Новости за 26.09.2021

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By B Izzak KUWAIT: MP Mohannad Al-Sayer said yesterday he believes that a decision to pardon a number of opposition ex-MPs and activists – who have been living abroad for several years – will be issued soon. “We will be pleased shortly with the return of our brothers who are living abroad,” Sayer said in […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Times received an outpouring of love, appreciation and congratulations on its 60th anniversary from government officials, ambassadors, businesses and colleagues in the press. The list of congratulators includes the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Information, the Institute of Banking Studies, Zain Telecom, the National Bank of Kuwait, Sheraton Hotel and several Arabic newspapers […]

KUWAIT: Foreign schools in Kuwait resumed on campus learning yesterday after being closed to students since March 2020. All foreign-language schools were allowed to reopen for students on Sept 26, while public and private Arabic schools will reopen on Oct 3. Health protocols will be in place including a maximum capacity for any classroom of […]

By Abdellatif Sharaa KUWAIT: Secretary General of Kuwait Heart Foundation Dr Rashid Abdelaziz Al-Owayesh said the coronavirus pandemic prevented people from marking World Heart Day last year, “but it gifted us the idea of communicating through social media to reach the largest possible number of people and make them aware of heart diseases and their […]

KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) carried out huge steps to attract big technology companies, allowing 42 of them to open offices in the Arab Gulf state including General Electric and Huawei. Technology is a main part of 2035 New Kuwait vision and KDIPA worked on achieving maximum benefits from potential […]

LONDON: Britain confirmed yesterday its commitment to the security of Kuwait and all countries in the Arabian Gulf region, as these are strategic and vital to the UK’s security. In an interview, UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly said the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is committed […]

KUWAIT: Police have launched a suicide investigation into a man’s death after he allegedly jumped from the window of his office building in Kuwait yesterday. Firemen, paramedics and police had headed to the scene in response to an emergency call reporting that a law office employee jumped from the window of the 12th floor office. […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Students returned to schools for the first time in more than 18 months yesterday after several private schools resumed on-campus classes with strict implementation of health protocols. Like most countries around the world, Kuwait shut down schools and universities in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and resorted to online […]

BIDDU: Zionist forces clashed with Palestinians in the West Bank yesterday in several fierce gun battles that left five Palestinians dead and two Zionists seriously wounded, officials said. The violence started after Zionist army troops and special police units launched an overnight operation to dismantle a Hamas cell and arrest suspected militants, the Zionist army […]

LONDON: Anthony Joshua said he was “110 percent” likely to activate a rematch clause with Oleksandr Usyk after losing his world heavyweight titles to the Ukrainian in stunning fashion in London on Saturday. Usyk gave a boxing masterclass in recording a unanimous points victory to deprive Joshua of his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation […]

By Islam Al-Sharaa  The 14-inch laptop has a small – but noticeable – screen size upgrade over even the top 13-inch laptops, making them better choices for entertainment, gaming, or daily use be it in school or at your workplace, while still being slim and portable enough to carry anywhere with you. For those of […]

LAUSANNE: Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City go head-to-head in the Champions League tomorrow after a summer which underlined their status as the new superpowers of European football, and any possible restraints on their enormous spending could soon disappear along with UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules. The story of PSG, City and Financial Fair Play (FFP) […]

LONDON: Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government announced Saturday, in a U-turn on post-Brexit immigration policy. The short-term visas, to run from next month until late December, come as ministers grapple with a huge shortfall in drivers and some […]

KABUL: Traders of carpets, antiques and souvenirs on Kabul’s famed Chicken Street said yesterday business has completely dried up since the vast majority of foreigners left the Afghan capital as the Taleban took over. The once-bustling hotspot, where aid workers and adventurous tourists would shop for vintage tribal rugs, pottery and metalware, is almost empty […]

Saudi Faisal Malaikah’s love for non-venomous snakes has evolved from having just one when he was five to ultimately crossbreeding dozens to produce “live art” in unique colors and patterns. In the garden of his palace in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, the 35-year-old businessman has a sign on the wall in green block […]

A “once-in-a-generation” music event circled the world Saturday, with a slew of megastars taking the stage in New York and beyond for Global Citizen Live — 24 hours of shows across the planet to raise awareness on climate change, vaccine equality and famine. Between star-studded sets of some of the biggest names in music-including Elton […]

“Blue moon”, Romanian director Alina Grigore’s first film, won the top prize at the San Sebastian festival Saturday, while Denmark’s Tea Lindeburg another first-timer, took best director for “As In Heaven”. The best leading performance accolade-open for the first time to both sexes-was shared by Denmark’s Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, who starred in “As in […]