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KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday held a virtual meeting regarding the right to access information law and its implementation rules, in the presence of ministers and leaders from 75 government agencies. The premier affirmed that the meeting aimed at discussing the mechanisms and tools for implementing the law on […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: Five opposition lawmakers yesterday filed a draft law calling to suspend Kuwait’s foreign aid for five years amid official reports stating that the country is projected to accumulate KD 81 billion in fiscal deficits over 12 years. The bill, filed by MPs Hasan Jowhar, Abdullah Al-Mudhaf, Muhalhal Al-Mudhaf, Hamad Rouh El-Din […]

KUWAIT: The health ministry yesterday allowed hospitals, health centers and private clinics to purchase COVID-19 vaccines from local agents or companies producing them after being licensed and approved by the ministry to provide vaccination services. In a statement, the ministry said the permission was stated in circular no. 5/2021 issued through the health licenses department. […]

LOS ANGELES: US golf legend Tiger Woods was recovering in a hospital yesterday after surgery for serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash that law enforcement officials said he was lucky to survive. Woods was driving in a Los Angeles suburb on a road notorious for fatal accidents when his car crashed, rolling several […]

KOBLENZ/CELLE, Germany: A German court yesterday convicted a former Syrian intelligence service agent for complicity in crimes against humanity, in the first court case worldwide over state-sponsored torture by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s government. Eyad Al-Gharib, 44, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison over his role in helping to arrest at […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday cables from top officials and figures, congratulating him on the advent of Kuwait’s 60th National Day and 30th Anniversary of Liberation. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem, His Highness Chief of Kuwait […]

KUWAIT: There are viral television commercials and then there is Ooredoo’s National day TV commercial. Since its launching, Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, has created the next viral sensation in which it peaked in the top viewed videos in YouTube, with more than 2 million views in the first […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah inaugurated yesterday a large rescue vehicle, freshly acquired by Kuwait Fire Force for dealing with large scale accidents. His Highness the Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Khaled Al-Saleh. His Highness listened to an […]

BAGHDAD: Renewed rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran may be seeking leverage over America’s new administration, analysts say. Iraq, scarred by years of war and insurgency, has been a strategic battleground for arch-foes the United States and Iran, both allies of Baghdad who […]

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: At least 75 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador’s overcrowded prison system, authorities said. As security forces battled to regain control, distraught family members waited desperately for news outside the prison in Ecuador’s western port city of Guayaquil, where officials said […]