Kuwait’s government officially announced finalizing a deal to bring Winter Wonderland to Kuwait. The event will be hosted at the old site of Shaab Park during the winter 2022 season, the Center for Government Communication revealed, noting that...

Kyiv: Kyiv said on Friday it has decided to reduce Iran’s diplomatic presence in Ukraine over sending weapons to its foe Russia. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said “the temporary charge d’affaires of the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

New York: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Friday underlined the strategic partnership and historic friendship with the United States. His remarks came during his participation in GCC foreign ministers m...

Brussels: The European Union considers the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) an important partner, said an EU spokesperson on Friday. The two regional organisations share the same interests and challenges, noted EU lead spokesperson for foreign affairs ...

Thousands demonstrated across Iran on Friday at government-backed pro-hijab counter rallies, after a week of bloody protests over the death of a woman arrested for “improperly” wearing the Islamic headscarf. Iran has been rocked by street...

Kampala: A total of four people have died from the highly contagious Ebola virus in Uganda, where the authorities declared an outbreak earlier this week, health officials said on Friday. “Three new deaths were recorded,” the health minist...

Vienna: The price of OPEC basket of crudes went down 80 cents to USD 95.51 per barrel (pb) on Thursday, from USD 96.31 pb Wednesday, the OPEC Secretariat said on Friday. The overall annual average in 2021 was USD 69.89 pb, the organization’s bu...

London: The British pound tumbled two percent against the dollar Friday, as recession fears intensified following poor data despite UK government efforts to drive growth. Following Britain’s tax-cutting budget, sterling plunged to $1.1042, the ...

Damascus: At least 73 migrants have died after a boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria’s coast, Syria’s health minister said Friday, in the deadliest such migrant journey from Lebanon. “The number of victims from the shipwreck...

NEW YORK: His Highness the Amir’s representative, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, praised on Thursday the United Nations for tackling “formidable challenges and severe crises”. This requires glo...