TULSA, US: Will this plane land safely?
That question was very much on the minds of the 87 passengers on the revamped Boeing 737 MAX’s first public flight Wednesday following a 20-month grounding after two fatal crashes. 

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden undoubtedly has plans to roll back many of President Donald Trump’s policies when he takes charge of the White House next month, but when it comes to trade, he has signaled little may change-at least at first. In an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday, Biden, who defeated Trump in last month’s presidential election, made it clear his first job will be reviving the beaten-down US economy, not radically shifting trade policy. 

LONDON: The members of the OPEC group of oil producers were meeting with their allies yesterday to see if they could reach an accord on extending production cuts over the coming months. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait said yesterday that 314 new coronavirus infections were registered in the previous 24 hours, raising the total to 143,574, while two deaths recorded over the same period upped its death toll from the outbreak to 884. 

KUWAIT: Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN) launched a number of initiatives aimed at the continuous development of its human resources to ensure achieving ‘Healthcare for New Kuwait.

PARIS: Thousands of workers around the world who suddenly lost their jobs in sectors hit hard by the pandemic such as air travel, hospitality and tourism, said they had to find out how they have coped during the second coronavirus wave. 

WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden presented his economic team on Tuesday and pledged they would lead the charge on a plan to provide more relief for the faltering US economy, which his nominee for Treasury secretary called an “American tragedy.”

KUWAIT: Kuwait listed 268 new coronavirus infections yesterday raising the total to 143,260, while one death recorded over the past 24 hours upped its death toll from the outbreak to 882, the health ministry said.

KUWAIT: Qatar’s industrials sector leads the top GCC M&A transactions during Q3 2020 as per a report recently issued by the Investment Banking Department at Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”.