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In this file photo, employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. US manufacturers are seeing the first hints of a tentative recovery but conditions for the industry were nonetheless terrible in May, according to an industry survey.—AFP
US manufacturing activity crawls off an 11-year low
In this file photo, employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. US manufacturers are seeing the first hints of a tentative recovery but conditions for the industry were nonetheless terrible in May, according to an industry survey.—AFP WASHINGTON: US manufacturing activity eased off an 11-year low in May, the strongest sign yet that the worst of the economic downturn was behind as businesses...
OHIO: Protesters hold a die-in as they gather peacefully to protest the death of George Floyd at the State Capital building in downtown Columbus, Ohio. — AFP
Biden condemns ‘institutional racism’
OHIO: Protesters hold a die-in as they gather peacefully to protest the death of George Floyd at the State Capital building in downtown Columbus, Ohio. — AFP WILMINGTON: Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump and denounced “systemic racism” Monday as he sought to reignite his White House campaign after weeks of coronavirus sequestration. Biden, who had met with anti-racism protesters on...
BINNISH: Syria: Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun finish a mural depicting George Floyd in this town in northwestern Idlib province on Monday. — AFP
Foes delight in criticizing US; deadly protests flare
BINNISH: Syria: Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun finish a mural depicting George Floyd in this town in northwestern Idlib province on Monday. — AFP WASHINGTON: With US cities in flames over outrage about police brutality, nations that are usually on the receiving end of Washington’s criticism on human rights are gleefully turning the tables. Condemnation of the US record on race came from China, which days earlier faced US...
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Sibi George appointed new Indian Ambassador
Sibi George By Sajeev K Peter   KUWAIT: Sibi George, presently Ambassador of India to Switzerland, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, said a press release issued on June 1 by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Kuwait government has approved George as India’s new ambassador to the country, who will be submitting his credentials on his...
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Cabinet allows banks to reopen from Tuesday
Tareq Al-Mazrem By B Izzak KUWAIT: The Council of Ministers yesterday decided to allow banks to reopen to serve customers from Tuesday, government spokesman Tareq Al-Mazrem told a press conference. Mazrem also said that all activities that were open before the total lockdown which began on May 10 and ended on Sunday can also resume work as usual. The banking association immediately announced that bank branches that operated before May 10 will...
NEW DELHI: A motorist rides past the main gate of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi yesterday. – AFP
India expels Pakistan embassy officials over ‘spying activities’
NEW DELHI: A motorist rides past the main gate of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi yesterday. – AFP NEW DELHI: Two officials at Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi were being expelled for “espionage activities”, India’s foreign ministry said late Sunday, allegations its nuclear-armed rival called “baseless”. Tensions are already heightened between the neighboring foes over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which was...
Dortmund's English midfielder Jadon Sancho scores his teams sixth goal past Paderborn's German goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle during the German first division Bundesliga football match SC Paderborn 07 and Borussia Dortmund at Benteler Arena in Paderborn on May 31, 2020. - Dortmund's English midfielder Jadon Sancho scores his teams sixth goal past Paderborn's German goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle (Photo by Lars Baron / POOL / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO
Sancho nets hat-trick as Dortmund cruise
Dortmund's English midfielder Jadon Sancho scores his teams sixth goal past Paderborn's German goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle during the German first division Bundesliga football match SC Paderborn 07 and Borussia Dortmund at Benteler Arena in Paderborn. — AFP BERLIN: England winger Jadon Sancho scored a hat-trick and revealed a “Justice for George Floyd” protest message in Borussia Dortmund’s 6-1 rout of bottom side Paderborn on Sunday...
In this file photo taken on June 4, 2016, Bulgarian artist Christo poses in front of the monumental “Mastaba” art work at the Maeght Foundation (Fondation Maeght) on the opening day of the exibition, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, southeastern France.
Artist Christo who wrapped Reichstag in fabric dies aged 84
In this file photo taken on June 4, 2016, Bulgarian artist Christo poses in front of the monumental “Mastaba” art work at the Maeght Foundation (Fondation Maeght) on the opening day of the exibition, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, southeastern France. The artist known as Christo, who made his name transforming landmarks such as Germany’s Reichstag by covering them with reams of cloth, died on Sunday aged 84, his official Facebook page...
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KUWAIT: Vehicles queue in front of a drive thru fast food restaurant in Kuwait City on May 31, 2020, after authorities eased some of the restrictive measures put in place during the coronavirus pandemic crisis. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Kuwait reports 8 deaths, 791 coronavirus cases
KUWAIT: The ministry of health announced on Monday 719 new coronavirus infection cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 27,762. The ministry’s official spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, in his daily briefing about the pandemic in the country, said eight deaths were also reported in the same period, with the total number of fatalities amounting to 220 since outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Kuwait. All the infected and...
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem attends a parliament session in this file photo. — KUNA
Parliament Speaker: Kuwait Education Minister’s grilling on table of 1st session
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem attends a parliament session in this file photo. — KUNA KUWAIT: A motion to grill the education minister will be on agenda of the first forthcoming parliament session, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem announced on Sunday. In a statement at Abdullah Al-Salem Hall inside the National Assembly building, Ghanem affirmed his adherence to the parliament by-laws in this respect,...
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Kuwait watchdog asserts cooperation with prosecution regarding 1MDB
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Public Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) stressed Sunday that they are fully cooperating with the Public Prosecution regarding global reports of a relationship between Kuwait and the Malaysian sovereign fund, the 1Malaysia Development Berhad, also known as 1MDB, including charges of laundering operations and suspicions of corruption. In a press release, Nazaha said they are in cooperation with prosecution because they are...
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DUBAI: The signing of the MoU in the presence of the Chairman of Kuwait's General Administration of Civil Aviation, Sheikh Hamoud Mubarak Hamoud Al-Sabah, and the Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum on Monday. --KUNA
Kuwait Airways, Emirates sign MoU
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KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Shell officials attend the signing ceremony.
Kuwait Oil Company and Shell renew Enhanced Technical Service Agreements
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Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel
Business owners can now use 1 address for 5 licenses in Kuwait
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NEW DELHI: Indian President Droupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri award to Kuwait’s Sheikha Shaikha Ali Jaber Al-Sabah on April 28, 2025.
India honors Kuwaiti yoga practitioner
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Shell CEO Wael Sawan at Bayan Palace on April 28, 2025. – Amiri Diwan/KUNA photos
Kuwait, Shell renew cooperation