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Director of the Internal Audit Department at Kuwait Audit Bureau, Dr Adnan Al-Hassan

Audit Bureau to support audit units within government agencies

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Undersecretary of State Audit Bureau Youssef Al-Mazrouei said during a forum held on Monday at the headquarters of the bureau that internal audit, which is affiliated to the administration of the State Audit Bureau, aims to provide answers to entities that monitor the bureau. “The internal audit committee was formed in Kuwait Audit Bureau more than 20 years ago under the supervision of a previous leader and chaired by a...

KUWAIT: Khaled Kabbara speaks at the meeting.— Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Politicians must find solutions to displacement: UNHCR

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) invited media representatives to present a report that shows the UNHCR annual global directions, which includes the main statistical directions, the latest numbers of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons and stateless people around the world.During the meeting, Communications Officer - Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) Khaled Kabbara...

KUWAIT: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) will light up in blue as seen in this photo to mark World Refugee Day. -- KUNA

KFAED has spent $85 M helping displaced people

KUWAIT: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has provided humanitarian aid worth USD 85 million directed at refugees and displaced people, the fund's chief Waleed Al-Bahar said on Monday. KFAED remains diligent in its efforts to provide refugees with a "decent living", the official said a day ahead of the United Nations' World Refugee Day.Through its solid rapport with various UN humanitarian agencies, Kuwaiti is dedicated to saving...

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Follow your passion; have fun: Advice for high school grads

By Munirah Al-FayezKUWAIT: As graduation season approaches, many graduates are entering into a big decision-making summer. Some students are not sure what to study, while others are not sure where to study. Some students are praying every day that they get into their dream major, while others do not know what they want to major in. To help these students, Kuwait Times interviewed two current university students and one university graduate, who...

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NBK summer internship program attracts students

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is launching its Summer Internship Program on July 3, 2023. The three-week courses are especially designed for high school students, between the age of 14 and 18 years. Each session will include between 30 -35 students. “NBK views the Aspire Summer Internship Program as an extension to its educational initiatives and as part of its corporate social responsibility,” said Yaqoub Al-Baqer, NBK Public...

Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh the political crisis between US President Richard Nixon and the Washington Post newspaper because of the war in Vietnam, the Post in 1971 was able to uncover a series of special reports about the contents of what was called the “Pentagon Papers”, which was a study prepared by the Pentagon on relations between US and Vietnam between 1945 and 1967. The paper came under much pressure to cease publication, then after...

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti women hold signs demanding their political rights in this file photo. -- KUNA

Kuwaiti women second least fortunate in politics among Arab females: Report

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: In a list of least Arab women’s participation in political work issued recently by V-Dem Institute, Kuwait was ranked second among Arab countries, after Yemen. According to a report by the Arabian Gulf Center for Studies and Research (CSRGULF) – the first think tank in Kuwait – the index is about Arab women practicing politics and assuming leadership positions. The study shows although women represent the largest...

TOKYO: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Japan Sami Al-Zamanan (right) and Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry Kansuke Nagaoka exchange notes on the visa waiver. -- KUNA

Kuwait, Japan take first step towards waiving entry visas

TOKYO: Kuwait and Japan have reached an agreement on waiving entry visa requirements for diplomatic and official passport holders in the two countries, the Kuwaiti Embassy in Tokyo said. “The agreement constitutes the first step towards working on the waiver of visa requirements for regular Kuwaiti passport holders in the near future,” the embassy said in a statement to Kuwait’s state media agency KUNA. Japan is a popular destination for...

LE BOURGET: Photo shows models of the French multirole fighter aircraft Dassault Rafale C (center), Rafale (right) and Falcon Albatros on the booth of Dassault Aviation at the International Paris Air Show at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport.- AFP

Biggest-ever airliner order marks first day of Air Show

LE BOURGET: European aircraft maker Airbus made a splash on the first day of the Paris Air Show with the announcement of the biggest-ever order for civil aircraft, as the French president joined a big crowd for the event’s return after a four-year COVID hiatus. The 500-plane deal with low-cost Indian carrier IndiGo kicked off what organizers have billed as the “recovery airshow” after the coronavirus ravaged the sector and the biennial...

HANOI: A vendor transports packs of ice for sale on his motorcycle in Hanoi.- AFP

Vietnam power crisis hits local companies, foreign investors

HANOI: An intensely hot summer and unprecedented drought are straining energy supplies in northern Vietnam, prompting rolling blackouts and sudden power outages that have led to “uncountable” losses among local firms and foreign manufacturers. Vietnam is a crucial part of the supply chain for some of the world’s most important companies, and many of them—including Samsung and Apple supplier Foxconn—have factories in the north, not far...

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KFAS honors Gulf Bank employees

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) honored Gulf Bank employees participating in the seventh edition of the Innovation Challenge Program (2022-2023). Organized by KFAS, and in cooperation with the London Business School, the program aims to stimulate innovation and enhance the creative skills in private sector companies – to support economic growth and contribute towards transforming Kuwait's economy into a...

Malek Hammoud and Gartner VP Analyst, Vittorio D’Orazio with Zain officials and entrepreneurs.

Zain Kuwait hosts insightful talk with Gartner at Innovation Campus

KUWAIT: Zain Kuwait recently hosted an insightful talk with Gartner, the global research and consulting firm, to discuss the future of open banking and the role of technology and digital transformation applications in developing the banking sector. During the session, Zain executives explored the company’s most recent efforts in empowering banks and financial institutions to embrace digitalization in order to keep up with the accelerating...

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Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Meshaan is pictured during a meeting in the presence of a number of representatives of the concerned authorities. - KUNA

New airport project to support Kuwait’s economic growth

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Ministers address traffic congestion

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts