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New vehicle transfer rules against money laundering, fraud
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: No transfer of a vehicle's ownership can now be done without financial evidence of payment (an authorized check, a receipt of payment, bank transfer, or contract of sale through a dealership). Many people were confused after Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Maj Gen Jamal Al-Sayegh issued this decision last week. According to him, this decision will limit money laundering through the sale of luxury vehicles...
KUWAIT: This archive photo shows a worker at a construction site in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn
Nearly 200K foreign workers left Kuwait's labor market in one year
KUWAIT: This archive photo shows a worker at a construction site in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-ShaikhKUWAIT: Kuwait's labor market lost 199,000 non-Kuwaiti workers during 12 months from March 2020 to March 2021, according to a local report. The employees were engaged in over 15 different activities. A labor market report indicated the real estate sector lost the most workers with 53,000, followed by the wholesale, retail and car repair sectors,...
NEW YORK: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah participates in the ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and Russia. - KUNA photosn
Foreign Minister takes part in GCC-Russia ministerial meeting
NEW YORK: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah participates in the ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and Russia. - KUNA photosNEW YORK: Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah participated in the ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and Russia which was held in New York on...
BRUSSELS: Kuwait's Ambassador to NATO Jasem Al-Budaiwi (center) with NATO officials Giovanni Romani (right) and Javier Colomina. - KUNAn
NATO lauds 'great cooperation' with Kuwait
BRUSSELS: Kuwait's Ambassador to NATO Jasem Al-Budaiwi (center) with NATO officials Giovanni Romani (right) and Javier Colomina. - KUNABRUSSELS: A top NATO official has praised the growing partnership between the 30-member Alliance and Kuwait and expressed his appreciation to Kuwait for hosting the NATO-ICI Regional Centre. "I want to highlight the great cooperation between Kuwait and NATO and how happy we are that this partnership is growing...
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ABK, Al-Mogahwi offer free school supplies to students
KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) held a special event in collaboration with Al-Mogahwi in Sharq, offering ABK customers a customized school supply box to welcome students back to school, after a long absence due to the pandemic. Yasmeen Al-Salem from ABK's Marketing Department said: "It has been a very difficult time for children and parents due to the pandemic.Many children have not seen their friends for a long time and have not had regular...
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ICSK Junior hosts ceremony for new student council
KUWAIT: September 19, 2021, was a momentous day for ICSK Junior as it witnessed a beautiful ceremony for the newly elected student council who were bestowed with responsibility signifying the trust and faith that the school assigns in the newly invested student council. Vice Principal Sheeja Ravi welcomed the chief guest, principal and the audience. She gave a clear and vivid idea as to how the election was conducted in school.Dr Siju Thomas,...
NEW YORK: HH the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah addresses the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on Friday. - AFP n
PM: Kuwait has given $327m to COVID vaccine initiatives
NEW YORK: HH the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah addresses the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on Friday. - AFPNEW YORK: Kuwait has provided assistance worth $327.4 million to initiatives worldwide aiming to ensure an equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to impoverished nations, HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's...
ARBIL: Iraqis attend a conference organized by US think-tank Center for Peace Communications on Friday. - AFP n
Iraq slams Kurd forum pushing Zionist ties
ARBIL: Iraqis attend a conference organized by US think-tank Center for Peace Communications on Friday. - AFPARBIL: More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, called for a normalization of ties with the Zionist entity at a conference in autonomous Kurdistan organized by a US think-tank, drawing a chorus of condemnation yesterday from Baghdad. The first initiative of its kind in Iraq, a historic foe of the Zionist entity and where its sworn...
SHENZHEN: This screen grab made from video shows Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou waving as she steps out of the plane upon arrival yesterday following her release. - AFP n
Huawei exec lands in China after US deal
SHENZHEN: This screen grab made from video shows Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou waving as she steps out of the plane upon arrival yesterday following her release. - AFPSHENZEN: Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returned to China yesterday shortly after two Canadians released from prison in China also arrived in Calgary, ending a bitter diplomatic row that has poisoned ties for three years. Meng and the two Canadians - former diplomat Michael Kovrig...
SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES, Spain: 2017 Guinness World record holder and 2020 Lego Masters France winner, Andorran university student David Aguilar, 22, affected by Poland syndrome, poses with his self-built prosthetic arm made with Lego pieces near Barcelona on Sept 9, 2021. – AFP n
The one-armed boy who built a Lego prosthesis
SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES, Spain: 2017 Guinness World record holder and 2020 Lego Masters France winner, Andorran university student David Aguilar, 22, affected by Poland syndrome, poses with his self-built prosthetic arm made with Lego pieces near Barcelona on Sept 9, 2021. – AFPBARCELONA: David Aguilar was five when he first discovered Lego, entering a world where it didn't matter he was missing his forearm, and four years later, he built his...
KUWAIT: A picture taken on September 20, 2021 shows high-rise buildings in Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh (To have your picture featured in the Kuwait Times' 'Photo of the Day' section, please send your high resolution, horizontal, unedited photos to local@kuwaittimes.com, along with the full name and Instagram account, in addition to a description showing the picture's location and date taken)nn
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KUWAIT: A picture taken on September 20, 2021 shows high-rise buildings in Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
VANCOUVER:  In this file photo, protesters hold photos of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who are being detained by China, outside British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver. Two Canadians imprisoned in what China's Western critics branded 'hostage diplomacy' headed home September 24, 2021, after being released. - AFP n
Canadians freed in 'hostage diplomacy'
VANCOUVER: In this file photo, protesters hold photos of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who are being detained by China, outside British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver. Two Canadians imprisoned in what China's Western critics branded 'hostage diplomacy' headed home September 24, 2021, after being released. - AFPBEIJING: Two Canadians detained in 2018 and accused of spying in China were freed from harsh detention conditions and...