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COVID-19 changes people's behavior, attitude overnight

KUWAIT: A notice fixed outside a church in Kuwait, notifying visitors that it is closed until March 14. - Photo by Ben Garcia By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The behavior and attitude of people and the way they are communicating and relating with others saw a noticeable change overnight after the outbreak of coronavirus in Kuwait. In buses, people are wearing masks and talking about the virus. Some won't even talk to you or answer back when you talk to...

Kuwait health ministry workers scan employees and visitors of the ministries complex, as they arrive to their work, in Kuwait City on March 3, 2020.

Kuwait cuts discount rate over coronavirus; 2 patients in ICU

KUWAIT: Health ministry workers scan employees and visitors of the ministries complex as they arrive to work in Kuwait City yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B Izzak and Agencies KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait yesterday decided to cut the discount rate from 2.75 percent to 2.50 percent to soften the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak. No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kuwait yesterday for the second day in a row, but the...

Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden, flanked by his wife Jill, addresses a Super Tuesday event in Los Angeles on March 3, 2020. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP)

Biden leads Sanders in White House race as Bloomberg exits

Joe Biden WASHINGTON: Joe Biden reclaimed frontrunner status in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after notching up stunning Super Tuesday primary victories over Bernie Sanders and receiving the backing of Mike Bloomberg, who dropped out and endorsed the former vice president. "I can't thank you enough for your support," the 77-year-old Biden tweeted after Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor, announced yesterday...

TOPSHOT - Members of Syria's opposition National Liberation Front fire a 130 mm cannon during fighting with Syrian government forces on March 4, 2020 in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)

Erdogan demands EU help in Syria to end migrant crisis

IDLIB, Syria: Members of Syria's opposition National Liberation Front fire a 130 mm cannon during fighting with Syrian government forces yesterday. - AFP ANKARA: Turkey's president warned yesterday that a fresh migrant crisis could be resolved only if Europe supports its efforts in Syria, as violent clashes broke out between refugees and police on the Greek border. Thousands of migrants have massed at the Greek frontier with Turkey since...

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Kuwait Airways ready to receive Airbus A330-800 aircraft

KUWAIT: Airbus has finished preparing the first A330-800 aircraft purchased by Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC), and which will be received during the third quarter of this year, KAC announced yesterday. The national carrier had signed a contract to purchase eight Airbus A330-800 aircrafts, and they are scheduled to be received in succession until 2026 as per the plan agreed upon when the contract was signed on September 30, 2018.KAC said in a...

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Kuwait's Oil Minister expresses positivity on oil prices recovery

Dr Khaled Al-Fadhel VIENNA: Kuwaiti Minister of Oil and Acting Minister of Electricity and Water Dr Khaled Al-Fadhel said that there is a positive and optimistic view in the recovery of oil prices. This came in a statement the minister made prior to his participation in the 178th Extraordinary Ministerial Conference of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the eighth ministerial meeting of the OPEC+ coalition, which are...

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Kuwait's Foreign Minister takes part in Arab ministerial meeting

CAIRO: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah participates in the 153th session of the Council of the Arab League at the ministerial level in Cairo. - KUNA photos CAIRO: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah attended yesterday the 153th session of the Council of the Arab League at the ministerial level in Cairo. During the meeting, a number of issues pertaining to Arab cooperation and...

Kuwaiti traders wearing protective masks as they follow the stock market at Boursa Kuwait, in Kuwait City on March 1, 2020. Boursa Kuwait decided to close the main trading hall due to the coronavirus.

Coronavirus compounds Gulf economic woes as oil prices slump

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti trader wearing a protective mask follows the market at the Boursa Kuwait stock exchange in Kuwait City in this file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat DUBAI: Energy-rich Gulf states have scrapped or postponed dozens of events as part of measures to contain the new coronavirus, denting economies already hurt by slumping oil prices. From OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia to the region's most diversified economy the United Arab Emirates,...

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Janitor commits suicide in Fintas

KUWAIT: A building janitor committed suicide by hanging using a metal wire in Fintas, according to the police report. Investigations indicated he was suffering from mental problems. The Egyptian man was in his 40s and worked for the building he committed suicide in. The body was taken to the coroner.Domestic violence A Moroccan put an end to differences with her husband by beating and threatening him with a knife. He locked himself in the...

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Reckless driver leaves several people injured

KUWAIT: A combination of pictures released by the Interior Ministry yesterday showing the suspect's vehicle after it was located. By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait police are searching for a driver who ran over a number of people while driving recklessly before escaping. Police had arrived to the scene in response to emergency calls reporting a number of injuries resulting from accidents caused by a reckless driver. The victims were taken to...

Kuwait health ministry workers scan employee of the ministries complex, as she arrive to her work, in Kuwait City on March 3, 2020.

Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far

Kuwait health ministry workers scan employee of the ministries complex, as she arrive to her work, in Kuwait City . KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 56 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which all are for Kuwaiti patients who returned to the country from Iran. With the exception of two cases Kuwaiti women in their 70s who have been admitted to the intensive care unit with pneumonia, all cases are in stable condition and are...

Afghan security forces stand guard after an attack by Taliban militants near an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost, in Kunduz Province on March 4, 2020. - The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces on March 4, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt. (Photo by STR / AFP)

US hits Taleban as violence spirals

KUNDUZ: Afghan security forces stand guard after an attack by Taleban militants near an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Kunduz Province yesterday. - AFP KABUL: The US launched an airstrike against Taleban fighters to defend Afghan forces yesterday, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt. News of the airstrike...

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