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Irked panel vows to review laws to cut expat numbers
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Head of the National Assembly's manpower development committee MP Khalil Al-Saleh yesterday criticized the government for failing to provide its vision on how to reduce the number of expats in the country. Saleh said that the committee had given the government ample time to submit its ideas on the issue, but concerned government authorities failed to provide anything so far.The lawmaker said the committee as a result has...
This photo illustration shows a visa stamp on a foreign passport in Los Angeles on June 6, 2020. - The United States said June 6 it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall over the coronavirus crisis. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP)
Fewer medical grads from Muslim states entering US
LOS ANGELES: This photo illustration shows a US visa stamp on a foreign passport. - AFP WASHINGTON: The number of foreign medical graduates from Muslim-majority countries coming to the United States to become doctors has declined by 15 percent under the Trump administration, exacerbating shortages in America's physician workforce, a study said. International medical graduates represent about a quarter of practicing doctors in the United States....
Palestinian Waad Manasra adjusts one of her hand-embroidered protective masks, sold also online, on a customer's face at her home in the village of Bani Naim, east of the West Bank city of Hebron, on July 6, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)
Scientist: View mask refusers like drink drivers
BANI NAIM: Palestinian Waad Manasra adjusts one of her hand-embroidered protective masks on a customer's face at her home in this village east of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday. - AFP PARIS: People who refuse to wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic should be stigmatized the same as drink drivers, the head of the prestigious Royal Society science journal said yesterday. The comments from Venki Ramakrishnan come as two new...
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US 'looking at' banning TikTok, Chinese apps
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, over allegations Beijing is using them to spy on users. India has already barred the wildly popular TikTok app over national security and privacy concerns while other countries are reportedly mulling similar measures. Asked on Monday by Fox News's Laura Ingraham if the US should consider blocking the apps - "especially...
BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro holds a girl in his arms, both wearing face masks, during the flag-raising ceremony before a ministerial meeting at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. —AFP
Brazil’s Bolsonaro takes virus test after showing symptoms
BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro holds a girl in his arms, both wearing face masks, during the flag-raising ceremony before a ministerial meeting at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. —AFP BRASILIA: Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who has long minimized the risks posed by the coronavirus, said Monday he had been tested after showing symptoms including a fever. Bolsonaro told CNN Brazil that he...
AL HAJJAH: A Yemeni child suffering from malnutrition lies in a bed at a treatment centre in Yemen’s northern Hajjah province. —AFP
Starving kids, grim legacy of Yemen war
AL HAJJAH: A Yemeni child suffering from malnutrition lies in a bed at a treatment centre in Yemen’s northern Hajjah province. —AFP SANAA: Masirah Saqer could barely open her eyes, as she struggled to swallow the milk her grandmother attempted to feed her with a syringe. Nearby, the cries of other malnourished children reverberated around the pink-walled hospital ward, a vivid reminder of the human cost of Yemen’s devastating conflict,...
BAGHDAD: TV screen grab shows Jihadism expert Iraqi Hisham Al-Hashemi speaking during an interview in Baghdad. — AFP
Iraq jihadism expert Hashemi shot dead
BAGHDAD: TV screen grab shows Jihadism expert Iraqi Hisham Al-Hashemi speaking during an interview in Baghdad. — AFP BAGHDAD: Renowned jihadism expert Hisham Al-Hashemi was shot outside his home in Baghdad on Monday and died shortly thereafter at a local hospital, Iraqi officials said. Hashemi was an authoritative voice on Sunni jihadist factions including the Islamic State group, but was also frequently consulted by media and foreign...
PARIS: In this file photo, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner (left) listens to French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee presidential Palace. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner leaves the French Government following a reshuffle by newly nominated Prime Minister. — AFP
Macron picks new interior minister in cabinet revamp
PARIS: In this file photo, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner (left) listens to French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee presidential Palace. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner leaves the French Government following a reshuffle by newly nominated Prime Minister. — AFP PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron Monday replaced his embattled interior minister and shuffled other cabinet positions as he seeks a...
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Kuwait reports 601 new coronavirus infections, four deaths
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health announced, Tuesday, 601 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total to 51,245. Deaths reached 377 with the addition of four fatalities. Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a press release that the 601 infections included 402 Kuwaitis and 199 non-Kuwaitis. Currently, there are patients 159 receiving treatment at intensive care wards, Dr Sanad...
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Zain joins ‘The Valuable 500’ to unlock opportunities for people with disabilities
KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, proudly announces its inclusion in The Valuable 500, an international initiative striving to put disability on the leadership agenda within corporates. Zain already has a well-defined and proactive diversity and inclusion program, WE ABLE, aimed at integrating people with disabilities within the company as well as improving their business...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the meeting. — KUNA
Amir’s directives guideline to protect Kuwait public funds: Govt
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the meeting. — KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Cabinet on Monday held its weekly meeting online, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh made the following statement about the proceedings of the meeting: At...
KUWAIT: The new fuel station KNPC inaugurated in Al-Abdali. — KUNA
‘Solar powered gas station opens in Abdali
KUWAIT: The new fuel station KNPC inaugurated in Al-Abdali. — KUNA KUWAIT: The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced Monday the inauguration of a new fuel station in Al-Abdali area with a bearing number ‘130’ working from 6 am to 8 pm under the current circumstances. In a press statement, KNPC said that they are aiming to set up more fuel stations in several areas in order to serve more people with petroleum products. The...
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