Новости за 26.07.2021

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday received a phone call from King Abdullah II of Jordan, inquiring about his health. The Jordanian Monarch wished His Highness the Amir lasting wellbeing and the State of Kuwait further progress and prosperity. His Highness the Amir and King Abdullah discussed during the contact […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait needs urgent reforms to put its finances on a more sustainable footing, as monetary tools are not sufficient to address structural challenges, the governor of the Central Bank said yesterday. “There is an urgent need for economic reforms, and all parties, especially the executive and legislative authority, must work to address all imbalances”, […]

KUWAIT: BNK Automotive, the official dealer of Volvo in Kuwait, announced gifting a brand-new Volvo vehicle to Kuwait’s skeet shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi after he won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Monday. BNK Automotive President Bader Al-Kharafi congratulated Rashidi “on this great achievement that deserves all praise,” announcing that the company would […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday decided to mostly return to pre-COVID-19 times, allowing all commercial activities to operate without restrictions as of today, after a significant decline in the number of new coronavirus cases. Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Mazrem said all commercial activities will from today operate as per the decisions and regulations of […]

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defense minister yesterday, a day after ousting the prime minister and suspending parliament, plunging the young democracy into constitutional crisis in the midst of a pandemic. Street clashes erupted yesterday outside the army-barricaded parliament, after Saied dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and ordered parliament closed for 30 days, […]

TOKYO: Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history yesterday when she became the first athlete from the Philippines to win an Olympic gold medal. The 30-year-old Rio 2016 silver medalist from the southern city of Zamboanga realized her dream in the women’s 55kg class at the Tokyo International Forum, smashing her personal best to see off world […]

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FRANKFURT: Germany’s BioNTech, which developed a coronavirus vaccine with US giant Pfizer in record time, said yesterday it aimed to start trialing a malaria vaccine next year using the same breakthrough mRNA technology. If successful, the vaccine could be a crucial step in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease, which kills more than 400,000 people […]

PARIS: Heatwaves that obliterate temperature records as in western Canada last month and Siberia last year are caused by the rapid pace, rather than the amount, of global warming, researchers said yesterday. The findings, reported in Nature Climate Change, suggest that humanity is likely to see a lot more deadly scorchers in the coming decades. […]

By Abdellatif Sharaa TOKYO: President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations and Secretary General of Asian Shooting Confederation Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah after skeet shooter […]