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Kuwait international airport, Kuwait - Oct 3 2019: departures lounge, gates area with view of a Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-369(ER) 9K-ALE.

Kuwait lifts ban on 35 "restricted" countries

KUWAIT: Passengers arriving from 35 previously banned countries can now enter Kuwait starting February 21 provided that they remain in mandatory institutional quarantine at a hotel in Kuwait at their own expense, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.Those travelers would not be required to spend a quarantine period in a third country prior to arriving to Kuwait as previously stipulated, effectively ending the entry ban. Meanwhile, the...

Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem

No decision issued on partial or total lockdown

Government Spokesman Tareq Al-MezremKUWAIT: The government quashed rumors that a decision to impose a lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. "No decision has been issued to impose a partial or total lockdown. However, all options to face the consequences of the COVID-19 are on the table of the health authorities" government spokesman Tareq Al-Mazrem said on his Twitter account. He called on all to comply with health measures...

Rush Limbaugh

US conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh dies aged 70

Rush LimbaughWASHINGTON: Rush Limbaugh, the firebrand right-wing radio host and a founding father of America's conservative talk show landscape, has died at age 70, his family said Wednesday. The controversial and influential broadcaster -- seen as a kingmaker among Republican politicians -- had announced in February 2020 he was fighting advanced lung cancer, but vowed to continue with "The Rush Limbaugh Show" as he underwent treatment."We, the...

The National Assembly

Amir suspends National Assembly for one month from Feb 18, 2021

By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday issued an Amiri decree suspending the National Assembly's regular sessions for one month starting today, Feb 18, invoking article 106 of the constitution. The suspension comes as HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah is still holding consultations to form the new Cabinet, one month after the government resigned following a standoff with the...

MELBOURNE: Spain’s Rafael Nadal hits a return against Serbia’s Laslo Djere during the men’s singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. — AFP

Barty bagels, Rafa magic at Australian Open

MELBOURNE: Spain’s Rafael Nadal hits a return against Serbia’s Laslo Djere during the men’s singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. — AFPMELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal’s injured back didn’t slow his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title yesterday, as women’s world number one Ashleigh Barty romped to a 6-0, 6-0 ‘double bagel’ at the Australian Open. On a day when women’s champion...

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Kuwait's COVID-19 cases jump by 962 to 170,998

KUWAIT: Kuwait registered 962 COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour span, increasing the total number of infections to 170,998, while two fatalities were recorded to raise the death toll to 966, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced yesterday. Meanwhile, the ministry confirmed 445 fresh recovery cases, added to a total of 161,538 recovered patients thus far.Active cases amounted to 8,494 as of yesterday, with 83 of them in intensive care units, MoH's...

KUWAIT: Salon owners protest yesterday against the indefinite closure of salons and barbershops from today as part of the government’s measures to fight the spread of COVID-19. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Govt to ‘reconsider’ closures as business owners protest

KUWAIT: Salon owners protest yesterday against the indefinite closure of salons and barbershops from today as part of the government’s measures to fight the spread of COVID-19. — Photo by Fouad Al-ShaikhBy B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem yesterday said the prime minister has agreed to reconsider measures imposed by the government on businesses to contain the spread of the coronavirus. “I just spoke with Prime...

The chameleon “Brookesia nana”, identified as Earth’s smallest known reptile, is seen in Madagascar. -— AFP

World’s tiniest reptile found in Madagascar

The chameleon “Brookesia nana”, identified as Earth’s smallest known reptile, is seen in Madagascar. -— AFPPARIS: Scientists have identified Earth’s smallest known reptile, warning at the same time that sustained destruction of forests in northern Madagascar threatens its survival. Tiny enough to perch comfortably on a fingertip, the ultra-compact chameleon - dubbed Brookesia nana - has the same proportions and world-weary expression...

Abdul Hamid Dbeibah

New transition phase for Libya

Abdul Hamid DbeibahTRIPOLI: Libya embarked yesterday on a new phase of its post-Gaddafi transition after a unity government was selected to lead the country until December elections following a decade of chaos. In a potential turning point accord widely welcomed by the international community, four new leaders from Libya’s west, east and south now face the task of unifying a nation torn apart by two rival administrations and countless...

GAZA: In this file photo taken on July 29, 2014, two Palestinians injured in Israeli air strikes wait outside the Khan Younis hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. — AFP

ICC paves way for Israeli war crimes probe

GAZA: In this file photo taken on July 29, 2014, two Palestinians injured in Israeli air strikes wait outside the Khan Younis hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. — AFPTHE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court ruled Friday that it had jurisdiction over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, paving the way for the tribunal to open a war crimes investigation. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda had asked the court for its legal...

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China's space probe sends back its first image of Mars

BEIJING: China's Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said, as the mission prepares to touch down on the Red Planet later this year. The spacecraft, launched in July around the same time as a rival US mission, is expected to enter Mars orbit around Feb 10.The black-and-white photo released late Friday by the China National Space Administration showed geological features including the Schiaparelli crater...

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Villa strike early to sink Arsenal

Nine-man Newcastle win Saints thriller Burnley, Brighton drawLONDON: Arsenal crashed to a second successive Premier League defeat as Ollie Watkins' early goal fired Aston Villa to a 1-0 win, while nine-man Newcastle beat Southampton 3-2 yesterday. Mikel Arteta's side fell behind after just 74 seconds at Villa Park and were unable to muster a convincing response.Arsenal lost at Wolves on Tuesday and have now gone three league games without a...

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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP

Arabs reaffirm Zionist boycott

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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP

Zionist jamming disrupts Lebanon ground, air traffic

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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP

Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding

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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah presides over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. – KUNA

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