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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 16, 2016 Mexican Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos reads out a public apology before 26,000 soldiers assembled at a military base in Mexico City. - Former Mexican defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos has been charged with drug trafficking and laundering money while he was in the government, documents released by federal prosecutors in New York on October 16, 2020 said. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
Arrest of ex-army chief puts AMLO's plans under siege
Salvador Cienfuegos MEXICO CITY: The spectacular fall from grace of Mexico's previous armed forces supremo has raised awkward questions about the president's reliance on the military to fight drug gangs and manage an increasing portfolio of vital civilian infrastructure. Thursday's arrest of former Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos in the United States at the Los Angeles airport on drug trafficking charges sent shockwaves through the...
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Rancher still 'tickled pink' by Trump
NEW ORLEANS: In this file photo taken on Jan 14, 2019, US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Arizona farmer Jim Chilton during the annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention. - AFP LOS ANGELES: In 2016, Arizona rancher Jim Chilton was so excited about the election of Donald Trump as president that he said his socks were "rolling up and down". Four years later, the 81-year-old is just as enthusiastic about the upcoming US election...
Kyrgyzstan's recently-appointed Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov addresses the Kyrgyz Parliament at Ala-Archa state residence in Bishkek on October 16, 2020. - Kyrgyzstan's former and acting presidents on October 16, 2020, addressed parliament to end a political crisis over a disputed October vote, which electoral authorities said could be repeated before the end of the year. (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP)
Kyrgyz leader ready to fight crime, graft
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan's recently-appointed Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov addresses the Kyrgyz Parliament at Ala-Archa state residence on Friday. – AFP BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan's acting president Sadyr Japarov styled himself a reformist in his first major speech to the nation Friday as he pledged to tackle crime and corruption while cementing control over the troubled country. Japarov, who is still prime minister, earlier appointed close ally Kamchibek...
Lebanese activists erect a metalic monument on October 16, 2020, with 'October 17' written on it in Arabic, a day ahead of the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in front of the devastated port of the capital Beirut where a massive explosion took place more than two months ago. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Lebanon protest movement marks 'harrowing' year
BEIRUT: Lebanese activists erect a metallic monument on Friday with 'October 17' written on it in Arabic in front of the devastated port where a massive explosion took place more than two months ago. - AFP BEIRUT: Lebanon marked the first anniversary yesterday of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. A whirlwind of hope and despair has gripped the country in the...
Dege & Skinner Managing Director William Skinner poses for a portrait in the Dege & Skinner tailors on Savile Row, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Unsuited to new era? Fate of formal fashion hangs by a thread
Dege & Skinner Managing Director William Skinner poses for a portrait in the Dege & Skinner tailors on Savile Row in London. Italian luxury designer Brunello Cucinelli makes men's suits that sell for up to 7,000 euros ($8,200). But even he - like most people across the globe - hasn't worn a suit for months, let alone bought one. "We've all been locked away at home, so this is the first jacket I have put on since March," Cucinelli told Reuters in...
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Egypt singer adds modern touch to Islamic chanting
Egyptian religious singer Mahmoud al-Tohamy addresses his students during an Islamic chanting class. Egypt's Mahmoud al-Tohamy is a master of Islamic chanting, a 1,400-year-old art form known as "inshad"-but that hasn't stopped him from performing the "Game of Thrones" theme song. At age 41, Tohamy is inspired by the mystical Sufi branch of Islam and deeply committed to the spiritual essence of the ancient performance of devotional poetry and...
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Kuwait registers eight deaths, 746 new COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health announced yesterday 746 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 114,015. Meanwhile, deaths reached 684 with the addition of eight fatalities.Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that there were 133 patients receiving treatment at intensive care units, while the total number of patients still receiving treatment amounted to 7,485.Health...
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Key to finding job in times of uncertainties: keep applying
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: People are losing their jobs during these extraordinary circumstances that have shown everyone is dispensable. The once stable job is no longer dependable, but people are optimistic and are trying their best to survive. Gretel Trinidad, a human resource expert, says there is no harm in trying and getting things done. "Experiment with something new - do not be afraid," she said. "Apply for a job related to services at...
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Health requirements firmly applied on arrivals, govt says
Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem KUWAIT: Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem re-affirmed that coronavirus preventive measures and all relevant health requirements were strictly applied on all arrivals to Kuwait. In statements to the press on Wednesday, Mezrem pointed out that it was mandatory on all arrivals to provide a new negative PCR test certificate. Moreover, Health Ministry teams were conducting random PCR tests for a number of...
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Japanese city mourns Kuwait's late Amir
NIHONMATSU: Flags flown at half-mast at the city hall building in Nohonmatsu, Japan, in honor of Kuwait's late Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - KUNA NIHONMATSU: Japan's Nihonmatsu City, which will host Kuwaiti teams in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games next year, has offered condolences on the passing of the late Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and expressed gratitude for his support...
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Six firms closed for shipping subsidized food
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday that its inspectors have closed six companies specialized in shipping food supplies as they were planning to send locally-subsidized catering overseas. Legal measures are being completed against these firms to refer them to the commercial prosecution as they violated the executive regulation No 117 of 2013, the ministry added in a press statement.It stressed that it will not...
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KRCS hands 10,000 food baskets to Gazans
GAZA: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) started packing 10,000 food baskets received from Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) to distribute them to Palestinian families affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the besieged Gaza Strip.Abdulaziz Abu Eisha, head of PECS' disaster department, said in a press statement that the Kuwaiti-funded project aimed at alleviating sufferings of people affected by the pandemic. This aid also...
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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