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PARIS: Air pollution is likely to increase the risk of irreversible sight loss, according to the results of a long-term study published yesterday. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among over-50s in richer nations, with roughly 300 million people predicted to be affected by 2040. Known risk factors include age, smoking […]

KUWAIT: Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Yousef Al-Obeid yesterday affirmed the bank’s long-standing policy of protecting clients from fraud and high-risk investments. Speaking at a news conference marking a campaign themed “Let’s be aware”, Obeid said the Central Bank’s measures in this regard have drastically cut the number of such acts of […]

NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indian farmers fought street battles with police across New Delhi yesterday as they took protests against agriculture reforms into the capital during a giant Republic Day military parade. Police laid on one of their biggest security operations in years in a bid to keep demonstrators away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

JERUSALEM: Pfizer or Sinopharm? The US or China? In the Middle East and North Africa, novel coronavirus vaccine orders are driven by diplomatic and logistical considerations, reflecting Beijing’s growing regional influence. In recent days, the Israeli government made documents public that showed the extent of its collaboration with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in its vaccination […]

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Lebanon may be under a strict pandemic lockdown to stem raging coronavirus rates, but father-of-six Omar Qarhani is still working, desperate to support his family. “I’m not scared of corona – what scares me is being in need and poverty,” the 38-year-old told AFP, selling vegetables on the side of a road in […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah also received His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad at Bayan Palace. Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi received Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan at the Ministry of Information’s building yesterday. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and ways to improve cooperation between Kuwait Times and the Ministry of Information.  

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi, at the Foreign Ministry yesterday. The meeting was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah, Kuwait’s Ambassador to Iran Majdi Al-Dhefeeri, Assistant foreign minister for Deputy Foreign Minister’s office Ayham Al-Omar, Assistant Foreign Minister for […]

KUWAIT: An oil expert yesterday anticipated Kuwait oil prices to increase to $60 per barrel (pb) in second half of this year as the world is projected to witness stability following coronavirus pandemic with provision of vaccines thus return of normal life. Mohammad Al-Shatti, addressing a virtual seminar about horizons of global economy and crude […]