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TOPSHOT - A villager (L) stands next to a destroyed motorbike as residents gather among the debris of their houses after a flash flood affected the area at Sayrah-e-Hopiyan in Charikar, Parwan province, on August 26, 2020. - The death toll from flash floods that swept through an Afghan city climbed to 100 on August 26, officials said, as rescue workers searched for survivors in the rubble of collapsed houses. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
Afghanistan's flash floods kill over 100
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan: A villager (left) stands next to a destroyed motorbike as residents gather among the debris of their houses after a flash flood affected the area. - AFP CHARIKAR: Rescue workers in Afghanistan searched Wednesday for survivors of flash floods that killed more than 100 people and destroyed hundreds of houses near Kabul, officials said. Troops pulled dozens of victims from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Charikar,...
A city worker draws a mural campaigning against the COVID-19 coronavirus on a wall in Jakarta on August 27, 2020. - Indonesia had reported over 150,000 coronavirus cases and 6,858 deaths, but with some of the world's lowest testing rates the true scale is widely believed to be much greater. (Photo by Bay ISMOYO / AFP)
Women may mount stronger Covid-19 immune response
JAKARTA: A city worker draws a mural campaigning against the COVID-19 coronavirus on a wall in Jakarta yesterday. Indonesia had reported over 150,000 coronavirus cases and 6,858 deaths, but with some of the world's lowest testing rates the true scale is widely believed to be much greater. - AFP PARIS: A new study looking at male and female immune responses to the new coronavirus may shed new light on why men are more likely to become seriously...
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Tehran grants access to 2 nuke sites, ends standoff
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani (right) welcomes Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano during a meeting in Tehran. - AFP DUBAI: Iran said it was ending a months-long standoff with the UN nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities, easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions. Wednesday's breakthrough in the dispute...
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Spanish actor Antonio Banderas 'cured' of coronavirus
Antonio Banderas Spanish actor Antonio Banderas said Tuesday that he was "cured" of the coronavirus, which he contracted several weeks ago. The actor known for his roles in films like "The Mask of Zorro" and "Philadelphia" said on Twitter he had kept to a "disciplined confinement" for 21 days since learning he was infected.He publicly announced he had tested positive on his 60th birthday on August 10. At the time, he said that he had been...
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LOYAC hosts virtual art gallery for Beirut
Tom Young , United Kingdom In continuation of the 'Rise Up Beirut' campaign launched by LOYAC Lebanon, the LOYAC Academy for Performance Arts (LAPA) is set to organize a virtual arts exhibition and dedicate the revenues to support the campaign. The virtual gallery takes place until September 5 on Instagram and Facebook, and will be supervised by artists Amira Bahbahani, Zainah Dabbous and Azza Al-Sharif.Speaking on the occasion, LAPA board...
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Kuwait registers 698 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health (MoH) registered yesterday 698 additional COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of infections to 82,271, while two new deaths were added to a death toll of 521. Speaking to the press, MoH'ss Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the confirmed cases included patients who contracted the virus due to contact with infected people while others remained under examination to...
OPEC logo at OPEC headquarters is seen during the OPEC meeting in Vienna,Austria on September 22 ,2017 where the OPEC members reviewed progress on their 2016 agreement to curb oil output.
Kuwaiti professor urges oil investment in Africa markets
VIENNA: In this file photo taken on September 22, 2017, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) logo is pictured at OPEC's headquarters in Vienna. - AFP KUWAIT: Economics Professor at Kuwait University from the College of Business Administration Dr Anwar Al-Shriaan called on Kuwait to invest in oil within promising emerging markets such as Africa, by establishing refineries and petrochemical factories, in order to maximize...
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Expat workers over 60 without degrees can stay till year's end
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower has decided to limit the renewal of work permits of expats aged 60 and above till the end of this year, except for those who hold university degrees. In this regard, informed sources told Al-Rai that Manpower Authority Director Ahmad Al-Moussa issued a decision limiting the renewal of work permits for expats aged 60 and above who only hold high school certificates or lesser qualifications till the end...
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Foreign minister hosts students union members
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets with members of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS) - Egypt Branch. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Foreign Minister and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received on Tuesday Ahmad Saud Al-Shemmari, the head of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS) - Egypt Branch, and members of the union's management. The minister, during the...
Chickens sit in a poultry farm near Menoufia, 80 kms (50miles) north of Cairo January 1, 2008. Two Egyptian women died of bird flu on Monday, bringing to four the number of fatalities from the virus in the most populous Arab country in less than a week. REUTERS/Nasser Nuri (EGYPT) - RTX54V3
Kuwait lifts ban on Malaysia, Pakistan poultry imports
KUWAIT: Kuwait has lifted a ban on imports of birds' meat and eggs from Malaysia. The decision came upon a recommendation presented by the Public Authority for Food And Nutrition yesterday. Adel Al-Suwait, the secretary of the supreme committee for food safety at the authority, said in a statement to the press that the commission made the recommendation at a meeting to lift the ban on the importation of all fresh and frozen birds' meat, eggs...
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Kuwait Food Bank launches campaign for 4,700+ people
KUWAIT: Kuwait Food Bank (KFB) launched yesterday a food project for more than 4,700 people from needy and families affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. In a press statement, Deputy Manager of KFB Meshaal Al-Ansari said that the bank continues distributing food baskets as part of the humanitarian role for meeting all needs of those families in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting all government efforts in this regard at the present...
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EU trade chief committed to boosting ties with GCC
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan BRUSSELS: The European Union's Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan expressed his strong desire to strengthen trade and political relations between the 27-member European bloc and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). "I am a very strong believer in improving the EU and Gulf relationships and my track-record shows I have backed my convictions with actions including my time as an EU Commission for agriculture,"...
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