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Crown Prince thanks Eid well-wishers, commends COVID-19 countermeasures
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah thanked on Tuesday citizens and expatriates alike for their Eid Al-Fitr greetings, commending at the same time all the efforts taken to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). His Highness the Crown Prince lauded government, frontline responders, and the people for their current...
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Kuwait reports 692 COVID-19 cases, 3 fatalities
KUWAIT: The ministry of health Wednesday announced the infection of 692 more people with the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 23,267. Three more patients died from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 175, the ministry's Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in his daily briefing on the virus situation in the country. The latest cases include 178 Kuwaitis, 165 Indians, 95...
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MPs, government to meet to study easing lockdown
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The government will meet with lawmakers today to discuss issues related to the Cabinet decision to ease the total lockdown starting from Sunday. The government decided on Monday not to extend the total lockdown imposed from May 10 to 30 and said details of the easing of restrictions will be announced on Thursday following a meeting with MPs. Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said on Twitter that Kuwait will enter a new...
DUBAI: Police officers monitor the streets and receive calls from citizens at the Command and Control Center of Dubai Police on Feb 24, 2020. – AFP
Dubai puts tech to test; backlash over Qatar app
DUBAI: Police officers monitor the streets and receive calls from citizens at the Command and Control Center of Dubai Police on Feb 24, 2020. – AFP DUBAI/DOHA: From smart police helmets to research labs, the novel coronavirus has given Dubai an opportunity to test its technological and scientific clout as it shapes its approach to the pandemic. A key part of the glitzy Gulf emirate's fight is its COVID-19 Command and Control Centre, set up to...
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden arrives to pay his respects to fallen service members on Memorial Day at Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran's Memorial Park in Newcastle, Delaware, May 25, 2020. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)
Biden in stark contrast with Trump on virus
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden arrives to pay his respects to fallen service members on Memorial Day at Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran's Memorial Park in Newcastle, Delaware. -AFP WASHINGTON: Joe Biden squared off with Donald Trump on Tuesday over the wearing of masks one day after the White House challenger emerged from coronavirus-imposed lockdown donning one while the president attended two events...
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon: In this file photo taken on May 24, 2000, Lebanese and Hezbollah fighters pose for a picture on and around a tank abandoned by the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army (SLA) militia in this southern town, which was the headquarters of SLA and the Israeli occupation troops. – AFP
Israel Lebanon pullout inspires Hezb recruits
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon: In this file photo taken on May 24, 2000, Lebanese and Hezbollah fighters pose for a picture on and around a tank abandoned by the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army (SLA) militia in this southern town, which was the headquarters of SLA and the Israeli occupation troops. – AFP MLEETA, Lebanon: Jalal was barely three years old when Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon two decades ago, but he speaks fondly of the Hezbollah...
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Furor after black man dies as white cop kneels on neck
MINNEAPOLIS: Police dressed in tactical gear attempt to disperse crowds gathered to protest the death of George Floyd outside the 3rd Precinct Police Station on May 26, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired after a video taken by a bystander was posted on social media showing Floyd's neck being pinned to the ground by an officer as he repeatedly said, "I cant breathe". Floyd was later pronounced dead...
BAGHDAD: In this file photo taken on Feb 4, 2020, Iraqi students hold hands and chant as they march in an anti-government demonstration in Tahrir Square. – AFP
Protests, virus rob Iraq students of grad dreams
BAGHDAD: In this file photo taken on Feb 4, 2020, Iraqi students hold hands and chant as they march in an anti-government demonstration in Tahrir Square. – AFP BAGHDAD: It was supposed to be Basma's big year: A degree, language certification and maybe a master's abroad. But local protests and a global pandemic threw the Iraqi student's plans off-course. "I've been dreaming of graduation since my first day at university. I even bought a coral...
DUBAI: An ICBA scientist helps a farm-owner in the Al Wagan area near Al-Ain, UAE. - Reuters
UAE’s high-tech food plan pays off
DUBAI: An ICBA scientist helps a farm-owner in the Al Wagan area near Al-Ain, UAE. - Reuters ABU DHABI: In the past four years, the United Arab Emirates has grown a small but rising share of its own organic tomatoes, aiming to shore up food security in an import-dependent desert country. The effort - part of a broader push to produce more home-grown food amid fears climate change could trigger instability in the global food trade - started...
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JK Rowling to publish fairy tale free for locked-down children
JK Rowling The creator of the “Harry Potter” books JK Rowling said on Tuesday she would release a free online serialisation of a bed-time story she wrote for her children 10 years ago. The superstar British writer said she decided to pull “The Ickabog” story “down from the attic” and publish it for children forced to stay at home during the coronavirus lockdown. “My now teenagers were touchingly enthusiastic, so downstairs came the...
DORTMUND: People walk past shops on a pedestrian street in Dortmund in Dortmund, western Germany during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. – AFP
Germany’s choirs silenced as singing branded virus risk
DORTMUND: People walk past shops on a pedestrian street in Dortmund in Dortmund, western Germany during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. – AFP BERLIN: When the Berlin Cathedral Choir gathered for a rehearsal on March 9, the new coronavirus was still a distant concern, with fewer than 50 confirmed cases in the German capital. But five days later, one of the ensemble's 80 singers contacted choir director Tobias Brommann to say she had...
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The light at the end of the tunnel
We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Kuwait’s full curfew will end Saturday and on Sunday, the country will begin the process of reopening, albeit partially and in phases. Still it feels like a holiday or the achievement of some major milestone after all these weeks of partial curfew, isolation, lockdowns and the last 20 days.No one knows what will happen next. The virus is still spreading and only a small percentage of...
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