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Trump makes rare appearance at APEC summit
KUALA LUMPUR: A screen shows the virtual meeting between world leaders, including US President Donald Trump (bottom right), Russian President Vladimir Putin (bottom left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left, second row from top), during the online Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Kuala Lumpur Friday.-AFP KUALA LUMPUR: US President Donald Trump on Friday made a rare appearance at a virtual Asia-Pacific summit,...
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Struggling airlines seek to stay in the skies
HOUSTON: In this file photo taken on June 10, 2020, United Airlines planes are parked at George Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas. Airlines need up to another $80 billion to survive, the head of the industry's trade association told a French daily on Friday.-AFP PARIS: The airline industry holds its annual gathering by video conference next week under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic that has plunged the sector into a crisis that...
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Ooredoo Kuwait opened its branches Friday midnight with strongest iPhone12 offers!
KUWAIT: Abdulaziz Al-Babtain (center), Mijbil Al-Ayoub and Fadi Qa'awar pose for a group photo with Academy team KUWAIT: The smartphone market is packed with an extensive variety of mobiles to choose from, however, if you are on the lookout for Apple's first 5G enabled device that combines both; the fastest chip in a smartphone and a solid performance including unparalleled new camera systems, then look no further, the iPhone12 is the one and...
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Perfection
By Layan Abdullah Al-Qenaeiour generation; the 20th century teenagers and adults tend to receive questions related to themselves that get them questioning their selves. Having a perfect face, perfect face features, a perfect body, a perfect school, a perfect education, a perfect university or college, a perfect final grade, a perfect well paid job, a perfect house, a perfect wife or husband, perfect children, perfect siblings, perfect parents, or...
Kuwaiti health workers are pictured at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing centre near Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, on November 18, 2020. - Kuwait has carried out over one million COVID-19 tests since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwait reports 912 COVID cases, four deaths over the weekend
KUWAIT: Health workers conduct PCR tests at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing center near Kuwait International Airport on November 18, 2020. KUWAIT: Kuwait reported 912 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths over the weekend, raising total cases to 139,734 and deaths to 863 respectively. The health ministry announced yesterday that Kuwait has logged 426 new infections over the previous 24 hours, in addition to a pair of fatalities. Kuwait had also...
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Manpower authority denies breaching staff privacy
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Aseel Al-Mazyad, Head of Public Relations and Media Department at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) denied social media rumors about alleged violation of privacy of some authority employees. The rumor, which reportedly started by a news service account on Twitter before spreading on the platform, claimed that the Information Technology Center of PAM has violated the privacy of employees through applications...
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Kuwait pension fund sees digital adoption spurt
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Public Institution For Social Security (PIFSS) has turned to digital workflows after the coronavirus pandemic rendered paper-based processes obsolete, with 90 percent of the pension fund's services now available online. The move towards online channels is attributed to a digital adoption strategy the pension fund has formed, PIFSS chief Mishal Al-Othman said in a statement, adding that "upskilling staff" is one of many...
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Kuwait laws' updates discussed in recent business webinar
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The American Business Council-AmCham Kuwait (ABCK-AmCham Kuwait), in collaboration with German Business Council Kuwait and Al-Tamimi and Company, hosted an informative webinar recently on the most recent updates of Kuwaiti laws and regulations. This webinar included useful legal information on recently issued laws and regulations, with the bankruptcy law and the new competition law being the main topics.Philip Kotsis,...
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UN, Kuwait partner to protect children's rights
Dr Tareq Al-Sheikh KUWAIT: The Representative of UN Secretary-General and Resident Coordinator in the State of Kuwait Dr Tareq Al-Sheikh stressed Friday on "everlasting commitment" to work with partners in the country to protect achievements made in the field of children's rights. In a press release on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of World Children's Day, Sheikh said that his office seizes this opportunity to renew its commitment to work...
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Dr Hassan's film 'The Battles of Sky and Earth' reviewed
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: A documentary film produced by renowned Kuwaiti Director Dr Ali Hassan was showcased by the US Embassy in Kuwait via Google Meet. 'The Battles of Sky and Earth' was presented and reviewed by US Ambassador Alina L Romanowski and Kamel Al-Abdul Jalil, Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL). Romanowski thanked Abdul Jalil and Senior US Defense Official for Kuwait Brig Gen Darren Slaton...
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Kuwait, Jordan tackle current developments
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Al-Safadi. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met on Thursday with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Al-Safadi on the occasion of his visit to Kuwait.Discussions revolved around bilateral relations, the accord consigned...
Internally displaced children sit outside a tent at a refugee camp in Khost province on November 17, 2020. (Photo by FARID ZAHIR / AFP)
EU: Gulf countries have crucial role to play in Afghanistan
KHOST, Afghanistan: Internally displaced children sit outside a tent at a refugee camp in Afghanistan's Khost province on November 17, 2020.-AFP BRUSSELS: European Union officials Friday stressed that the role of neighboring countries of Afghanistan, including the Arab Gulf states is very important for advancing the peace process in Afghanistan. "The Gulf countries play a very important role and some of them play important financial roles and...
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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
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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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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests