author

desk search
close
Latest News
arrow2 Kuwait Times
No Image
Gulf states sign 'solidarity and stability' agreement
AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia: (From left) Kuwaiti Amir HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Dubai Ruler and UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Al-Hajraf pose for...
No Image
World Bank tips fragile recovery for MENA in 2021
WASHINGTON:  The World Bank headquarters is seen in Washington on Oct 1, 2020. – AFP DUBAI: The World Bank yesterday predicted a moderate economic recovery for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2021, while highlighting the many challenges still posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Washington-based institution said the pandemic had seen the region's economies shrink by about 5.0 percent in 2020, inflicting heavy job losses and a...
No Image
Iran claims Seoul holding $7bn as destroyer arrives
This undated picture released yesterday shows South Korean Navy's destroyer ROKS Choi Young. - AFP TEHRAN: Iran yesterday accused South Korea of holding $7 billion of its funds "hostage" but stressed that Tehran's seizure of a Korean tanker in Gulf waters was not a tit-for-tat move. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday sent out naval speedboats to seize the Hankuk Chemi with 20 crew aboard, accusing it of "breaking maritime...
A man waits for treatment in the intensive care unit of the Rafic Hariri University Hospital in the Lebanese capital Beirut, on January 5, 2021. - With 192,000 reported cases and almost 1,500 deaths, Lebanon is not among the world's worst hit countries, but its infrastructure is crumbling and a small surge in infections is enough to take its health sector to breaking point. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Lebanese in frantic hunt for ICU beds
BEIRUT: A man waits for treatment in the intensive care unit of Rafiq Hariri University Hospital yesterday. - AFP BEIRUT: When Rachelle Halabi rushed her 85-year-old father to a Beirut hospital a few days ago with COVID-19, the doctor sent them home as intensive care was full. "The ER doctor told us to go back, get him an oxygen machine and give him his treatment from home," she told AFP from the Lebanese capital. "We went with it for several...
No Image
Kuwait's Amir thanks Saudi King for hosting 41st GCC Summit
ALULA, Saudi Arabia: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman upon his arrival to Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, to attend the 41st GCC Summit. - Amiri Diwan and Saudi Royal Palace photos ALULA, Saudi Arabia: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressed in a cable yesterday his thanks and appreciation for Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz for the...
No Image
Saudi Crown Prince lauds late Kuwait's Amir, Oman's Sultan
ALULA, Saudi Arabia: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah signs the solidarity agreement between Gulf Cooperation Council countries during the 41st GCC Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia yesterday. - Amiri Diwan photos ALULA, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman yesterday lauded the late great leaders, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of the State of Kuwait and Sultan Qaboos of Oman, for...
No Image
'Brutal' crimes' rate on the rise in Kuwait
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Newspapers are full of reports of brutal and violent crimes that take place every week. The latest example is a killing that took place over the weekend in Qusour, where four Kuwaiti men stabbed a bedoon to death, cut off his ear, then ran him over by a vehicle to make it look like a car accident.On New Year's Eve, a huge fight took place in Khairan, where tens of young men fought. They were later arrested. Also, five...
No Image
Kuwait registers 312 new COVID cases, zero deaths
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced yesterday recording 312 new infection cases with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during the past 24, raising the caseload to 152,027. No new deaths were recorded during the same period of time, thus the fatalities' toll remained at 938. The ministry had earlier announced registering 273 recovery cases during the past same period, putting the whole number of the recuperated patients at...
No Image
Bangladesh commends Kuwait's contributions
KUWAIT: Bangladesh's Ambassador to Kuwait MD Ashikuzzaman meets Chairman of Kuwait Red Crescent Society Dr Helal Al-Sayer. - KUNA photosBangladesh's Ambassador to Kuwait MD Ashikuzzaman presents a memento to Chairman of Kuwait Red Crescent Society Dr Helal Al-Sayer. KUWAIT: Bangladesh's Ambassador to Kuwait MD Ashikuzzaman commended yesterday Kuwait's assistance of the needy, and victims of natural and man-made disasters. Ashikuzzaman, speaking...
No Image
Kuwaiti oil price up
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil barrel rose $2.11 to stand at $52.75 per barrel on Monday, compared with $50.64 pb last Thursday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday. In international markets, Brent crude oil went down 71 cents to reach $51.09 per barrel, while West Texas crude dropped 90 cents to reach $47.62 pb. Meanwhile, the OPEC daily basket price gained 12 cents during Monday's transactions to stand at $51.36 per...
No Image
Firemen battle Rumaithiya house blaze
KUWAIT: The scene inside the house after the fire was put out.A fireman uses a special tool to free the man's finger. KUWAIT: Firemen battled a blaze reported in a Rumaithiya house yesterday. The fire had started in a ground floor kitchen. Firemen cut the power and evacuated the house before extinguishing the flames. No injuries were reported. An investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the fire.Meanwhile, firemen were called to rescue a...
South Africa's Aiden Markram (C) watches the ball after playing a shot as Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella (L) looks on during the third day of the second Test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on January 5, 2021. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)
South Africa complete series win
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Aiden Markram (center) watches the ball after playing a shot as Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella (left) looks on during the third day of the second Test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg yesterday. - AFP JOHANNESBURG: Dimuth Karunaratne's century could not prevent South Africa from completing a 2-0 series win on the third day of the second Test...
arrow
most read
1
NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
Britain hit by worst rioting in 13 years
2
Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
Why small-scale project visas can be problematic
3
GAZA: A woman mourns over the bodies of children killed in Zionist bombardment on the Hassan Salama and Al-Nasser schools housing displaced Palestinians on Aug 4, 2024 at the at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital in Gaza City. - AFP
Bloodbath in Gaza as region boils
4
DHAKA: A garment store is set ablaze amid protests on Aug 4, 2024. - AFP
Calls for PM to quit as 77 killed in Bangladesh
5
No Image
Ministries of Awqaf discuss ways to counter extremism, terrorism