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High school exams to begin on May 30
Assistant Undersecretary for General Education at the Ministry of Education Osama Al-Sultan approved the exam schedule for the second semester of the academic year. Exams for the science, arts and religion streams will start on Sunday, May 30, 2021 and continue till Tuesday, June 6, 2021.
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PACI adds COVID-19 vaccination status on Mobile ID app
Kuwait Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) launched a new update for the (Mobile ID) application to include some important modifications, such as the COVID-19 vaccination status.This came under the directives of the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Civil Information, Dr. Rana Al-Faris, and the Director...
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HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i has been a hit with more than 15,000 headphones sold since its launch
Jason JiangKuwait: Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) has announced a great success in sales of the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i, with more than 15,000 headphones sold since the headphones were launched. This success comes as a result of the growing demand among consumers in Kuwait for advanced, high-quality audio devices that are easy to use and communicate seamlessly with other smart devices.The group indicated that this achievement reflects the...
PARIS: Medical interns and families lay flowers below a banner reading ‘The hospital is killing his interns, help us live’ as they pay homage to colleagues and relatives during a demonstration in front of the French Health Ministry to denounce the heavy workload yesterday. — AFP
COVID death toll passes 3 million as cases surge
PARIS: Medical interns and families lay flowers below a banner reading ‘The hospital is killing his interns, help us live’ as they pay homage to colleagues and relatives during a demonstration in front of the French Health Ministry to denounce the heavy workload yesterday. — AFPPARIS: The global COVID-19 death toll passed three million yesterday as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like...
WINDSOR, UK: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (left) watches as pallbearers lay the coffin in St George’s Chapel during the funeral of Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, yesterday. — AFP
Prince Philip laid to rest
WINDSOR, UK: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (left) watches as pallbearers lay the coffin in St George’s Chapel during the funeral of Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, yesterday. — AFPWINDSOR, UK: Queen Elizabeth II yesterday bid farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, at a royal funeral like no other, restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and...
Palestinians take part in the first Friday prayers of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Friday. — AFP
Palestinians hold prayers at Al-Aqsa
Palestinians take part in the first Friday prayers of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Friday. — AFPJERUSALEM: Thousands of Palestinians streamed to Al-Aqsa mosque in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the largest such gathering since the coronavirus pandemic. Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, head of the...
INDIANAPOLIS, IN: Mary Carol Weisert displays a picture of her husband, John Weisert, near his workplace at a FedEx ground facility Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. — AFP
Ex-employee kills 8 at US FedEx facility
INDIANAPOLIS, IN: Mary Carol Weisert displays a picture of her husband, John Weisert, near his workplace at a FedEx ground facility Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. — AFPINDIANAPOLIS, US: A former FedEx employee fatally shot eight people and wounded several others at the delivery company’s facility in the US city of Indianapolis before killing himself, authorities said Friday after the latest mass shooting to jolt the country. Four of the...
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Zain shares Ramadan blessings with MOI frontliners
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, shared the blessings of the holy month of Ramadan with the Ministry of Interior’s frontliners at traffic checkpoints by visiting them on the field. The company recognized the efforts of police officers by presenting them with Ramadan gifts as a sign of gratitude for their sacrifices in protecting the health and safety of the nation during the pandemic.The initiative came as part of...
Iftar meals donated by Kuwait to be distributed in Palestine. — KUNA
Kuwait continues delivering aid to those in need during Ramadan
Iftar meals donated by Kuwait to be distributed in Palestine. — KUNAKUWAIT: The first week of Ramadan witnessed intense Kuwaiti activity in providing aid to the needy, as part of the continuous efforts of Kuwait on the humanitarian level. The Kuwait Food Bank launched a charity campaign, which aims to distribute about 23,000 meals to the needy in Ramadan, in cooperation with the General Secretariat of Awqaf. In a statement, the Food Bank Vice...
KUWAIT: In this March 1, 2021 file photo, people are seen lined up to enter the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Expats, non-vaccinated have higher ICU numbers in Kuwait
KUWAIT: In this March 1, 2021 file photo, people are seen lined up to enter the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Expatriates and people who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 have the highest numbers among hospitalized and ICU patients in Kuwait, head of the higher COVID-19 committee Dr Khaled Al-Jarallah said yesterday. The number of positive results from field swab tests have dropped except in...
KUWAIT: The fish market as it appeared in the winter of 1960. The picture shows buyers checking fish before negotiating with the seller on the price at a sidewalk in the market. (Source: ‘Pictures of the old markets of Kuwait’ by Ali Al-Rais, Center of Research and Studies on Kuwait 2017. Prepared by: Mahmoud Aakaria Abu Alella, researcher in heritage, Ministry of Information)
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KUWAIT: The fish market as it appeared in the winter of 1960. The picture shows buyers checking fish before negotiating with the seller on the price at a sidewalk in the market. (Source: ‘Pictures of the old markets of Kuwait’ by Ali Al-Rais, Center of Research and Studies on Kuwait 2017. Prepared by: Mahmoud Aakaria Abu Alella, researcher in heritage, Ministry of Information)
N’DJAMENA: Habiba, a gravel crusher who thinks she is between 50 and 60 years old, and Idjele, 38, choose slabs of stones from a cart near the Cite International des Affaires on April 12, 2021. — AFP
Chadian women crush gravel to make ends meet in dust and heat
N’DJAMENA: Habiba, a gravel crusher who thinks she is between 50 and 60 years old, and Idjele, 38, choose slabs of stones from a cart near the Cite International des Affaires on April 12, 2021. — AFPN’DJAMENA, Chad: In one hand Idjele grips a heavy hammer, in the other a block of concrete that she smashes into pieces with heavy blows that narrowly miss her fingers, her gaze towards the horizon. She has been crushing gravel for so long that...
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DAMASCUS: Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad Al-Bashir addresses worshippers during Friday prayers at Umayyad Mosque on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP (See Page 5)
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Kuwait, US reaffirm strong ties
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KUWAIT: Exam proctors search students before they enter the exam hall to take their final exams in this file photo. — KUNA
MoE forms new exam printing press committee after violations found
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KUWAIT: Health Minister Ahmad Al-Awadhi poses for a photo with a delegation from the University of Houston during their visit to Kuwait.
MoH taps University of Houston for medical scholarships, training
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KUWAIT: A food handler prepares meals for children at a Kuwaiti public school in this file photo. — KUNA
Six clinics to provide health checks for Kuwaiti food handlers