author

desk search
close
Latest News
arrow2 Kuwait Times
No Image
Photo of the Day
No Image
Mali ex-rebels accuse army of new strikes on its positions
BAMAKO, Mali: Former rebels in northern Mali on Tuesday accused the armed forces of carrying out new strikes on their positions, reflecting mounting tensions in the flashpoint region. A spokesman for the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) told an AFP reporter that the armed forces carried out air strikes on the group in Anefis, in the Kidal region, for the second day running. He did not give details of any losses. Local elected officials,...
No Image
Moscow residents learn to live with drone strikes
MOSCOW: Strolling in Moscow on a summer’s day as pop music blared from a cafe, Tigran is one of the capital’s residents who say they have come to terms with a surge in Ukrainian drone attacks. Day-to-day life in the city of some 12 million people has changed little since the Kremlin launched large-scale hostilities in Ukraine last February, upending the lives of millions of Ukrainians.But a recent uptick in aerial assaults have hit the...
No Image
Neolithic village discovered in France after 150 years of research
Archaeologists working a vast Neolithic site in northeast France have uncovered what they say is the last piece of the puzzle—traces of a permanent settlement. The settlement was unearthed at the vast Neolithic site of Marais de Saint-Gond, giving rare insights into its social organization 150 years after the first flints were discovered. “This is the last piece of the jigsaw we were missing,” said Remi Martineau, a researcher at France’s...
No Image
Crown Prince in Britain to mark 70th ‘versary of investment office
LONDON: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in Britain on Monday to attend and sponsor a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the inception of Kuwait Investment Office, the London branch of the country's sovereign wealth fund. The visit comes on an invitation by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. HH Sheikh Mishal was welcomed upon arrival by Kuwait's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Bader Al-Awadhi and Kuwait...
No Image
Libya suspends FM for meeting Zionist minister
TRIPOLI: Libya’s internationally recognized prime minister has suspended his top diplomat after she met her Zionist counterpart, with news of the encounter triggering demonstrations in a country that does not recognize the Zionist entity. Oil-rich Libya, which plunged into chaos after dictator Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and killed in 2011, has been divided since 2014 between the UN-supported government of Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah in...
No Image
Iran inaugurates last phase of mega gas field
TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated on Monday the last phase of the South Pars gas field, one of the world’s largest natural gas condensate field and the country’s biggest. Iran shares the gas field with energy giant Qatar and there are 24 platforms on the side of the Islamic republic which has been developing it in the Gulf since the 1990s.Oil Minister Javad Owji said around 50 million cubic meters of gas will be extracted...
No Image
French school abaya ban sparks secularism row
PARIS: The French government’s decision to ban schoolgirls wearing abayas — long, flowing dresses of Middle Eastern origin — has opened a fresh debate about the country’s secular laws and the treatment of Muslim minorities. Education Minister Gabriel Attal said Sunday that the dresses, worn by some Muslim girls, would no longer be allowed in schools as students prepared to return to their classrooms after the summer holidays. “Our...
No Image
Paris bids adieu to love-or-hate electric scooters
PARIS: Paris will on Friday become the first European capital to ban floating electric scooters from its streets, leaving fans desolate but relieving those who loathed their “nuisance” factor. Residents voted by almost 90 percent in an April referendum to ban the scooters — celebrated as a win for direct democracy by mayor Anne Hidalgo even though turnout was just 7.5 percent. The ban applies to rental scooters which have been offered by...
No Image
EU should be ready for new members by 2030: Charles Michel
BLED: The European Union should get ready to admit new members from eastern Europe and the Balkans by 2030, EU chief Charles Michel argued Monday. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has focused minds in Brussels on the need for a new political momentum to support the European ambition of several membership candidates. But, with fighting still raging in Ukraine and Moldova's pro-Western government scrambling to reform, senior officials have...
No Image
Republican candidates' threats of US strikes in Mexico spark worries
WASHINGTON: As the Republican race for the White House in 2024 ramps up, threats by the party's presidential candidates to launch military strikes on Mexico's drug cartels are being taken increasingly seriously, sparking worries on both sides of the border. In the party's election debate last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis -- a distant second in the polls to former president Donald Trump -- said that, if elected, he would send US forces in...
No Image
Japan PM condemns China over stone throwing at embassy, schools
TOKYO: Japan's prime minister urged China to ensure its people "act in a calm and responsible manner" after instances of stones being thrown at diplomatic missions and schools, following the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Last week, China banned all seafood imports from its neighbor as Japan began releasing cooling water from the Fukushima plant in an operation that Tokyo and the United Nation's nuclear watchdog have said...
arrow
most read
1
No Image
27% of expat workers domestics
2
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
3
Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics
4
Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
5
Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program