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Kuwait reports 9 deaths, 686 COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported nine deaths due to COVID-19 and 686 new infected cases. The figures took the country's death toll up to 710 and the caseload to 116,832, health ministry data showed. According to ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, the number of people hospitalized with the virus stands at 7,516; 133 of whom in intensive care units.Dr Sanad added that 6,002 swab tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, with a total of...
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Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh residents still struggling to survive
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The struggles of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh residents have become more pronounced during the pandemic. "I have no job. The place where I previously worked as a cleaner in Kuwait City told me to stop coming to work after the lockdown in April, and haven't called me till now," said 38-year-old Nuzrul (not his real name). He is one of thousands of expatriates who were terminated during the pandemic. Many of them left the country, but...
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Amir receives Bhutan King's representative
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets representative of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Wangchuck, Prince Jigel Ogien Wangchuck. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Seif Palace representative of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Wangchuck, Prince Jigel Ogien Wangchuck, as he conveyed condolences of Bhutan's King on the demise of late...
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Crown Prince supports cooperation between public, private sectors
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets President of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mohammad Al-Sager and Chamber members. - KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed the need to enhance integration and cooperation between the public and private sectors to formulate the country's economic present and future. His Highness Sheikh Mishal made...
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KRCS Chairman underlines significance of humanitarian action
KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer attends a videoconference workshop the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent held yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer stressed yesterday the importance of humanitarian work to help combat COVID-19. Dr Sayer said that most pressing humanitarian needs, mainly means to improve lives of those affected by armed...
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Kuwait osteoporosis cases among highest worldwide
KUWAIT: Up to 35 percent of Kuwaiti women aged above 50 suffer from osteoporosis and recurrent fractures, said Dr Nadia Al-Ali, the head of the endocrine ward at the Amiri Hospital and President of the Kuwait Osteoporosis Society, adding that the percentage among male citizens stands at 20 percent. Speaking in a statement on the World Osteoporosis Day which falls today, Dr Ali affirmed that proportion of the osteoporosis cases among the Kuwaiti...
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Kuwait sets parliamentary elections for December 5
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday approved an Amiri decree which sets new parliamentary elections for Dec 5. Registration of candidates contesting for the 50 seats will start the day after the decree is published in the official gazette Kuwait Al-Youm. Registration of candidates will continue for 10 days, according to the election law.Withdrawal of candidates also starts from the first day of filing nomination papers...
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally at Carson City Airport in Carson City, Nevada on October 18, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
Trump lashes out at 'stupid' GOP critics
CARSON CITY, Nevada: US President Donald Trump gestures during a rally on Sunday. - AFP CARSON CITY, Nevada: US President Donald Trump lashed out at "stupid" critics from within his own party and called for unity on Sunday after growing Republican criticism and warnings of a "bloodbath" in the Nov 3 election. Trump issued the comments as he and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden hit the ground in crucial swing states in the final stretch before...
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IMF urges 'action' in virus-hit MENA
DUBAI: The IMF yesterday urged Middle East and North African countries to accelerate reforms and diversification efforts as the energy-rich region faces unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus and low oil prices. In its latest regional economic outlook report, the International Monetary Fund projected the economies of the MENA region to shrink by five percent this year compared with a July estimate that they would contract by 5.7...
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Families hit by US travel ban speak out
TEMPE, Arizona: This handout photo taken on Sept 25, 2020 shows Ramez Alghazzouli, his wife Asmaa Khadem Al-Arbaiin and their son Radwan in their house. - AFP WASHINGTON: Pamela and Afshin Raghebi will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary this December - but whether it's a joyful occasion or one marred by the pain of their ongoing forced separation depends on the outcome of the Nov 3 election. "I need him home," Pamela tearfully told AFP,...
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Kuwait's Foreign Minister lauds ties with Jordan
AMMAN: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah (left) attends a joint press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi in Amman, Jordan yesterday. - KUNA AMMAN: Envoy of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah yesterday lauded distinguished ties with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This came during a joint press...
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Kuwaiti inventors compete in Qatari contest
DOHA: The two Kuwaiti inventors Dr Mohammad Al-Mugahwi (right) and Sara Abu Rjaibn participating in 'Stars of Science.' - KUNA DOHA: Two Kuwaiti inventors are participating in a competition with their innovated works; one intended to aid the impaired and the other for pin pointing bone fractures. The inventors, Dr Mohammad Al-Mugahwi and Sara Abu Rjaib, are partaking in the contest to win the title, "the top Arab inventor," the 12th edition, as...
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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