter shorts and uninhibited movement are all on show at Milan Men's Fashion Week, whose collections for autumn-winter 2021 have been kept behind closed doors this year by COVID-19. With the Italian fashion...

French ballet dancer Chloé Lopes Gomes poses for a picture outside the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. - AFP n

Black ballet dancer stands strong in Berlin racism row

French ballet dancer Chloé Lopes Gomes poses for a picture outside the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. - AFPBerlin State Ballet's first black dancer Chloe Lopes Gomes said she has been made to feel different because of her skin colour since she first donned ballet shoes as a child. But after she was again subjected to what she described as "racism" at Germany's largest dance company, she has launched a fightback that has forced the State Ballet to...

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'The Crown' leads the Critics Choice TV Awards with six nominations

The Netflix drama - based around the British royal family - came out on top as the nominations for the annual television awards show, which will take place on March 8, were announced. There is a coveted Best Drama Series nod for 'The Crown' whilst Josh O'Connor - who plays Prince Charles in seasons three and four of the show - received a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Best Actress in a Drama Series will see two of 'The Crown's...

BRISBANE: India's players and officials celebrate with the winning trophy at the end of the fourth cricket Test match between Australia and India at The Gabba in Brisbane yesterday. - AFPn

'Miracle' at the Gabba as India stun Australia

BRISBANE: India's players and officials celebrate with the winning trophy at the end of the fourth cricket Test match between Australia and India at The Gabba in Brisbane yesterday. - AFPBRISBANE: India pulled off a record run-chase in a thrilling final session to hand Australia their first defeat at Brisbane's Gabba ground since 1988 and clinch the four-Test series 2-1 yesterday. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant starred with a swashbuckling 89 not out...

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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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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP

Britain hit by worst rioting in 13 years

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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: 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