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Kuwait reports four deaths, 770 new COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: A total of 770 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kuwait in past 24 hours, raising the tally of contaminations to 6,5149 since the pandemic broke out in the country several months ago. Moreover, medical authorities counted four new deaths in the past 24 hours due to contamination with the virus, raising the toll of mortalities to 442, official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad...
Shuaib Al-Muwaizri
Muwaizri files to grill Saleh
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Leading opposition MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri yesterday filed to grill Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh over alleged wide-ranging violations that include police abuses, irregularities in electoral rolls and carrying out commercial activities as a minister. Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said he received the grilling and informed the Cabinet. He said the grilling will be listed on the agenda of the next regular session, which will...
Sibi George
George takes over as India's new ambassador on Aug 2
Sibi George KUWAIT: Sibi George will assume office as India's new ambassador to Kuwait on August 2. He will succeed K Jeeva Sagar who has completed his tenure in Kuwait as India's ambassador, informed sources said.George, a 1993 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has been India's Ambassador to Switzerland since 2017. He was first appointed as political officer at Indian High Commission in Pakistan. He also has served various Indian...
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Kuwaiti charity trains 100 Yemeni youth
KUWAIT: Kuwait Relief Society (KRC) launched yesterday technical and vocational youth empowerment project, which aims to develop the capabilities of 100 young people in Taiz Governorate in electrical supply and maintenance of solar energy, within the framework of the 'Kuwait by your side' campaign. In his speech during the inauguration ceremony, the First Deputy Governor of Taiz Abdul-Qawi Al-Mikhlafi praised Kuwait's humanitarian, relief...
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KNPC opens new petrol station
KUWAIT: Kuwait's state-owned gas firm on Monday inaugurated a fuel station in the country's Jaber Al-Ahmad residential area, the fourth in a string of similar facilities the company has recently opened nationwide. The new gas station is one of 18 stations set to spring up across the country, most of which will be in residential areas to meet consumers' demand for fuel, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said in a statement.Sabah Al-Ahmad...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s weekly virtual meeting. — KUNA photos
Prime Minister assures Cabinet about Amir’s health during meeting
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s weekly virtual meeting. — KUNA KUWAIT: The Cabinet held its weekly session virtually on Monday under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who assured the ministers that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s health was stable. Following the meeting, Deputy...
ST PETERSBURG: Yoshitomo Tsutsugo #25 of the Tampa Bay Rays hits in the second inning during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida. - AFP
MLB rocked by virus outbreak
ST PETERSBURG: Yoshitomo Tsutsugo #25 of the Tampa Bay Rays hits in the second inning during a game against the Atlanta Braves at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida. - AFP LOS ANGELES: An outbreak of COVID-19 rocked Major League Baseball on Monday, forcing the postponement of multiple games less than a week after the sport launched its season following a four-month coronavirus delay. Major League Baseball confirmed in a statement that...
A picture taken from the northern Israeli town of Metula shows the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila behind the concrete barrier wall along the border between the two countries, on July 28, 2020. - Israel said it had repelled an attempt by Hezbollah fighters to penetrate its northern border on July 27, but the Lebanese group denied any involvement in the incident.  nThe border clash, which Israel said included an exchange of fire between its troops and gunmen, followed days of reported heightened tensions between Hezbollah and the Jewish state. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)
Israel repels attempted Hezbollah attack
METULA: A picture taken from the northern Israeli town of Metula shows the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila behind the concrete barrier wall along the border between the two countries. - AFP JERUSALEM: Israel said it had repelled an attempt by Hezbollah fighters to penetrate its northern border on Monday, but the Lebanese group denied any involvement in the incident. The border clash, which Israel said included an exchange of fire between...
TOKYO: File photo shows Japan players celebrate after beating Ireland 19-12 in a huge upset at the Rugby World Cup tournament in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Scots to meet World Cup conquerors Japan in eight nation tournament
TOKYO: File photo shows Japan players celebrate after beating Ireland 19-12 in a huge upset at the Rugby World Cup tournament in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture. LONDON: Scotland will get the chance to avenge their defeat by 2019 Rugby World Cup hosts Japan when the Six Nations countries along with the Japanese and crowd-pleasing Fiji compete in an eight nation tournament from November 14 to December 5 British media reported yesterday. The final...
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India bans 47 more China mobile apps
NEW DELHI: India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official and media reports said Monday. Tensions between the world's two most-populous nations soared last month after a Himalayan border clash that left 20 Indian troops dead and an unknown number of Chinese casualties."We have banned 47...
MORRISVILLE, North Carolina: US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he tours a lab making components for a potential vaccine on Monday. - AFP
Trump bets on vaccine for shot in arm
MORRISVILLE, North Carolina: US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he tours a lab making components for a potential vaccine on Monday. - AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump vowed to defeat the coronavirus by "unleashing American scientific genius" as he toured a COVID-19 vaccine facility in the swing state of North Carolina on Monday. Trump appears to have pinned his hopes on the swift emergence of a successful vaccine to both contain...
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Naeem uploads a picture of a goat on his website ahead of Eid al-Adha at a farm on July 22, 2020. - AFP
Virus fears force animal sellers online for Eid
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Naeem uploads a picture of a goat on his website ahead of Eid al-Adha at a farm on July 22, 2020. - AFP NEW DELHI: Prancing in front of a camera with its blond mane blowing in the wind, "007" is one of thousands of goats being sold online as Muslims prepare for a key religious festival shaken this year by the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of goats, sheep and cattle are slaughtered annually on Eid Al-Adha - the festival of...