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Kuwait crude oil price drops
KUWAIT: Kuwait crude oil dropped by 42 cents to $83.39pb Wednesday vis-a-vis $83.81pb Tuesday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said in a statement on Thursday. In international markets, Brent crude forwards fell by $1.02 to settle at $83.26pb and those of the West Texas Intermediate crude moved down by 52 cents, settling at $78.96pb.Meanwhile, the US dollar on Thursday remained firm against the Kuwaiti dinar trading at KD 0.306 and the euro...
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Higher education pays leave cash
KUWAIT: Speaker of the education ministry Fatimah Al-Senan has announced that based on the Civil Service Commission's decision and based on Minister Dr Hamad Al-Adwani's instructions regarding the exchange of cash for annual leave has been credited into banks. More batches will be credited once the procedures are complete, she said.Assistant undersecretary for administrative, financial and administrative development Lamia Al-Melhem has clarified...
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PAM credits leave cash
KUWAIT: The acting director of the Public Authority for Manpower, Dr Mubarak Al-Azmi, has announced that cash exchange for annual leave for 1,045 employees of the Authority has been credited into their bank accounts on Thursday.The money has been credited in accordance with the regulations of the finance ministry and the Civil Service Commission and the decision has been reviewed by supervisors of finance department and employment affairs.
KUWAIT: Jaber Al-Ahmad hospital surgeon Dr Meshari Al-Muhanna carried out gastric bypass surgery using a robot.
Kuwait's health sector and environment
KUWAIT: In 2022, Kuwait witnessed many major developments and events in the areas of health and environment. The following is a list of such major developments and events:Health services:Jan 6: Health Minister Dr Khaled Al-Saeed tested positive for COVID-19 and was isolated at home.Jan 26: Kuwait Ministry of Health confirmed 6,913 COVID-19 cases, and two deaths. Jan 30: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health provide vaccines against the novel coronavirus...
KABUL; Afghan men stand in queues to receive food aid from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Kabul. Several foreign aid groups announced they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taleban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working. - AFP
G7 tells Taleban to 'urgently reverse' ban on women aid workers
LONDON: G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taleban to "urgently reverse" a ban on women working in Afghanistan's aid sector. The ban is the latest blow against women's rights in Afghanistan since the Taleban reclaimed power last year. The hardline Islamists also barred women from attending universities earlier this month, prompting global outrage and protests in some Afghan cities.The G7 ministers along with those of Australia,...
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Stocks wobble as end of the 'bear market' of 2022 comes into view
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks fell Wednesday as markets weighed the odds for further equity losses as the end of the "bear market" of 2022 comes into view. After a positive start to the day, US indices slid into the red, adding to losses later in the day amid light holiday-season trading volumes. Analysts also cited end-of-the-year selling by investors who look to record a loss for tax purposes."We are in a bear market," said Adam Sarhan of 50...
PARIS: Strasbourg's French defender Gerzino Nyamsi (R) makes a fault on Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe (C) and gives a penalty during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and RC Strasbourg Alsace at The Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. - AFP
Mbappe delivers for PSG
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time penalty to seal a 2-1 win for Paris Saint-Germain over Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Wednesday before admitting he will never get over France's World Cup final defeat to Argentina.Mbappe was back in action 10 days after scoring a hat-trick in the final but then seeing the South Americans win in a penalty shootout. PSG had Neymar sent off for two yellow cards as the Brazilian made an unhappy return to action...
MELBOURNE: Australia's Steve Smith takes a catch to dismiss South African batsman Theunis de Bruyn (L) on the fourth day of the second cricket Test match between Australia and South Africa at the MCG in Melbourne on December 29, 2022. - AFP
Australia hammer South Africa to win second Test and series
MELBOURNE: South Africa were on the wrong end of a "hammering" against rampant top-ranked Australia on Thursday, losing the second Test by 182 runs and with it the series. The loss capped a dismal first two Tests for the visitors who slumped by six wickets in the opener at Brisbane inside two days, with a potential face-saving third match at Sydney still to play."It is not easy at the moment. That was bit of a hammering," Proteas skipper Dean...
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For Ukraine's wartime New Year, patriotism is on the menu
There are two items that have long been fixtures on Tetyana Mytrofanova's New Year's Eve menu: Shuba, a salad of pickled herring and root vegetables; and a potato salad known as Olivier. But their status as classic Russian dishes has made them unpalatable in wartime, forcing Mytrofanova and other Kyiv restaurateurs to find alternatives for one of the year's most festive holidays."We have to turn the page," the 58-year-old said from a booth at...
PERTH: Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov hits a return against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during their men's singles match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth on December 29, 2022. - AFP
Greece's Tsitsipas battles past Dimitrov at inaugural United Cup
PERTH: Stefanos Tsitsipas fired his 12th ace on match point to give Greece a 2-0 lead over Bulgaria with a comeback win against Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday at the inaugural United Cup. The world number four recovered smoothly after losing the opening set to emerge with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory in his season-opening match at Perth ahead of the Australian Open.Greek teammate Despina Papamichail, ranked 158th, gave her country the opening point...
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Shelbayeh wins Arab Masters Tennis Tourney
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: A thrilling and exciting match came to an end of the second Arab Masters Tennis Tournament that was held at Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International Tennis Complex. The final match was between 19 year-old Jordanian Abdallah Shelbayeh and Lebanese Benjamin Hassan, Shelbayeh dropped the first set 4-16 and came back to win the second set 6-3 and the players resorted to a 10 point super tie break, which...
Thousands of penguins (Manchots Royaux) are pictured on Dec 20, 2022 on Possession Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. – AFP photos
They survived the hunters: Now king penguins face climate change
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the thousands of king penguins that densely congregate on the remote Possession Island each year now face a new threat: Climate change. The birds spend most of their life at sea, but come breeding time in December half the world's population flock to the islands in the southern Indian Ocean's Crozet archipelago, roughly halfway between Antarctica and the southeastern tip of Africa.Robin Cristofari, a...
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Four new ministers in Cabinet
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Khalifa Abdullah Dhahi Al-Ajeel Al-Askar Minister of Commerce and Industry
Biographies of the new ministers
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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot
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KUWAIT: H the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Managing Director and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Al-Kaabi on Aug 26, 2024.
Kuwait signs 15-year Qatar gas deal
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in the attendance of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, receives HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah and four newly appointed ministers on Aug 26, 2024. – KUNA
Amir calls for good governance