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Kuwait Food Bank, distributes 23,000 meals to workers
KUWAIT: Kuwait Food and Relief Bank announced the completion of its charitable food campaign, which aimed to distribute about 23,000 meals to workers during the holy month of Ramadan, in collaboration with the General Secretariat of Awqaf. In a press statement yesterday, Deputy Chairman of the Kuwait Food Bank Mishal Al-Ansari said that this campaign came within a group of initiatives launched by the Food Bank during Ramadan while facing the...
Ali Shammou
Domestic labor union aims to develop recruitment market
Ali ShammouBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Kuwaiti Professionals and ordinary people of Kuwait are interviewed here by the Kuwait Times to introduce to our readers and know the nature of their jobs and probably changes and challenges during pandemic. The following are excerpts from our interview with Ali Shammouh, Secretary General of Kuwait Union for the Domestic Labor Offices.Kuwait Times: What is missing in this Ramadan compared to the past?Ali...
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Two workers injured in Burgan oil field fire
KUWAIT: Two oil workers were slightly injured when a fire described as limited broke out in an operation site in Greater Burgan oil field, southeastern Kuwait, yesterday morning, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) announced, but production was not affected. The workers, of a contracting company, were whisked to Al-Ahmadi hospital and their conditions are stable, said Qusai Al-Amer, KOC's spokesman and Deputy CEO for Administrative Affairs, said in a...
The winning photo 'Two Faces One Soul'.n
Kuwaiti photographer wins honorary award of 'Memorial Maria Luisa'
The winning photo 'Two Faces One Soul'.MADRID: Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Murad won the honorary award for one of his photographs at the 31st International Mountain, Nature and Adventure Photo and Video Contest 'Memorial Maria Luisa'. In a statement to the press, Murad said yesterday that his photograph 'Two Faces One Soul' won the honorary award for Animal World category. Photographer Mohammad Murad.He added that 1,511 photographers...
KUWAIT: Australian Ambassador to Kuwait Jonathan Gilbert (left) is seen during his visit to Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum. - KUNAn
Australian Envoy visits Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum
KUWAIT: Australian Ambassador to Kuwait Jonathan Gilbert (left) is seen during his visit to Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum. - KUNAKUWAIT: Australian Ambassador to Kuwait Jonathan Gilbert said the story of Al-Qurain martyrs is one of courage and self-sacrifice in the face of invading force and it will inspire Kuwaitis for many generations to come. The Australian diplomat made his remarks yesterday following his visit to Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum,...
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Mezzan Holding localizes production of 26 Abbott products in Kuwait
KUWAIT: In an event held virtually by the US-Kuwait Business Council, the multinational medical devices and health care company, Abbott Laboratories, signed a partnership agreement with Kuwait Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries (KSP), a subsidiary of Mezzan Holding, to manufacture 26 innovative products locally in Kuwait.The partnership marks a milestone for Kuwait with an international pharmaceutical company investing in local manufacturing. The...
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Govt to lift partial curfew from the first day of Eid
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The council of ministers yesterday decided to lift the partial curfew, imposed a few months ago to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, from the first day of Eid Al-Fitr starting Thursday, the government spokesman said. Tareq Al-Mazrem said that the partial curfew will end at 1 am on the first day of the Eid on Thursday, adding that the country is heading for reopening various sectors on gradual basis. Mazrem also said...
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UAE bars travellers from four countries
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will from tomorrow suspend the entry of all travellers, including transit passengers, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka amid the COVID pandemic. The UAE has already suspended flights from India, as coronavirus cases in the country spiked to global records.The surge has spilled into Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Pakistan is also struggling to contain a third wave of infections. Flights from and...
JERUSALEM: Palestinians clean Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound yesterday after it was stormed by Zionist forces firing at the Palestinian worshippers with stun grenades and tear gas canisters.-- AFPn
Zionist forces storm Al-Aqsa mosque
JERUSALEM: Palestinians clean Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound yesterday after it was stormed by Zionist forces firing at the Palestinian worshippers with stun grenades and tear gas canisters. - AFPRAMALLAH: Zionist forces shot and wounded more than 300 Palestinians in Al-Aqsa Mosque's compound yesterday after storming the Mosque's Dome of the Rock and Al-Qibli Mosque compound. They attacked and stormed the shrine by firing teargas and stun...
TEHRAN: In this file photo taken on February 26, 2016, Iranian candidate Ali Motahari (right) casts his ballot at a polling station in Tehran. The high number of presidential hopefuls from the ranks of the military for Iran's June 18 election is stirring unease over a possible militarization of the Islamic republic. -- AFPn
List of military candidates stirs unease over Iran vote
TEHRAN: In this file photo taken on February 26, 2016, Iranian candidate Ali Motahari (right) casts his ballot at a polling station in Tehran. The high number of presidential hopefuls from the ranks of the military for Iran's June 18 election is stirring unease over a possible militarization of the Islamic republic. - AFPTEHRAN: A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible...
KANDAHAR: A man pushes an injured boy on a stretcher along a hospital corridor in Kandahar yesterday as he receives medical treatment after being hurt by a roadside bomb that struck a bus overnight killing at least 11 people. -- AFPn
Taleban, Afghan forces declare Eid holiday ceasefire as violence soars
KANDAHAR: A man pushes an injured boy on a stretcher along a hospital corridor in Kandahar yesterday as he receives medical treatment after being hurt by a roadside bomb that struck a bus overnight killing at least 11 people. - AFPKABUL: The Taleban and Afghan government yesterday declared a three-day ceasefire for this week's Eid Al-Fitr holiday, following a sharp spike in violence as Washington goes about withdrawing its remaining troops from...
KARBALA: Mourners pray by the body of Iraqi anti-government activist Ihab Al-Wazni (Ehab Al-Ouazni) during his funeral at the Imam Hussein Shrine in the central holy shrine city of Karbala Sunday.-AFPn
Iraqi reporter seriously shot
KARBALA: Mourners pray by the body of Iraqi anti-government activist Ihab Al-Wazni (Ehab Al-Ouazni) during his funeral at the Imam Hussein Shrine in the central holy shrine city of Karbala Sunday. - AFPKARBALA: An Iraqi journalist was in intensive care after being shot in the head early yesterday, doctors said, only 24 hours after a leading anti-government activist was killed. Anti-corruption campaigner Ihab Al-Wazni was shot dead early Sunday...
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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP
Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader
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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP
Iran says Zionists seeking war
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Abdullah Al-Sanousi
Digital nomads: New-age employees freely roaming around ever-changing job market
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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos
Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation
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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers