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Kuwait reports zero COVID deaths for the second time in three days
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health said yesterday 174 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, while no deaths were reported. The new infections increased the number of registered cases to 146,218 while deaths remained at 911, MoH spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a statement to the press. Kuwait had registered only zero deaths on Friday and only one death Saturday, and zero yesterday.Meanwhile,...
Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan on December 13, 2020. - The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was to begin leaving the company's Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the global death toll topped 1.6 million. (Photo by Morry Gash / POOL / AFP)
Kuwait authorizes emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
KALAMAZOO, Michigan: Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant yesterday. - AFP KUWAIT: The health ministry yesterday authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, a ministry official announced. A joint committee of the medicine registration and supervision department and the public health department for the evaluation...
David T. Fischer, US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, standing before a US State Department-authorised map of Morocco recognising the internationally-disputed territory of the Western Sahara (bearing a signature by Fischer) as a part of the North African kingdom, in Morocco's capital Rabat on December 12, 2020. (Photo by - / AFP)
US adopts map of Morocco with W Sahara
RABAT: US Ambassador to Morocco David Fischer stands before a US State Department-authorized map of Morocco recognizing Western Sahara (bearing a signature by Fischer) as part of the North African kingdom on Saturday. - AFP RABAT: The United States adopted Saturday a "new official" map of Morocco that includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the ambassador to Rabat said. "This map is a tangible representation of President Trump's bold...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 4, 2020 Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner attends a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - The United Arab Emirates is getting top-of-the-line fighter jets. Morocco is winning recognition for decades-old territorial claims. And Sudan is coming off the US terrorism blacklist. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Breaking norms, Kushner scores wins for Israel
Jared Kushner WASHINGTON: The United Arab Emirates is getting top-of-the-line fighter jets. Morocco is winning recognition for decades-old territorial claims. And Sudan is coming off the US terrorism blacklist. The Arab nations are suddenly achieving long-sought goals after agreeing to normalize ties with Israel, in a last-minute triumph for the unorthodox diplomacy of outgoing President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.Widely mocked for...
Libyans take part in a 4x4 tourism trip in a desert area near al-Shuwayrif town, some 400 Km southwest of the capital, on December 3, 2020. - In 2010, 110,000 foreign tourists visited Libya, generating $ 40 million, a figure that has dropped to zero since 2011 due to the political chaos and insecurity following the fall of the Moamer Kadhafi regime in 2011. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
Libya 4WD road warriors ride to revive tourism
ASH SHUWAYRIF, Libya: Libyans take part in a 4x4 tourism trip in a desert area some 400 km southwest of Tripoli on Dec 3, 2020. - AFP AL QARYAH AL GHARBIYAH, Libya: A road trip through Libya's desert would long have sounded like a holiday in hell but, two months into a ceasefire, adventurous travellers are exploring the Sahara by four-wheel drive. Foreigners are still staying clear of the country after a decade of war - but some 1,000 Libyans...
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Kuwait praises WFP's humanitarian efforts
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Acting Information Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets Executive Director of the World Food Programme David Beasley. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Acting Information Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah held talks yesterday with visiting Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley on boosting joint coordination between the...
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Prostate diseases common in Kuwait: Lead Urologist
Dr Mohammad Al-Ghanem By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Head of the urology unit at Jaber Armed Forces Hospital Dr Mohammad Al-Ghanem recommended that men over 50 should carry out tests to check for prostate enlargement in order to avoid complications, adding that prostate diseases are common in Kuwait. He said prostate diseases in men are divided into two types - the first concerns men aged 20 to 40 who suffer from infections, while the second is...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital, Briston. - The US Food and Drug Adminstration on December 11, 2020 granted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine an emergency use authorization, paving the way for its imminent rollout across the country. (Photo by Graeme Robertson / various sources / AFP)
As Kuwait authorizes vaccine, doubts still lurk among public
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, while registrations to receive the shots have already begun on the health ministry website. But there are some doubts and uneasiness in the hearts and minds of people. There have been some reported cases of adverse effects on some individuals, besides rumors on social media saying the vaccine might be very unsafe.Some unverified claims...
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European Gulf expert: Kuwait played key role in Gulf reconciliation efforts
Dr Cinzia Bianco BRUSSELS: Kuwait has played a key role in the reconciliation process within the six member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to an European expert on Gulf issues. "Of course (the late Amir) Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is primarily to be credited here, but it is comforting to see that the new leadership is continuing his work," Dr Cinzia Bianco, Gulf Research Fellow at the pan-European think-tank, European...
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Reflections on the US-Kuwait relationship
Alina L Romanowski By US Ambassador Alina L RomanowskiThis past Thanksgiving, I spent time with my family in Washington as we shared a traditional meal of turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie that we prepared together. As you all know, Thanksgiving is an important day for Americans, one that we use to reflect on the things in life for which we are thankful.As I reflected on what I was thankful for, it could not be more fitting that I was...
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KUWAIT: A geometric design inside a building in Kuwait that appears to merge with the sky. - Photo by Sito Mirah Ayu (Instagram: @sito_ayu)
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Morocco-Israel ties 'already normal'
ESSAOUIRA, Morocco: This file handout photo shows Morocco's King Mohammed VI (center) during a visit to the "Bayt Dakira" (House of Memory) museum in this Atlantic coastal city on Jan 15, 2020. - AFP JERUSALEM: Morocco's relations with Israel are unique in the Arab world and bilateral ties were "already normal" before a "normalization" deal was announced, Morocco's foreign minister told Israeli media yesterday. Morocco on Thursday announced a...
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