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Airport sees 13% rise in number of passengers
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the total passenger traffic to and from Kuwait International Airport in 2023 is expected to reach 15.5 million, compared to 14.46 passengers last year. Director of air transports at DGCA Abdullah Al-Rajhi, said in a press statement that the total passenger traffic from Kuwait International Airport in the current summer season is expected to reach 5.75 million passengers; an increase...
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KU’s Al-Sulaili presents ‘dates’ research paper
KUWAIT: With funding from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Dr. Abdulrahman Daham Al-Sulaili, Acting Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs and Cultural Relations and a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering at the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University, was able to analyze data on date kernels through research entitled "From Waste to Resources: The Promising Potential of Date...
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UN-Habitat, Bangladesh Embassy organize ‘Blood Donation Campaign’
KUWAIT: The Embassy of Bangladesh in Kuwait and the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) in Kuwait jointly organized a “Blood Donation Campaign” on Saturday, 26 August 2023 at the Kuwaiti Blood Bank in Jabriya, Kuwait City, Kuwait, to observe the “August - Month of Mourning “ and to commemorate with the mission of UN-Habitat. Ambassador of Afghanistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Head of Mission of UNH GCC Regional Office,...
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Patients Aid Fund promotes health awareness programs
KUWAIT: The Patients Aid Fund Association is creating health awareness in the hospitals among children - through many programs and awareness activities. The activities include the oral and dental health programs to teach children the basics of oral care and how to maintain cleanliness and take care of their teeth, in addition to urging them to eat healthy food.Children were urged to avoid sweets because of the bad impact on dental health. They...
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Pakistan whitewash Afghanistan 3-0 to top one-day international rankings
COLOMBO: Pakistan rose to the top of the one-day international rankings with a 59-run win against Afghanistan in the third and final match in Colombo on Saturday, claiming a 3-0 series whitewash. Pakistan were helped to 268-8 in 50 overs by a solid 79-ball 67 from Mohammad Rizwan and an 86-ball innings of 60 from skipper Babar Azam. They then dismissed their opponents for 209 in 48.4 overs with number nine Mujeeb Ur Rahman top-scoring for...
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BRICS expansion boosts role of Mideast countries
KUWAIT: The highly-anticipated speech by Fed chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Symposium resembled remarks he made last year, during which he warned that “some pain” was likely for the Fed to bring inflation back down. However this time around, annual inflation is running at 3.2 percent versus the 8.3 percent level in August 2022, allowing room to alleviate fear in markets. Powell called for more vigilance in the fight against rising...
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Over 20,000 expats deported from Kuwait in seven months
By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: The number of expatriates deported since the beginning of this year until the end of July has exceeded 20,000 individuals. By yearend, this figure may surpass the record set last year when 30,000 men and women with invalid residency permits were deported. The deportation drive is part of the interior ministry tripartite committee’s efforts to reduce the number of marginal laborers and expatriates living illegally...
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Denmark to ban Quran burnings, informs Kuwait
COPENHAGEN/KUWAIT: Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Holy Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam’s holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries. Denmark stepped up security earlier this month following the backlash. The Danish government intends to “criminalize the improper treatment of objects of significant religious importance to a religious community”, Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard...
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Trump embraces historic mugshot
NEW YORK: For most people, a police mugshot would be a badge of dishonor they would do anything to erase. For Donald Trump, it’s a branding opportunity and political weapon. The scowling, vengeful stare captured at a Georgia jail on Thursday after Trump was booked on racketeering and conspiracy charges has quickly become his 2024 campaign symbol. T-shirts, mugs, stickers and beverage coolers bearing the first mugshot of a serving or former US...
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Canadians slam Meta block
MONTREAL: Meta is being accused of endangering lives by blocking news links in Canada at a crucial moment, when thousands have fled their homes and are desperate for wildfire updates that once would have been shared widely on Facebook. The situation “is dangerous,” said Kelsey Worth, 35, one of nearly 20,000 residents of Yellowknife and thousands more in small towns ordered to evacuate the Northwest Territories as wildfires advanced. She...
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Hawaii county sues electricity company over deadly wildfires
LOS ANGELES: Maui County is suing Hawaii’s electricity company over the deadly fire that leveled Lahaina, alleging the destruction could have been avoided if power lines had been shut off. The lawsuit is the latest step in a growing critical focus on the power provider in the wake of the blaze, which killed at least 115 people, with videos apparently showing downed cables setting light to vegetation in the hours before tragedy struck. The...
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Greek Wildfires spur anti-migrant sentiment, racist accusations
ATHENS: As Greece was hit by wave after wave of wildfires this week, asylum-seekers found themselves at the receiving end of several allegations they started fires, leading to an anti-migrant frenzy online. At least two news reports implicating migrants were soon denied. The verbal assault intensified after a group of 13 Pakistani and Syrian men were accused by locals of being caught red-handed trying to light a fire outside the city of...
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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
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Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics
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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
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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