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A seabird is seen in the waters near Souq Sharq. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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A seabird is seen in the waters near Souq Sharq. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Free Kuwait movement
By Eid Al-Rashidi the discovery of oil, Kuwaiti people were a hardworking society of shipbuilders, pearl divers and animal herders. They all connected and traded to create a local economy between the desert and the sea. They were independent and free. They were supporting the government at the time and not the other way around. Oil discovery in Kuwait brought wealth. But it has changed Kuwait society from independent merchants to...
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Court jails Bangladeshi MP, Kuwaiti officials for 4 years
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced Bangladeshi lawmaker Mohammed Shahid Islam and Kuwaiti Maj Gen Mazen Al-Jarrah, in addition to a former senior official and a businessman, to four years in jail and a hefty fine of KD 1.97 million over a major bribery scandal.The rulings are not final and can be challenged before the appeals and cassation courts. A Syrian national was also sentenced to three years in jail in absentia in...
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MoI extends grace period for illegal expats till March 2
KUWAIT: Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah on Wednesday issued a decision granting a new grace period to residency violators to help them adjust their status - from Feb 1 till March 2. Those who don't adjust their residency status during this period will be punished in line with the law, prevented from obtaining valid residency and deported, the ministry's security media department said in a statement. They also will not be...
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Kuwait climbs seven spots on corruption index
KUWAIT: Kuwait's ranking improved by seven spots on Transparency International's annual 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, registering improvements made on tackling corruption in the country since 2019, Kuwait's Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said. Kuwait scored an additional two points climbing to 42 on the CPI, which ranks 180 countries on their respective corruption levels, with a score of 100 reflecting freedom from corruption and zero...
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Kuwait reports 588 new COVID-19 cases, one death
KUWAIT: Kuwait announced 588 new coronavirus infections and one virus-related death yesterday, taking total cases to 163,450 and deaths to 958, the health ministry said. The number of people hospitalized with the virus stands at 6,105, with 46 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad. He said some 9,964 swab tests were conducted over the past day, taking the total to 1,500,913 tests.The ministry...
KUWAIT: A relief plane headed to Lebanon is loaded with medical supplies donated by Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) yesterday. - KUNA nn
KRCS sends relief plane to Lebanon with medical supplies
KUWAIT: A relief plane headed to Lebanon is loaded with medical supplies donated by Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) yesterday. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) yesterday sent a relief plane to Lebanon loaded with medical equipment, medicines, sanitary supplies and blankets. In a statement to KUNA, KRCS Director of Emergency Management Yousef Al-Maraj said that this trip comes within a series of missions that the association is...
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Recycling old tires for a new life
By Ben GarciaThe Salmi tire dump is a constant source of fires and pollution in Kuwait. As part of efforts to reduce and to promote the recycling of old tires, the Green Rubber Recycling company, established in 2013, creates a variety of products utilizing old tires and the rubber components from them.Located in Amghara area, about 30 kilometers from Kuwait City, the tire recycling factory makes 100% recycled rubber tiling in brick or tile format...
(Left) Mourners carry the coffin of Jerges Shagra during his funeral in 1973 in Kuwait. (Right) The gravesite of Jerges Shagra at a Sulaibikhat cemetery.
Returning home: Former KT photographer returns his father's remains to Syria after 48 years in Kuwait
(Left) Mourners carry the coffin of Jerges Shagra during his funeral in 1973 in Kuwait. (Right) The gravesite of Jerges Shagra at a Sulaibikhat cemetery.By Ben GarciaFormer Kuwait Times photographer Joseph Shagra's long wait will be over when his father's remains will finally arrive in Aleppo today, almost 50 years after his burial in Kuwait. The exhumation of his father's remains took place Tuesday at a small graveyard near a residential area...
MANCHESTER: Sheffield United's Scottish striker Oliver Burke shoots to score their second goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. - AFP n
Man Utd title hopes hit by Sheffield United defeat
MANCHESTER: Sheffield United's Scottish striker Oliver Burke shoots to score their second goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. - AFPLONDON: Manchester United's Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow on Wednesday with a 2-1 defeat by bottom side Sheffield United as Chelsea started the Thomas Tuchel era with a goalless draw against Wolves. The shock result at Old Trafford leaves Pep Guardiola's Manchester City a...
PHILADELPHIA: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers tries to drive past Montrezl Harrell #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. - AFP n
Harris, 76ers hand Lakers first road defeat of NBA season
PHILADELPHIA: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers tries to drive past Montrezl Harrell #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Tobias Harris drove in the final dagger as the Philadelphia 76ers thwarted a late Los Angeles Lakers rally to hand the reigning NBA champions their first road defeat of the season - 107-106. In a bruising heavyweight clash, the Eastern Conference...
TOKYO: Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (TOGOC) president Yoshiro Mori (left) and CEO Toshiro Muto speak to the media after their video conference with IOC president Thomas Bach yesterday. - AFP n
Tokyo Olympics organizers say Games on 'solid ground'
TOKYO: Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (TOGOC) president Yoshiro Mori (left) and CEO Toshiro Muto speak to the media after their video conference with IOC president Thomas Bach yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Tokyo Olympics organizers said yesterday they were encouraged by the support of IOC chief Thomas Bach and felt on "solid ground" to hold the virus-postponed event, despite growing debate over its feasibility. International...
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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP
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