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Two applications to support e-learning
KUWAIT: Director-General of the Regional Center for the development of educational software Nader Marafie announced providing two applications to support e-learning for the Ministry of Education. In a statement yesterday, Marafie said that the goal is to develop the educational process in light of the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the center has developed two new applications in cooperation with the department of educational...
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Audit Bureau participates in GCC meeting
KUWAIT: President of State Audit Bureau (SAB) Faisal Al-Shaya underlined yesterday the importance of combating corruption with the utmost integrity and establishing an organization that would limit the spread of corruption. This came during the 17th meeting of accounting and auditing organization departments in GCC.Shaya pointed out that SAB is preparing to sign a cooperation protocol with Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in order to...
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Kuwait calls on Israel to end occupation
Bader Al-Munayyekh NEW YORK: Kuwait has called for ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, urging the international community to coerce Israel into ceasing all settlement activities. Israel must halt all forms of settlement activities in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 and lift the land and sea blockade on Gaza Strip enforced 13 years ago, said Bader Al-Munayyekh, Deputy Permanent...
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (C) gestures in greeting as he arrives with Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (R) and Parliament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim (L) to attend the opening of the 5th regular session at the country's National Assembly (parliament) in Kuwait City on October 20, 2020. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Assembly unanimously passes law to cut expatriate numbers
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah waves as he arrives with HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (right) and Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (left) to attend the opening of the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday unanimously approved a law that requires the government to take measures to reduce the number of expats not needed in the...
An Etihad Airways plane carrying a delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a first official visit, lands at at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. - The UAE delegation left on the country's first official visit to Israel with a string of deals set to be signed after the two countries signed a deal to normalise ties last month. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Israel, UAE agree to visa-free travel as ties deepen
TEL AVIV: An Etihad Airways plane carrying a delegation from the UAE on a first official visit lands at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport yesterday. – AFP TEL AVIV: Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed yesterday to visa-free travel, an unprecedented arrangement between Israel and an Arab state, signed after the first ever official UAE delegation landed in Tel Aviv. The visit, hailed as a "glorious day for peace" by Prime Minister Benjamin...
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As US vote looms, Gulf powers count Trump blessings
RIYADH: This handout file photo released on May 21, 2017 by the Saudi Royal Palace shows US President Donald Trump and US First lady Melania Trump posing for a picture with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud during the inauguration of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology. - AFP DUBAI: Brandishing a sword and dancing to traditional music on his first visit to Saudi Arabia soon after...
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Israeli settlements undermine efforts to reach peace: Kuwait
KUWAIT: The Cabinet reviewed a range of political issues during its weekly meeting Monday related to the situations in the Arab region and beyond. The Cabinet members condemned the recent declaration by the Israeli authorities of plans to build nearly 5,000 housing units in Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian West Bank.They stressed that Israel's persistence in settlement expansions represents a stark contravention of international...
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CAN warns of obesity, calls for healthy diet
KUWAIT: Cancer Awareness Nation (CAN) campaign stressed yesterday the necessity of following a healthy diet, as Kuwait among the top countries in obesity compared to the rest of the world. Nutrition specialist and observer of community nutrition promotion at the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition Wajd Al-Othman, during a virtual seminar marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, affirmed the family's responsibility to follow a healthy diet,...
Leeds United's English striker Patrick Bamford (L) vies with Wolverhampton Wanderers' English defender Max Kilman (C) during the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on October 19, 2020. (Photo by Alex Pantling / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Wolves sink Leeds, climb to 6th
LEEDS: Leeds United's English striker Patrick Bamford (left) vies with Wolverhampton Wanderers' English defender Max Kilman (center) during the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on October 19, 2020. - AFP LONDON: Wolves climbed to sixth place in the Premier League on Monday as Raul Jimenez sealed a 1-0 win at Leeds on a night West Bromwich Albion and...
Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on October 17, 2020. (Photo by Alex Livesey / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Clock ticking on Guardiola's dreams as Manchester City chase elusive crown
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on October 17, 2020. - AFP LONDON: Pep Guardiola starts his latest bid to lead Manchester City to Champions League glory with the shadows of past failures casting doubt on his ability to secure that elusive title. City host Porto in their opening Champions...
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Virtual swords drawn as eSports worlds in China defy coronavirus
This file photo taken shows Team Europe and Chinese team FPX (left) competing in the 'League of Legends' videogame world championship final at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris. ESports has bucked a grim trend to stage a world championship in Shanghai, even as numerous international sports tournaments across the globe are wiped out by the COVID-19 coronavirus.- AFP SHANGHAI: ESports has bucked a grim trend to stage a world championship in Shanghai,...
TOPSHOT - Nigerian Police fire teargas at people during clashes between youths in Apo, Abuja, Nigeria, on October 20, 2020, following the ongoing demonstrations against the unjustly brutality of the Nigerian Police Force Unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
Lagos at standstill as Nigeria protests spiral
ABUJA: Nigerian police fire teargas at people during clashes between youths in Apo yesterday. – AFP LAGOS: Nigerian protesters paralyzed Africa's biggest city Lagos yesterday, blocking the airport as widespread demonstrations sparked by police brutality spiraled. Footage seen by AFP showed hundreds of mainly young protesters waving flags and placards as they marched outside the international departures terminal in the economic hub. The wave of...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story