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Local pharmacies see shortage of some meds
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Kuwait Times visited pharmacies in various parts of Kuwait City, Salmiya and Fahaheel this past week in search of particular medicines including one for high blood pressure, but found that all the pharmacies were out of stock. Pharmacists at several of the shops confirmed to Kuwait Times that various medications are in short supply due to supply disruptions caused by the global coronavirus pandemic."Because of the pandemic,...
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Proposal to allow expats from 31 states into Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait's government is currently reconsidering its decision to ban the entry of expat passengers from 31 countries and accordingly is coordinating with health and civil aviation authorities, Al-Rai daily reported yesterday quoting well-informed sources."The ban is being reviewed on a weekly basis," the sources stressed, pointing out that the supreme ministerial committee for combating COVID-19 and the supreme committee for resuming...
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NGOs call for 'ending corruption in senior positions'
KUWAIT: Kuwait Transparency Society issued a statement to local media yesterday calling on His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah to draft a law for greater transparency in hiring. KTS wants all candidates hired in senior administrative and financial positions at state departments to go through a more transparent process that will eliminate favoritism and is compatible with all international anticorruption...
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Our children - Part 2
By Abdellatif SharaaI said yesterday, we should not let an evil-minded person take over the minds of our children and destroy all we have built over the years. Even if we do not have fears towards our children out of confidence that we raised them well, reality has it that we should be careful towards those who are waiting for the opportunity to corrupt them through social communications.The issue has gone beyond corrupting the morals of our...
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Kuwait will be 'last country' to normalize ties with Israel
ABU DHABI: A handout image yesterday shows representatives from the Emirati company APEX National Investment and the Israeli TeraGroup signing an agreement to develop research on the novel coronavirus. The agreement is the first between firms from the two countries since the announcement a normalization of relations. - AFP KUWAIT/DUBAI: Kuwait's position towards Israel is unchanged after its accord with the United Arab Emirates and it will be...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 09, 2016 Republican president-elect Donald Trump (front) hugs his brother Robert Trump after delivering his acceptance speech in New York City. - The WHite House announced Robert Trump, younger brother of US president Donald Trump, born in 1948, died August 15, 2020 at a New York hospital. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Trump's younger brother dies; Amir sends condolences
NEW YORK: In this file photo taken on Nov 9, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump hugs his brother Robert after delivering his acceptance speech. - AFP WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president said in a statement mourning his loss. "It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight," Trump said in a White...
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Trump vows 'snapback' of Iran sanctions
TEHRAN: A woman walks past a newspaper stall on Saturday. - AFP BEDMINSTER, New Jersey: US President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to use a controversial technique to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal. His declaration came a day after the UN Security Council overwhelmingly rejected a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo. "We'll be doing a snapback," Trump said during...
In this photo taken on August 12, 2020, a resident walks past jeepneys serving as temporary homes parked along a road in Manila. - Jeepney drivers have not picked up passengers in Manila since March when the popular minibuses were forced off the road by a coronavirus lockdown that has left millions out of work. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Health-virus-Philippines-transport, FOCUS by Ron LOPEZ
Philippine 'jeepney' drivers hit by virus
MANILA: A resident walks past jeepneys serving as temporary homes parked along a road in Manila. - AFP MANILA: Forced off the road by coronavirus lockdowns, Philippine "jeepney" driver Daniel Flores now plies the streets of Manila on foot begging for money to feed his hungry family. The 23-year-old has not picked up a passenger since March when public transport was halted and people ordered to stay home as President Rodrigo Duterte's government...
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Battling protests, Lukashenko says Putin offers help; pressure builds
MINSK: Belarus opposition supporters shout as they hold posters reading 'Stop lying!' (left) and 'Show people the truth!' (right) near the State TV and radio company during a protest rally against police violence recent rallies of opposition supporters, who accuse strongman Alexander Lukashenko of falsifying the polls in the presidential electio in central Minsk. _ AFP MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge...
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Israel-UAE historic deal wins praise, shift on annexation triggers anger
BEIT HANUN: Palestinian demonstrators hold slogans reading in Arabic 'normalization is betrayal' during a demonstration in Gaza City against a US-brokered deal between Israel and the UAE to normalize relations. - AFP EFRATA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's historic deal with the UAE won praise abroad - but generated discontent from right-wing supporters and settlers over the suspension of land annexation plans. "This agreement could...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 13: Mail boxes sit in front of a United State Postal Service facility on August 13, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. President Donald Trump said today that he opposes additional funding for the Postal Service because the lack of additional funding would make it more difficult to deliver mail-in ballots. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
US postal slowdown sparks claims of plot to undermine vote
CHICAGO: Mail boxes sit in front of a United State Postal Service facility in Chicago, Illinois. President Donald Trump said that he opposes additional funding for the Postal Service because the lack of additional funding would make it more difficult to deliver mail-in ballots. _ AFP WASHINGTON: The United States Postal Service is popularly known for delivering mail despite snow, rain or heat, but it faces a new foe in President Donald Trump....
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Returning Brits begin quarantine as Russia rolls out vaccine
MOSCOW: People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease walk in downtown Moscow. - AFP LONDON: British travelers returning home from parts of Europe and beyond began quarantine under new restrictions on Saturday, while Russia said it had produced the first batch of its controversial coronavirus vaccine. Latin America and the Caribbean, the pandemic's current epicenter, surpassed six million infections, even as Rio de Janeiro...
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