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Minister inspects new juvenile hall complex
KUWAIT: The Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs, Sheikh Firas Al-Malik Al-Sabah, conducted an inspection tour of the new juvenile hall complex to ensure the readiness of the building and see the services it provides.In a press statement on Wednesday, Sheikh Firas Al-Sabah stressed the Ministry’s keenness to care and support the inmates of juvenile homes and provide the best services to them in accordance with the best...
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Meteorologist predicts ‘very hot’ weather
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Meteorological Department said that the country’s weather at the weekend will be very hot during the day and hot at night. The director of the department, Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi, added that weather maps and numerical models show the impact on the extension of the Indian monsoon depression, which is accompanied by a very hot air mass.Al-Qarawi said that the weather will be very hot, with light to moderate north-westerly winds of...
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Kuwait, the land of finest ‘Burhi’ dates
KUWAIT: Braving the hot afternoon and humid air at the date market in the Shuwaikh industrial area, 70-year-old Abu Saleh leaned on his stick as he got out of his car, accompanied by his driver. He walked into one of the date shops. With many years of experience, Abu Saleh bought his favorite date ‘Burhi’. He sat inside one of the shops and extended his hand to medium-sized grains, half of which have a yellowish-golden color in the upper...
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Expats may have to clear all debts before traveling
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Top officials from the interior ministry on Wednesday met with their counterparts from the ministries of communications and justice to coordinate a linkup to ensure that expats pay their bills before leaving the country. The interior ministry last week told expats, who constitute almost 70 percent of the population, to settle all their traffic tickets before they can leave the country.With the exception of fines for speeding and...
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INDIA OVER THE MOON
BENGALURU: India on Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s south pole, a historic triumph for the world’s most populous nation and its ambitious, cut-price space program. The unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means “Mooncraft” in Sanskrit, touched down at 6:04 pm India time (1234 GMT) as mission control technicians cheered wildly and embraced their colleagues. Its landing comes days after a Russian probe crashed in...
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Wagner chief Prigozhin on crashed plane
MOSCOW: Russian state-run news agencies on Wednesday said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group that led a mutiny against Russia’s army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed. “The plane that crashed in the Tver Region listed Yevgeny Prigozhin among its passengers, (Russia’s aviation agency) Rosaviatsia said,” TASS news agency reported, with RIA Novosti and Interfax issuing similar reports.“There...
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BRICS weighs expanding membership
JOHANNESBURG: The five BRICS nations are open to expanding the club to new members, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday, as it pursues greater clout in shaping the world order. Calls to enlarge the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has dominated the agenda at its three-day summit in Johannesburg and exposed rifts between its members. China is seeking to rapidly grow the BRICS amid rising competition...
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No nurses recruited through third parties since 2018: MoH
KUWAIT: The ministry of health has reaffirmed that it has not engaged with intermediary companies for hiring nursing staff since 2018, in accordance with the regulations in place. In a press statement released on Wednesday, the ministry clarified that applications for nursing positions are processed through memoranda of understanding with government institutions in countries that export nursing professionals.The ministry also pointed out that...
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Trump to be booked at infamous Atlanta jail
ATLANTA: When Donald Trump surrenders on Thursday to face charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election he is expected to do so at an Atlanta jail where conditions are so notorious they are under investigation by the Justice Department. The 77-year-old former president and the 18 co-defendants in the election racketeering case are to be booked at the Fulton County Jail, also known as the Rice Street Jail, according to the sheriff’s office....
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Tropical forests nearing critical temperatures
PARIS: Global warming is driving leafy tropical canopies close to temperatures where they can no longer transform sunlight and CO2 into energy, threatening total collapse if the thermometer keeps climbing, according to a study Thursday. A tiny percentage of upper canopy leaves have already crossed that threshold, reaching temperatures so high — above 47 degrees Celsius — as to prevent photosynthesis, the study published in Nature reported....
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Safe in Chad after fleeing Sudan’s horrors, on foot
ADRÉ: After hiding at home for weeks, Sudanese refugees evaded militias in Darfur and fled on foot to neighboring Chad with children on their backs and safety their destination. Now at Aura camp in Adre, eastern Chad, bordering Sudan’s vast western region of Darfur, they shelter in tents supplied by international aid groups. After four months of a bloody power struggle between Sudan’s army and its former ally the paramilitary Rapid Support...
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Richardson, Lyles and Duplantis in cruise control at world championships
BUDAPEST: Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles went through the motions as they began their 200m campaigns bidding to add to the 100m golds they won earlier in the week at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Richardson, seeking to become the fourth woman to achieve the double and first since Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013, recorded the fastest time in the heats of 22.16sec. Two-time defending 200m champion Lyles did what was...
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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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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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Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics
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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