World / Gulf

Amir of Kuwait leaves for USA to complete post-surgery treatment 23 Jul 2020 - 09:00 am

Kuwait: HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has left early Thursday for the USA to complete...

Oman to implement night curfew, travel bans for Eid period to stem coronavirus: ONA 21 Jul 2020 - 12:30 pm

DUBAI: Oman will ban travel between all provinces from July 25 to Aug. 8 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, state...

Amir of Kuwait undergoes successful surgery 19 Jul 2020 - 12:12 pm

Kuwait: His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah underwent a successful surgery. Kuwait news agency quoted...

Kuwait Amir goes through medical checkups 18 Jul 2020 - 12:42 pm

The Amir of Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah entered the hospital Saturday to carry out a number of medical checkups,...

Oman to start allowing citizens to travel abroad - state TV 14 Jul 2020 - 03:34 pm

Dubai: Oman will start allowing its citizens to fly outside the country, but they must apply with authorities to do so and quarantine...

Kuwait to resume commercial flights, doesn't see full capacity until Aug. 2021 30 Jun 2020 - 10:18 am

Dubai: Kuwait will partially resume commercial flights from August, but does not expect to reach full capacity until a year later, the civil...

Oman reports 919 coronavirus cases 27 Jun 2020 - 12:48 pm

Muscat: The Omani Ministry of Health has registered on Saturday 919 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 517 Omanis and و40 other nationalities,...

Oman issues executive regulations of Foreign Capital Investment Law 21 Jun 2020 - 02:02 pm

Muscat: Oman issued Sunday the executive regulations of the Foreign Capital Investment Law in the country. Acting director of the legal department of...

Kuwait confirms 604 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths 19 Jun 2020 - 04:14 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health on Friday reported 604 new COVID-19 infections, taking the country's tally of confirmed cases to 38,678. The...

DR Congo's gold smuggled to UAE, African countries: UN 13 Jun 2020 - 07:41 pm

UNITED NATIONS: A UN investigation has unearthed a network smuggling gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the United Arab Emirates...

Kuwait reports 487 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths 06 Jun 2020 - 04:12 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait Health Ministry, on Saturday, reported 487 new coronavirus cases, bringing the tally to 31,131, while deaths reached 254 after recording 10...

Expo body formally approves one-year delay to Expo 2020 Dubai 30 May 2020 - 01:39 pm

Dubai: The World Expo awarding body said on Friday its general assembly had approved a one-year postponement of Expo 2020 Dubai due to...

Kuwait announces 845 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths 28 May 2020 - 02:06 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health Thursday announced the infection of 845 more people with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total number...

Oman decides to lift ‘health closure’ of Muscat as of Friday 27 May 2020 - 05:06 pm

Muscat: The Omani Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has decided to lift the health closure of the...

Kuwait reports 692 new coronavirus cases 27 May 2020 - 04:41 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health Wednesday announced the infection of 692 more people with the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of...

Sun will be perpendicular to Kaaba today: QCH 27 May 2020 - 11:07 am

Qatar Calendar House (QCH) said yesterday that the shadow of Kaaba in Makkah will completely disappear at today’s Dhuhr prayer at 12:18pm Makkah...

Kuwait records 838 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths 24 May 2020 - 02:53 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Health Ministry reported 838 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) overnight for a total of 21,302 cases. The ministry recorded eight...