Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met Wednesday the visiting Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Ahmed Bin Mubarak. During the meeting, both sides reviewed the deep-rooted bilateral relations between the two countries, and the latest developments in Yemen and the […]
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Kuwait reports 1,517 Covid-19 cases, 1,325 recoveries, 6 deaths
Spokesman for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad announced on Wednesday that 1,517 new coronavirus (Covid-19) infections, 1,325 recoveries and six deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours. The total infections rose to 241,469 and death toll to 1,379, he told KUNA, noting that the overall recoveries climbed to 226,026. Up […]
Amazon CEO Bezos Endorses US Corporate Tax Increase
WASHINGTON – Amazon.com Inc. supports an increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate as part of an infrastructure overhaul, Jeff Bezos, chief executive of the largest U.S. retailer, said on Tuesday after facing withering criticism from the White House, Congress and on social media. “We support the Biden Administration’s focus on making bold investments in […]
Oxford-AstraZeneca Researchers Halt Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Children
A clinical trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine involving young children and teenagers has been halted by Oxford researchers as British drug regulators conduct a safety review of the two-shot regimen. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is looking into a possible link between the vaccine and blood clots in people across the world, […]
Kuwait oil price up 6 cents to USD 62.91 pb
The price of Kuwaiti crude oil was up 6 cents to reach USD 62.91 per barrel on Monday from USD 63.85 pb since last Thursday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said Tuesday. Elsewhere, the price of Brent Crude grew by USD 1.94 to reach USD 64.68 pb as did West Texas Intermediate, which saw a USD […]
USD stable at KD 0.302 – CBK
The exchange rate of the US Dollar was stable at KD 0.302 while Euro rose at KD 0.356, said the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Tuesday. CBK added in it’s daily bulletin that the British Pound Sterling went up at KD 0.419, same as Swiss Franc up at 0.321. The Japanese Yen remained unchanged at […]