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KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health said it vaccinated workers at cooperative societies and adjacent shops in the Governorate of Hawally. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, in a statement on Tuesday, said health care workers also inoculated against COVID-19 workers of cooperative societies in the areas of Yarmouk, Khaldiya, Adailiya, Fahaheel, Reqqa, Jaber Al-Ali and Mangaf. […]

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the continuation of its charitable initiative to provide ‘Ramadan Machla’ (supplies), which the company recently delivered to its Strategic Partner the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). The supplies were distributed via vouchers to underprivileged families in Kuwait to serve their needs during the holy month. […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) launched the “KFH Reciters” competition for reciting the Holy Quran during the holy month of Ramadan, for “Baiti” and “Hesabi” customer segments. The competition is held virtually in line with the current health protocols. Manager Social Media and PR Services Center at KFH, Abdullah Abdullatif Al-Saif, said that the first […]

KUWAIT: A team of students from the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) won third place in the “Universities Entrepreneur Battle” organized by the Minister of Youth Affairs for their project idea, which sought to help ease the daily lives of the blind. The Universities Entrepreneur Battle was organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs for […]

KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority launched an online booking service to fish in Kuwait Bay. This service is open for amateur fishermen for a KD 5 fee per trip, EPA Director Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah said. A maximum of 200 boats per day are allowed to enter the bay using this service, EPA said, adding that […]

KUWAIT: Customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle more than three million Captagon pills in a container that arrived in the country. The 40-foot container arrived in Shuwaikh Port from an Arab country, and officers found the drugs hidden in potatoes and onions. Interior Minister Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem, Director General of Customs Jamal Al-Jelawi […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: The National Assembly session was again halted prematurely yesterday as MPs traded insults and accusations over allegations of unconstitutional decisions passed by the house. Opposition MPs accused Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem of following unconstitutional procedures to secure the passage of a decision that delays grillings against the prime minister for over 18 […]

MAKKAH: Pilgrims immunized against COVID-19 circled Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Tuesday as they performed the year-round umrah pilgrimage on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan. Mask-clad worshippers entered holy Makkah’s Grand Mosque in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba, a cubic structure towards which Muslims […]

JERUSALEM: An Israeli-operated ship was attacked Tuesday off the UAE opposite the Iranian coast, Israeli media said, in the latest apparent escalation between the Jewish state and the Islamic republic. Security sources, quoted by Israel’s Channel 12 television, said the vessel Hyperion Ray was “lightly damaged” near the Emirati port of Fujairah, with Iran suspected […]