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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is seen during his visit to the Army Officers' Club. - KUNA photosn

Prime Minister commends armed forces, police role in combating COVID-19

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is seen during his visit to the Army Officers' Club. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has commended the armed forces for joining state bodies to confront the spread of coronavirus. Ministry of Defense's personnel "have been with the government team since day one of the pandemic, starting with operations by...

Bader Al-Kharafin

Alghanim Industries collaborates with INJAZ on Digital Literacy Initiative

Bader Al-KharafiKUWAIT: Alghanim Industries and INJAZ Kuwait prepared more than 2,000 students for their future careers through the Maharat Min Google program, in collaboration with INJAZ Al-Arab and Google. Designed with Arab youth at its core, the initiative provided students with valuable digital literacy skills that will help set them up for success when entering the job market. Participants learned how to enhance their digital presence and...

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Maids offices warned against overcharging

By B IzzakKUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Salman said yesterday that the ministry will refer to the public prosecution domestic helper recruitment offices which overcharge the fees set by the authorities.In response to a parliamentary question, the minister said the ministry has set recruitment fees for domestic maids based on country they hail from: KD 390 for the Philippines, India KD 200 for females and KD 100 for males,...

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Census takers focus on Kuwait household income, expenditure

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Many people were surprised by researchers from the Central Statistics Bureau (CSB) visiting them at home to take information for the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2019-2021. Kuwait Times interviewed Khuloud Shuweiker, Supervisor of Work and Living Statistics at CSB, to learn more about this survey.Kuwait Times: What is the main goal of this survey?Khuloud Shuweiker: To provide a platform of economic, social...

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MPs demand probe into killing of Kuwaiti woman

By B IzzakKUWAIT: A number of lawmakers yesterday demanded an investigation into how interior ministry officers failed to provide protection to a Kuwaiti woman who was brutally killed despite filing several complaints. The woman, FA, was abducted by a Kuwaiti man on Tuesday, who allegedly stabbed her and then abandoned her outside Adan hospital in Mubarak Al-Kabeer area. The woman later succumbed to her wounds.According to MP Hisham Al-Saleh, the...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: This combination of pictures shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listening to the verdict and being taken away handcuffed in his trial for the killing of George Floyd on Tuesday. - AFPn

Derek Chauvin found guilty of Floyd's murder

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: This combination of pictures shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listening to the verdict and being taken away handcuffed in his trial for the killing of George Floyd on Tuesday. - AFPMINNEAPOLIS, US: Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted Tuesday of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial seen as a pivotal test of police accountability...

DENPASAR, Bali: The Indonesian Cakra class submarine KRI Nanggala 402 docking at the naval base in Surabaya. Indonesia's military said it was searching for the submarine with 53 crew aboard after losing contact with the vessel during naval exercises off the coast of Bali yesterday.-AFPn

Submarine with 53 crew aboard missing off Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: The Indonesian Cakra class submarine KRI Nanggala 402 docking at the naval base in Surabaya. Indonesia's military said it was searching for the submarine with 53 crew aboard after losing contact with the vessel during naval exercises off the coast of Bali yesterday. - AFPJAKARTA: Indonesia's military said it was searching for a submarine with 53 crew aboard after losing contact with the vessel during naval exercises off the coast...

This video grab obtained by AFPTV from Tele Tchad shows Mahamat Idriss Deby, 37, the son of slain Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, at the announcement of the death of his father in N'Djamena.—AFPn

Deby's son takes power in Chad; rivals slam coup

This video grab obtained by AFPTV from Tele Tchad shows Mahamat Idriss Deby, 37, the son of slain Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, at the announcement of the death of his father in N'Djamena.—AFPN'DJAMENA, Chad: Chad faced an uncertain future yesterday as the son of slain leader Idriss Deby Itno took power in what the opposition called a coup and Western allies that rely on the country's military might pleaded for stability. Deby had ruled...

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Kuwait opens vaccination for people over 65 without appointments

KUWAIT: Any person over 65 years of age in Kuwait can receive their COVID-19 vaccine directly and without having to book for an appointment, the health ministry announced. This includes both citizens and expatriates. The ministry's spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad made that statement during a press conference on Tuesday, during which he announced that nearly 74 percent of Ministry of Education employees who have registered in the vaccination...

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Kuwait gains WHO drug monitoring program's permanent membership

KUWAIT: Kuwait has obtained a permanent membership in the World Health Organization's (WHO) program for international drug monitoring, said the Assistant Undersecretary for Drug and Food Control Affairs at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health, Dr Abdullah Al-Bader yesterday.In a statement to KUNA, Dr Al-Bader noted that Kuwait was added to the program run by the (Uppsala) International Center for Drug Control in Sweden after successfully meeting all...

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Kuwait issues stamp to document fight against COVID-19

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Communications (MoC) issued a postage stamp titled "Kuwait Fight Coronavirus Pandemic," in collaboration with the ministry's Postal Sector and Kuwait Philatelic Society, to document this vital global and historical time and the country's fight against COVID-19.In a press statement yesterday, the ministry said that the stamp contains a photo of the late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, as well as...

Najla Aleisan

Gulf Bank launches one-of-a-kind marketing program

Najla AleisaKUWAIT: Gulf Bank launched the first video of its new "Proverbs That Last With Gulf Bank" series as part of an integrated Ramadan campaign aiming to engage with members of the local community both online and in real life. The video garnered 250K views and more than 6,000 comments on Instagram in its first three days of airing.Gulf Bank's Deputy General Manager, Consumer Banking - Marketing, Najla Aleisa, said: "Ramadan is one of the...

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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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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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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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Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Jasem Ibrahem Al-Najem with Standing Committee of National Committee of Political Consultative Conference member Cai Guanxin.

China highlights growing investment opportunities in Kuwait