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A Delta Airlines Boeing 737 (front) passes another Delta Airlines Boeing 777 (back) on the tarmac at Salt Lake City International Airport, September 16, 2020. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Boeing 737 MAX could get EU clearance year-end
SALT LAKE CITY: A Delta Airlines Boeing 737 (front) passes another Delta Airlines Boeing 777 (back) on the tarmac at Salt Lake City International Airport. - AFP NEW YORK: Boeing's troubled 737 MAX airliner, grounded for 18 months after two deadly accidents, could receive certification to fly again in Europe "by the end of the year," the EU's air safety chief said Friday. The statement signaled a light at the end of the tunnel for Boeing after...
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the Men's pole vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on September 25, 2020 at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha. (Photo by Mustafa ABUMUNES / AFP)
Duplantis nails 16th straight pole vault win in Doha
DOHA: Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the Men's pole vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on September 25, 2020 at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha. - AFP DOHA: Sweden's Armand Duplantis maintained his amazing form to turn the tables on world champion Sam Hendricks for a 16th consecutive victory in the men's pole vault at Friday's Diamond League meet in Doha. American Hendricks was the last person to beat...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 25: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket during the third quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 25, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Celtics rally to beat Heat; stay alive in NBA playoffs
FLORIDA: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket during the third quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals on September 25, 2020. - AFP MIAMI: The Boston Celtics roared back in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 121-108 on Friday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs. Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Jaylen Brown added 28 points as six Celtics players scored in...
View of a German ad for Chinese video-sharing social networking service Tiktok in Berlin on September 23, 2020. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
US maintains plan for TikTok download ban
View of a German ad for Chinese video-sharing social networking service Tiktok in Berlin. - AFP WASHINGTON: The Trump administration said Friday it would not back down from a plan to ban new US downloads of the popular video-sharing app TikTok, setting up a court showdown ahead of a today's deadline. A Justice Department court filing said it opposes TikTok's petition for an injunction to block the order from President Donald Trump, who has...
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Kuwait COVID-19 cases rise by 758 to 103,199, deaths by two
KUWAIT: Kuwait's confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 758 to 103,199 in the past 24 hours, with two people having succumbed to the disease, which raised the death toll to 597, 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.There are 108 people currently receiving intensive care...
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Kuwait supports Palestinian people's choices to obtain legitimate rights
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah delivers a speech at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly via videoconference. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Palestinian issue still has a central, historical and pivotal position in the Arab and Islamic worlds, Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said...
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Public works minister to terminate all expat staff: Report
Public Works Minister Dr Rana Al-Fares KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Housing Affairs Dr Rana Al-Fares prepares to sign termination letters for expatriate employees at the Ministry of Public Works, Al-Rai daily reported quoting informed sources. The list contains the names of 400 employees from various departments, and hold administrative, legal and technical positions. It comes weeks after the minister had terminated...
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Kuwait airport travel guidelines
KUWAIT: Commercial flights resumed on August 1, while the airport will operate at 30 percent capacity during the six-month first phase of a three-stage airport reopening plan. However, flights to and from the following countries are suspended until further notice: Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy,...
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Financial reforms plan set in motion
Maryam-Al-Aqeel KUWAIT: Kuwait has drawn up a roadmap for financial and economic reforms in a bid to upgrade the country's sovereign credit rating, a minister announced. Kuwait's Supreme Council for Planning and Development, in conjunction with other state bodies including the finance ministry and the central bank, has been tasked with forming this plan, Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel said in a statement on Thursday.A...
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Kuwaiti ambassador delivers credentials to San Marino leaders
ROME: Kuwait's Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Azzam Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (second from left) in a group photo with San Marino officials. - KUNA ROME: The State of Kuwait's Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Azzam Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on Friday handed his credentials as a non-resident ambassador to the Republic of San Marino to the republic's two presidents. The Kuwaiti embassy in Italy said in a statement the two presidents, Alessandro Mancini and Grazia...
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KUWAIT: Tower cranes seen at a major construction site in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Smart devices: Mixed blessings
By Abdellatif Sharaacannot imagine seeing any person - young or old - walking down the street without carrying a mobile phone! Granted no one can do without this device in our current era - even those who resist the "mobile" will at least have a basic device of some sorts. I, along with maybe a majority of people, am not worried about adults using smartphones; my worry is about those who are as young as four or five all the way to...
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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
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support