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Kuwaiti Mps Safaa al-Hashem (L) and Khalil Abul during a parliament session at Kuwait's national assembly in Kuwait City on February 4, 2020.

Health minister assures Kuwait free of deadly new coronavirus

KUWAIT: MPs Safa Al-Hashem and Khalil Abul are seen during a session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B Izzak and Agencies KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said yesterday the ministry has taken all necessary precautionary measures against the spread of the deadly new coronavirus that has so far killed 425 in China and infected over 20,000. The minister said Kuwait has not discovered any case, and...

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Zain strategic sponsor of Kuwait Tech Expo 2020

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its strategic sponsorship of Kuwait Tech Expo 2020, the biggest technology event of its kind in Kuwait. The expo runs from 6-9 February at Kuwait International Fairground in Mishref, Hall 6, with the presence of the biggest global and local companies from the tech and telecom sectors as well as government entities. Zain's strategic support to the event comes to affirm its...

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Cabinet reiterates Kuwait's commitment to support Palestinians

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's weekly meeting. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Cabinet underlined its commitment to supporting Palestinian affairs and global efforts, including by the US, aimed at reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the matter. This came in a statement issued by the Cabinet after its weekly session, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah...

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MPs demand giving priority to children of Kuwaiti women in hiring

KUWAIT: Ministers and MPs eat seeds during a parliament session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B Izzak and A Saleh KUWAIT: Several MPs called yesterday for holding special sessions to discuss a large number of draft laws on the agenda of the National Assembly for a very long time. Many MPs criticized the slow pace of approving necessary laws. Also, several MPs threatened to grill Minister of Finance Mariam...

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Kuwait hosts 'Made in Qatar Expo 2020'

KUWAIT: Officials attend a press conference to announce the 'Made in Qatar Expo 2020' to be held in Kuwait. KUWAIT: Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Qatar Chamber yesterday announced coordination to organize the 'Made in Qatar Expo 2020' due to be held in Kuwait in the period of February 19-22, 2020 at Kuwait International Fairgrounds (KIFG) in Mishref with participation of 220 Qatari industrial companies. This announcement was...

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Gold holds gains amid virus worries

KUWAIT: The price of gold remained on an upward trajectory last week, rising as much as $1,590, as apprehension over the spread of coronavirus led to greater investment. The price of gold hit its highest level since April of 2013 early last month, as investors sought to avoid risk assets following a spike in tensions between the US and Iran. The coronavirus outbreak has triggered risk sell-offs and is expected to provide a lift to the price of...

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Vehicles impounded in Farwaniya campaign

By Meshaal Al-Enezi KUWAIT: Farwaniya municipality cleaning manager Saad Al-Khrainej said that all inspectors have been notified to immediately deal with any complaints, resolve them and report back. Khrainej added that inspection teams recently removed 16 abandoned vehicles, including 11 that had been left outside Farwaniya police station after all legal procedures had been done, and removed seven others that had been notified by warning...

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Trainers questioned for insulting student firemen

KUWAIT: Pouches containing liquor found with a passenger who was arrested upon arrival at Kuwait International Airport yesterday. By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) announced that two trainers were suspended and referred to the proper authorities for questioning at the instructions of KFSD Director General Lt General Khaled Al-Mekrad, on charges of verbally insulting several students at firemen preparation...

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Ancient footwear on display at Italy's Pitti Palace

A visitor takes photos of sandals during the exhibition. - AFP As sandal season fast approaches, a new exhibit on ancient footwear at a top Italian museum seeks to remind today's well-heeled that when it comes to fashion, do as the Romans did. The classics are always in, as evidenced by the new show in Florence's Pitti Palace, which traces the humble sandal's outsized influence in contemporary fashion and film, while astonishing the modern eye...

Barry Roux, new senior council to South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma appears at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on behalf of former President Zuma with regard to corruption charges in, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on February 4, 2020. - Former President Zuma did not appear due to illness. Zuma stands accused of taking kickbacks before he became president from a 51-billion-rand (3.4 billion USD) purchase of fighter jets, patrol boats and military equipment manufactured by five European firms, including French defence company Thales. (Photo by Kim LUDBROOK / POOL / AFP)

South Africa court issues arrest warrant for ex-president Zuma

PIETERMARITZBURG: Barry Roux, new senior council to South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma appears at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on behalf of former President Zuma with regard to corruption charges in, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa yesterday. - AFP JOHANNESBURG: A South African court issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma yesterday, after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical treatment, but the judge stayed...

Tourists on a guided tour arrive at a restaurant in London's China Town district, on February 4, 2020. - As the deadly 2019-nCov strain of coronavirus has spread worldwide, it has carried with it xenophobia -- and Asian communities around the world are finding themselves subject to suspicion and fear. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Coronavirus spreads fear and racism

LONDON: Tourists on a guided tour arrive at a restaurant in London's China Town district yesterday. As the deadly 2019-nCov strain of coronavirus has spread worldwide, it has carried with it xenophobia-and Asian communities around the world are finding themselves subject to suspicion and fear. - AFP SYDNEY: As the deadly coronavirus has spread worldwide, it has carried with it xenophobia - and Asian communities around the world are finding...

Newly elected Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti reviews Kosovo's honor guard during the handover ceremony in Pristina on February 4, 2020. - Albin Kurti was voted on February 3 Kosovo's new prime minister, raising hopes that a EU-mediated dialogue with Serbia, in stalemate for over a year, could resume and ease tensions in the war-scarred region. The 44-year old Kurti and his cabinet were elected four months after a snap election and only a day before the deadline, avoiding to push Kosovo into a political crisis. Once dubbed 'Kosovo's Che Guevara', Kurti vowed to tackle economy and unemployment, fight corruption and introduce a three-month compulsory military service. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)

Albin Kurti: Kosovo's 'Che Guevara' turned prime minister

PRISTINA: Newly elected Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti reviews Kosovo's honor guard during the handover ceremony in Pristina yesterday. - AFP PRISTINA: Albin Kurti has seen prison bars, led street riots and unleashed tear gas in parliament: now the unpredictable politician is Kosovo's prime minister, heralding a new chapter for the young democracy. Once dubbed 'Kosovo's Che Guevara' for his radical antics, the 44-year-old was named PM on...

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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