Kuwait is set to host the remaining matches in the second phase of Asia’s qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup finals, in Qatar and China, respectively, the regionآ’s football governing body said on Friday. The Asian...

Kuwait Ministry of Health said Friday 1,356 people tested positive for the coronavirus while eight persons died of the virus in the past 24 hours. The new cases increased number of registered infections to 207,249 and deaths topped 1,156, MoH spokesm...

DOHA: Roger Federer admitted his goal was to be “100 percent” back in business by the time Wimbledon rolls around after the 20-time Grand Slam title winner saw his comeback from 13 months out with injury end in Doha on Thursday. The 39-year-old s...

MANCHESTER: Simon Kjaer scored a last-gasp equalizer to give AC Milan a dramatic 1-1 draw at Manchester United after Amad Diallo scored his first goal for the hosts in the Europa League last 16 first leg on Thursday. Kjaer netted with a bullet header...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s stimulus program is being hailed as both boosting domestic growth and spurring the global recovery, but the IMF warned that policymakers will need to be alert to risks posed by the massive cash injection. The pa...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signed into law a “historic” $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package on Thursday, saying it would help ordinary Americans recover from the coronavirus crisis. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the...

NEW YORK: A digital collage by American artist Beeple sold Thursday for a record $69.3 million, Christie’s auctioneers announced, as virtual art rapidly establishes itself as a new — and highly profitable — creative genre. “Everydays: The Fir...

KUNA: Kuwait on Thursday reported 1,505 new coronavirus infections and four deaths, the health ministry said. In a statement to KUNA, ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad affirmed total number of infections surged to 205,893 and the death toll cli...

CAIRO: At least 20 people were killed and 24 others injured Thursday in a clothing factory fire on the eastern outskirts of the Egyptian capital, medical and security sources told AFP. Twelve fire trucks were dispatched to extinguish the huge blaze a...

ZURICH: Swiss spectacles manufacturer Gotti said Thursday they had been inundated with demand for the oversized glasses worn by Oprah Winfrey for her TV interview with Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. The small Zurich-based brand, which ...