A voice of reason in an insane world: Why a legendary diplomat resigned from the United NationsDenis Halliday is an exceptional figure in the world of diplomacy. In 1998, after a 34-year career with the United Nations—including as an Assistant Secretary-General and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq—he resigned when the UN Security Council refused to lift sanctions against Iraq.
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Kuwait court orders pre-trial detention of former premier, newspapers sayKuwait's ministerial court ordered the pre-trial detention of former prime minister and ruling family member Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah in a case over the alleged mishandling of military funds, three Kuwaiti newspapers said on Tuesday.....
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Air India Express to Kuwait makes precautionary landing at Karipur airport after fire alarm goes offKozhikode: An Air India Express flight to Kuwait, which took off from the nearby Karipur airport on Friday morning with 17 passengers and six crew made a "precautionary" landing shortly after take-off after a fire alarm went off in the cargo section, airport sources said. Airport Director-in charge....
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Tech retailer Newegg finally scraps 15-year ban on the name 'Mohammad'Newegg users can now give their name as "Mohammad" when leaving reviews, because apparently they couldn't do that before.
The online tech retailer is revising its language filter after it was called out for banning one of the most popular names in the world — for 15 years.
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Spat between PM's aide, Saudi investor clouds KE deal prospectsISLAMABAD: In a dramatic turn that may forestall an early settlement of tens of billions of dues between K-Electric and state-owned entities, Saudi investor Abdulaziz H. Aljomaiah and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Power Tabish Gauhar publicly accused each other of conflict of interest a....
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Expats struggle to get vaccines in Kuwait, citizens come 1stIn the tiny, oil-rich sheikhdom of Kuwait, the foreigners who power the country's economy, serve its society and make up 70% of its population are struggling to get coronavirus vaccines.....
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Kuwait extends partial curfew till April 22Kuwait City: The nationwide partial curfew in Kuwait has been extended to April 22 in view of surging Covid cases, it was decided in the cabinet meeting. It was also decided to continue with the entry ban for foreigners until further notification. Government spokesmanTariq al-Mesromsaidthat the cur....
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Kuwait airport to open after completing COVID vaccination for citizens: ReportsKuwait City: The COVID vaccination drive in Kuwait will be accelerated. As per reports, the airports will be opened as soon as the vaccination of citizens is completed. A local daily reported citing the government sources that the functioning of airport will resume when the COVID vaccination for ci....
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Kuwait mulls granting Article 19 residency to foreigners over 60 yearsKuwait City: The Ministry of Interior is considering the provision to grant residency to expatriates over 60 years of age through Article 19 visas. If approved, the decision will benefit expats over 60 years of age who has investment in the country or is partner in a commercial business with the na....
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Rupee upsurge against dollar continuesThe upsurge of the rupee against the US dollar continued on Wednesday with the local currency gaining 50 paisa compared to the previous close on the back of $499 million inflows from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a Eurobond issue of $2.5 billion.
Tuesday's closing rate was Rs153.09. T....
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Kuwait parliament passes COVID-19 relief bill after govt takes oathKuwait's parliament approved laws guaranteeing bank loans for businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the government took its oath of office on Tuesday, but rejected an amnesty pardoning people charged with storming parliament in 2011.....
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Kuwait nursing recruitment scam: ED attaches Rs 7.51 crore worth assets of accusedKochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached the properties of Mathew International in connection with the Kuwait nursing recruitment case. Assets worth Rs 7.51 crore owned by P J Mathew, Celine Mathew and Thomas Mathew were attached by the ED. Over 900 nurses were taken abroad charging a huge ....
Kuwait to increase Pakistani workforce in multiple trades: ministerISLAMABAD: Kuwaiti Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah assured Pakistan on Friday that his country would increase the participation of Pakistani skilled workforce in its multiple trades in future.
Dr Sabah gave the assurance to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (S....
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Kuwait seeks stronger ties with Pakistan: ministerISLAMABAD: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Sabah on Thursday said that his country was committed to developing stronger relations with Pakistan.
During a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Kuwaiti foreign minister identified education, economy, trade and investment, and peopl....
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Kuwaiti foreign minister due on two-day visit todayISLAMABAD: The Kuwaiti foreign minister will arrive here on Thursday (today) on a two-day visit to Pakistan.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qure....
Kosovo sends troops on peacekeeping mission for 1st timePRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo on Tuesday sent a military platoon to Kuwait to take part in the country's first ever international peacekeeping mission.
A ceremony was held at the army barracks in the capital, Pristina, in the presence of top leaders and western military attaches.
"It's extr....
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JEE Mains results announced; 6 candidates score perfect 100New Delhi:Six candidates scored perfect 100 in engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains, results of which were announced on Monday, according to officials of the National Testing Agency. The perfect scorers are Pravar Kataria and Ranjim Prabal Das from Delhi, Guramrit Singh from Chandigarh, Saket Jha fr....
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Overstressed LNG chain is a safety hazard, says reportISLAMABAD: Pakistan's liquefied natural gas terminals are overstressed and LNG value chain is very fragile from all parameters against global standards and could face operational and safety risks, contrary to common perception in public discourse that terminals are underutilised.
"Even with the l....
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Kuwait's emir travels to U.S. for regular medical checksKuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah traveled on Thursday to the United States for "usual" medical checks, state news agency KUNA reported without giving further details.....
Kuwait swears in new government amid mounting crisesKuwait's new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday, state-run media reported, weeks after the government quit amid a deepening deadlock with parliament that has blocked badly needed reforms in the tiny oil-rich Gulf Arab state.....
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Will Kuwaiti Foreign Policy Change?As an internationally respected Arab diplomat who was Kuwait's foreign minister before becoming emir in 2006, the late Sheikh Sabah was an architect of his country's foreign policy.
