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KUWAIT: Ahmed Al-Dowhees, Secretary General of the Kuwait Real Estate Association, speaks to Kuwait Times. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Kuwait real estate market slowdown 'to end by summer'
  KUWAIT: Ahmed Al-Dowhees, Secretary General of the Kuwait Real Estate Association, speaks to Kuwait Times. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The real estate market was adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, especially commercial properties. But according to the Kuwait Real Estate Association, the downturn is temporary and a return to growth is on the horizon. Prior to the pandemic, according to data published by the...
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35 passengers only on each arriving flight
KUWAIT: A decision to limit the capacity of incoming flights to a maximum of 35 passengers on each flight went into effect yesterday, according to a report in Al-Qabas Arabic daily. This caused prices to skyrocket to KD 1,000 per ticket for nearby destinations, in addition to some airlines canceling scheduled flights for financial reasons, leading to the cancellation of around 60,000 reservations.A circulation sent to airlines operating at Kuwait...
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200+ students expelled
KUWAIT: The education ministry has expelled more than 200 students for exceeding the number of absent days allowed during the first term of school, Al-Jarida Arabic Daily reported yesterday, quoting educational sources. Some of these students were absent for more than 25 days, the sources said, adding the public education department has received more than 200 applications from their parents to reinstate them back to school. The applications are...
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Termination conditions
KUWAIT: An informed source at the Public Authority for Manpower said conditions for canceling work permits of absconding workers will be reviewed. Al-Anbaa Arabic daily quoted the sources as saying that among the conditions is that the company's file should not be suspended at the authority and the work permit must be valid, in addition to having no cancellation request for the worker. The company must also issue a decision to terminate the...
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KD 5,000 fine for cutting trees
KUWAIT: Official sources said people who cut down trees can face criminal charges as per the laws of the environment authority. The sources, quoted in an Al-Qabas Arabic daily reported yesterday, said concerned authorities will take strict measures against those felling trees, adding there will be no laxity in protecting the environment. The sources said after the department that monitors the government's performance learned about the issue, head...
KUWAIT: US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L Romanowski in a group picture outside Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum.n
US Ambassador tours Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum
KUWAIT: US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L Romanowski in a group picture outside Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum.KUWAIT: US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L Romanowski visited Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum yesterday alongside US Senior Defense Official to Kuwait Brigadier General Darrin Slaten and Secretary General of the Kuwait National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL) Dr Kamel Al-Abduljalil.The visit comes as part of a series of activities...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace yesterday. - AFP n
Amir renames Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled to form new govt
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace yesterday. - AFPBy B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday named outgoing Prime Minister HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to form the next Cabinet, weeks after its resignation. Sheikh Sabah tendered his Cabinet's resignation last month, less than a month of...
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Gulf Bank's song surpasses 20 million views on social media
Najla Al-EssaKUWAIT: Gulf Bank is marking the successful launch of its 'Al-Danah Taghneek' song, which was released in celebration of Gulf Bank's newest Al-Danah Millionaire. In less than a week since its release, the song has gained over 1.7 million views on YouTube and more than 20 million collective views across various social media channels.In honor of the occasion, Kuwait Pulse FM 88.8 hosted Gulf Bank's Assistant General Manager of...
KLINY, Czech Republic: Head of the project Gustav Hotovy stands behind his big Schnauzer dog inside the training center for COVID-19 sniffing dogs located inside a ship container on Jan 22, 2021. - AFP n
Czech trainers teach dogs to sniff out virus
KLINY, Czech Republic: Head of the project Gustav Hotovy stands behind his big Schnauzer dog inside the training center for COVID-19 sniffing dogs located inside a ship container on Jan 22, 2021. - AFPKLINY, Czech Republic: In a dog training center built inside a shipping container located in a Czech mountain village, Renda, Cap and Laky are being put to the test. They sniff at six vessels, each containing a piece of cloth with scent from...
TURIN: Juventus' American midfielder Weston McKennie (second right) celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Bologna yesterday at the Juventus stadium in Turin. - AFPn
Arthur bags first Juve goal in Bologna win to put pressure on Milan teams
TURIN: Juventus' American midfielder Weston McKennie (second right) celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Bologna yesterday at the Juventus stadium in Turin. - AFPMILAN: Brazilian midfielder Arthur scored his first goal for champions Juventus in a 2-0 win over Bologna yesterday to pile the pressure on the Milan teams. Andrea Pirlo's side bounced back from last weekend's 2-0 league defeat by Inter Milan,...
LONDON: Chelsea's English striker Tammy Abraham (center left) heads home their second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Chelsea and Luton Town at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. - AFPn
Abraham's hat-trick takes heat off Lampard as Chelsea advance in FA Cup
LONDON: Chelsea's English striker Tammy Abraham (center left) heads home their second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Chelsea and Luton Town at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Tammy Abraham eased the pressure on under-fire Frank Lampard as the Chelsea striker's hat-trick sealed a 3-1 win against Luton in the FA Cup fourth round yesterday. In just his second season in charge at Chelsea, Lampard...
KARACHI: Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed (C) prepares to catch the ball during a practice session at the National Stadium in Karachi yesterday, ahead of their first cricket test match against South Africa to be played tomorrow. - AFPn
South Africa Tests mark 'monumental moment' for Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed (C) prepares to catch the ball during a practice session at the National Stadium in Karachi yesterday, ahead of their first cricket test match against South Africa to be played tomorrow. - AFPKARACHI: South Africa will play their first Test in Pakistan for 14 years this week, a match being described as a "monumental moment" for the revival of international cricket in the country. The match in the port city of...
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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
Kuwait population hits 4.919 million
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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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