Masks a must at Kuwait airport • Egypt reports first Omicron cases KUWAIT: The interior ministry announced domestic helpers will lose their residencies if they stay outside Kuwait for more than six months. Residencies will automatically be canceled...

LONDON: London mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday declared a “major incident” in the British capital due to the spread of the Omicron variant. More than 65,000 new cases were confirmed in London over the past seven days, and 26,418 cases reported in the ...

ISTANBUL: Turkey will send 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced yesterday at a major summit of the continent’s leaders, adding that the low vaccination rates there were a blot on humanity. Ankara has...

SURIGAO CITY, Philippines: More than 30 people were killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official figures showed yesterday, with a charity reporting “alarming” destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm. ...

DOHA: Algeria scored two goals in extra-time to beat neighbors Tunisia 2-0 and win the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. Amir Sayoud scored in the ninth minute of extra-time while Yacine Brahimi scored with the final kick of the game at the Al-Bayt stadium in Al K...

BERGAMO: Tammy Abraham struck twice as Roma ran out 4-1 winners at fancied Atalanta yesterday, in the biggest win for Jose Mourinho since returning to Serie A. English striker Abraham opened the scoring with less than a minute on the clock at the Gew...

By Abdellatif Sharaa KUWAIT: The first refresher Futsal Soccer tournament for school girls in the intermediate and secondary stages concluded yesterday with the participation of more than 412 players. The tournament was held at Mariam Abdelmalek Al-S...

NEW YORK: A defiant Ghislaine Maxwell said Friday that prosecutors had failed to prove her guilty of sex crimes, as her defense wound up in a trial that heard lurid claims she groomed minors for abuse by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking f...

PARIS: French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday likened the spread of the Omicron variant in Europe to “lightning”, adding it would be the dominant strain in France from the start of 2022. Castex added that while much remains unknown about the...

VIENNA: Western powers on Friday reported some progress in talks to save the landmark Iran nuclear deal, but European diplomats warned that they were “rapidly reaching the end of the road”. In a blow to European mediators, Iran requested a new pa...