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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 11, 2019, A Somali woman sits outside her tent in the Vial camp on the island of Chios which has only 1,000 places, but houses nearly 5,000 asylum seekers in unsanitary conditions and many camps situated in the nearby olive groove are without toilets, bathrooms, electricity and water. - A fire ripped through one of Greece's largest migrant camps leaving widespread damage and many people homeless after the death of an Iraqi woman sparked unrest, officials said on April 19, 2020. The blaze late April 18, at Vial camp on Chios island destroyed the facilities of the European asylum service, a camp canteen, warehouse tents and many housing containers, Migration Ministry Secretary Manos Logothetis told AFP. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP)
Death sparks unrest at a migrant camp in Greece
CHIOS: A Somali woman sits outside her tent in the Vial camp on the island of Chios which has only 1,000 places, but houses nearly 5,000 asylum seekers in unsanitary conditions. – AFP ATHENS: A fire ripped through one of Greece's largest migrant camps leaving widespread damage and many people homeless after the death of an Iraqi woman sparked unrest, officials said yesterday. The blaze late Saturday at Vial camp on Chios island destroyed the...
TOPSHOT - An Iraqi hairdresser, wearing personal protective equipment, provides a facial mask to a member of the security forces during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on April 18, 2020. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
Iran-US tensions decrease in Iraq
MOSUL: An Iraqi hairdresser wearing personal protective equipment provides a facial mask to a member of the security forces during the coronavirus pandemic in this northern Iraqi city on April 18, 2020. - AFP BAGHDAD: It has been weeks since Iran-backed factions in Iraq traded fire with US forces, but experts warn the rivals could be using the time to prepare for an escalation. After the last Katyusha rockets slammed into American installations...
TOPSHOT - Employees load the body of a COVID-19 victim into the furnace at the New Sonapur Hindu crematorium in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on April 19, 2020. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
Europe plans slow reopening; NY passes peak in virus battle
DUBAI: Employees load the body of a COVID-19 victim into the furnace at the New Sonapur Hindu crematorium in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai. - AFP NEW YORK: Hard-hit European nations began preparing for a slow reopening and the US epicenter New York reported headway Sunday in their battle against the deadly pandemic. Governments across the world are now debating how and when to ease lockdowns that have kept more than half of humanity - 4.5 billion...
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With virus 'under control', Germany begins opening up
BERLIN: People gather in Volkspark Wilmersdorf Park in Berlin amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. _ AFP BERLIN: Germany takes its first steps back towards normality yesterday, with smaller shops in some regions opening up for the first time in a month after politicians declared the coronavirus "under control". From florists to fashion stores, the majority of shops smaller than 800 square meters (8,600 square feet) will be allowed to...
Local residents wearing facemasks and practicing social distancing hold placards as they protest against quarantine facility center set up in their neighborhood during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Islamabad on April 19, 2020. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
COVID-19: Pakistan repatriates stranded UAE-based nationals
ISLAMABAD: Local residents wearing facemasks and practicing social distancing hold placards as they protest against quarantine facility center set up in their neighborhood during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Islamabad. - AFP DUBAI: Pakistan has started repatriating some of its citizens from the United Arab Emirates, which had threatened to review labor ties with countries...
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2 deaths, 80 new cases; Hashem wants expats out
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The health ministry yesterday reported 80 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing total infections to 1,995, while two deaths were reported, bringing the total fatalities to nine. During its daily briefing, Health Ministry Spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said 39 patients are in intensive care, 26 of them are in critical condition.Those currently receiving treatment at hospitals reached 1,619...
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Home quarantine procedures approved by Health Minister
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti national shows the tracking bracelet provided by authorities as she leaves at the Kuwait International Airport upon her return as part of a repatriation plan on Sunday, and ahead of being taken to mandatory home quarantine. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah issued a ministerial decision Sunday to adopt the necessary mechanism in implement "home quarantine procedures", in a manner...
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28 days of solitude: A Kuwaiti returnee's journey back home
KUWAIT: A flight attendant in a protective suite walks through aisle inside the plane. - Photos by Fajer AhmedInterior Ministry personnel lined up outside the plane. By Fajer AhmedI am grateful that I was one of the first people to return to Kuwait, as part of the biggest eviction plan for Kuwaiti citizens. My initial trip to Abu Dhabi was planned for 10 days, but because of COVID-19, I was only able to return this week, making the trip a total...
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Manila distributes cash assistance to jobless Filipinos, delivers food
KUWAIT: Workers prepare grocery packages as part of a food relief drive launched by the Philippines embassy for Filipinos in Kuwait. - Photo by Ben Garcia By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait announced Manila's cash assistance program to help Filipinos in dire need during the lockdown caused by COVID-19. The embassy will hand over cash amounting to $200 to Filipinos who were terminated or abandoned by their employers, are...
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Road projects ongoing during curfew hours
KUWAIT: A group photo of the team members during road works at the Seventh Ring Road. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The ministry of public works is continuing to execute road projects, especially during the partial curfew hours, to finish more work as the roads are almost empty. Kuwait Times went on a tour of some roads under construction on Saturday night.At the Seventh Ring Road, workers were applying a layer of...
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Minister, KU union mull e-learning
By A SalehKUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Saud Al-Harbi recently met members of the National Union of Kuwaiti Students - Kuwait University branch (NUKS - KU) to discuss some issues including the latest developments concerning the education process at Kuwait University in view of the global health crisis the world is going through as a result of the spread of COVID-19. Harbi said he discussed various issues with...
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Curfew shopping allowed in 36 co-ops
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry added more areas to the website that enables citizens and residents to book appointments to shop at co-operative societies in their respective areas of residence. Now people can book the date and time to shop at co-ops during curfew hours.There is a total of 36 areas available: Al-Faiha, Hadiya, Ishbiliya, Rawda, Al-Zahra, Al-Naeem, Mishref, Hateen, Kaifan, Bayan (block 2), Salmiya, Abu Fatira,...
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
The impact of oil discoveries