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Saudi ARAMCO oil facility in Dammam. — AFP
Aramco completes purchase of 70% stake in SABIC for $69.1bn
Saudi ARAMCO oil facility in Dammam. — AFP RIYADH: Saudi Aramco said it has completed the acquisition of a 70 percent stake in chemical giant SABIC for $69.1 billion, boosting it as one of the world’s largest producers. The stake was held by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund which has reportedly been on a spree to purchase stakes in international firms.“The completion of the transaction enhances...
KARACHI: People gather in vehicles to travel on a street as COVID-19 coronavirus cases still increase in the country in Karachi. —AFP
‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels
KARACHI: People gather in vehicles to travel on a street as COVID-19 coronavirus cases still increase in the country in Karachi. —AFP ISLAMABAD: Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection rates turn the densely populated region into a global hot spot. After several months trailing the US and western Europe, cases of COVID-19 are surging across South Asia -...
SILIGURI: Police personnel catch activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as they shout slogans during an anti-China protest in Siliguri. — AFP
China-India brutal high altitude, low-tech battle
SILIGURI: Police personnel catch activists of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as they shout slogans during an anti-China protest in Siliguri. — AFP NEW DELHI: India and China’s militaries have some of the world’s most sophisticated modern weaponry, but their deadliest scrap in over 50 years was fought using fists, rocks wrapped in barbed wire and clubs studded with nails. There is an understanding between the nuclear-armed neighbors that...
KATHMANDU: People light candles as they celebrate after the parliament approved a new national emblem with a controversial political map that includes strategic territories disputed with its giant neighbor India, in Kathmandu.—AFP
Nepal’s parliament approves new map including Indian territory
KATHMANDU: People light candles as they celebrate after the parliament approved a new national emblem with a controversial political map that includes strategic territories disputed with its giant neighbor India, in Kathmandu.—AFP KATHMANDU: The upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map of the country yesterday including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbors.India, which...
DUBAI: Emiratis viisit the Dubai Expo 2020 site, under construction in the Emirati city. Armies of workers in protective masks are racing to complete the mammoth Dubai Expo 2020 site despite the coronavirus that has sickened some workers. —AFP
Race to ready Dubai’s mega expo site
DUBAI: Emiratis viisit the Dubai Expo 2020 site, under construction in the Emirati city. Armies of workers in protective masks are racing to complete the mammoth Dubai Expo 2020 site despite the coronavirus that has sickened some workers. —AFP DUBAI: Armies of workers in protective masks are racing to complete the mammoth Dubai Expo 2020 site despite the coronavirus that has sickened some employees, forced a one-year postponement, and created...
NEW YORK: People gather outside a reopening phase following the COVID-19 outbreak in the East Village neighborhood in New York City, US.— Reuters
COVID-19 cases surge in Oklahoma, other states ahead of Trump rally
NEW YORK: People gather outside a reopening phase following the COVID-19 outbreak in the East Village neighborhood in New York City, US.— Reuters PHOENIX: Several US states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on late Wednesday, days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa that would be the nation’s largest indoor social gathering in three months.An uptick in coronavirus cases in...
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Kuwait confirms 575 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait Health Ministry, on Wednesday, reported 575 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total to 37,533, while deaths reached 306 after recording three cases. During its daily briefing, the ministry's spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the new cases are related to people who were in close contact with patients previously infected with the disease. Dr Sanad said that the new cases included 317 Kuwaiti nationals and 258...
KUWAIT: Education Minister Saud Al-Harbi and Finance Minister Barrak Al-Sheetan speak during their interpellations at the National Assembly on Tuesday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Finance, education ministers survive marathon grillings
KUWAIT: Education Minister Saud Al-Harbi and Finance Minister Barrak Al-Sheetan speak during their interpellations at the National Assembly on Tuesday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: In a marathon Assembly session that continued until midnight, grillings against the finance and education ministers ended without filing no-confidence motions, as the two ministers separately denied alleged violations and mismanagement...
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Rise in suicide rates in Kuwait raises alarm amid COVID-19 crisis
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The spread of COVID-19 around the world has raised anxiety and fear among people. Some handle it by taking precautions, while others have taken their lives, fearing an unknown future. Suicide rates in Kuwait have been rising since the start of the coronavirus crisis, where around 31 people have committed suicide, mostly expats. Some ended their lives due to being infected, while others were suspected of being infected with...
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (left) and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem walk side by side at the end of the session.
Interior Minister says combating human trafficking is a top priority right now
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (left) and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem walk side by side at the end of the session. KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh stressed that Kuwait’s security is a red line and combating human trafficking is one of the most important priorities of the current stage. This came by Al-Saleh during...
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Housing authority terminates 135 expat employees
Dr Rana Al-Fares By A SalehKUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) notified 135 expat employees that they would be terminated effective July 1, 2020 to create room for hiring of Kuwaiti employees. This comes as part of a three-phase plan Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Dr Rana Al-Fares has launched to substitute expat employees in PAHW with Kuwaiti jobseekers. The plan is expected to conclude by...
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Beaches are public spaces: Municipality
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Beaches in Kuwait are state property and considered public spaces, according to an official from Kuwait Municipality.  “According to the municipal law, beaches should stay open and no one has the right to restrict access to them. This is supervised by the Municipality, which is responsible for cleaning beaches through contracts with cleaning companies,” Abdullah from the Municipality call center told Kuwait...
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Crown Prince of Jordan Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II at Bayan Palace on Dec 15, 2024. - Amiri Diwan
Jordan Crown Prince visits Kuwait
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DAMASCUS: People chat at a pub on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP
Syrian pubs warily reopen
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SEATTLE: Kuwait's Undersecretary of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi and Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Public Sector Angela Heise sign a memorandum of understanding during a meeting in the presence of officials. — KUNA
Ministry of Finance, Microsoft sign deal to advance digitization
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DAMASCUS: People react as they search for their missing relatives among bodies recovered at the Saydnaya prison, at the morgue of the Damascus Hospital, also known as the Mujtahid Hospital, on Dec 15, 2024. - AFP
‘Endless torture’: Inmate recalls hell of Syrian jails
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Kuwait shivers in subzero cold