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By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has officially requested the Ministry of Health to allow a return to normal activities in mosques, including allowing worshippers to be at closer proximity to each other while performing prayers. Mosques have been allowed to resume sermons and lessons, but are still adhering to […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Dive Team of the Environmental Voluntary Foundation continuing cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme – Regional Office for West Asia, as part of the International Clean Seas Campaign. The cooperation is aimed, at the local level, at protecting and rehabilitating the marine environment, lifting waste from coastal areas, coral reefs and improving […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait races to vaccinate its population against COVID-19 as the health ministry revved up its inoculation capacity to reach around 100,000 a day. The ministry had announced that vaccination witnessed a high turnout from both citizens and residents during the Hijri New Year holiday in all centers across the country. “The continuation of the […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday blamed what they charged as government mismanagement for a record budget deficit posted in the past fiscal year, while an opposition MP claimed the deficit was not real. The finance ministry announced at the weekend that Kuwait had posted a record budget deficit of KD 10.8 billion – the […]

PARIS: Lionel Messi landed in Paris yesterday with the 34-year-old Argentinian superstar set to sign a deal with Paris Saint-Germain following his departure from boyhood club Barcelona. Messi arrived at Le Bourget airport to the north of the French capital around 3:30 pm and was greeted by hundreds of PSG supporters who had gathered hoping […]

NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing possible impeachment over sexual harassment claims from 11 women and mounting pressure to quit from fellow Democrats, announced his resignation yesterday. It was a stunning reversal of fortune for the 63-year-old Cuomo, who just a year ago earned praise for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic before […]

BEIRUT: Lebanese lined up in long queues yesterday to stock up on cooking gas following warnings of imminent shortages, as an economic crisis eats away at supplies of basic imports. Lebanon, grappling with an economic crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the planet’s worse since the mid-19th century, has been hit in […]

KUWAIT: After the World Health Organization (WHO) said the effect of the coronavirus on psychological and mental health will be long-term, specialists spoke about the effects the pandemic caused on those who suffered from lockdowns, curfews and isolation of areas. The specialists who were quoted in an Al-Qabas Arabic daily report yesterday said one out […]

KUWAIT: It did not take the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) long to act in coordination with the interior ministry after a Filipina domestic helper appealed on Facebook to rescue her from her employer, who allegedly mistreated her. The helper claimed the work she was forced to do violated rules and regulations. Concerned officials of […]

KABUL: The Taleban seized another Afghan provincial capital yesterday – the seventh in less than a week – as tens of thousands of people fled their homes in the north for the relative safety of Kabul and other centers. A provincial lawmaker told AFP the insurgents had taken Farah city, capital of the same-named province […]

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued a call yesterday for all eligible civilians to join the armed forces as fighting raged in multiple regions of Africa’s second most populous nation. “Now is the right time for all capable Ethiopians who are of age to join the Defense Forces, Special Forces and militias and […]

AVGARIA, Greece: Volunteers and firefighters worked round-the-clock yesterday, often without masks or helmets, in a desperate bid to stop a violent blaze from reaching a town on Greece’s Evia island, one of hundreds of fires that have raged through the country. Nearly 900 firefighters, reinforced overnight with fresh arrivals from abroad, were deployed on the […]

BANGKOK: Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok yesterday as hundreds rallied for democratic reform and against the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Demonstrators defied a ban on public gatherings as Thailand tries to quash its worst virus outbreak so far, with new cases hovering around the 20,000 mark […]

BEIJING: China’s coronavirus cases hit a seven-month high on Tuesday, after a cluster at a test site helped drive up numbers as the Delta variant challenges Beijing’s grip on the pandemic. State media has described the current outbreak – which has sparked local lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions – as the most severe since […]

HILDESHEIM, Germany: Rattled by a shaky start to their campaign, Germany’s Greens are trying to regroup ahead of next month’s general election with a renewed focus on climate protection as floods and fires ravage Europe. The ecologist party’s bid to crown their candidate Annalena Baerbock as Angela Merkel’s successor as chancellor seemed to falter this […]

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers laid out a $3.5 trillion budget framework, calling it the “most consequential” social spending plan since the 1930s, and launching what are expected to be tough congressional negotiations over the programs it covers. The 10-year budget blueprint pushes Congress towards the next step in President Joe Biden’s ambitious vision for his first […]

MANILA: The Philippine economy grew in the second quarter at its fastest pace in more than three decades, but an official warned yesterday of “speed bumps” as coronavirus restrictions were tightened to combat surging infections. Gross domestic product expanded 11.8 percent on-year, the statistics agency said, after five straight quarters of contraction. The increase-the best […]

PARIS: COVID vaccines have brought billions of dollars to the coffers of pharmaceutical companies. Germany’s BioNTech, maker with partner Pfizer of the pioneering mRNA jab, raised its vaccine revenue forecast for 2021 in its latest earnings report on Monday. Here are the numbers for the companies that publish financial results: Biggest winners: Pfizer and BioNTech […]