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Qatari Amir commends Kuwait's good offices to maintain GCC unity
Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani KUWAIT: Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani commended and appreciated the State of Kuwait's relentless endeavors to maintain and strengthen the unity of "brothers" in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Sheikh Tamim, in a phone call with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, expressed gratitude for the good offices of the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber, and the...
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First Kuwaiti experiment sent to space station
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti students work on an experiment that was sent to the International Space Station. - KUNA KUWAIT: Director General of the Scientific Center, part of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Rana Al-Nibari, yesterday announced great success in sending the state's first scientific experiment to the International Space Station, describing it as "a historic achievement for Kuwait". In a statement, Nibari expressed...
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38 newly-elected lawmakers 'agree' to replace speaker
KUWAIT: Newly-elected lawmakers hold a meeting at the home of MP Bader Al-Dahoum yesterday. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: A meeting of 38 newly-elected MPs yesterday agreed on the need to change the speaker of the outgoing National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem. A candidate for the post will be chosen tomorrow, the host of the meeting, opposition MP Bader Al-Dahoum, said. Dahoum told reporters after the meeting that lasted almost...
A boat sails at sunset, against the backdrop of Burj Khalifa and high rise buildings, in the Emirati city of Dubai, on May 27, 2020. - The Emirati authorities eased some of the restrictions that were put in place in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, allowing some businesses to reopen. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
Gulf becomes new center of Arab power
DUBAI: A boat sails at sunset against the backdrop of Burj Khalifa and high-rise buildings in this May 27, 2020 photo. – AFP DUBAI: A decade on, the turmoil of the Arab Spring which shook the oil-rich Gulf states has left a very different legacy, emboldening and empowering them. The collapse or decline of traditional Middle East powers like Syria and Egypt has allowed the Gulf to establish itself as the Middle East's new center of gravity.And...
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Moroccan geeks flock to 'paradise for hackers'
KHOURIBGA, Morocco: A student uses a computer in a lab at the "1337" information technology training center on Nov 17, 2020. - AFP KHOURIBGA, Morocco: With its rows of sleek computers and ultra-modern study methods, Morocco's 1337 campus is a dream come true for budding geeks, in a country where IT skills are in high demand. Conceived as a paradise for coders, the center offers project-based training on programming, innovation and building IT...
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - DECEMBER 06: Darrel Williams #31 of the Kansas City Chiefs rushes against Josey Jewell #47 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter of a game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 06, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP
Chiefs, Saints clinch playoff berths
KANSAS CITY: Darrel Williams #31 of the Kansas City Chiefs rushes against Josey Jewell #47 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter of a game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 06, 2020. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Patrick Mahomes threw for 318 yards and a touchdown and Harrison Butker kicked five field goals as the Kansas City Chiefs secured a playoff berth with a 22-16 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Receiver Travis Kelce caught eight...
AC Milan's Spanish midfielder Brahim Diaz (R) controls the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Sampdoria vs AC Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa on December 6, 2020. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
Milan maintain five-point Serie A lead at Sampdoria
GENOA: AC Milan's Spanish midfielder Brahim Diaz (right) controls the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Sampdoria vs AC Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa on December 6, 2020. - AFP ROME: AC Milan kept hold of their five-point lead at the top of Serie A on Sunday after a hard-fought 2-1 win at Sampdoria, while Napoli moved third after strolling to victory over bottom side Crotone. Franck Kessie's penalty on the stroke of...
Ulsan's defender Dave Bulthuis (L) is marked by Melbourne's midfielder Jake Brimmer (R) during the AFC Champions League round of 16 football match between Korea's Ulsan Hyundai and Australia's Melbourne Victory on December 6, 2020 at the Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
Johnsen double fires Ulsan into Asian League quarters
AL-RAYYAN, Qatar: Ulsan's defender Dave Bulthuis (left) is marked by Melbourne's midfielder Jake Brimmer (right) during the AFC Champions League round of 16 football match between Korea's Ulsan Hyundai and Australia's Melbourne Victory on December 6, 2020. - AFP DOHA: Super sub Bjorn Johnsen's fine second-half double fired Ulsan Hyundai into the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League with a commanding 3-0 win over Melbourne Victory on...
An aerial view shows the former Shearings coach holidays hub that is now being turned into a lorry park in Appleton Thorn near Warrington in north west England on December 7, 2020. - The site is at the junction of the M6 and the M56 on the route to the port of Holyhead in north Wales. The site is being adapted to handle overflow HGV traffic in advance of possible disruption at northern ports when the Brexit withdrawl period ends on January 1, 2021, according to reports. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Decision time as Brexit talks hit the wall
An aerial view shows the former Shearings coach holidays hub that is now being turned into a lorry park in Appleton Thorn near Warrington in north west England yesterday. The site is being adapted to handle overflow HGV traffic in advance of possible disruption at northern ports when the Brexit withdrawal period ends on January 1, 2021.-AFP BRUSSELS: Post-Brexit trade talks between the EU and UK neared a decisive point yesterday as Europe pushed...
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Giant vertical farm opens in Copenhagen's industrial zone
COPENHAGEN: Plants cultivated at the vertical plant farm 'Nordic Harvest' based in Taastrup, a suburb west of Copenhagen. A purple halo runs over racks where lettuce, herbs and kale will soon be growing: in a commonplace warehouse in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Copenhagen is one of the largest "vertical" farms in Europe, inaugurated this week. - AFP TAASTRUP, Denmark: A purple glow illuminates stacked boxes where lettuce, herbs and...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 14, 2017 British one pound sterling coins and one Euro coins are arranged in front of the European Union flag in a photograph in London on December 14, 2017. - The pound slumped more than one percent against the dollar and euro on on December 7, 2020 with post-Brexit trade talks between Britain and the European Union on a knife-edge. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)
Pound slumps on Brexit fallout
LONDON: In this file photo, British one pound sterling coins and one euro coins are arranged in front of the European Union flag in a photograph in London on December 14, 2017. - AFP LONDON: The pound slumped more than one percent against the dollar and euro yesterday with post-Brexit trade talks between Britain and the European Union on a knife-edge. Major stock markets dropped except for London, as the sliding pound boosted share prices of...
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 24, 2020 shows an engineer working in the general laboratory during a media tour of a new factory built to produce a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Sinovac, one of 11 Chinese companies approved to carry out clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccines, in Beijing. - Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech said on December 7, 2020 it had secured a 500 million USD funding boost to produce its Covid-19 vaccine, as the country races to roll out a vaccine for general use. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine maker gets $500m funding boost
This file photo shows an engineer working in the general laboratory during a media tour of a new factory built to produce a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at Sinovac. Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech said yesterday it had secured a $500 million funding boost to produce its Covid-19 vaccine, as the country races to roll out a vaccine for general use. - AFP BEIJING: Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech has secured half a billion...
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