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Amir expresses condolences to family of fire victims
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has addressed a cable of condolences yesterday to Nahar Sultan Al-Otaibi on demise of members of his family in a fire that gutted his house on Saturday. His Highness the Amir said the tragic accident deeply saddened everyone. He prayed for the souls of the deceased and for the family living members so they may be...
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60,000 to benefit from Kuwait Food Bank project
Salem Al-Hamar KUWAIT: Kuwait Food Bank (KFB) launched yesterday a food project for more than 60,000 beneficiaries from various regions in Kuwait, as their number increased compared to last year. Salem Al-Hamar, the general manager of the bank, said in a statement that the project aims to distribute aid, nutritional needs and necessary supplies for widows, divorced women, the elderly, the sick, people with special needs, orphans and poor people...
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Ministry following situation of Kuwaiti students abroad
KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education Fatima Al-Senan said on Saturday that the ministry keeps a close watch on the Kuwaiti students studying abroad amid the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Soon after the outbreak of the disease in Italy, the Ministry arranged and followed up the evacuation of the Kuwaiti students there in collaboration with the cultural office in Paris, said Senan, who is in...
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Customs confiscate over two million banned cigarettes
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Custom inspectors at Shuwaikh Port yesterday foiled an attempt to smuggle in 2.16 million banned cigarettes arriving from an East Asian country. Security sources explained that the cigarettes, already banned by the Ministry of Health (MOH), were hidden inside a 20-feet-long container behind some school bags and clothes. The shipment was confiscated and a case was filed pending further investigations. Sponsor...
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Man beats up wife's employer
KUWAIT: An Indian man entered the house of his wife's employer, beat her and escaped. Police source said a Kuwaiti man brought his domestic helper to the police station and told them her husband caused the injuries stated in a medical report she gave them. Detectives were asked to arrest him. He faces two charges - entering a house to commit a crime and battery.Botched kidnap An expat failed in kidnapping a nine-year-old girl, and escaped when...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 64 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which all are for Kuwaiti patients who returned to the country from Iran, except for an Egyptian national who returned to Kuwait from a visit to Azerbaijan. With the exception of two cases of Kuwaiti women in their 70s who have been admitted to the intensive care unit with pneumonia, all cases are in stable condition and are recovering in quarantined...
Australia's captain Meg Lanning (C) with teammates celebrate with the winning trophy of Twenty20 women's cricket World Cup after beating India in the final in Melbourne on March 8, 2020. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
Dominant Australia crush India to win fifth T20 World Cup
MELBOURNE: Australia's captain Meg Lanning (C) with teammates celebrate with the winning trophy of Twenty20 women's cricket World Cup after beating India in the final in Melbourne yesterday. - AFP MELBOURNE: A rampant Australia emphatically swept to their fifth women's Twenty20 World Cup title yesterday, crushing India by 85 runs in front of more than 86,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Alyssa Healy smashed a quick-fire 75 and Beth...
Wales' flanker Justin Tipuric (L) receives the ball to score a try during the Six Nations international rugby union match between England and Wales at the Twickenham, west London, on March 7, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
Watson sparks England Triple Crown as Tuilagi sees red against Wales
TWICKENHAM: Wales' flanker Justin Tipuric (L) receives the ball to score a try during the Six Nations international rugby union match between England and Wales at the Twickenham, west London. - AFP TWICKENHAM: Anthony Watson marked his return to Test rugby with a try inside four minutes as England beat Wales 33-30 at Twickenham on Saturday to win the Triple Crown and keep alive their Six Nations title hopes despite a red card for Manu Tuilagi....
Iraqi women holding a placarda and roses take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, during the international Women's Day on March 8, 2020. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / AFP)
Thousands rally for Women's Day
NASIRIYAH: Iraqi women holding a placard and roses take part in an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, during the international Women's Day yesterday. - AFP BANGKOK: Thousands took to the streets across Asia for International Women's Day yesterday even as the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of events in the region. In China-the epicenter of the epidemic that has killed more than...
KIRKLAND, WA - MARCH 07: Several ambulances arrive at the Life Care Center on March 7, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. Several residents have died from COVID-19 and six others have tested positive for the novel coronavirus symptoms Karen Ducey/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
US coronavirus death toll from hits 19, NY declares emergency
WASHINGTON: Several ambulances arrive at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington. Several residents have died from COVID-19 and six others have tested positive for the novel coronavirus symptoms. - AFP WASHINGTON: Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said on Saturday, bringing the nationwide toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89 and a cruise ship with infected...
Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra (C) poses for a picture during an event to celebrate Women's Day with women battling with cancer, in Mumbai on March 8, 2020. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
India's PM hands over social media accounts to mark Women's Day
MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra (center) poses for a picture during an event to celebrate Women's Day with women battling with cancer yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave prominent women control of his social media accounts yesterday to mark International Women's Day in a move critics dismissed as a publicity stunt. A disability activist and a water campaigner were among the women who tweeted from Modi's...
A picture taken on March 8, 2020 shows the deserted Via Manzoni in central Milan, after millions of people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy as the government approved drastic measures in an attempt to halt the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. - On top of the forced quarantine of 15 million people in vast areas of northern Italy until April 3, the government has also closed schools, nightclubs and casinos throughout the country, according to the text of the decree published on the government website. With more than 230 fatalities, Italy has recorded the most deaths from the COVID-19 disease of any country outside China, where the outbreak began in December. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)
Alarmed Italy locks down north to prevent spread of coronavirus
MILAN: A picture shows the deserted Via Manzoni in central Milan, after millions of people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy as the government approved drastic measures in an attempt to halt the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. _ AFP MILAN: Italy ordered a virtual lockdown across a swathe of its wealthy north yesterday, including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic new attempt to try to contain a rapidly growing...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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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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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones