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KUWAIT: Zain Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held today at Zain Group’s headquarters in Kuwait, with a livestreaming available for shareholders and qualified parties, attended with a quorum of 72.49 percent that approved the recommended cash dividend of 33 percent (33 fils per share) to the shareholders already registered in the company’s record as […]

KUWAIT: Passengers from 11 countries are required to submit a PCR test result before their arrival to Kuwait that is approved by the Medical Utility Network Accreditor (MUNA) system, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. In circulars released yesterday and Monday, all airlines operating at Kuwait International Airport were notified that passengers must obtain […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: The Philippines and Kuwait have finally agreed to open the recruitment of new Filipino domestic helpers from April. “Everything has been ironed out except for a few technical issues, like the inspection of accommodations of domestic helpers to be provided by the foreign recruitment office in Kuwait, and some more briefings […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: The lower court yesterday rejected two petitions challenging the government’s order to impose a partial curfew to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The court said the health minister is authorized by law to recommend such measures to combat the spread of serious diseases. The court however called on authorities […]

MANILA: The Philippines will close its border to foreigners and restrict the number of Filipinos entering the country as authorities battle to contain a spike in coronavirus infections. The temporary measures come after the number of daily cases hit a seven-month high of 5,404 on Monday and experts predict the figure could double by the […]

RAMALLAH: As Israel pushes ahead with one of the world’s most intense coronavirus vaccination campaigns and normality slowly returns, nearby Palestinians without access to vaccines are flooding hospitals already at breaking point. “We have reached the red line,” said Palestinian minister Mai Al-Kaila. “The alarm has been rung in Palestine, the epidemiological situation is very […]

ATLANTA: Six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at spas around the US city of Atlanta, raising fears yesterday that it might be the most violent chapter yet in a wave of attacks on Asian-Americans. A white man is in custody on suspicion of staging all three attacks, police said as a […]

SEOUL: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and top US diplomat Antony Blinken met their South Korean counterparts in Seoul yesterday to bolster a united front against an increasingly assertive China and the nuclear-armed North. The South is the second leg of the US officials’ inaugural overseas trip, and like their first stop, Japan, a leading security […]

BROWNSVILLE, US: In a gusty, open-air bus depot in Brownsville, Texas, Febe Carillo-Ramos speaks easily after a journey of hundreds of miles from her home in Guatemala: for the first time in 20 days on the road, she can now move without worry. Her three-year-old son Wuermer on her lap, she shows a document given […]

YANGON: Plumes of smoke rose yesterday a part of Myanmar’s biggest city that has turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades and security forces firing at unarmed anti-coup protesters to enforce martial law. Traumatized residents have fled the industrial neighborhood in Yangon that has become one of the flashpoint sites in a nationwide uprising […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported 1,504 new coronavirus infections, taking total cases to 213,673, while eight people died, taking the death toll to 1,194. Up to 9,277 virus tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, as total PCR tests reached 1,933,173. Earlier, the health ministry confirmed the recovery of 1,452 people, as total recoveries climbed […]