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UN in 75th year amid distrust, shifting power
UNITED NATIONS: As the United Nations enters its 75th year, the world is still rife with mistrust: The United States remains the dominant superpower but is on the wane, while Asian power is growing in the face of an increasingly fractured Europe, with an explosive Middle East sandwiched in between. In the New York headquarters of the United Nations, the Cold War never really ended, as demonstrated by a scene recently observed in its hallowed...
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Manila vows labor ban stays until slain maid gets justice
KUWAIT: Philippine Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III meets Kuwaiti Finance Minister and Acting State Minister for Economic Affairs Mariam Aqeel yesterday. - KUNA By Meshaal Al-Enezi and Ben Garcia KUWAIT: At a meeting with Filipino community leaders late Saturday, Philippine Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III reiterated his country's desire to get justice for murdered Filipino...
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MPs demand to debate coronavirus, Trump's plan
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly is scheduled to debate a number of important issues in its ordinary session tomorrow, led by a demand to debate the outbreak of the coronavirus, the housing issue and the new Middle East peace plan.Eleven lawmakers yesterday submitted a request calling on the assembly to allocate one hour to debate new peace plan of US President Donald Trump in order to allow the assembly to issue a communique condemning...
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Ministry of Interior's WhatsApp number receives complaints 24/7
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Last month, the interior ministry launched a WhatsApp number for the public for quick and easy communication with the ministry regarding various issues. The WhatsApp hotline 99324092 was published on the website of the ministry and on other social media apps. The hotline operates 24/7 to receive complaints, suggestions, reports or queries for the Traffic Department. This service is also available in English for...
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KOC officials referred to prosecution
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Public Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) yesterday announced referring a number of officials at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), along "with others," to the public prosecution. They were submitted to the prosecution in line with a notification, filed by KOC about suspicious "corruption crimes" that incurred losses, Nazaha said, adding that the suspects were charged with negligence and slackness in management of projects in North...
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No coronavirus in Kuwait; circulated video for hospital drill: Health Ministry
By A SalehKUWAIT: Health ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said the ministry is transparent in announcing any coronavirus case, adding that information will be transmitted from trusted sources at the ministry. The statement was made after images and videos went viral that were taken during a training exercise to face epidemics. Sanad said the videos and images are from Jahra Hospital, and the claim that a patient is suffering from...
Moudi al-Miftah, a 64-year-old journalist, cooks locust at her home in Al-Ahmadi, some 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on January 25, 2020. - Some people like them baked, others prefer them dried. But while locusts, a surprisingly nutritious edible insect, are considered a delicacy by some in Kuwait, others are repulsed by the crunchy culinary offering. Locust consumption is dwindling across Kuwaiti society, particularly among the younger generation, many of whom are disgusted by the prospect. They are consumed in many parts of the world and are a staple of some cuisines. Experts say they are an excellent, energy-efficient source of protein. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Locusts boiled, baked or dried? Kuwait serves up a swarm
KUWAIT: Moudi Al-Miftah, a 64-year-old journalist, cooks locusts at her home in Al-Ahmadi, some 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on January 25, 2020. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Some people like them baked, others prefer them dried. Locusts are surprisingly nutritious and considered a delicacy by many in Kuwait but not everyone is enamored by the crunchy culinary offering."I love their flavor, it's one of my memories of childhood and...
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1,176 liquor bottles found in container
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle around 1,176 liquor bottles inside a container that arrived at Shuwaikh Port, with statements indicating it had paper rolls. The container seemed suspicious to officers, so it was opened and the liquor was found within the paper. The contraband was handed to concerned authorities. The discovery was supervised by inspection and storing inspector at Shuwaikh Port...
Hadi, the name of the character portrayed by a Jordanian actor Rami Delshad, poses for a picture with Grover (Gargur in Arabic) (L), Maízooza (C) and Basma (R) from the Sesame Street television series, in Dubai on January 28, 2020. - A band of Muppets, old favourites and new felt friends, will star in an Arabic retooling of Sesame Street six days a week on Middle East satellite channel MBC 3 from February 2, 2020.nWhile the long-running franchise addresses issues including family breakdown and LGBT relationships in its Western iterations, the new Middle East version will seek to help children, especially young Syrian refugees, cope with emotions. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP)
Muppets help conflict kids in new Arabic 'Sesame Street'
Hadi, the name of the character portrayed by a Jordanian actor Rami Delshad, poses for a picture with Grover (Gargur in Arabic) (left), Ma'zooza (center) and Basma (right) from the Sesame Street television series, in Dubai.-AFP A band of Muppets, both old favorites and new friends, will star in an Arabic retooling of "Sesame Street" with a regional twist. In its Western iterations, the long-running franchise addresses issues including family...
A woman (R) wears a protective mask to prevent the spread of the SARS-like virus as she looks at a view from a hill at the Jingshan park in Beijing on February 2, 2020. - A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has killed more than 300 people in China and spread around the world since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)
China CB to pump $173bn into economy
BEIJING: A woman wears a protective mask to prevent the spread of the SARS-like virus as she looks at a view from a hill at the Jingshan park in Beijing yesterday. - AFP BEIJING: China's central bank said yesterday it would pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 billion) into the economy as it ramps up support for a nationwide fight against a deadly virus that is expected to hit growth. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement it would...
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US universities set up front-line defenses to keep coronavirus at bay
WASHINGTON: On its sprawling campus in America's heartland, thousands of miles from China, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has taken aggressive steps to keep the fast-spreading coronavirus away from its classrooms and students. The school, with one of the highest percentages of Chinese students among US universities, has suspended academic programs in China for the spring semester and banned students from traveling to the country...
Creator of #OscarsSoWhite movement, April Reign, poses for AFP during a photo session in Hollywood, California, on February 1, 2020. - April Reign remembers precisely where she was in January 2015 when she launched the #OscarsSoWhite movement with a simple, offhand tweet. Within hours, the tweet -- sent from Washington, as Reign followed the Oscar nominations announcement over breakfast, and realized all 20 actors were white -- had gone viral worldwide. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)
#OscarsSoWhite: The Hollywood 'hashtag' activists demanding diversity
Creator of #OscarsSoWhite movement, April Reign, poses for AFP during a photo session in Hollywood, California.-AFP April Reign remembers precisely where she was in January 2015 when she launched the #OscarsSoWhite movement with a simple, offhand tweet. "I'd love to have a sexy story that I was sitting in a board room ideating and strategizing," she told AFP in an interview. "But no-I was half-dressed in my family room, to be very frank. "I...
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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