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Kuwait COVID-19 cases rise by 676 deaths by four
KUWAIT: Kuwait's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 676 to 108,268 with four people having succumbed to the disease raising the death toll to 632 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said yesterday. The figures include people who have come into contact with infected individuals, and others whose source of infection is currently being investigated, read a ministry statement.In terms of health zones, 158 cases were reported in...
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Kuwait's Cabinet eulogizes late Amir, praise his 'unforgettable efforts'
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Monday praised the great works and praiseworthy sacrifices of His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Holding its maiden meeting since Kuwait lost its Amir, the Cabinet said in a statement that His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad had worked sincerely to promote Kuwait's...
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Zain supplies KU with health measures to face COVID-19
KUWAIT: Zain and KU officials in front of the hall. KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, supplied Kuwait University's Admission and Registration Hall in Shuwaikh with a number of MOH-approved precautionary health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The move comes in line with the start of the new academic year, as well as under Zain's commitment to contribute to the health and safety of the university's students,...
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Amir receives top Kuwaiti officials at Bayan Palace
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. - Amiri Diwan photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Amir also received His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Furthermore, His Highness the Amir received Deputy Prime...
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ICSK pays tribute to Kuwait's late Amir
KUWAIT: Indian Community School (ICSK) staff participated in a special assembly organized online to pay respects to the late Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The event took place on Monday, simultaneously with a national day of mourning the government of India had announced as a mark of respect to Sheikh Sabah.Around 1,000 people including the staff and students of ICSK participated in the assembly. The...
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Kuwait dispatches fresh aid to flood-hit Sudan
KHARTOUM: A fifth Kuwaiti relief plane landed at Khartoum International Airport on Monday, carrying around 40 tons of relief aid for those affected by rain and floods in Sudan. In a press statement, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry's flood committee chief Mohiedin Salem appreciated Kuwait's incessant relief aid to flood-hit people in Sudan.The official seized the opportunity to congratulate His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...
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Three hospitalized with gunshot wounds
KUWAIT: A 13-year-old mentally-challenged girl fired her father's military-issue weapon at herself, her 10-year-old brother and 32-year-old domestic helper. The three were taken to hospital. The girl suffered an injury in her thigh and her brother suffered a superficial ear injury, while the helper remains in critical condition from an abdominal injury.Home burglar arrestedPolice arrested a suspect who burgled eight houses in various areas. The...
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Amir asks Cabinet to stay on, prepare for elections
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday to submit the Cabinet's resignation. - KUNA By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah yesterday submitted the resignation of his Cabinet to HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who in turn renewed confidence in the Cabinet and asked it to continue...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (L) greets UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan as German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas looks on during a visit of the Holocaust memorial prior to their historic meeting in Berlin, on October 6, 2020. (Photo by MICHELE TANTUSSI / POOL / AFP)
UAE, Israeli ministers hold first meeting
BERLIN: Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (left) greets UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan as German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas looks on during a visit to the Holocaust Memorial yesterday. - AFP BERLIN: The foreign ministers of Israel and the United Arab Emirates yesterday visited the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin during their "historic" first meeting, a major step forward for their new relations. Israel's Gabi...
TOPSHOT - WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spent three days hospitalized for coronavirus. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Trump: Americans are learning to live with coronavirus
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump removes his mask upon returning to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday. - AFP WASHINGTON: Defying critics, US President Donald Trump yesterday said Americans were learning to live with COVID-19, a day after returning to the White House for further intensive treatment after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. Trump, who returned late on Monday after nearly four...
David Haviland (L), member of the Nobel Committee for Physics, and Goran K Hansson, Secretary General of the Academy of Sciences, (L-R) sit in front of a screen displaying the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics (L-R) Briton Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US, during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 6, 2020. - Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their research into black holes, the Nobel jury said. (Photo by Fredrik SANDBERG / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT
Trio win Nobel for black hole discoveries
STOCKHOLM: A screen displays the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics - (from left) Briton Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US - during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences yesterday. - AFP STOCKHOLM: Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US won the Nobel Physics Prize yesterday for their research into black holes, the Nobel jury said. The...
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Rare flawless diamond fetches US$15.7m in Hong Kong auction
The 102.39-carat stone went to an unnamed telephone bidder for HK$122 million.-AFP An exceedingly rare 102-carat flawless white diamond sold for $15.7 million at an online auction in Hong Kong on Monday evening. Described as "completely flawless" by auctioneer Sotheby's, the 102.39-carat stone went to an unnamed telephone bidder for HK$122 million in an auction held online because of the coronavirus pandemic."The buyer of this diamond has bagged...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
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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
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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