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Kuwaitis in Malaysia fly back home
KUALA LUMPUR: Citizens prepare to be evacuated from Kuala Lumpur back to Kuwait. - KUNA photos KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwait's embassy in Malaysia announced Sunday a plan to evacuate 48 Kuwaiti citizens along with their families including students, in line with the State of Kuwait measures to help nationals abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak.Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Hamad Bou Rhama said that the operation would kick off at Kuala Lumpur...
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UN commends Kuwait's work against COVID-19 rumors
KUWAIT: UN Secretary-General Representative Tarek Al-Sheikh Sunday commended Kuwait's Information Ministry for relentlessly working against rumors amidst spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Sheikh, also Resident Coordinator in Kuwait, said the ministry's "Tahaqaq" platform - https://tahaqaq.media.gov.kw - reflected determination to fighting rumors and misleading information related to the virus. Sheikh made the remarks in a statement...
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Inflation in Kuwait up 1.94% in March
KUWAIT: Inflation rate in Kuwait rose by 1.94 percent in March on yearly basis, the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) said in its monthly report on Sunday. It noted that the inflation rate slightly surged by 0.09 in March compared with the previous month. Benchmark of the first group of commodities (food and beverages) climbed in March by 2.79 percent compared to the same month in 2019.Likewise, main index of the second group (tobacco and...
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Kuwait, UK discuss COVID-19
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah received on Sunday a telephone contact from James Cleverly, the United Kingdom Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa. The two sides, during the call, examined bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, regional and international issues namely efforts in the two countries for fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Worker tests positiveKUWAIT: The Public Authority...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
KUWAIT: Kuwait has recorded 4,983 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as of Sunday, in addition to 38 deaths. With the exception of 72 cases in intensive care, all infected cases are in stable condition and are recovering in quarantined locations designated by the government for this purpose, while hundreds have been discharged from quarantine after exhibiting no symptoms during their 14-day quarantine period, the Ministry of...
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Myths turned scientific
By Abdellatif Sharaahas been present around the world for a long time, although societies may not agree on what is superstitious, which is bad, and what is not, which is good. An example of this is the owl, which is considered as good and brings luck in the West, contrary to the Middle East, where people believe the bird brings bad luck and is anything but good!I received a message from a friend who is a doctor, in which he mentioned a few...
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In My View: The global pain of exclusion
By Sadie Hussainthe coronavirus pandemic intensifies, governments worldwide have placed their citizens into various forms of quarantine. For the first time, the world is faced with the feelings of isolation from society. For many this detachment is not a temporary phase, but everyday life.Nearly 1.3 billion people live with disabilities (PWD) worldwide. Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way should diminishes one's...
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Iraqis turn to sketches and songs to contain virus
(From left to right) Iraqi actors Ayad Al-Atabi, Mohammad Qassem, Oussama Mahdi, Kamel Al-Azraqi, and Youssef Al-Hajjaj pose for a group picture on the set of a parody sketch video of Bab al-Hara, an adaptation of an iconic long-running Syrian television drama, in Iraq's southern port city of Basra. - AFP photos Bushy moustaches, thick Syrian accents, fistfights in 1930s Damascus and… medical masks? A parody of a popular Syrian television...
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Hollywood artist tutors Arabic-speaking kids during pandemic
Artist Reem Ali Adeeb gestures while pointing out the Netflix production of "Green Eggs and Ham" on which she worked, in her studio apartment in Los Angeles. It was during a phone conversation with her sister back in Qatar that the idea clicked for Hollywood animation artist Reem Ali Adeeb. Like other regions across the world, young children in the Middle East were confined at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there was not nearly...
Saudi women, wearing protective face masks, walk into the Tiba gold market in the capital Riyadh on April 30, 2020, after the partial lifting of the curfew. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Saudi to take 'strict, painful' measures
RIYADH: Saudi women, wearing protective face masks, walk into the Tiba gold market in the capital Riyadh after the partial lifting of the curfew. Saudi Arabia will take strict and painful measures to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister said on Saturday. - AFP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will take strict and painful measures to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019 Megan Rapinoe (C) and members of the World Cup-winning US women's soccer team take part in a ticker tape parade for the women's World Cup champions in New York. - A federal judge dismissed the United States women's soccer team's bid for equal pay on May 1, 2020, rejecting claims the players had been underpaid in a crushing defeat for the reigning world champions. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
Biden backs women's team after lawsuit setback
NEW YORK: File photo taken on July 10, 2019 Megan Rapinoe (C) and members of the World Cup-winning US women's soccer team take part in a ticker tape parade for the women's World Cup champions in New York. A federal judge dismissed the United States women's soccer team's bid for equal pay on May 1, 2020, rejecting claims the players had been underpaid in a crushing defeat for the reigning world champions. – AFP WASHINGTON: Presumptive...
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier commands a man to wear a face mask in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on May 1, 2020, during a joint patrol by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD). - South Africa began to gradually loosen its strict COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown on May 1, 2020, after five weeks of restrictions. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
S Africa's cigarette ban lights up a row
JOHANNESBURG: A South African National Defense Force (SANDF) soldier commands a man to wear a face mask in Hillbrow, Johannesburg during a joint patrol by the South African National Defense Force (SANDF). - AFP JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's decision to extend a ban on cigarette sales has inflamed a row as the country prepared loosening stringent restrictions imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus. The government last month outlawed the sale...
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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