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DAKAR: Ten burly Senegalese wrestlers raise a chant, singing “Mother, pray for us,” while jog- ging up and down a sandy field by the Atlantic Ocean. Training has resumed after a year of coronavirus-related restrictions that had stopped them from practicing their sport. Wrestling in the West African nation is a cen- turies-old tradition rooted […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo made it a family affair yesterday night by scoring 25 points and joining his two brothers on the court as the Mil- waukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-97 at Staples Center arena. Giannis joined forces with Bucks teammate Thanasis Antetokounmpo against the Lakers Kostas Antetokounmpo to become just the second brother […]

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By B Izzak KUWAIT: The council of ministers yesterday decided to extend the partial nightly curfew for another two weeks, ending April 22 but reduced it for one more hour, government spokesman said yesterday. Tareq Al-Mazrem said starting from April 8, curfew will start at 7 pm and end at 5 am and this will […]

KUWAIT: Ministry of Health (MoH) Spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad on Wednesday announced a noticeable decrease of coronavirus infections among Kuwaitis compared with previous months. Speaking at a news conference, Sanad said the ratio of COVID-19 infection among Kuwaitis is less than 55 percent compared with 68 percent at some times over the last few months, […]

KUWAIT: Working time at public sector departments during the holy month of Ramadan should not exceed four and a half hours, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced in a circular yesterday. During this time, COVID-19 health measures should be observed, CSC added, but several public bodies, like the Health Ministry, may determine their own work […]

  KUWAIT: As Kuwait fights to tighten its grip on the growing COVID-19 infection rates, works are ongoing to prepare a drive-thru vaccination station on the southern island of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway, which the government is setting up in hopes of speeding up the vaccination process against the disease. During the Cabinet’s […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Audit Bureau’s examination of planned expenditures spared the treasury (unnecessary) spending estimated at KD 80 million ($264 million) in the current fiscal year. Fatma Al-Fahad, auditor at the pre-supervision department for economic affairs at the diwan, said in a press statement yesterday that the spared sum was double the savings achieved in the […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received the visiting South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor yesterday. During the encounter held in the presence of Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister was handed […]

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry has requested allowing expats with valid visas into the country similar to domestic helpers, in order to maintain inflation and wage rates in the Kuwaiti market, Al-Qabas daily reported yesterday.