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Kuwait University to admit 7,298 students in new academic year
KUWAIT: Kuwait University is allocating 7,298 seats in different departments for the academic year 2023-24. The number of student admission seats by college is as follows: “30 seats for Dentistry, 63 seats for Pharmacy, 290 seats for physician-assistant disciplines, 150 seats for medicine, 1175 seats for the sciences, 800 seats for engineering and petroleum, 585 seats for life sciences, 550 seats for social sciences, 120 seats for architecture,...
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Al-Budaiwi
GCC worried over violence in Sudan
RIYADH: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Al-Budaiwi has expressed extreme concern over escalation and military clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement, Al-Budaiwi called on all Sudanese political leaderships to keep calm and self-restraint, and hold dialogue and unify the ranks in a way that contributes to completing what has been achieved amid the framework agreement...
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Mexico ambassador sends Eid greetings
KUWAIT: Ambassador of Mexico Miguel Angel Isidro has the honor to extend his sincere congratulations and best wishes to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the government and the people of Kuwait, on the occasion of the advent of Eid-al-Fitr, wishing the friendly people...
Aseel Al-Mazyad
PAM announces new authorized signee service
KUWAIT: Official Spokeswoman of the Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) and Director of Public Relations and Information Aseel Al-Mazyad said PAM has added a new electronic service to register the authorized signee on the Sahel application. She added that the service can be reached through the administrative services list, then registering the signee’s data and signature on the screen without the need to go to PAM departments.The registration...
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PAM to cancel 10,000 permits
KUWIAT: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) plans to cancel more than 10,000 work permits that are registered with the authority and are not valid, sources said. The authority has initiated the legal procedures for cancellation after verifying the validity of the data with the interior minister. Cancellations will begin following the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The authority is taking this step based on article 35 from the work permits procedures,...
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Guhtka bags seized
KUWAIT: Customs at the Shuwaikh Port have seized a large amount of chewing tobacco (guhtka) hidden within a storage coming from Jabal Ali. Kuwait Customs inspected the container and found cartons of the banned substance. After sending it to X-Ray inspection at the port, three million bags was discovered.
KUWAIT: This file photo shows participants during the lottery held on April 4, 2023. — KUNA photos
Defense minister announces course admission priorities
KUWAIT: The Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences announced that it will grant priority for immediate admission to the deputy officer course for applicants who were not lucky in the draw for the program dedicated to officers with a university degree. The announcement came following orders from First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Minister of Interior and...
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Patients complain about blind spots of therapy in Kuwait
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Listening and understanding people’s most profound feelings makes therapists a recourse when times people find themselves in a chaotic situation and unable to think sensibly or clearly understand their own emotions. However, some patients may come across therapists who may not listen carefully or become judgmental, which worsens the case of the patients. To take a closer look at mental healthcare issues in Kuwait,...
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Opinions differ as husband buys properties in his mother’s name
By Chidi EmmanuelKUWAIT: There has been a raging debate over the idea of a man buying properties in his father’s or mother’s name. The case of Achraf Hakimi, a PSG footballer, has ignited a debate about trust and loyalty. According to reports, Hakimi’s wife, Hiba Abouk, filed for divorce, seeking half of the husband’s fortune, only to discover that the husband owns nothing. In a surprising turn of events, the court informed her that her...
Pigeons fly as the sun rises over Kuwait City on April 15, 2023. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Photo of the Day
KARUIZAWA: (From L to R) Karuizawa mayor Michio Tsuchiya, Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora, Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Nagano governor Shuichi Abe pose at a welcoming ceremony for G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting. – AFP
China, Ukraine headline as G7 FMs meet
KARUIZAWA: The G7's top diplomats arrived in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa Sunday for talks set to be dominated by twin crises: China's growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia's war in Ukraine. There will be no shortage of diplomatic and security challenges to discuss for the foreign ministers, but recent regional events are likely to sharpen the focus on Asia. The meeting comes days after China concluded major military drills around...
JERUSALEM: Christian worshippers carry candles lit with the ‘Holy Fire’ obtained from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, during the Orthodox Christian Easter Saturday celebrations. – AFP
Thousands in Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter ‘Holy Fire’ rite
JERUSALEM: Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy Fire rite ahead of the Orthodox Easter, despite a security clampdown in the holy city. The ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the thousand-year-old rite takes place, was built over the site where Christian tradition says Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected. The ceremony, when a flame which the faithful believe sparks miraculously...
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