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KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government urged the public to adhere to all precautionary measures and health requirements as well as halt all gatherings to curb the spread of coronavirus and maintain the safety of all. This came during the Cabinet’s weekly meeting on Monday, during which Health Minister Dr Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah updated ministers on the […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah yesterday received a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Vatican Eugene Martin Nugent, at the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the meeting, Sheikh Dr Ahmad wished the new ambassador success in […]

KUWAIT: The total salaries paid to public sector employees and included in Kuwait’s budget jumped by KD 4 billion in the past 10 fiscal years (2009/2010 to 2018/2019), rising from KD 3.2 billion to KD 7.2 billion at a compound annual rate of 9.5 percent, Al-Anbaa reported yesterday. This means around KD 52 billion has […]

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BANGKOK: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Thailand Mohammad Al-Failakawi met yesterday with Thailand’s Parliament Speaker Chuan Leekpai. In a statement to the press, the Kuwaiti embassy in Thailand said that Ambassador Failakawi and Speaker Leekpai discussed ways to enhance and support the development of relations between the two countries. It added that Leekpai expressed his wishes to […]

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg yesterday expressed his appreciation for the Alliance’s partnership in the Gulf region and praised the role of NATO-ICI center in Kuwait which was established in 2017. “We very much appreciate and value the partnership that we have in the Gulf region as part of the ICI (Istanbul Cooperation Initiative) […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: The country’s top leadership yesterday intervened to defuse political tensions between the government and opposition MPs and activists, ordering the government to withdraw complaints filed against activists, leading to their release from detention. The public prosecution had ordered the detention of 15 former opposition MPs and activists after they refused to […]

PARIS: Deadly small particle pollution in dozens of nations exceeded World Health Organization recommendations last year despite COVID lockdowns, according to a report released yesterday. The partial or complete shutdown of transport and industry for months at a time in 2020 reduced average levels of so-called PM2.5 pollution across the world, including in major cities, […]

HALABJA, Iraq: Hawker Saber is one of the survivors of the chemical attack Saddam Hussein ordered on the Kurdish town of Halabja 33 years ago but he needs a respirator to stay alive. Saber, who is hooked to the machine for more than 20 hours a day, was just three at the time but he […]

MADRID: Zinedine Zidane opened the door to Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Real Madrid on Monday, admitting a comeback is “possible” for the striker. Asked by Sky Italia if there is any truth to rumors that Ronaldo could rejoin Madrid, Zidane said: “It’s possible, it’s possible.” “We know Cristiano,” Zidane added. “We know the person he […]

DAMASCUS: Damascus has raised petrol prices in government-held parts of Syria by more than 50 per cent after the Syrian pound hit record lows in the black market. The cost per liter of subsidized petrol rose from 475 to 750 Syrian pounds (officially 60 US cents, or 17 US cents at black market rates), the […]

At David Ferrer’s factory, workers are busy cutting, trimming and stitching together fine sheets of wood to make chessboards to meet a surge in orders in the wake of the runaway success of the Netflix series, “The Queen’s Gambit”. Rechapados Ferrer, a small family-run business, is struggling to keep up with demand since its boards […]

A surprisingly rapid shift online helped cushion the art market from the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic although sales still fell by a fifth last year, an Artprice report said Monday. Artprice, the France-based leader in art market data, said the digital transformation of auctions amounted to a “revolution” in the way fine art […]

The mayors of Venice and Florence, Italy’s world-famous cradles of art and history, published plans Monday to help them rebuild after the coronavirus crisis on a “new model” of tourism. They want more police to ensure safety and more funds for public transport, but also better regulation for guides and for short-term accommodation rentals, which […]

“Mank,” David Fincher’s black-and-white ode to “Citizen Kane,” comfortably led this year’s Oscars nominations Monday with 10 nods including for best picture and best director, as female filmmakers and streamers smashed Academy records. The Netflix reimagining of Hollywood’s Golden Age was far ahead of the competition following the announcement, which saw six films receive six […]

The director of the first ever Tunisian film to be tipped for an Oscar has hailed the “historical” nomination and urged the North African country’s authorities to support homegrown cinema. Kaouther Ben Hania’s film “The Man Who Sold His Skin” was put forward for best foreign language film ahead of the April 25 Oscars ceremony […]