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Kuwait Amir condoles with Egypt over hospital fire victims
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan photo KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has sent a cable of condolences to Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi on a deadly fire that happened at a medical unit for treating COVID-19 cases in Cairo. His Highness the Amir prayed for the souls of the...
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Zain evolves graduate program to 'CODE 7' data science focused initiative
KUWAIT: Five CODE 7 participants: (from left) Omar Saleh, Khalid Al-Jassim, Abdullah Al-Rasheed, Abdulaziz Khalifa and Sara Al-Rabab. KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that after five successful years, the company's progressive Generation Z graduate training program has transformed into an initiative focused on developing cutting edge skills of future data...
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Major events connected with National Assembly in 2020
KUWAIT: This December 5, 2020 file photo shows voters outside a school turned into a polling station on the National Assembly's elections day. - KUNA KUWAIT: The National Assembly saw several laws approved and interpellations against members of the Cabinet. The 15th legislative term concluded this year, paving the way to the 2020 elections and the opening of the 16th legislative term. Those are the major events and that happened in parliament...
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Kuwait lists 204 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday listed 204 new coronavirus infections recorded over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 149,653. Meanwhile, two virus-related deaths were recorded during the same period as the death toll rose to 931, the health ministry said. The ministry had earlier reported that 199 patients recovered during the same period, raising the total number of recoveries to 145,579.The number of patients hospitalized stood yesterday at...
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stc builds on commitment to combat COVID-19 in Kuwait
Danah Al-Jasem KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced that it has distributed hand sanitizers stands, face masks, and other safety supplies to the Ministry of Interior in a gesture of appreciation to ensure their safety while on duty.The initiative falls under stc's "Stay Safe" campaign, which...
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Officials discuss Gulf 'cooperation' ahead of summit
MANAMA: Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdellatif Al-Zayani holds a virtual meeting with top Gulf Arab officials yesterday. – AFP MANAMA: Top Gulf Arab officials held a virtual meeting yesterday to bolster "cooperation" ahead of a summit next month amid efforts to end a rift between a Saudi-led alliance and Qatar. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait took part in the meeting hosted by Manama,...
A man rides his bycycle past a giant sculpture representing an old radio-casette recorder on Jumaira street in the Gulf city of Dubai, on December 24, 2020. - The Emirate of Dubai has granted to Jumeirah street, one of its oldest and most popular, a new identity in an attempt to shed light on this vital street that testifies to the rapid development of the desert city. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
Dubai cuts 2021 budget as COVID hits economy
DUBAI: A man rides his bicycle past a giant sculpture representing an old radio-cassette recorder on Jumairah Street on Dec 24, 2020. – AFP DUBAI: Dubai said yesterday it expects to cut its budget to $15.5 billion in 2021 after its economy was impacted by a plunge in tourism and other sectors amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The emirate, one of the seven that make up the United Arab Emirates, had posted a record $18.1 billion budget for...
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MPs discuss general amnesty law in meeting with premier
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah yesterday met around 10 MPs and discussed with them the government's position towards a proposed general amnesty law to pardon political activists. MP Ahmad Al-Azemi said the meeting also tackled other issues like cooperation between the Assembly and the government and popular issues including housing, education, health and others.The lawmaker said the...
TOPSHOT - Mauricette, a French 78-year-old woman, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Rene-Muret hospital in Sevran, on the outskirts of Paris, on December 27, 2020. - Mauricette is the first person to receive a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in France against Covid-19, as countries of the European Union began a vaccine rollout. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / various sources / AFP)
EU launches vaccinations to end 'nightmare'
SEVRAN, France: Mauricette, a 78-year-old French woman, receives the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Rene-Muret Hospital on the outskirts of Paris yesterday. - AFP PARIS: EU countries yesterday embarked on a vaccination campaign to defeat the "nightmare" of COVID-19, with the first to be immunized expressing emotion after their jab and leaders hailing a milestone in the fight against the pandemic. The vaccine is a glimmer...
Oman's Health Minister Ahmed al-Saidi reacts as he receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in the Omani capital Muscat on December 27, 2020. (Photo by MOHAMMED MAHJOUB / AFP)
Oman launches vaccination campaign
MUSCAT: Oman's Health Minister Ahmed Al-Saidi reacts as he receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. - AFP MUSCAT: Oman started coronavirus vaccinations yesterday, two days ahead of plans to resume all flights and open borders that temporarily closed amid concerns over a new strain of the disease. The sultanate - which has recorded the second highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the Gulf after Saudi Arabia - is...
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11 killed in Iran blizzards, avalanches
TEHRAN: A handout picture shows rescue team transporting the bodies of mountaineers who died after a blizzard and avalanches hit mountains north of Tehran on Saturday. - AFP TEHRAN: Three more climbers in Iran have died after avalanches struck mountains north of the capital Tehran, bringing the overall toll to 11, the Red Crescent said yesterday. State news agency IRNA said the tragedy began on Friday when avalanches and blizzards hit the...
A man sits in front of a mural representing a frontline warrior of the Covid-19 coronavirus, painted on a wall along the roadside in New Delhi on December 27, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
World rocked by COVID, Trump, BLM in 2020
NEW DELHI: A man sits in front of a mural representing a frontline warrior of the COVID-19 coronavirus, painted on a wall along the roadside yesterday. - AFP PARIS: The COVID-19 pandemic cast a long pall over 2020 but it also saw President Donald Trump beaten by Joe Biden in a tumultuous US election and the Black Lives Matter movement shake the world. Here are some of the key events of the year:Rampaging virusOn January 11, less than two weeks...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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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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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32
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GAZA: A woman mourns over the bodies of children killed in Zionist bombardment on the Hassan Salama and Al-Nasser schools housing displaced Palestinians on Aug 4, 2024 at the at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital in Gaza City. - AFP
Bloodbath in Gaza as region boils