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Crown Prince thanks Saudi monarch for warm hospitality KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah following the latter’s return from Saudi Arabia, where he headed the Kuwaiti delegation to the 42nd GCC Summit in Riyadh. His Highness the Crown Prince […]

Interior ministry mulls raft of measures to control traffic KUWAIT: All transactions related to foreign residents’ driving licenses in Kuwait have been suspended until further notice as per the orders of Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, Al-Jarida daily reported yesterday. Nearly 700,000 driving licenses are registered to expatriates in the interior […]

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II yesterday made a rare public appearance, hosting Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tareq and his wife, Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah, at Windsor Castle. The 95-year-old monarch has cut back on her engagements since an overnight hospital stay in October that raised fears for her health and prompted doctors to advise rest. Buckingham […]

BETHLEHEM: After collecting dust for nearly two years, the 228 rooms at Bethlehem’s Ararat Hotel were scrubbed last month in anticipation of a post-lockdown Christmas boom, hopes that have again been dashed by the coronavirus. A large Christmas tree and decorations did little to brighten a deserted lobby. Like other hotels in Bethlehem, the Ararat […]

KUWAIT: At the behest of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a meeting between National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Court of Cassation Justice Ahmad Al-Ajeel was held at Bayan Palace yesterday. — KUNA

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning a visit to Kuwait in the first week of January, the Economic Times reported. This will be first PM level visit from India to Kuwait in 40 years, notwithstanding the fact Kuwait is one of India’s key oil suppliers and hosts a big diaspora in the […]

KUALA LUMPUR: At least 11 Indonesian migrants died and 27 are believed to be missing after a boat sank yesterday in stormy weather off southern Malaysia, authorities said. Indonesians looking for work sometimes try to enter neighbouring Malaysia illegally by making sea crossings in rickety boats, and accidents happen regularly. The vessel, believed to be […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The United States is considering new measures to pressure the Myanmar junta to return to a “democratic trajectory”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday, as alarm grows over an escalating crackdown on dissent. Myanmar has been in chaos since February when Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government was ousted by the military. […]

KUWAIT: As part of its efforts to strengthen its leadership in the investment sector in Kuwait and the region, National Investments Co (NIC) achieved exceptional successes at all levels in 2021. Despite the economic repercussions and challenges due to COVID-19, the company concluded several M&A transactions, sell-side mandates and restructuring as well as general advisory […]