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Couchsurfing in Kuwait? - 'Locals and visitors share their experience with couchsurfing in Kuwait'
By Faten OmarTraveling on a budget or just want to explore a country for free? Couchsurfing (CS) is the best answer for budget travelers and backpackers. CS is a service that connects people around the world to find a place to stay or share one's home or culture by guiding travelers. Whether you're traveling the world, hosting travelers, or making friends locally, being a Couchsurfer will enrich connections with the people you meet. Kuwait...
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Collecting pre-oil Kuwait - 'Inspired by classic items, local collector shares sneak peak of private collection'
By Ben Garcia Ali Abdullatif Al-Kandari's house in Khaitan has become a virtual museum, with a huge assortment of antiques and artifacts which he has collected from various sources all over Kuwait. Some are from the pre-oil era, a reminder of the humble beginnings of the Kuwaiti people. Kandari told Kuwait Times he was inspired by his uncle, who had a large collection of old household items which he got from his friends and Souq...
Palestinians wave the national flag as they protest a US peace plan proposal, at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Ramallah near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, on January 30, 2020. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
Arabs prioritizing ties with US against Iran over Mideast plan
Palestinians wave the national flag as they protest a US peace plan proposal, at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Ramallah near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, on January 30, 2020. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) RIYADH: Arab powers appear to be prioritizing close ties with the United States that are vital to countering Iran over traditional unswerving support for the Palestinians in their reaction to President Donald Trump's...
Pregnant women sit in a hallway at a perinatal centre in the town of Balashikha on December 13, 2019. - For three years, Valeriya Pashko has been trying to get pregnant. Now her last hope is IVF, provided free by Russia's health service as authorities try to avert a new drop in the birthrate. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Russia funds IVF baby boom to battle population slump
Pregnant women sit in a hallway at a perinatal centre in the town of Balashikha on December 13, 2019. - For three years, Valeriya Pashko has been trying to get pregnant. Now her last hope is IVF, provided free by Russia's health service as authorities try to avert a new drop in the birthrate. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) BALASHIKHA, Russia: For three years, Valeriya Pashko has been trying to get pregnant. Now her last hope is IVF, provided...
The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome on January 30, 2020. More than 6,000 tourists were under lockdown aboard the cruise ship after two Chinese passengers were isolated over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus. - Samples from the two passengers were sent for testing after three doctors and a nurse boarded the Costa Crociere ship in the port of Civitavecchia to tend to a woman running a fever, the local health authorities said. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
Virus outbreak casts shadow on global economy
MACAU: A general view of Macau city is seen from the observation deck of Macau Town yesterday. -- AFP WASHINGTON/TOKYO: A rapidly spreading virus outbreak in China is emerging as a potentially major new risk to the global economy and leaving policymakers, still grappling with the impact of the Sino-US trade war, fretting over the widening fallout. In a sign of alarm over the possible damage, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said...
The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome on January 30, 2020. More than 6,000 tourists were under lockdown aboard the cruise ship after two Chinese passengers were isolated over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus. - Samples from the two passengers were sent for testing after three doctors and a nurse boarded the Costa Crociere ship in the port of Civitavecchia to tend to a woman running a fever, the local health authorities said. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
China virus deaths rise to 170
CIVITAVECCHIA: The Costa Smeralda cruise ship is docked in the Civitavecchia port 70km north of Rome yesterday. More than 6,000 tourists were under lockdown aboard the cruise ship after two Chinese passengers were isolated over fears they could be carrying the coronavirus. - AFP BEIJING: Hundreds of foreign evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan entered quarantine yesterday as deaths from a fast-spreading virus rose to 170 and markets...
People hold placards with the image of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of his death as they form a human chain outside Jamma Masjid to demonstrate against the government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), in New Delhi on January 30, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Shot fired at protest against Indian new citizenship law
NEW DELHI: People hold placards with the image of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of his death as they form a human chain outside Jamma Masjid to demonstrate against the government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: An unidentified man fired at a protest against India's new citizenship law near a university in Delhi yesterday, wounding a student, witnesses said, the first such incident in the...
US Senator and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, speaks to the press at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 29, 2020. - The White House told former national security advisor John Bolton that a book reportedly containing damaging evidence for President Donald Trump cannot be published because it breaks secrecy laws. The warning was made in a letter to Bolton's lawyer dated January 23 but only made public on Wednesday as Trump's impeachment trial intensified in the Senate. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
White House seeking to quash Bolton testimony at Trump trial
WASHINGTON: US Senator and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, speaks to the press at the US Capitol. The White House told former national security advisor John Bolton that a book reportedly containing damaging evidence for President Donald Trump cannot be published because it breaks secrecy laws. - AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's defense team, seeking a speedy acquittal at his Senate impeachment trial, resisted...
BEIJING: A woman wearing a protective mask to help stop the spread of a deadly virus checks her look with the camera of her smartphone at Beijing railway station yesterday. - AFP
Kuwait denies entry to 9 as virus spreads
BEIJING: A woman wearing a protective mask to help stop the spread of a deadly virus checks her look with the camera of her smartphone at Beijing railway station yesterday. - AFP WUHAN, China: China's capital yesterday recorded its first death from a deadly coronavirus as it struggles to contain a rapidly spreading disease that has sparked global alarm, with countries scrambling to evacuate their citizens from the epicenter of the epidemic....
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Subdued oil prices, output weighing on Kuwait's near-term growth prospects
IMF staff's concluding statement of the 2020 Article IV Mission KUWAIT: Subdued oil prices and output are weighing on near-term growth prospects and external and fiscal balances. The current conjuncture and the exhaustible nature of oil underscore the need to diversify the economy and ensure adequate savings for future generations. While large financial assets, low debt, and a sound banking sector underpin Kuwait's resilience, the recent run-up...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 05, 2013 Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant reacts while playing against the Brooklyn Nets during their NBA game at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. - NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles, celebrity website TMZ reported, saying five people are confirmed dead in the incident. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 05, 2013 Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant reacts while playing against the Brooklyn Nets during their NBA game at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. - NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles, celebrity website TMZ reported, saying five people are confirmed dead in the incident. - AFP LOS ANGELES: NBA legend Kobe Bryant died yesterday...
Shrewsbury Town's Grenadian defender Aaron Pierre (L) shoots past Liverpool's Welsh midfielder Neco Williams (R) during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between between Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool at the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium in Shrewsbury, north-west of Birmingham in England on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Anthony Devlin / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Third-tier Shrewsbury hold Liverpool
SHREWSBURY: Premier League leaders Liverpool were given a huge scare by third-tier Shrewsbury Town as they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 away in a pulsating FA Cup fourth round tie yesterday. A much-changed Liverpool appeared to be cruising into the fifth round for the first time since Juergen Klopp took over in 2015, but Shrewsbury substitute Jason Cummins had the compact New Meadow stadium rocking with a memorable brace. First he...