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By B Izzak KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday that the membership of leading opposition MP Bader Al-Dahoum is “null and void” as declared by the constitutional court, and implementing the ruling is obligatory and does not need any voting in the house as demanded by opposition lawmakers. “Dahoum’s case is a constitutional […]

By Sajeev K Peter KUWAIT: The Indian Embassy in Kuwait held an open house under the theme ‘COVID-19 Vaccination’, underlining the importance of inoculation in view of the surge in infections in the country. “I have made ‘COVID-19 Vaccination’ as the main theme of today’s open house. It is the single most important issue that […]

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Control and Meteorological Center confirmed the weather will be slightly hot in the day and moderately cold at night, with active northwest dusty winds. In a statement to KUNA yesterday, weather forecast supervisor Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi said yesterday’s weather was slightly hot with moderate to fresh northwesterly wind with a speed of 20-45 […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s northern regions, especially Abdaly and Sulaibiya farms, were to be free of locust swarms by the end of yesterday, Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources spokesman Talal Al-Daihani said yesterday. In a statement to KUNA, the spokesman affirmed that the country is witnessing active northerly winds that have contributed to the […]

KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait Al-Manhal Al-Safi on Wednesday discussed some topics of common concern. During the meeting, the minister stressed the depth of relations between the two countries, the interior ministry’s security media and public relations department said in a press statement. The two sides […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met departing Indonesia ambassador Tri Tharyat yesterday at the end of his time in office. During the meeting, the minister praised the ambassador’s contributions to boosting bilateral relations. Sheikh Ahmad also received the credentials of newly-appointed UAE Ambassador Matar Al-Neyadi yesterday. During the meeting, the minister […]

IRBIL: Kuwait has provided Kurdistan with laboratory sample bags to help the Iraqi region in facing the impact of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization revealed yesterday. The region is home to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian refugees, who will benefit from the WHO-administered assistance, the organization said in a statement. […]

MALAYSIA: Malaysian badminton star Lee Zii Jia downplayed expectations yesterday that he could win the country’s first Olympic gold in Tokyo following his breakthrough victory at the All England Open. The 22-year-old defeated Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 at the weekend to win the All England, one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments, for […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported 1,390 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 224,432. In remarks to KUNA, the health ministry’s spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said two people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours to take the death toll to 1,258. The number of the patients […]