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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:06:04 +0000
26th August
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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:37:37 +0000
Kuwait hits 70% vaccination milestone
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...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:35:57 +0000
Resumption of direct flights with six nations ‘within days’
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”. H...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:16:52 +0000
Algeria severs diplomatic ties with Morocco
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 c...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:13:48 +0000
Dubai confirms arrest of Italian drug lord
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 fugiti...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:11:52 +0000
Afghans race to flee life under Taleban
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 rem...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:08:54 +0000
Palestinians forge ‘grassroots’ move against settlement
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 atten...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:38:52 +0000
No timetable for resuming direct flights with Egypt, India to Kuwait
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 Ab...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:36:19 +0000
Kuwait mulls changing public sector working hours: 9:30am – 5pm
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 changin...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:34:37 +0000
Kuwait’s IICO launches project to support Palestinian students
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 fro...



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