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A Gauteng Traffic Police officer fires rubber bullets to urge residents to get inside during a mixed patrol of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and Gauteng Traffic Police in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on March 31, 2020. - South Africa came under a nationwide lockdown on March 27, 2020, joining other African countries imposing strict curfews and shutdowns in an attempt to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus across the continent. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)

Batons, bullying and handcuffs mar Africa virus shutdowns
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Govt mulls locking down expat-dominated areas
Men wait to cross a street in Dubai on March 28, 2020 as the emirate tries to stem the spread of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP)

Gulf's massive expatriate workforce fears virus limbo
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Kuwait psychology association sets up free hotline for help during lockdown
This picture taken on March 24, 2020 from al-Hamra Tower, tallest business building in Kuwait, shows a view of the empty streets in Kuwait City during a government-imposed curfew as a measure to prevent further spread of COVID-19 coronavirus disease. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

One third of humanity under virus lockdown
A priest (L) reads prayers from the book of funeral rites by the coffin of a deceased person in the cemetery of Grassobbio, Lombardy, on March 23, 2020, as pallbearers stand by during a funeral ceremony in the absence of quarantined relatives. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)

Windows of hope: Life in Europe under lockdown
TOPSHOT - A deserted Westminster Bridge is pictured looking north around Monday lunch time, in central London, March 23, 2020, as governments scramble to defend their own economies against the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in order to ward off a long-term global recession and future waves of infections. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

China coronavirus epicenter to open up as world locks down
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Cutting employees' salaries due to store closure illegal: Lawyer
A Lebanese man sits next to a closed store in the northern city of Tripoli on February 25, 2020. (Photo by Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)

Lebanon announces two-week lockdown over coronavirus
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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