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UAE and Qatar hold first meeting since Gulf detenteDelegations from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar met in Kuwait on Monday for the first time since an agreement last month to end a rift of more than three years, the UAE state news agency WAM said.....
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Kuwait to close land, sea border crossings from WednesdayKuwait will close its land and sea border crossings, with the exception of shipping operations and workers in the neutral zone, from Wednesday until March 30, the cabinet said on Monday on Twitter.....
Kuwait extends ban on foreign passengers until further noticeKuwait City: It has been decided to extend the ban on foreign passengers directly entering the country until further notice, the civil aviation authorities informed.The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) decided this as per the instruction of the health ministry. Kuwaiti citizens, their c....
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People from all countries allowed to directly enter Kuwait from Feb 21Kuwait City: Passengers from all countries have been granted permission to directly enter Kuwait from February 21 onwards, the civil aviation authorities informed. There was a ban on foreigners coming to the country as part of COVID preventive steps. The permission is bound by strict conditions. Th....
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More flights from India landed in Kuwait during past one weekKuwait City: More number of flights that reached Kuwait in the last one week were from India, it has been reported. A total of 47 flights arrived from India and 29 flights came from Istanbul. Within one week, 192 commercial flight services were reported to have landed in Kuwait and 193 flights depa....
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Remittances exceed $2 billion for eighth straight monthRemittances from Pakistani workers employed abroad exceeded $2 billion for the eighth straight month in January at $2.3 billion, up 19 per cent from a year earlier, the country's central bank said on Monday.
Sharing the figures on Twitter, Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked overseas Pakistanis.
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Mandatory hotel quarantine for passengers coming to and fro KuwaitKuwait City: All flight passengers who land in and depart from Kuwait must book hotels for institutional quarantine. The passengers including natives and foreigners should make payment in advance for the mandatory institutional quarantine starting from February 21, informed the DGCA. According to t....
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MP Shahid's wife, daughter face probe into bail document forgery chargesThe High Court has ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate allegations of forging bank document in bail plea of MP Salina Islam, wife of MP Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul who has been jailed in Kuwait, and their daughter Wafa Islam.....
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Travel ban in Saudi, Kuwait: Embassy directs Indians stranded in UAE to returnAbu Dhabi: The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has issued a press release directing the Indians stranded in UAE while travelling to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to leave for their home. Many Indians got stranded in UAE after the Saudi and Kuwait authority imposed a travel ban due to the rise in COVID cases. ....
KP pushes for transmission firm despite objectionsISLAMABAD: Contesting objections by the federal entities, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is pushing for a transmission and grid system licence to ensure evacuation of about 7,300MW of its power generation lined up through substantial local and foreign investment.
The National Transmission and....
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Non-Kuwaitis barred from entering countryKuwait civil aviation said on Sunday that non-Kuwaitis would not be permitted to enter the country as of Feb. 7, with a few exceptions, the authority said in a tweet, as the country seeks to curb coronavirus infections.....
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Gulf nations implement strict regulations following surge in COVID casesDubai: Various Gulf nations have increased their precautionary measures against COVID cases following a recent surge in cases. Kuwait has implemented a temporary ban on foreigners. The ban will be exercised for a period of two weeks from Sunday. The cabinet has ordered that commercial institutions s....
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Kuwait to stop entry of non-citizens for 2 weeks from Feb 7Kuwait City:Kuwait will stop the entry of non-citizens to the country for a period of two weeks in a latest effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, a government spokesman announced here. Tareq Al-Mezrem made the announcement after an extraordinary meeting of the Kuwaiti government which was held Wed....
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Ex-NK diplomat says Pyongyang cannot seek denuclearizationA former acting North Korean ambassador to Kuwait has said that Pyongyang won't give up its nuclear weapons because the arsenal is the key to the survival of leader Kim Jong-un's regime, a CNN report showed Monday. Ryu Hyun-woo, who defected to Sout....
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Kim Jong Un cannot denuclearize, former North Korean diplomat saysNorth Korea's former acting ambassador to Kuwait believes Kim Jong Un will not give up his nuclear arsenal, but may be willing to negotiate an arms reduction for relief from the international sanctions crippling Pyongyang's economy.....
Petrobras Oil Output Hits Record in 2020, 2,3 Million Barrels per DayBy Irina Slav for Oilprice.com RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Crude oil output from fields operated by Brazil's energy major Petrobras hit a record last year despite the pandemic, at an average 2.3 million BPD, Bloomberg reported, comparing the production rate to that of Kuwait. This was pretty much in li....
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North Korean diplomat defects to South in latest high-profile escapeNorth Korea's acting ambassador to Kuwait reportedly defected with his family to South Korea in 2019, the latest in a series of revelations of escapes by top officials that are expected to infuriate the authoritarian regime.The.......
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'Senior North Korean diplomat is living in South'North Korea’s former acting ambassador to Kuwait has been living with his family in South Korea for at least a year, a local newspaper reported Monday. The diplomat, Ryu Hyun-woo, was the North’s acting chief of mission in Kuwait in 201....
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N. Korean diplomat defects to S. Korea: sourceA North Korean diplomat has defected to South Korea while serving as the acting chief of mission at the country's embassy in Kuwait, a source said Monday. Ryu Hyun-woo, who had served as the embassy's charge d'affaires since Ambassador So Chang-sik....
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Kuwait's emir reappoints PM to form new cabinet after parliament standoffKuwait's emir reappointed Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah as prime minister on Sunday after the cabinet resigned last week in a standoff with parliament over its vote to question the premier on issues including his choice of ministers.....
