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Cost of bringing domestic workers

KUWAIT: The maximum cost for recruiting domestic workers has been set (excluding traveling ticket) and decided by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Social Affairs and Development Fahad Al-Shraian.The cost set for workers from the Philippines is KD 850, while that of Indians, Sri Lankans and Nepalese workers is KD 700. The cost of recruiting African workers is KD 500. The decision affirmed that those who violate these rules will...

BEIRUT: Members of Lebanon's security forces deploy on a street with access to a detention center under the Adliyeh (Palace of Justice) bridge in the capital Beirut, on August 7, 2022, following a dawn prison break. - AFP

30 inmates escape from Lebanon jail

BEIRUT: More than 30 people fled a Lebanon detention centre at dawn on Sunday, security forces said, after sawing their way through a window, according to a judicial official. "At dawn ... 31 detainees managed to escape" from a detention centre in the Adlieh neighborhood of the capital Beirut, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement on Sunday."Immediate orders were given to arrest them and investigations are underway." The detainees...

ISTANBUL: Turkish-flagged ship Polarnet carrying tons of grain from Ukraine sails along the Bosphorus Strait past Istanbul on August 7, 2022, after being officially inspected. - AFP

New strike hits Ukraine nuclear site

KYIV: Four more ships loaded with grain set off from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, as Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for a new strike at a Russian-occupied nuclear plant. "The second convoy of Ukrainian supplies has just left... three from Chornomorsk and one from Odessa," Kyiv's infrastructure ministry wrote on Telegram.It said the Mustafa Necati, the Star Helena, the Glory and the Riva Wind were carrying "around 170,000 tonnes of...

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Zain sponsored Al-Qabas Masterclass Summer Program

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, successfully concluded its sponsorship of Al-Qabas Masterclass Summer Program 2022, organized by Al-Qabas throughout three weeks to develop the youth's media skills up to the highest standards. The program offered a unique opportunity for training and developing professional media talents in Kuwait.Zain took part in the program's closing ceremony, held at the Opera House in the...

KUWAIT: An aerial view of Kuwait City and its suburbs. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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CAIT hosts virtual workshop on budget, information systems

KUWAIT: Under the auspices of the Director General of the Central Agency for Information Technology "CAIT" Haya Al-Wadani, a virtual workshop entitled "Information Systems and Technology Budget Preparation" was held with the participation of approximately 200 employees of various government agencies who supervise the preparation of IT budgets in the country. The workshop touched upon the mechanisms for inclusion of integrated projects and its...

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) shows Taiwanese military personnel handling Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles at an undisclosed location, in response to Chinese military exercises surrounding the island. - AFP

China's military drills draw to a close

BEIJING: China's largest-ever military exercises surrounding Taiwan were drawing to a close on Sunday following a controversial visit last week to the self-ruled island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi-the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan in decades-ripping up a series of talks and cooperation agreements with Washington, most notably on climate change and defence.It has also deployed...

AGUJITA, Mexico: Relatives of 10 miners trapped since Wednesday after a collapse at a coal mine attend a mass as rescue operations are being carried out at the flooded mine, in the community of Agujita. - AFP

Desperation deepens for families of trapped Mexican coal miners

AGUJITA, Mexico: Saturday's effort to rescue 10 Mexican coal miners trapped in a flooded deposit for four days ended with little progress, relatives said, with hopes of reaching any survivors dwindling. More than 300 soldiers and other personnel, including six military scuba divers, have joined the bid to free the miners in the northern state of Coahuila following Wednesday's accident, the government said.Liliana Torres, the niece of one of the...

HONIARA, Solomon Islands: (L-R) Japan's State Minister of Defence Makoto Oniki, Japan's Chief of Staff, Joint Staff General Koji Yamazaki, US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy and Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, and the Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy pose for pictures during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal at Skyline Ridge in Honiara on the Solomon Islands on August 7, 2022. — AFP

US warns Pacific islands of new struggle against violent power-hungry regimes

HONIARA, Solomon Islands: A top US diplomat warned Pacific Islands of a new struggle against violent power-hungry regimes Sunday, as she visited the Solomon Islands to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II's Battle of Guadalcanal.With China's military conducting drills around Taiwan and Russia bombarding Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman hit out at a new crop of world leaders reviving "bankrupt" ideas about the use of...

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Alghanim Industries considers listing a minority stake on Boursa Kuwait

KUWAIT: Executive Chairman of Alghanim Industries Kutayba Y Alghanim said on Sunday that the Group is considering the idea of listing a minority stake on the Boursa Kuwait's Premier Market. The listing, still under study, may be through an initial public offering (IPO) and its implementation depends on several factors. Although the percentage of the stake on offer has not been announced, it is expected that the stake could be around 35 to 45...

NUREMBERG, Germany: This file photo taken on August 2, 2022 shows an employee of energy supplier N-ERGIE working at the company's network control center in Nuremberg, southern Germany. - AFP

When the sun switches off the solar panels

MUNICH: The more the sun shines in the southern German town of Aurach, the more likely it is that Jens Husemann's solar panels will be disconnected from the grid-an exasperating paradox at a time when Germany is navigating an energy supply crisis. "It's being switched off every day," Husemann told AFP during a recent sunny spell, saying there had been more than 120 days of forced shutdowns so far this year. Husemann, who runs an energy...

MBOMBELA, South Africa: A general view of oranges on trees at a citrus farm on the N4 outside Mbombela on August 6, 2022.- AFP

Tons of fruit stranded in EU, South Africa battle of oranges

MBOMBELA, South Africa: Millions of boxes of oranges are spoiling in containers stranded at European ports as South Africa and the European Union lock horns in a dispute over import rules, citrus growers have said. South Africa, the world's second largest exporter of fresh citrus after Spain, filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) last month after the EU introduced new plant and health safety requirements that orange farmers...

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