TOKYO: Japan unveiled a five-year goal on Saturday for business projects totaling $19 billion in Central Asia as Tokyo vies for influence in the resource-rich region. The announcement came after Prime ...

CALIFORNIA: Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google has advised some employees on US visas to avoid international travel due to delays at embassies, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal email.

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah. During the ...

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi on Tuesday issued 11 ministerial decrees covering the public health, technical, private and pharmaceutical control sectors, aimed at reinforcing ...

KUWAIT: Personnel of the Environment Public Authority (EPA), in collaboration with environment police, tackled 17 cases of hunting and capturing seagulls, EPA said on Monday. Sheikha Al-Ibrahim, EPA’s ...

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) organized an event on Tuesday titled “From Ideas to Innovation,” part of an interactive tour series highlighting institutional ...

ABU DHABI: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had given the official go-ahead to replace his country’s flagship, the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. That vessel, ...

KUWAIT: The Consulate General of Kuwait in Guangzhou on Monday signed an executive agreement for the purchase of a plot of land designated for the construction of new consulate buildings, marking a ...

KUWAIT: With steady momentum, Kuwait continues its comprehensive reform and development drive, launched two years ago with the accession of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber ...

KUWAIT: Gold prices surged to a record high on Monday as investors grew increasingly optimistic that the US Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates through next year. The precious metal ...

CAIRO: Workers have started laying tracks in the desert east of Cairo for Egypt’s first high-speed train, which will link the Red Sea and the Mediterranean in the latest attempt to modernize transport ...

DUBAI: UAE airport authorities canceled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday. Dubai’s Emirates ...