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How to renew visas during lockdown

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Due to the present situation and the closure of public institutions, the ministry of interior has provided more e-services on its official website www.moi.gov.kw to allow residents to renew their visas. Recently, the ministry extended the validity of all visas that expired from March 1 onwards till May 31, 2020. This includes all kinds of visit visas and all types of residency visas.Apart of this temporary renewal,...

Night sky landscape and moon, stars, Ramadan Kareem celebration

Ramadan moon sighting Wednesday

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Justice announced Sunday that the Ramadan moonsighting committee will meet tomorrow, Shaaban 29th for the year 1441 AH, in order to sight the holy month's crescent of Ramadan. In a statement, the ministry said that the meeting will be held at the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council headed by the head of the Supreme Judicial Council and the head of the Cassation and Constitutional Courts, Counselor Yosef...

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By Abdellatif Sharaaholy month of Ramadan is almost here, and it is a long-awaited guest that is held dear by many Muslims, who receive it with joy and special traditions, though they vary from one Muslim country to another. Kuwait has customs that go back many decades, as people here prepare for it weeks before its arrival. You can see shoppers going around stores to buy fancy kitchenware to all that is necessary to cook.Ramadan calls upon...

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Wellbeing amidst the pandemic

By Sadie Hussainmore than 20 percent of the world's population on lockdown, it goes without saying that the outbreak of COVID-19 or the "Pandemic" has impacted us all in different ways and on varying scales. Feelings of fear, anxiety and dejection as a result of the constant alerts and coverage surrounding the spread are understandable.This is an unprecedented scenario; stress and the feelings associated with it are by no means a reflection of...

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Coronavirus and martial law

By Dr Fatma Khaled Almohsenthe fact that the number of coronavirus-infected cases in Kuwait continues to rise despite the curfew imposed and the prediction for this number to sharply grow with the expected arrival of evacuated citizens, voices have recently wondered if the government would declare martial law. These talks pushed me to write this article and demonstrate legal dimensions of the aforementioned law according to the Kuwaiti...

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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far

KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 1,995 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in addition to nine deaths. With the exception of 39 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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Virtual mega-concert featuring Stones, Swift celebrates health workers

In this screengrab, Jimmy Fallon (center) sings with musical group The Roots and frontline medical Workers during "One World: Together At Home" presented by Global Citizen on Saturday. - AFP photos A virtual concert packed with A-listers -- from The Rolling Stones to Taylor Swift to Billie Eilish -- entertained fans around the world with a show celebrating health workers, as billions shelter at home due to coronavirus. Lizzo, Jennifer Lopez,...

Foreign workers wearing scarves to protect their faces, stand in line to board a bus transporting them to their workplace, during the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis, in the Emirati city of Dubai, on April 2, 2020. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP)

Migrant workers left stranded in Gulf

DUBAI: Foreign workers wearing scarves to protect their faces stand in line to board a bus transporting them to their workplace during the novel coronavirus pandemic in the Emirati city on April 2, 2020. - AFP DUBAI: Charity workers are scouring the United Arab Emirates for empty buildings and Bahrain is repurposing closed schools to rehouse low income laborers from overcrowded accommodation, a hotspot for the coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf....

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stc distributes free SIM cards to travellers arriving in Kuwait

KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, distributed 25,000 allo prepaid lines for free to travellers arriving back to Kuwait. stc, in cooperation with Kuwait Airways and the Ministry of Health, greeted returning citizens with a welcome home present allowing them to connect with their loved ones during the...

UNSPECIFIED, UNDATED: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IS A DIGITALLY ALTERED COMPOSITE IMAGE) 15 of the top male tennis players in the world (L-R) Ryan Harrison of United States, Bernard Tomic of Australia, Milos Raonic of Canada, Kei Nishikori of Japan, Fernando Verdasco of Spain, Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, John Isner of United States, Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic, Roger Federer of Switzerland, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Rafael Nadal of Spain, Andy Murray of Great Britain, David Ferrer of Spain, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Mardy Fish of United States look forward to the Indian Wells Open, the first of the season's ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for the ATP World Tour)nnKris Timken

Tennis 'big three' to help lower-ranked players

PARIS: Novak Djokovic said on Saturday that he, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are organising aid for players struggling with the paralysis of the game due to the coronavirus pandemic. "I spoke to Roger and Rafa a few days ago," Djokovic, the world number one, said in an Instagram chat with friend and rival Stan Wawrinka on Saturday. "We had a long conversation about the near future of tennis, what is going to happen, how we can contribute and...

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Beaumont says virus could spark rugby calendar reform

LONDON: World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont believes the "spirit of collaboration" the sport has witnessed in response to the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a new international calendar. Former England captain Beaumont was behind plans for a new two-tier Nations Championship -- encompassing Europe's Six Nations and the southern hemisphere Rugby Championship -- that collapsed last year amid reports the likes of Scotland were concerned by the...

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America's love affair with an elderly epidemiologist

WASHINGTON: Anthony Fauci is everywhere these days - not just as the straight-talking coronavirus point man at President Donald Trump's daily pandemic briefings but on T-shirts, coffee mugs and, yes, even donuts. Indeed, for many, the diminutive 79-year-old epidemiologist with a heavy Brooklyn accent is the country's new hero - a no-nonsense scientist speaking truth to a terrified nation led by a president who sometimes has a loose grasp of the...

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Overstayers, sponsors to be deported

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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA

Kuwait weather to remain unstable

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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation

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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

Mideast seethes amid carnage

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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