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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Health Minister Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah’s announcement that 70 percent of population have been vaccinated has given rise to optimism nationwide that herd immunity was within reach. The announcement came after almost two years of strict measures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, including lockdowns and partial curfews. Kuwait was fully mobilized to control […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: A top official at the Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday that a plan to implement the resumption of direct commercial flights with India, Egypt and four other nations will be announced “within a few days”. Head of Operations at Civil Aviation Mansour Al-Hashemi told Kuwait TV yesterday in a brief […]

ALGIERS: Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday that his country has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco due to “hostile actions”, following months of resurgent tensions between the North African rivals. The countries have long accused one another of backing opposition movements as proxies, with Algeria’s support for separatists in the disputed region of Western […]

DUBAI: Dubai authorities yesterday confirmed they have arrested one of Italy’s most wanted international drug barons and his right-hand man, after years on the run. Raffaele Imperiale, considered to be one of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives, was a top operative from the Naples organized crime world. In 2016 he was believed to have fled to […]

KABUL: Afghans yesterday faced an increasingly desperate race to escape life under the Taleban after President Joe Biden confirmed US-led evacuations will end next week. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated since August 14, but huge crowds remain outside Kabul airport hoping to flee the threat of reprisals and repression in Taleban-ruled Afghanistan. Biden […]

BEITA, Palestinian Territories: Using laser pointers and noisy horns to torment Jewish settlers across the valley, Palestinians in Beita have set themselves apart from others demonstrating against Zionist occupation of the West Bank. But beyond attention-grabbing tactics, protesters in the Palestinian town near Nablus insist their weeks-long campaign against the wildcat settlement of Eviatar is […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Directorate General of the Civil Aviation (DGCA) has denied setting a date for resuming direct commercial flights with Egypt and India. In a press statement late Tuesday, Director of the DGCA’s Air Transport Department Abdullah Al-Rajhi said that the directorate is still preparing operation plans according to the current seat limits. He added […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s government is carrying out a study to change official working hours in the public sector to start at 9:30 am and end at 5:00 pm, a local daily reported yesterday quoting official sources. Among the positive aspects that changing the public sector’s working hours would bring is having them become similar hours to […]

RAMALLAH: Kuwait’s International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) launched yesterday the ‘Manara’ project to support needy families and orphans at the Palestinian Universities in the West Bank. Around 28 students will benefit from the initiative through the Wafa institution for Development and Capacity building in Ramallah. On the occasion, Head of the Institutions Unit and Major […]

PARIS: Holders Chelsea and their rivals among Europe’s elite will discover their opponents in this season’s UEFA Champions League when the draw for the group stage is made in Istanbul tonight. The Turkish metropolis has missed out on hosting the final of the competition in each of the last two seasons, with restrictions relating to […]

LONDON: Harry Kane ended speculation over a potential move to Manchester City by announcing yesterday he will remain at Tottenham this season. The 28-year-old is the second top goalscorer in Tottenham’s history with 221, but is yet to win a major trophy at club or international level. Kane had made clear his desire to leave […]

TOKYO: British cyclist Sarah Storey added to her glorious golden history as wheelchair rugby powerhouses Australia suffered a shock defeat on day one of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics yesterday. Paige Greco, an Australian cyclist, had the honor of winning the first gold of the Games, 354 days later than originally envisaged because of the […]

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain turned down Real Madrid’s bid to pry away Kylian Mbappe yesterday, with sporting director Leonardo saying the offer of around 160 million euros ($188 million) was “not enough” for a player they wanted “to keep”. “Our position has always been to keep Kylian, to renew his contract” which expires next June, said […]

SANAA: Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road yesterday with a shared goal-to spread peace in a country embroiled in conflict for more than seven years. In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometer (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada, one of the areas devastated by the ongoing war between the […]