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Kuwait reports 385 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait's confirmed novel coronavirus cases increased by 385 to 99,434, with three people having succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 584, 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, 105 cases were reported in...
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US honoring source of pride for honorable Kuwaiti people: Amir
KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and State Audit Bureau President Faisal Al-Shaya. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of gratitude on Saturday in response to His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In the cable, His Highness...
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Zain takes part in biggest national cleanup campaign
KUWAIT: Zain Kuwait CEO Eaman Al-Roudhan speaks with Head of Al-Nowair Initiative Sheikha Intisar Al-Sabah and US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski. KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, recently took part in Al-Nowair's 'Let's Do it Kuwait' campaign, which coincided with World Cleanup Day on September 19, 2020 with the participation of nearly 5,000 volunteers. The event, considered the biggest national cleanup...
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Boursa Kuwait partners with Dive Team to preserve Kuwait Bay
KUWAIT: Reinforcing its commitment to creating a meaningful impact on the environment and the communities it serves, Boursa Kuwait has entered into a strategic partnership with the Environmental Voluntary Foundation's Kuwait Dive Team and its efforts to clean up the Kuwait Bay, considered one of the richest, most diverse marine ecosystems in the world.The Kuwait Bay is an important source of nutrients and sediment to the upper part of the...
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2,000 American workers stuck in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Two thousand Americans are stuck in Kuwait since March after arriving on tourist visas to work for a trial period at US military bases, Al-Qabas Arabic daily reported. They were to be transferred to work contracts after a 90-day probation period. Informed sources said the coronavirus pandemic made them unable to leave Kuwait and return on business or work visas because all types of visas in Kuwait remain suspended.Sources said the...
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COVID-19 hampers Bills' collection
KUWAIT: The coronavirus crisis had an effect on the collections of the Ministry of Electricity and Water, as the total amount collected since January until September is KD 96 million, compared to over KD 300 million last year, despite an increase in consumption by 25 percent this year, because most citizens and expats remained in the country this summer.There are many reasons behind the drop in collections, including leniency by the ministry in...
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Gulf Bank employees participate in Kuwait's largest cleanup campaign
KUWAIT: In celebration of World Cleanup Day yesterday, Gulf Bank employees participated in the largest campaign in Kuwait to clean public places, as part of the bank's various efforts throughout the year to preserve environmental sustainability. A group of Gulf Bank employees took part in the cleanup, as part of the collaborators group from multiple public and private sector institutions in the country.The campaign was spearheaded by non-profit...
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AOU partners with Huawei to provide ICT training courses
KUWAIT: Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Open University to deliver training and certification programs to the university's students via Huawei Authorized Information and Network Academy program (HAINA).Present at the signing of the MoU was Zhaoliang (Liam), President of Huawei Gulf North...
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Government proposes hefty rise in traffic fines, penalties
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: The government has sent amendments to the traffic law to the National Assembly proposing massive increases to penalties and fines in a bid to curb traffic offenses that have been on the rise in recent years. The new law, which has to be reviewed and approved by the Assembly, proposes a three-month jail term and a fine of between KD 200 and 500 for a variety of offenses that include running the red light,...
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US defies world to say Iran UN sanctions back
TEHRAN: A woman walks past a mural painted on the walls of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital yesterday. - AFP TEHRAN: Iran said yesterday its arch-foe the United States is facing "maximum isolation" after major powers dismissed a unilateral US declaration that UN sanctions on Tehran were back in force. The Trump administration said the sanctions had been re-activated under the "snapback" mechanism in a landmark 2015 nuclear treaty -...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 22, 1987, an Iranian soldier guards some Iraqi prisoners of war at a camp in Ahvaz, some 100Km north of Abadan, who were captured in the two-week-old Kerbala-5 offensive. - On September 22, 1980, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein sent troops into neighbouring Iran, starting an eight-year war in which hundreds of thousands were killed. (Photo by Eric Feferberg / AFP)
How Tehran transformed post-war Iraq
AHVAZ, Iran: In this file photo taken on Jan 22, 1987, an Iranian soldier guards Iraqi prisoners of war who were captured in the two-week-old Karbala-5 offensive. - AFP BAGHDAD: In the four decades since Iran and Iraq went to war, Tehran has turned enmity into influence, seeing its allies installed in Baghdad's halls of power and becoming its top trading partner. It's a turn of events Aziz Jaber, a political science professor at Baghdad's...
In this photo taken on September 8, 2020, passengers wearing face shields sit next to plastic dividers, as part of health protocols imposed by authorities on passenger jeepneys against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Manila. - Many face the new normal in the Philippines, where it is now compulsory to wear both face masks and plastic shields in indoor public spaces and on public transport to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) / TO GO WITH Health-virus-Philippines,PHOTOESSAY
Mask, visor rules make Philippine commuters sweat
MANILA: In this photo taken on Sep 8, 2020, passengers wearing face shields sit next to plastic dividers on passenger jeepneys. - AFP MANILA: In the sweltering heat and humidity, 31-year-old Caitlyn Tojanes grumbles about having to wear a face shield over her mask as she waits in line for her bus in the Philippine capital Manila. "It's uncomfortable. Combined with the long queues it means we get to work already tired and bathed in sweat," said...
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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA
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