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PARIS: One in three people who overcome COVID-19 suffer from a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis six months on, according to the largest study so far published on the mental toll that long-COVID takes on survivors. Authors said the research, printed yesterday in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, proved that COVID-19 patients were significantly more likely to […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah who was accompanied by visiting Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Amiri Diwan affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, President of the Amiri Diwan Sheikh […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya, Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh. An official reception ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met yesterday the visiting Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr Ahmed Bin Mubarak. During the meeting, both sides reviewed the deep-rooted bilateral relations between the two countries, and the latest developments in Yemen and […]

By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Authorities have started enforcing the ban on riding bicycles and scooters during the walking period after the night-time curfew begins. For the past two days, police patrols in Salwa and other areas have started seizing bicycles and scooters during the walking period (which was from 6 pm to 8 pm till […]

KUWAIT: Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad announced yesterday that 1,517 new coronavirus infections, 1,325 recoveries and six deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours. Total infections rose to 241,469 and the death toll to 1,379, he said, adding total recoveries climbed to 226,026. He said 207 patients are being treated in intensive care […]

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced a partnership with the Ministry of Information to develop KUWAIT TV, an all-new app that features the latest streaming technologies. Through this partnership, Zain takes Kuwait TV into the digital platforms era by offering live streaming and Video on Demand (VOD) services for 9 TV […]

KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sibi George visited top Kuwaiti officials this week including Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Khalifa Musaed Hamada. The ambassador called on the Interior Minister yesterday and held wide ranging discussions on bilateral ties and explored […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: Independent MP Yousef Al-Fadhalah yesterday submitted his resignation from the National Assembly citing an unfavorable political environment and non-stop political feuds in the Assembly. The lawmaker claimed that the constitution and other laws have been violated right since the opening session of the new Assembly elected on Dec 5, charging that […]

AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah broke his silence yesterday to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over. The government had accused Hamzah – a former crown prince who was sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004 – of involvement in […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat became the latest to tighten coronavirus curbs yesterday as India’s infections surged to a record of almost 116,000 new cases in 24 hours. Experts blame the country’s fresh wave on people ignoring guidelines and attending huge religious and political events, as well as weddings and cricket […]

BEIRUT: Lebanese medical student Mohammad Sleiman travelled to Belarus to become the first doctor in his family, but he now fears his country’s economic crisis is going to get him expelled. “I’ve got a future and I’m working towards it,” the 23-year-old said from his bedroom in the capital Minsk, a dreamcatcher hanging on the […]

KUWAIT: A government source said a proposal is being considered to grant bedoons commercial licenses in a bid to organize vendors selling on streets, pavements and roundabouts, so they can be under the supervision of the Municipality, commerce ministry and the food and nutrition authority. The source said it is not true that the Municipality […]

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Kuwait Laundry Owners Association Jamal Al-Ansari said there are around 3,000 laundries around Kuwait, 50 of which have closed down permanently, while 400 are closed temporarily due to inability to pay wages and rent. He said a letter was sent to Deputy Premier, Defense Minister and Chairman of the Coronavirus Emergency […]