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By Abdellatif Sharaawe must look at the positives even during crises or adverse conditions that may affect our lives significantly. Back in August 1990, Kuwait was invaded by an army that was led by arrogant commanders who did not have respect for anything, including people and their right to live in peace and security. At that time, there was political tension in the air, yet when the tragedy of the invasion hit, it was unbelievable how the...

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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far

KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 1,355 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in addition to three deaths. With the exception of 26 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...

Italian tenor and opera singer Andrea Bocelli (L) rehearses on a deserted Piazza del Duomo in central Milan on April 12, 2020, prior to an evening performance without public for the world wounded by the pandemic, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Piero Cruciatti / AFP)

Millions watch Andrea Bocelli sing in empty Milan cathedral

Italian tenor and opera singer Andrea Bocelli sings during a rehearsal on a deserted Piazza del Duomo in central Milan on Sunday, prior to an evening performance without public. - AFP photos Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performed a solo Easter concert from an empty Milan Cathedral streamed live to millions of people around the world in coronavirus lockdown. The "Music for Hope" performance, which was streamed on YouTube from Milan's Duomo...

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Trashy fashion: Dressing up to take the bins out in virus lockdown

This handout photo shows Simon Wait posing for a photo taken by his wife Melanie Wait as he takes out the rubbish bin dressed up in costume in Newcastle in the Australian state of New South Wales. - AFP photos Staying at home all day is rubbish, so people around the world are dressing up to take the bins out and sharing photos of their outfits online to cheer up others in lockdown. Wearing evening gowns, a teddy-bear costume or full cosplay,...

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 22, 2001 British motor-racing legend Stirling Moss (L) and his wife Susie Moss (R) pose beside their 1957 Maserati 200 Si prior to start the vintage car rally festival, La Festa Mille Miglia 2001 in Tokyo. - Motorsport great Stirling Moss has died aged 90 following a long illness, the British driver's wife announced Sunday, April 12. (Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP)

Motorsport 'icon' Stirling Moss dead

TOKYO: File photo taken on October 22, 2001 British motor-racing legend Stirling Moss (L) and his wife Susie Moss (R) pose beside their 1957 Maserati 200 Si prior to start the vintage car rally festival, La Festa Mille Miglia 2001 in Tokyo. - AFP LONDON: Stirling Moss, widely-regarded as the greatest motor racing driver never to win the world title, has died aged 90 following a long illness. "It was one lap too many," his wife Susie Moss told...

(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 26, 2019 Manchester City's English defender Kyle Walker gestures during the UEFA Champions League football Group C match between Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England. - Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from Manchester City despite apologising after breaching coronavirus lockdown conditions even though he advised people to stay at home. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

A month into lockdown, football forced to play waiting game

MANCHESTER: File photo shows Manchester City's English defender Kyle Walker gestures during the UEFA Champions League football Group C match between Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England. - AFP PARIS: A month has now passed since the last football matches were played before packed stadiums in Europe, and the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic means that nobody can say with any...

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 8, 2020, traders follow financial markets at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates. - Islamic finance -- an amalgamation of Sharia law and modern banking -- has become a $2 trillion business over the past two decades, covering everything from bonds to buying a car. But with complex standards set out by a number of Islamic bodies, it's not easy for observant Muslims to decide whether an investment is halal, or permissible under the religion. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)

Oil climbs after OPEC+ agree output cut

DUBAI: Traders follow financial markets at the Dubai Stock Exchange. Oil prices rose yesterday after major oil producers finally agreed their biggest-ever output cut.—AFP SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose yesterday after major producers finally agreed their biggest-ever output cut, but gains were capped amid concern that it won't be enough to head off oversupply with the coronavirus pandemic hammering demand. After four days of wrangling, the...

Engineering professors pose with the version two prototype of the IIUM Medibot medical robot, being developed for health workers to treat patients without risking infection from the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the International Islamic University Malaysia in Gombak, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on April 13, 2020. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

GOMBAK: Engineering professors pose with the version two prototype of the IIUM Medibot medical robot, being developed for health workers to treat patients without risking infection from the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the International Islamic University Malaysia in Gombak. _ AFP PARIS: Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:China imported cases riseChina records its highest daily toll of imported virus cases, confirming 97 new...

A picture taken on September 15, 2019 shows an Aramco oil facility at the edge of the Saudi capital Riyadh. - Saudi Arabia raced today to restart operations at oil plants hit by drone attacks which slashed its production by half, as Iran dismissed US claims it was behind the assault.nThe Tehran-backed Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is bogged down in a five-year war, have claimed thi weekend's strikes on two plants owned by state giant Aramco in eastern Saudi Arabia. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)

Top oil producers agree on 'historic' cuts amid crisis

VIENNA: Top oil-producing countries agreed Sunday on "historic" output cuts in a bid to boost plummeting oil prices due to the new coronavirus crisis and a Russia-Saudi price war. OPEC producers dominated by Saudi Arabia and allies led by Russia met via videoconference for an hour Sunday in a last effort to cement a deal struck early Friday. It still required Mexico's agreement and in a compromise reached Sunday they agreed to a cut of 9.7...

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One more death as expanded lockdown or full curfew eyed

By B Izzak and AgenciesKUWAIT: The ministry of health yesterday reported 66 new coronavirus cases and one death of a 50-year-old Kuwaiti man, raising the total number of cases to 1,300 cases and deaths to two. Of the new cases, 45 are Indians, eight Bangladeshis, six Kuwaitis, three Egyptians and the rest of various other nationalities. As many as eight recoveries were reported, raising the number to 150.Meanwhile, the Cabinet was expected to...

Syrian youths wave to a convoy of Turkish military reinforcements advancing near the town of Hazano in the countryside of Syria's Idlib province, on April 12, 2020, on the highway linking the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey to Idlib. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)

Virus 'disaster in the making' in war-torn Syria

HAZANO, Syria: Syrian youths wave to a convoy of Turkish military reinforcements advancing near this town in the countryside of Idlib province on Saturday on the highway linking the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey to Idlib. - AFP PARIS: As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, experts warn that disaster looms in war-torn Syria, where hospitals are unable to meet existing needs and hygiene conditions...

A handout picture provided by Saudi writer and journalist Taghreed al-Tassan on April 1, 2020 shows her taking a selfie at a hotel in Riyadh where she has been quarantined after testing positive for coronavirus. - Saudi Arabia has quarantined thousands of people in hotels, some in luxury suites, to combat COVID-19, throwing a temporary lifeline to an industry struggling just months after tourist visas were launched. Faced with nearly 4,500 novel coronavirus infections -- the highest in the Gulf -- the petro-state has halted air travel, locked down cities and imposed nationwide curfews in a crisis that has dealt a blow to the nascent tourism sector. (Photo by - / Taghreed Al-Tassan / AFP)

Saudi quarantine temporary lifeline for struggling hotels

RIYADH: Saudi writer and journalist Taghreed Al-Tassan takes a selfie in a hotel where she has been quarantined after testing positive for coronavirus on April 1, 2020. - AFP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has quarantined thousands of people in hotels, some in luxury suites, to combat COVID-19, throwing a temporary lifeline to an industry struggling just months after tourist visas were launched. Faced with nearly 4,500 novel coronavirus infections - the...

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