• A girl waves the Kuwaiti flag at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. Events to mark National Day and Liberation Day on February 25 and 26 have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. EPA
    A girl waves the Kuwaiti flag at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. Events to mark National Day and Liberation Day on February 25 and 26 have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. EPA
  • Shoppers throng Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. Kuwaiti authorities have announced the indefinite closure of land and sea borders from 24 February, to curb Covid-19 infections. EPA
    Shoppers throng Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. Kuwaiti authorities have announced the indefinite closure of land and sea borders from 24 February, to curb Covid-19 infections. EPA
  • Customers sit in a coffee shop at Souk Al Mubarakiya traditional market, Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
    Customers sit in a coffee shop at Souk Al Mubarakiya traditional market, Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
  • Customers shop at fruit stalls at Souk Al Mubarakiya in Kuwait City. Kuwait's government has cancelled National Day and Liberation Day celebrations on February 25 and 26, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. EPA
    Customers shop at fruit stalls at Souk Al Mubarakiya in Kuwait City. Kuwait's government has cancelled National Day and Liberation Day celebrations on February 25 and 26, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. EPA
  • A vendor arranges fruit on display at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
    A vendor arranges fruit on display at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
  • A vendor selling traditional baskets sorts his stock at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
    A vendor selling traditional baskets sorts his stock at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
  • A date vendor stands among his wares at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
    A date vendor stands among his wares at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
  • Shoppers at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. Under coronavirus restrictions, Kuwait's beauty salons and gymnasiums are closing, and restaurants are being limited to takeaway services. EPA
    Shoppers at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. Under coronavirus restrictions, Kuwait's beauty salons and gymnasiums are closing, and restaurants are being limited to takeaway services. EPA
  • The Kuwaiti flag flying in Kuwait City. The government has cancelled events to mark National Day and Liberation Day, on February 25 and 26, to curb the spread of Covid-19. EPA
    The Kuwaiti flag flying in Kuwait City. The government has cancelled events to mark National Day and Liberation Day, on February 25 and 26, to curb the spread of Covid-19. EPA
  • Staff and customers at the fish market in Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
    Staff and customers at the fish market in Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. EPA
  • Customers sit at a traditional open-air coffee shop at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. From 24 February, eateries will only be able to offer takeaway services, due to Covid-19 restrictions. EPA
    Customers sit at a traditional open-air coffee shop at Kuwait City's Souk Al Mubarakiya. From 24 February, eateries will only be able to offer takeaway services, due to Covid-19 restrictions. EPA
  • Customers relax at a coffee shop at Kuwait City's Souk Al-Mubarakiya. EPA
    Customers relax at a coffee shop at Kuwait City's Souk Al-Mubarakiya. EPA

Kuwait prepares for muted National Day celebrations - in pictures


  • English
  • Arabic

More from The National:

Dubai astrophotographer captures the beauty of UAE's starry night skies

Iraq papal visit: A look around the ancient city of Ur - in pictures

Diriyah House: $43m Riyadh mansion has 23 bathrooms

W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island is the capital's first pet-friendly five-star hotel

Eritrea to the Philippines: 7 of the world's strictest Covid-19 lockdowns right now

Understand What Black Is

The Last Poets

(Studio Rockers)

RACE SCHEDULE

All times UAE ( 4 GMT)

Friday, September 29
First practice: 7am - 8.30am
Second practice: 11am - 12.30pm

Saturday, September 30
Qualifying: 1pm - 2pm

Sunday, October 1
Race: 11am - 1pm

Real estate tokenisation project

Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.

The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.

Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.

England World Cup squad

Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wkt), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

The biog

Occupation: Key marker and auto electrician

Hometown: Ghazala, Syria

Date of arrival in Abu Dhabi: May 15, 1978

Family: 11 siblings, a wife, three sons and one daughter

Favourite place in UAE: Abu Dhabi

Favourite hobby: I like to do a mix of things, like listening to poetry for example.

Favourite Syrian artist: Sabah Fakhri, a tenor from Aleppo

Favourite food: fresh fish

At a glance

Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.

 

Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year

 

Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month

 

Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30 

 

Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse

 

Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth

 

Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances

SUE%20GRAY'S%20FINDINGS
%3Cp%3E%22Whatever%20the%20initial%20intent%2C%20what%20took%20place%20at%20many%20of%20these%20gatherings%20and%20the%3Cbr%3Eway%20in%20which%20they%20developed%20was%20not%20in%20line%20with%20Covid%20guidance%20at%20the%20time.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%22Many%20of%20these%20events%20should%20not%20have%20been%20allowed%20to%20happen.%20It%20is%20also%20the%20case%20that%20some%20of%20the%3Cbr%3Emore%20junior%20civil%20servants%20believed%20that%20their%20involvement%20in%20some%20of%20these%20events%20was%20permitted%20given%20the%20attendance%20of%20senior%20leaders.%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%22The%20senior%20leadership%20at%20the%20centre%2C%20both%20political%20and%20official%2C%20must%20bear%20responsibility%20for%20this%20culture.%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%22I%20found%20that%20some%20staff%20had%20witnessed%20or%20been%20subjected%20to%20behaviours%20at%20work%20which%20they%20had%20felt%20concerned%20about%20but%20at%20times%20felt%20unable%20to%20raise%20properly.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%22I%20was%20made%20aware%20of%20multiple%20examples%20of%20a%20lack%20of%20respect%20and%20poor%20treatment%20of%20security%20and%20cleaning%20staff.%20This%20was%20unacceptable.%22%C2%A0%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-final, second leg
Real Madrid (2) v Bayern Munich (1)

Where: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
When: 10.45pm, Tuesday
Watch Live: beIN Sports HD

How will Gen Alpha invest?

Mark Chahwan, co-founder and chief executive of robo-advisory firm Sarwa, forecasts that Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) will start investing in their teenage years and therefore benefit from compound interest.

“Technology and education should be the main drivers to make this happen, whether it’s investing in a few clicks or their schools/parents stepping up their personal finance education skills,” he adds.

Mr Chahwan says younger generations have a higher capacity to take on risk, but for some their appetite can be more cautious because they are investing for the first time. “Schools still do not teach personal finance and stock market investing, so a lot of the learning journey can feel daunting and intimidating,” he says.

He advises millennials to not always start with an aggressive portfolio even if they can afford to take risks. “We always advise to work your way up to your risk capacity, that way you experience volatility and get used to it. Given the higher risk capacity for the younger generations, stocks are a favourite,” says Mr Chahwan.

Highlighting the role technology has played in encouraging millennials and Gen Z to invest, he says: “They were often excluded, but with lower account minimums ... a customer with $1,000 [Dh3,672] in their account has their money working for them just as hard as the portfolio of a high get-worth individual.”

THE SIXTH SENSE

Starring: Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Hayley Joel Osment

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Rating: 5/5