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Roche Diagnostics, Central Circle rise up to the challenge

WASHINGTON: This handout illustration image obtained Feb 27, 2020 courtesy of the US Food and Drug Administration shows the COVID-19 coronavirus. – AFP KUWAIT: Health ministry officials have praised the efforts of Roche Middle East and its partner Central Circle Company for their rapid response to the coronavirus problem in Kuwait. The companies produce (Roche) and distribute (Central Circle) the diagnostic kits and equipment necessary to...

TOPSHOT - (L to R) US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020 - The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

US, Taleban sign historic deal to withdraw troops

DOHA: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taleban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital yesterday. - AFP DOHA: The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taleban yesterday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest war. The agreement...

TOPSHOT - A man takes coover behind an umbrella as he throws a mattress in a fire during clashes with Greek police in the buffer zone at Turkey-Greece border, at Pazarkule, in Edirne district, on February 29, 2020. - Thousands of migrants stuck on the Turkey-Greece border clashed with Greek police on February 29, 2020, according to an AFP photographer at the scene. Greek police fired tear gas at migrants who have amassed at a border crossing in the western Turkish province of Edirne, some of whom responded by hurling stones at the officers. The clashes come as Greece bolsters its border after Ankara said it would no longer prevent refugees from crossing into Europe following the death of 33 Turkish troops in northern Syria. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP)

Erdogan asks Putin to step aside in Syria

EDIRNE, Turkey: A man takes cover behind an umbrella as he throws a mattress in a fire during clashes with Greek police in the buffer zone at the Turkey-Greece border in Pazarkule yesterday. - AFP ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to step aside in Syria and leave Turkey to deal with Syrian government forces alone, after 34 Turkish soldiers were killed this week....

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'No fear': Pilgrims in Saudi defying risks of coronavirus

MAKKAH: Muslim worshippers wearing protective facemasks walk in the courtyard surrounding the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex on Feb 27, 2020. – AFP MAKKAH: Cleaners scrub and sterilize the floors of Makkah's Grand Mosque after fears of coronavirus led Saudi Arabia to suspend pilgrim visas, but worshippers appear unfazed - confident of God's protection. Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites, on Thursday...

Kuwaitis wearing protective masks as they shops in Kuwait City on February 26, 2020.

Travelers from Kuwait have to sign 'health undertaking'

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti men, wearing protective masks, shop in Kuwait City on February 26, 2020. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: In the light of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide, passengers leaving Kuwait via airports or land outlets have to undertake to comply with the safety rules set forth by the ministries of health and interior upon their return. The regulations include remaining in a 14-day quarantine if need be...

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Man arrested in citizen's murder-robbery

By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Police arrested the suspected killer of a citizen whose burnt body was found in the Rehaya desert, the Interior Ministry's relations and security information department said. Jahra and Farwaniya detectives carried out investigations, located and followed the suspect, then arrested him. The suspect confessed to killing the victim in a robbery. He said he took the body wrapped in a carpet to the Rehaya desert, where he...

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Some teachers called to work despite closure

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Despite an announcement by Kuwait to suspend classes at schools and universities for two weeks from today, some teachers at various private schools in Kuwait have been asked to report to work today. Some said they have to report for the planning and reprogramming of school calendars to cope with the loss of the two weeks. "We were told to report in order to plan for the graduation and changes in school calendar activities,"...

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Masks available at Kuwait's supplies centers

KUWAIT: A man shops for facemasks at a pharmacy in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced yesterday that medical face masks will be available for distribution at the supplies storage centers throughout the country. The measure is in line with instructions by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan held...

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WHO taking measures to spread awareness, counter misinformation

KUWAIT: WHO is following up the number of cases in the region and the misinformation spread over various means of communication and the media that strikes panic, Director of the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO EMRO) Dr Ahmad Al-Mandhari said. Procedures are divided into three levels - the first depends on WHO's recommendations, second on Kuwait's specific techniques and the third on WHO's additional...

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Civil Defense Committee in session to guard against coronavirus risks

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anas Al-Saleh chairs the Civil Defense Committee's meeting on Friday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anas Al-Saleh said Friday the Civil Defense Committee is in permanent session to tackle the risks posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). "The safety of public health is the top priority because citizens are the real riches of the country," he said in a...

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Kuwait continues humanitarian duty assisting needy

Convoys carry humanitarian aid from Kuwait to Syrian refugees in Turkey. KUWAIT: Kuwait's humanitarian aid activities continued to cover several areas and targeted people that are most in need. The Kuwaiti Tarahum charitable team affiliated to the International Islamic Charitable Organization organized a ceremony for more than 550 Syrian orphans in the city of Sanliurfa southeast of Turkey. Head of the Turkish Ataa Association in Sanliurfa, said...

Muna Al-Fuzai

Muna Al-Fuzai By Muna Al-Fuzaiis spreading rapidly in the world, and the Middle East is no exception. Now it is here in Kuwait. On Feb 24, Kuwait reported its first cases. The most common questions and debates are about how it arrived here, who brought it, what should we do, are closing schools enough, should we start storing food and medical supplies, etc. Are we confronting a direct threat of illness and death when mingling with infected...

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