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KUWAIT: People continue to show up in droves to vaccination sites across Kuwait, all of them with online appointments, with the common belief that getting their COVID-19 shots is the only way to overcome a raging pandemic. Health workers and interior ministry personnel are on hand to maintain order at these designated centers, as Kuwaitis […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force said investigations in a fire at a Souq Mubarakiya mill on Wednesday evening showed it was set deliberately, and the interior ministry was informed accordingly. The force said the fire investigations unit works round the clock with experienced personnel who are equipped with all the necessary equipment to determine the causes […]

KUWAIT: Cooperation between customs detectives and the southern ports administration resulted in the discovery of two containers containing 4.5 million Captagon pills, a large quantity of chewing tobacco and counterfeit products. The contraband will be sent to concerned authorities. Customs officers became suspicious after four containers remained at the port for 90 days without being […]

KUWAIT: The ministry of health yesterday said nine persons died and 1,211 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The new deaths increased overall fatalities to 1,165, while total infections rose to 208,460, MoH spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad told KUNA. He said 198 patients are in intensive care units, while 14,513 people […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: A group called Education First has been tirelessly campaigning for the safe reopening of schools in Kuwait, arguing that an entire generation has been out of school for over a year. All public and private educational institutions in Kuwait (with a few exemptions for special needs schools) have been closed for […]

SALT, Jordan: At least seven COVID-19 patients died yesterday when a Jordanian hospital ran out of oxygen, triggering an outcry in the kingdom and forcing the health minister to resign. Jordan’s King Abdullah II ordered the head of the state hospital in the town of Salt northwest of Amman to resign, state media reported, as […]

MINNEAPOLIS: The Minnesota city of Minneapolis reached a $27 million “wrongful death” settlement on Friday with the family of George Floyd, the black man who died while being arrested by a white police officer, sparking mass protests for racial justice across the United States. Lawyers for the Floyd family said it is the “largest pre-trial […]

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told an emotional memorial service marking two years since the Christchurch mosque attacks that the country had “a duty” to support its Muslim community. Hundreds of people turned out for the service, held amid tight security, to remember the 51 people killed and dozens wounded when a heavily […]

KUWAIT: These pictures taken on Friday show a view of the Kuwait City skyline during the day, and a highway at night during a dust storm. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KUWAIT: VO, the first Kuwait-based integrated youth platform for incubating young talents, was launched as part of an official collaboration between Sheikha Ohoud Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Chairman of VO, and Riham Al-Ayyar, CEO of VO, to provide Kuwaiti youth with innovative avenues for developing and exhibiting their talents to the global market. “We all witnessed […]