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DUBAI: Laborers wearing protective masks queue in Dubai after authorities of the United Arab Emirates started to ease a national lockdown put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. - AFP
UAE's Indian expats frustrated
DUBAI: Laborers wearing protective masks queue in Dubai after authorities of the United Arab Emirates started to ease a national lockdown put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. - AFP DUBAI: Indians in the UAE have voiced skepticism about a "massive" operation announced by New Delhi to bring home some of the hundreds of thousands of nationals stranded by coronavirus restrictions. "It is just propaganda," said Ishan, an Indian...
RABAT: A woman, covering her mouth, shops at the central market during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Moroccan capital Rabat. - AFP
Coronavirus 'takes flavor out of Ramadan' in North Africa
RABAT: A woman, covering her mouth, shops at the central market during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Moroccan capital Rabat. - AFP ALGIERS: North Africans say they are missing the taste of Ramadan, as coronavirus restrictions deprive them of traditional mealtime gatherings, evening outings and beloved sweets during the Muslim holy month. "It's not the usual Ramadan," said one woman shopping in Ariana, near the capital Tunis, looking...
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March Holding acquires 5% of Gulf Cable from Al Khair Global
KUWAIT: Renowned businessman Mohammad Charchafchi announced his acquisition of 5 percent of Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries Company for more than USD 18 million, placing him as a major shareholder and strategic partner to Gulf Cable’s leading investor - Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi.Charchafchi’s March Holding acquired the stake from Al Khair Global through an off-market trade in Boursa Kuwait. Charchafchi stated the investment was a...
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Nearly 500 Egyptians go home
By Meshal Salama  Evacuated Egyptians will be taken to university cities to spend the 14 day quarantine as precautionary  measures against coronavirus.KUWAIT: Nearly 500 Egyptian amnesty seekers left on two evacuation flights operated by Egypt Air today. The first flight carried women and children, the second carried men - all of them residents who had availed of the general amnesty Kuwait offered illegal residents in...
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International investor in negotiations with Al Khair Global to acquire 5% of Gulf Cable
KUWAIT: Al Khair Global, owned by Kuwaiti businessman Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, announced that its ownership goal of its stake in Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries Company has changed from 'acquisition' to 'partial sale'. A renowned international investor is seeking to purchase 5 percent of Gulf Cable for an undisclosed amount. Negotiations have entered an advanced stage, with Al Khair Global keen on following the proper regulatory channels...
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Health minister says don't leave home as virus cases jump
By B Izzak Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah appealed to the people in Kuwait not to leave home "unless it is extremely necessary" as the ministry of health reported the largest number of coronavirus cases on a single day. "Now, it has become so important that we should not leave home unless it is extremely necessary," the minister wrote on his Twitter account early today. He also advised...
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India to start evacuation from May 7
  Sajeev K. PeterKUWAIT: The India government will start evacuating its distressed citizens from abroad from May 7 in the wake of a global emergency triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The government will deploy special flights and naval ships to carry out the mammoth exercise of bringing home thousands of people from these countries, according to an official circular issued by the India government.The government has chalked out a...
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Kuwait reports 5 deaths, 364 new coronavirus cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait registered 364 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 4,983, the health ministry said on Sunday. Virus-related deaths rose by five to 38 in total, spokesperson Dr Abdallah Al-Sanad said during the daily press briefing on the pandemic.The fatalities include a resident from Pakistan, 61, who had been receiving urgent treatment for 18 days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), an...
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Kuwait reports three deaths, 242 new coronavirus cases today
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health reported today 242 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to 4,619, while three deaths were reported. The total number of deaths reached 33.During its daily briefing, Health Ministry spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that the deaths were of a Bangladeshi national, 43, an Indian, 34, and a Jordanian, 71. All cases were in the ICU receiving treatment.He...
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Kuwait reports 2 deaths, 284 new coronavirus cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced 284 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of infections to 4,024, while two deaths were reported as well, bringing the total fatalities' toll up to 26.During the daily press briefing, Health Ministry spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that 66 patients were in intensive care, 30 of them are in critical condition.Those currently receiving treatment at...
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Zain sponsors QDWA with Sheikh Fahad Al-Kandari
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its main sponsorship of QDWA, a cultural and Islamic show hosted by Imam of Kuwait's Grand Mosque Sheikh Fahad Al-Kandari. The show airs daily on Kuwait TV and YouTube during the holy month of Ramadan, and features English subtitles for non-Arabic speakers.Zain supported this show as part of its keenness on diversifying the content of its annual Ramadan campaign to include...
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Kuwait reports 2 deaths, 213 new coronavirus cases
KUWAIT: The ministry of health announced 213 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of cases to 3,288, while two deaths were reported as well, taking the total fatalities' toll up to 22. During a daily briefing, Health Ministry spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that 64 patients are in intensive care, 30 of them in critical condition.Those currently receiving treatment at hospitals reached 2,254...
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