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KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Crown Prince briefed His Highness the Amir on the results of his latest visit to Saudi Arabia, which reflected the historical deep-rooted bilateral relations. His Highness the […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday said it would pledge $40 million to a coronavirus vaccination program for poorer countries known as Covax, as part of efforts to push for fairer and more equitable access to the shots. Highlighting the complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic, HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s representative to the Global Alliance […]

KUWAIT: Real estate experts hoped yesterday the real estate sector would rebound following devastating impacts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which contributed to numerous vacancies after many expatriates were forced to leave Kuwait. They said demand started to pick up during the first five months of this year, and the housing sector was the most […]

KUWAIT: Environment Public Authority (EPA) recorded harmful acts on Qaruh island and examined status of surrounding coral reefs. Some persons were found using prohibited fishing tools and were penalized according to the environment protection law, EPA said in a press release yesterday. An EPA team, in coordination with the Coast Guards, surveyed the island and […]

TEHRAN: One of Iran’s largest naval ships sank yesterday after catching fire while on a “training mission” off a strategic port near the head of the Gulf, the navy said. Later yesterday, a fierce blaze broke out at a refinery in southern Tehran after a liquefied gas line leaked and exploded, the head of the […]

GENEVA: The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN said yesterday, after working hours plummeted and access to good-quality jobs evaporated. And the labor market crisis created by the pandemic was far from over, the UN’s International Labor Organization warned in a report. Employment was not expected to […]

CAIRO: Farida Ramadan, a transgender woman, overcame major hurdles to transition in conservative Egypt, but she is still fighting for her rights in a country where LGBTQ+ people face acute stigma. Wearing a colorful headscarf, kohl eyeliner and crimson red lipstick, Ramadan, now in her fifties, told AFP that when she was growing up in […]

KUWAIT: The US Ambassador to the State of Kuwait along with envoys of European countries based in the country yesterday visited Al-Shagaya Renewable Energy Park, run by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), in Jahra, north of Kuwait City. KISR said in a statement the delegation grouped the US Ambassador to the State of Kuwait […]

KUWAIT: The EU Ambassador to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, Cristian Tudor, has presented the 2020 Chaillot Prize for the Promotion of Human Rights in the GCC region to its recipient, “Gray Area”, a Kuwaiti civil society initiative that aims to raise awareness of the social stigmas and legal inequalities experienced […]