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Opener Agarwal hits ton as India dominate South Africa
PUNE: Mayank Agarwal hit his second century in successive matches on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa yesterday and said his side should aim for a 500-run first innings. The opener, who made a double century in India's opening Test win, scored 108 after the hosts elected to bat. India were 273-3 when bad light forced an early end to play, with skipper Virat Kohli unbeaten on 63 and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on 18. Kohli...
KUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem speaks during a National Assembly session yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Hashem welcomes 100% hike in expatriate maternity charges
Fadhl: No govt plan for taxes - Tabtabaei warns MoI after police officer insultedKUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem yesterday welcomed a decision by the health ministry to increase by 100 percent charges expatriate women have to pay at maternity hospitals, saying the new raise will regulate the service. Hashem, who has been pressing the government to increase charges on expatriates, said the decision will greatly benefit operations at maternity hospitals...
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Kuwait leaps ahead in WEF competitiveness index
KUWAIT: Kuwait leaped eight spots to rank 46 out of 141 countries on the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index, a signal that government efforts to improve Kuwait's investment climate and diversify the oil-based economy are starting to pay dividends. Kuwait earned the label "most improved in the [MENA] region", scoring high in macroeconomic stability, health and financial sector, though it earned lower marks for institutions,...
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80% Kuwaitis refused private sector jobs
KUWAIT: Recent government statistics alarmingly showed 59 percent of Kuwaiti youth refused to work in the private sector in 2017, and that the percentage jumped to 80 percent in 2019, Al-Jarida reported yesterday. The statistics, revealed in response to a parliamentary inquiry by MP Abdullah Al-Kandari, showed that the manpower authority had offered Kuwaiti graduates 6,861 job opportunities in the private sector in 2017, but 4,067 of them refused...
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Kuwait police investigates Syrian family's alleged mass suicide plot
Association condemns nurse's attack at local polyclinicKUWAIT: A special police force was dispatched to the UN office in Kuwait yesterday in response to social media threats allegedly made by a Syrian family that all family members would collectively commit suicide. The special force comprising of 10 officers and 10 warrant officers and police patrols arrived to the scene, but nothing suspicious was detected. However, further investigations are...
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Kuwait Airways promptness up to 96 percent
KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways' flight punctuality rose to 96 percent in September from 93 percent in August, the state carrier said on Tuesday. The airline came fourth amongst 169 competitors in the Middle East, Africa and Europe regions in the promptness of its services, according to OAG, the world's provider of air service information. This high position amongst the world's largest aviation firms reflects how well schedule policies have been adopted,...
KUWAIT: US Air Quality and Health Speaker Dr Sumi Mehta speaks at the workshop.
5m deaths per year related to air pollution: Mehta
KUWAIT: Air pollution is responsible for more than five million deaths annually throughout the world, an environment expert said yesterday. US Air Quality and Health Speaker Dr Sumi Mehta was invited for environmental talks and speaking engagements at Kuwait University and a four-hour special workshop for the local press at Radisson Blu Hotel in order to effectively use data in reporting about environment, air pollution and health issues. ...
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Driver who jumped curb arrested
KUWAIT: The interior ministry's PR and security media department announced that in response to social media videos showing a public transport bus being driven on the sidewalk, traffic police patrols tracked down the bus driver, arrested him and impounded the bus. - Hanan Al-Saadoun
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Kuwait Towers
KUWAIT: A picture taken yesterday shows a view of Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
NEW YORK: In this file photo, UN Secretary General Ant?nio Guterres speaks at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said and may run out of money by the end of October. - AFP
UN in the red, staff salaries at risk
'Worst cash crisis facing the United Nations in nearly a decade' NEW YORK: In this file photo, UN Secretary General Ant?nio Guterres speaks at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The United Nations is running a deficit of $230 million, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said and may run out of money by the end of October. - AFP UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has an overall annual operating budget of several...
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Saudi women can join armed forces
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it will allow women in the ultraconservative kingdom to serve in the armed forces as it embarks on a broad program of economic and social reforms. The move is the latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing the rights of women in the kingdom, even as rights groups accuse Riyadh of cracking down on women activists. "Another step to empowerment," the foreign ministry wrote on Twitter, adding that...
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2 killed in shooting in Germany's Halle
BERLIN: At least two people were shot dead on a street in the German city of Halle yesterday, police said, with media and witnesses reporting that a synagogue and a Turkish restaurant were the targets. "Early indications show that two people were killed in Halle. Several shots were fired," said police on Twitter, urging residents in the area to stay indoors. Police had earlier said the "perpetrators fled in a car" before saying later that one...
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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LONDON: Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria wave as they pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street on July 5, 2024. - AFP
‘Restless’ Starmer seeks ‘reset’, axes Rwanda scheme
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Row erupts over foreign scholarships
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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Scholarship acceptance rates: By the numbers