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Interior Ministry urges public to use e-services
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Due to the extraordinary circumstances the country is going through, and the precautionary and preventive measures being implemented by the security establishment to confront the spread of the novel coronavirus, Assistant Undersecretary for Residency Affairs Maj Gen Talal Ibrahim Maarafi calls upon citizens, expats, company owners and establishments to benefit from the electronic services through the interior...
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400,000 coronavirus detection devices arrive tomorrow
KUWAIT: Kuwait is set to take delivery of as many as 400,000 instruments for coronavirus detection tomorrow, said a senior health official. "The devices will be brought to the country on Wednesday and they will be distributed on Thursday. They will be in use as of next Sunday," Assistant Undersecretary of the Health Ministry for Medicine and Medical Preparations Dr Abdullah Al-Bader explained. Once delivered, Kuwait will be the first country in...
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Kuwaiti embassy attends to needs of citizens in Egypt: Ambassador
CAIRO: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Egypt Saleh Al-Thuwaikh speaks during a press conference in Cairo yesterday. - KUNA CAIRO: Needs of Kuwaiti citizens who are still in Egypt are being attended until further arrangements are made to ensure their safe return home, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Egypt Saleh Al-Thuwaikh said yesterday. The Ambassador's statement came during a press conference dedicated to provide updates on Kuwaitis in Egypt amid the coronavirus...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
A police officer looks on as expatriates wait to be tested at the center. Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 123 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With the exception of four cases in critical condition, all cases are in stable condition and are recovering in quarantined locations designated by the government for this purpose, while hundreds have been discharged after exhibiting no symptoms during...
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Digitization and logistics providers help SMEs
KUWAIT: Every year, the holiday season serves as a huge opportunity for regional organizations, irrespective of their size, to connect with new customers, expand to new markets and create new avenues of growth. Despite a growing local e-commerce landscape, the availability of products from international e-tailers is giving consumers the chance to source products from all over the world, presenting both opportunities and challenges to...
A woman wearing a facemask, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, sits at a bus stop in front of a Tokyo 2020 Olympics advertisement in Bangkok on March 16, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
Doubts grow in Japan over Tokyo Olympics
BANGKOK: A woman wearing a facemask, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, sits at a bus stop in front of a Tokyo 2020 Olympics advertisement in Bangkok yesterday. – AFP TOKYO: Doubts are growing in Japan about the Tokyo Olympics, with growing opposition to holding them as scheduled and some urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency. Officials like Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...
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Italy's kids alright with new virus restrictions
ROME: People wave and clap their hands, during a flash mob "Una canzone per l'Italia" (A song for Italy) at Magliana district in Rome on March 15, 2020. - AFP ROME: School is out but the bars and nightclubs are closed and there is nowhere for the teens of Rome to hang out during the coronavirus pandemic. And to most of them -- anxious and disoriented like the rest of Italians by an invisible threat potentially lurking in anything they touch or...
Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. - Wall Street trading halted after the opening bell on deep losses. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
Stocks, oil plunge as Fed move fails to ease fears
NEW YORK: Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) yesterday at Wall Street in New York City. Wall Street trading halted after the opening bell on deep losses. - AFP LONDON: Stock markets and oil prices went into freefall yesterday as interest rate cuts and fresh stimulus measures by central banks failed to lift confidence, with analysts warning that the Federal Reserve may have reached the limits of its power...
This picture taken on March 16, 2020 shows a closed shopping mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh. - Saudi Authorities decided closure malls, restaurants, and public gardens as a precaution against COVID-19 coronavirus disease. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Gulf limits entry as virus spreads
RIYADH: Photo shows a closed shopping mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Saudi Authorities decided closure malls, restaurants, and public gardens as a precaution against COVID-19 coronavirus disease. - AFP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has closed public spaces and announced a pause in most government operations while Qatar and Oman imposed entry restrictions as Gulf Arab states broadened efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and support their...
NEW YORK, - MARCH 15: A man reads a coronavirus prevention tip displayed on a LinkNYC box as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 15, 2020 in New York City. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. Cindy Ord/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Virus hits 'heart and soul' as NY, LA bars, theatres forced to close
NEW YORK: A man reads a coronavirus prevention tip displayed on a LinkNYC box as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States in New York City. - AFP NEW YORK: Bars, restaurants, theatres and movie houses in New York and Los Angeles were ordered to shut down to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as central banks around the world took aggressive steps to cushion the economic impact of the disease. The US Federal...
TOPSHOT - People after a gas explosion destroyed buildings and killed at least 15 people, in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on March 15, 2020 - A gas explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos killed at least 15 people, injured many more and destroyed around 50 buildings on March 15, 2020. (Photo by Benson IBEABUCHI / AFP)
Lagos explosion death toll hits 17
LAGOS: People gather near the scene after a gas explosion destroyed buildings and killed at least 17 people, in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on March 15, 2020.- AFP LAGOS: Authorities in Nigeria's largest city Lagos said yesterday that the death toll from a suspected gas explosion had risen to 17 as emergency services dug bodies from the debris. The blast next to an oil pipeline destroyed buildings, lorries and cars as it tore through a...
TOPSHOT - Democratic presidential hopefuls former US vice president Joe Biden (L) and Senator Bernie Sanders greet each other with a safe elbow bump before the start of the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate in a CNN Washington Bureau studio in Washington, DC on March 15, 2020. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Debate in time of coronavirus: An elbow bump
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential hopefuls former US vice president Joe Biden (left) and Senator Bernie Sanders greet each other with a safe elbow bump before the start of the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate. - AFP WASHINGTON: Joe Biden smiled and reached his elbow out to touch his rival Bernie Sanders' arm on Sunday, an unusual greeting that started a Democratic presidential debate during the coronavirus pandemic. Sanders and...
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable