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World Bank warns global recovery could erode if virus cases worsen
Two trucks take the direction of the Channel Tunnel shuttles on January 4, 2021 in Coquelles. - Goods flowed smoothly across the Channel between Britain and France on January 4, the first working day since the completion of Brexit last week. Nearly 3,000 trucks have passed through the Channel Tunnel from France to Britain since the UK left the EU customs union and single market at midnight on December 31, in the final act of its divorce from the EU. (Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP)

Smooth sailing for Channel traffic as post-Brexit deal flows ramp up
A man rides his bycycle past a giant sculpture representing an old radio-casette recorder on Jumaira street in the Gulf city of Dubai, on December 24, 2020. - The Emirate of Dubai has granted to Jumeirah street, one of its oldest and most popular, a new identity in an attempt to shed light on this vital street that testifies to the rapid development of the desert city. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)

Dubai cuts 2021 budget as COVID hits economy
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Kuwait economic indexes remained largely positive despite COVID-19
(FILES)In this file photo taken on August 09, 2020, a banner against renters eviction reading ìno job, no rentî is displayed on a controlled rent building in Washington, DC. - New applications for US jobless benefits fell by 89,000 last week after two weeks of increases but remain high as Covid-19 cases have spiked, according to government data Thursday. Applications fell to 803,000 in the week ended December 19 from an upwardly-revised 892,000 in the prior week, according to the seasonally-adjusted Labor Department data.That was far below the level economists had been expecting, although analysts warn that the reports can be erratic due to seasonal adjustment errors around the holidays. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP)

US jobless claims drop, as incomes, home sales fall
Workers tend to a roof at a park in Beijing on December 19, 2020. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

China says economic recovery 'not yet solid' after pandemic
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Gig economy workers say they can no longer survive
An Iraqi street vendor selling facemasks and disinfectants tends to customers in the capital Baghdad on December 4, 2020. - While much of the world fears Covid-19, Iraqis have mostly stopped wearing facemasks as they worry more about the pandemic's economic impact than the virus itself. In a war-scarred country burdened by rising job losses and deepening poverty, a majority of citizens seem to have shrugged off the global public health crisis. (Photo by Sabah ARAR / AFP)

Iraqis shed masks as economic pain grows
An anti-Brexit protester stands with Union and Eu flags outside a conference centre in central London on December 4, 2020, as talks continue on a trade deal between the EU and the UK. - With just a month until Britain's post-Brexit future begins and trade talks with the European Union still deadlocked, the UK government on Tuesday urged firms to prepare as it scrambles to finish essential infrastructure. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP)

Last-ditch effort to save Brexit trade deal
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Mohammad Al-Wasmi, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.
Kuwait’s International Quran competition announces winners
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OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais.
OPEC to COP29: Oil gift from God
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Automak’s founding members, including Group President Hussam Fawzi Al-Kharafi and CEO Ghazi Al-Omar, along with ROX Motor’s representatives, CEO and Co-founder Yan Feng, and Vice President Wu Yue, during the launch ceremony.
Automak launches ROX Motor in Kuwait with all-new ROX01 model
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DOHA: Kuwait’s Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah speaks at the 41st meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. — KUNA photos
Interior minister calls for uniting GCC security efforts
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TUNIS: President of Tunisia Kais Saied receives Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya. — KUNA
Tunisian president receives Kuwaiti foreign minister