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Interior Ministry opens two new sites in Jleeb to receive violators
KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry opened yesterday two new locations in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh to receive residency violators wishing to avail an amnesty the Interior Ministry announced this month. Visa violators of all nationalities can register from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays at the following locations: For women: Roufayda Al-Aslameya School - Block 4 - Street 200For men: Naeem bin Masod School - Block 4 - Street 250The two locations have been...
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Stimulus package offers KD 5 billion in additional lending: KBA chief
The Central Bank of Kuwait. KUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait Banking Association (KBA) Adel Al-Majed said the stimulus package announced by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) recently makes KD 5 billion (nearly $16.5 billion) available for additional lending from local banks. The package includes easing the conditions previously set by the CBK for financing the economic activities and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), thus enabling the local...
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Pandemic Diaries: Lemon squares
By Jamie EtheridgeI made lemon squares. I rarely cook and never bake, but it was after the curfew and I had a craving for something lemony and tart. So I searched online and found what seemed like a no-fail, easy recipe. I collected the ingredients and with the help of my eight-year-old daughter, whipped up the eggs, sugar, lemon and butter into a frothy, gooey yellow filling and poured this over some crushed cookies in a pan.In half an hour...
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Staying home is a blessing
By Abdellatif Sharaaat home longer than usual caused me to have daydreams and night dreams, and between them a nightmare or two. I thank Allah Almighty for giving me the bounty of being optimistic even in the darkest of times, and always the end comes as I longed for or close to that. As I said in an earlier article, I resorted to reading books I had for a long time but did not have the chance to open them, and now the chance has arrived.One...
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Coronavirus changes habits
By Chidi Emmanuelworld is almost under lockdown for weeks now, thanks to the deadly coronavirus. Amid all of this, there are lots to learn and explore as the deadly virus wreaks havoc. People are beginning to see each other as one. COVID-19 is now making us stay at home and live a simple life. The world leaders (all of a sudden) are calling for unity - no more wars and violence.Surprisingly, Taleban fighters in Afghanistan have seen the need...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 556 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in addition to one death. With the exception of 17 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 911 have been discharged from quarantine after exhibiting no symptoms during their 14-day quarantine period, the Ministry of Health...
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Ooredoo Kuwait distributes gifts at quarantine centers
KUWAIT: Ooredoo and Kuwait Red Crescent Society members in a group photo. KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait; the first to launch innovative digital services in Kuwait gifted all patients under health quarantine and the staff treating them at Aqua Marine Resort, Sea Shell Resort, and Khalifa Resort. This includes staff from the Ministry of Health, Council of Ministers, and Kuwait Red Crescent Society. This initiative stems from the company's Corporate...
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Charities spend $9 million for afflicted people
KUWAIT: Local charities spent KD 2.7 million ($9 million) as of Friday, the Ministry of Social Affairs said, noting that this came within the framework of the national campaign to collect money for the needy and personnel working in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis.The 'Fazaat Al-Kuwait' campaign, involving 41 ministry-accredited societies and charities, has raised KD 9.1 million ($30 million) contributed by 198,227 donors, the ministry...
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French orchestra plays on through virus confinement
This handout image provided by the National Orchestra of France (Orchestre National de France) shows an image grab from a video posted on the internet in which musicians of the National Orchestra of France are seen in split-screen as they perform Maurice Ravel's "Bolero", each from their home, during a strict lockdown in France.- ÑAFP A French orchestra has found a way around the coronavirus lockdown to record a 51-instrument rendition of...
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Google to publish user location data
BRUSSELS: In this photo taken on Feb 14, 2020 the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google's logo is pictured. - AFP PARIS: Google says it will publish users' location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. The reports on users' movements in 131 countries will be made available on a special website...
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As coronavirus surge looms, field hospitals emerge in US
WASHINGTON: Convention centers, sports arenas, and parking lots from Los Angeles to Miami are being urgently converted into makeshift hospitals as authorities brace for a surge in coronavirus patients. But another problem is already looming: a dire lack of medical staff to work in them. For the time being, these beds are often lying empty because the peak in the number of infections is still believed to be several weeks away for many regions,...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 2017 The Premier league trophy sits beside the pitch ahead of the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton. - Premier League clubs will ask players to take a combination of pay cuts and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of their salary due to the financial crisis caused by coronavirus, the league said in a statement on April 3, 2020. (Photo by CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Premier League to push players for wage cut
BRIGHTON: File photo taken on August 12, 2017. The Premier league trophy sits beside the pitch ahead of the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City in Brighton. Premier League clubs will ask players to take a combination of pay cuts and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of their salary due to the financial crisis caused by coronavirus. - AFP LONDON: The Premier League has said its clubs will...
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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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
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Hand of female holding sunscreen. Very sun light Sky background.Health concepts and skin care
‘Protect yourself against skin cancer,’ CAN warns
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The image shows a finger directing attention to A PET CT scan image shows comprehensive views of organs and tissues isolated on white background. Clipping path.
MoH underlines importance of compact imaging device