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Kuwait reports 688 new COVID-19 infection cases
KUWAIT: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infected 688 people in Kuwait during the past 24 hours, official spokesperson of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, speaking during his daily update about the pandemic status locally, said that the total number of infection cases with the contagion climbed to 44,391. Moroever, the virus claimed lives of three persons, during the same period of time, raising tally...
KUWAIT: Volunteers fumigated the Hawally Governorate’s Citizenship and Travel Documents Department building recently, in anticipation of the return of employees on Tuesday. The operation was done in cooperation with the Interior Ministry. n— Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh
Govt sector to abide by health conditions when work resumes
KUWAIT: Volunteers fumigated the Hawally Governorate’s Citizenship and Travel Documents Department building recently, in anticipation of the return of employees on Tuesday. The operation was done in cooperation with the Interior Ministry. — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: Ministries and government institutions should abide by the health conditions when they resume work on Tuesday, June 30, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said. The...
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Rent relief helped many expats in Kuwait survive COVID crisis
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The effects of the global pandemic were certainly unthinkable for many expatriates and citizens in Kuwait and around the world. Little did we know COVID-19 could cripple the economy, take thousands of lives and that millions of others would suffer. In Kuwait alone, many expats were terminated from their jobs and companies closed down. Many of those without work or pay ultimately succumbed to fear and death brought about by...
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KRCS delivers 1,500 food baskets to workers in Jahra
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society distributed 1,500 food parcels and 1,500 milk cartons to workers and residents in Al-Jahra Governorate, in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior. KRCS Director of Disaster and Emergency Management Yossef Al-Maraj said, on the sidelines of the distribution process Friday, that the society is intensifying its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to workers and families in need inside Kuwait,...
KUWAIT: A fireman battles the blaze reported on Salmi Road.
Firemen battle 2,000 square meter blaze
A vehicle stuck under a truck’s bed following an accident reported on the Arabian Gulf Road.KUWAIT: A fireman battles the blaze reported on Salmi Road. By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Firemen from four different fire stations worked together Friday to put out a blaze that burned animal feed stacked up in a 2,000-square-meter open area on the side of Salmi Road near the Jahra cemetery. An investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the fire,...
Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets with Serbia’s Ambassador Vladimir Kohut.
Kuwait hails coordinated efforts to help Sudan overcome all challenges
Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets with Serbia’s Ambassador Vladimir Kohut. KUWAIT: Kuwait expressed appreciation and gratitude for tireless efforts exerted by UN, Sudan, Germany, and the EU with Sudan Friends’ Group during the past months which transformed the first phase of Sudan’s transition into a reality. It also asserts the status of Sudan, regionally and internationally, Foreign Minister of Foreign...
KUWAIT: The sun sets behind the skyline of Kuwait City on June 25, 2020. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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KUWAIT: The sun sets behind the skyline of Kuwait City on June 25, 2020. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Muna Al-Fuzai
Phase two
By Muna Al-FuzaiThe Cabinet approved the second phase of the country’s plan for the gradual return to normal life, while maintaining the partial curfew with a minor change in timings - from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am. The new phase will begin on Tuesday. The plan, as announced by the government in May, includes five phases, each lasting three weeks. Now, we will enter the second phase this week in preparation for the gradual return to normal life...
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The fight goes on
By Abdullatif SharaaOver the weekend, I decided to watch the news from various parts of the world, and the prominent subjects were the United States’ various elections and polls. But that is not my concern at the moment - obviously the COVID-19 situation is of the utmost concern. Maybe it’s boring to keep repeating the word COVID-19, but believe me it should not be at all!The new thing in it is that places where the number of cases was...
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Louvre Abu Dhabi reopens after 100-day closure
Louvre Abu Dhabi Visitors in masks and gloves returned to the Louvre Abu Dhabi on Wednesday as it reopened its doors after a 100-day closure under coronavirus restrictions. The usual paper maps were replaced with a phone app, thermal scanners were in operation and valet parking, a common service in the United Arab Emirates, was suspended for now. Entrance is by timed ticket and visits last a maximum of three hours. With travel into and out of...
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Bollywood to resume shoots but virus rules dull its shine
Bollywood will resume film shoots immediately, industry representatives said yesterday, but strict virus rules banning “elaborate or extravagant” scenes threaten to strip the world’s biggest movie-making machine of its trademark dazzle. The decision by three major industry bodies ends a months-long hiatus following the imposition of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown in India in late March. Although the government allowed shoots to resume...
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Connor to be first female MCC president in 233 years
Former England Women's captain Clare Connor. LONDON: Former England women's captain Clare Connor is to become the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club in its 233-year history. Current incumbent Kumar Sangakkara, the first non-British MCC president, nominated Connor via video link from his native Sri Lanka during an annual general meeting on Wednesday. Connor, now the England and Wales Cricket Board's head of women's cricket, is set...
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