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ICRC Director for the Near and Middle East Fabrizio Carboni (C, L) and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths (C, R) seats with Houthi prisoner exchange committee members (L) and Yemeni government delegation members (R) at the end of a week-long meeting on a Yemen prisoner exchange agreement on September 27, 2020 in Glion, western Switzerland. - Both sides in Yemen's war have agreed to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, the UN mediator during a week of talks in Switzerland said on September 27, 2020. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Yemen warring sides agree to swap prisoners
GLION, Switzerland: ICRC Director for the Near and Middle East Fabrizio Carboni and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths sit with Houthi prisoner exchange committee members (left) and Yemeni government delegation members (right) at the end of a week-long meeting yesterday. - AFP DUBAI: The warring sides in Yemen's long conflict have agreed to exchange 1,081 prisoners, the United Nations mediator said yesterday following talks in...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 8, 2000, a Palestinian youth holds a stone in his blood-stained hand after carrying a dead fellow protester outside Jerusalem's old city al Aqsa mosque compound, amid clashes which broke out after the second Friday noon prayer of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. - Since a second intifada, or uprising, erupted on September 28, 2000, Palestinians have faced a string of military turnarounds and diplomatic defeats, as well as their own internal divisions. (Photo by AWAD AWAD / AFP)
Palestinians face bleak future 20 yrs after intifada
JERUSALEM: In this file photo taken on Dec 8, 2000, a Palestinian youth holds a stone in his bloodstained hand after carrying a dead fellow protester outside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. - AFP JENIN: Two decades on from the second intifada, Palestinians who grew up in the shadow of the uprising find themselves surrounded by physical and political barriers with little hope for the future. In Jenin refugee camp, in the north of the occupied West...
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Jobs for 10,482 citizens in 86 days
The Civil Service Commission KUWAIT: The Civil Services Commission (CSC) has succeeded in nominating 10,482 citizens to work in various government bodies within 86 days - from June 30 till Sept 24, 2020 - CSC Director Ahmad Al-Jassar told Al-Rai Arabic daily. Jassar described the nominations as an achievement for both CSC and government bodies. "Nominees included 6,465 holders of university degrees, 2,283 with diplomas, 1,136 with high school...
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Taking risk for a job in Kuwait: expat workers narrate process of return
Ray Alvin Lopez By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Ray Alvin Lopez is a nurse at a private hospital in Kuwait. He is considered as a frontliner in the fight against COVID-19. He took his annual vacation in the first week of March, but in mid-March, the government imposed a total lockdown, preventing commercial flights from entering Kuwait to stop the spread of the coronavirus. So Ray Alvin was stuck in the Philippines for six months. Things got worse when the...
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Award recognition of Amir's efforts: Sultan Al-Bohra
Sultan Al-Bohra KUWAIT: The Representative of Sultan Al-Bohra in the State of Kuwait Sheikh Yahya Badri offered congratulations and blessings to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the occasion of him being awarded the US Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander by United States President Donald Trump."This Legion of Merit to His Highness is a recognition of his status, great effort, the great role he is leading, as...
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ICSK - Junior hosts virtual investiture ceremony
KUWAIT: The Investiture Ceremony is a proud moment for a school, and if with changing times it is on a virtual platform, it is much more innovative. It signifies the belief and poise that the school consigns in the newly invested office bearers. Despite the widespread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the indomitable spirit of young talented leaders of ICSK-Junior was commemorated by means of a Virtual Investiture Ceremony on September 21, 2020.The...
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Guardsman arrested with drugs
KUWAIT: A Kuwait National Guard officer was arrested with three liters of a liquid drug known as 'rape poison' and meth, said security sources. The sources explained that the suspect had been importing the liquid claiming it was a glass cleaning material, adding that he told detectives that he usually sold one milliliter of the liquid for KD 1. Detectives also arrested an associate who had been helping him in distributing the drug.Well-informed...
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives the ball against Jerami Grant #9 of the Denver Nuggets during the second quarter in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. - The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by a triple-double from superstar LeBron James, beat the Denver Nuggets 117-107 on September 26 to reach the NBA Finals.nWith the win in the league's quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida, the Lakers completed a 4-1 victory over the Nuggets in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
LeBron powers Lakers past Nuggets into the NBA Finals
FLORIDA: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives the ball against Jerami Grant #9 of the Denver Nuggets during the second quarter in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals on September 26, 2020. - AFP MIAMI: The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by a triple-double from superstar LeBron James, beat the Denver Nuggets 117-107 on Saturday to reach the NBA Finals. With the win in the league's quarantine bubble in Orlando, the Lakers completed...
Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (L) heads the ball next to Real Betis' Argentinian midfielder Guido Rodriguez, French forward Karim Benzema and Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho during the Spanish league football match Real Betis against Real Madrid CF at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville on September 26, 2020. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
Ramos penalty snatches a win for Real over Betis
SEVILLE: Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (left) heads the ball next to Real Betis' Argentinean midfielder Guido Rodriguez, French forward Karim Benzema and Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho during the Spanish league football match Real Betis against Real Madrid CF on September 26, 2020. - AFP MADRID: Sergio Ramos scored a late penalty as Real Madrid came from behind to scrape a 3-2 win against 10-man Real Betis, their first La...
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Paris reopen its doors in 'Gabrielle Chanel, fashion manifesto' exhibition
This picture shows fragrances by French designer Gabrielle Chanel displayed during the exhibition “Gabrielle Chanel, fashion manifesto” at the Galliera Palais fashion museum in Paris.—AFP photos The Palais Galliera, the City of Paris Fashion Museum, reopens its doors after extension work and presents the first retrospective in Paris of a unique and remarkable fashion designer: Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971). At a time when Paul Poiret...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 28, 2016, participants gather in the lobby ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, in the Algerian capital Algiers. - Global stocks fell September 17, 2020 as markets digested cautious outlooks from central banks, while oil prices rallied again as Saudi Arabia's top oil official called for compliance from other exporters on an OPEC+ production agreement. Though authorities in numerous countries have been recently upgrading their economic forecasts, central banks are warning that a quick, full recovery is far from assured. (Photo by Ryad KRAMDI / AFP)
OPEC turns 60 at a 'critical moment'
ALGIERS: In this file photo, participants gather in the lobby ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in the Algerian capital Algiers. - AFP LONDON: OPEC faces a critical moment in its 60-year history with the coronavirus crushing crude demand and prices, discord among its members, and threats from a world seeking cleaner fuels. Founded on September 14, 1960, by Iraq, Iran,...
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Momentum drains from West African common currency plans
Chiefs of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc said last year the Eco would be set up in 2020 but the short time frame was not enough for the sheer logistics involved. ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Hopes raised by West African leaders of finally launching this year their "Eco" common currency, in the pipeline for three decades, have faded as the coronavirus crisis and squabbling over severing the remaining...
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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