author

desk search
close
Latest News
arrow2 Kuwait Times
No Image
UAE issues license for first Arab nuclear power plant
A handout picture obtained on Feb 13, 2020 shows a general view of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Gharbiya region of Abu Dhabi on the Gulf coastline about 50 km west of Ruwais. - AFP ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said yesterday it has issued an operating license for a reactor at its Barakah nuclear power plant, the first in the Arab world, hailing it as a "new chapter". The UAE has substantial energy reserves, but with a...
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab (R) meets with Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani at the Government headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut, on February 17, 2020. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon PM Diab hosts Iran speaker
BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab (right) meets Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani at the government headquarters yesterday. - AFP BEIRUT: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who is getting the cold shoulder from Gulf Arab states, yesterday met Iran's parliament speaker, the first senior foreign official to visit since Diab's government took office. The heavily armed Hezbollah, an ally of Iran, is a main backer of Diab's...
No Image
Height matters in US politics, and Trump knows it
ST LOUIS, Missouri: In this file photo taken on Oct 9, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the second presidential debate at Washington University. - AFP WASHINGTON: When Donald Trump literally belittles his perceived enemies - by mocking their stature - he is weaponizing a long-standing maxim of US presidential politics: Taller guys tend to win the White...
Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior (up) challenges Celta Vigo's Spanish goalkeeper Ruben Blanco Veiga during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and RC Celta de Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 16, 2020. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP)
Celta put brakes on Real Madrid
MADRID: Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior (up) challenges Celta Vigo's Spanish goalkeeper Ruben Blanco Veiga during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and RC Celta de Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 16, 2020. - AFP MADRID: Real Madrid's winning streak ended when they conceded a late goal to draw 2-2 at home to Celta Vigo and finish the weekend with their lead over Barcelona down to...
An aerial view shows residential and commercial buildings on Hong Kong island (foreground and top L) and Kowloon (top C and R), either side of Victoria Harbour, on February 17, 2020. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Gang steals toilet rolls in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: An aerial view yesterday shows residential and commercial buildings on Hong Kong island (foreground and top left) and Kowloon (top center and right), either side of Victoria Harbour. - AFP HONG KONG: A gang of knife-wielding men jumped a delivery driver in Hong Kong and stole hundreds of toilet rolls, police said yesterday, in a city wracked by shortages caused by coronavirus panic-buying. Toilet rolls have become hot property in the...
No Image
Supreme Leader's loyalists may tighten grip at Iranian elections
BAABDA, Lebanon: A handout picture shows Lebanese President Michel Aoun (right) meeting with Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani at the presidential palace east of the capital Beirut yesterday. - AFP DUBAI: Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favor, as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington. Big gains by security hawks would confirm the...
No Image
Hundreds of Americans flown home from cruise ship, 14 with coronavirus
PHNOM PENH: A handout photo shows passengers, who disembarked from the Westerdam cruise ship in Sihanoukville, sitting on a bus for a visit of the capital yesterday. - AFP SHANGHAI: More than 300 American passengers have been flown home from a cruise ship after two weeks under quarantine off Japan, including 14 found to have coronavirus who were kept isolated on the flight. The cruise ship Diamond Princess, by far the largest cluster of...
No Image
Far right arrests reveal 'shocking' mosque plot
KARLSRUHE, Germany: Picture shows police officers bringing a man believed to be one of the 12 men arrested a day earlier in a nationwide probe into an extreme-right at the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) on Feb 15, 2020. - AFP BERLIN: Members of a German extreme right group arrested last week were believed to have been plotting "shocking" large-scale attacks on mosques similar to the ones carried out in New Zealand last year, the...
No Image
Assembly committee to meet with premier over oil appointments
By B Izzak KUWAIT: A National Assembly panel formed to investigate allegations of irregularities in the appointments of employees in the oil sector has decided to invite His Highness the Prime Minister for a meeting next month. Rapporteur of the panel MP Bader Al-Mulla said the committee, appointed following the grilling of the former oil minister, has already held 14 meetings and made important findings. He said the panel will hold two more...
No Image
Amir attends Kuwait military academy graduation ceremony
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and senior state officials attend a graduation ceremony for the 46th batch of cadet students at Ali Al-Sabah Military Academy yesterday. - Photos by Amiri Diwan and Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, patronized and attended a graduation ceremony for the 46th batch of cadet students...
No Image
Large global participation in Kuwait Int'l Invention Fair of Mideast
KUWAIT: Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Capital Governor, and Talal Jassim Al-Kharafi, Chairman of the higher committee of IIFME during the opening ceremony. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The 12th International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME) kicked off on Sunday at Arraya Conference Hall in Kuwait City under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and in...
No Image
Kuwait authorities ready for possible locust swarms
By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Kuwaiti farms are concerned of a possible attack by locusts after a swarm reached four Saudi agriculture areas in Riyadh, Qassim, Hail and Sharqiya. This can threaten Kuwait's agriculture areas, especially Wafra, as it was attacked last April by locusts coming from Saudi Arabia. According to reports, Saudi Arabia has the situation under control, but strong winds may hamper efforts and cause the locusts to reach Kuwait....
arrow
most read
1
KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
2
Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
3
KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
4
No Image
Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
5
No Image
Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones