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Sat, 27 Mar 2021 19:00:11 +000028th March
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Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:21:03 +0000Kuwait reports 9 deaths, 1,198 new COVID cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday recorded 1,198 new coronavirus infections, taking total cases to 227,178, while nine fatalities over the past 24 hours raised the death toll to 1,279. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 currently stands at 14,539...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:19:42 +0000Cables severed during roadworks disrupt Internet
KUWAIT: Internet services in Kuwait were subjected to a severe slowdown yesterday after three cables were severed as a result of road development works in Umm Al-Haiman, Nuwaiseeb, Zour, Jahra and Salmi, which led to the disruption of nearly 60 perce...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:18:05 +0000Nurseries struggle to stay afloat as closure drags on
By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: When the Cabinet announced last week that schools will reopen in September, there was no mention of nurseries. After being closed for over a year, many nurseries in Kuwait went bankrupt and had to close, while other...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:16:11 +0000Saudis rescue 40 dolphins
RIYADH: More than 40 dolphins beached in northwest Saudi Arabia due to heavy winds and unstable weather have been rescued but seven others died, official news agency SPA said Friday. SPA said they had been driven into shallow waters and ashore this w...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 17:14:33 +0000Human error seen in Suez ship grounding
SUEZ: Egypt’s Suez Canal chief said yesterday that “technical or human errors” could be behind the grounding of a huge container ship blocking the vital waterway, causing a backlog of over 300 vessels. Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Author...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:06:36 +0000Luxembourg, Kuwait sign agreements to strengthen, expand bilateral relations
LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg and Kuwait signed two agreements recently, one in the aviation area and the other in the financial sector, that aim to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The first agreement on air service was sig...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:03:10 +0000Preparations continue for resumption of recruitment of Filipino domestic helpers
By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Preparations for the imminent resumption of hiring Filipino domestic helpers continues, especially by foreign and local recruitment agencies, to meet the demands of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait and requirements of the Philip...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 15:58:02 +0000UNHCR, Fiqh Academy sign MoU to alleviate plight of refugees
KUWAIT: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), an entity of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), signed recently a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in efforts to support vulnerable refuge...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 15:56:35 +0000Woman dead in Bayan house blaze; fires reported in Hawally, Khaitan
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti woman died one day after she was saved from a burning house in Bayan, Kuwait Fire Force said yesterday. The victim was left in critical condition after the fire engulfed the ground floor of the building Friday morning. Firefighters ...