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Daily rainfall in 2023 broke all previous records
KUWAIT: The volume of the latest heavy rainfall exceeded 106 mm per day, Al-Ojairi Scientific Center said on Monday. Director General Yousef Al-Ojairi said in a statement the volume of torrential rain throughout Kuwait exceeded the amount of rain that fell in a day during the notorious “Al-Haddama” rainfall in 1934, as well as the unprecedented torrential rainfall in 1997, 2013 and 2018.Ojairi said rainfall in some areas of Kuwait reached 61...
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MoI supermarkets denying entry to expat shoppers
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: After receiving several complaints about cooperative societies banning expatriates from entering to shop and buy products during the holy month of Ramadan, Kuwait Times found expats are allowed to enter co-ops in many areas, but several Police Co-operative Societies are denying people entry unless they are Kuwaitis or working for the interior ministry.Security guards are stationed at all entrances of Police Co-ops to check...
KUWAIT: Public departments and companies offer aid for the needy during the fasting month of Ramadan. — KUNA
Kuwaitis’ innate generosity manifested during Ramadan
KUWAIT: Many Kuwaiti citizens, public departments and companies and NGOs jostle to offer aid for the needy during the fasting month of Ramadan. The institutions and individuals offer iftar (fast breaking) meals for the needy and the poor throughout the month. The food is placed at tents, in houses and mosques - manifesting the Kuwaitis innate trait of doing good. - KUNA
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LuLu Hypermarket marks Autism Day
KUWAIT: LuLu Hypermarket Kuwait hosted an event to mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April at the hypermarket’s Al-Qurain outlet, to raise awareness about autism and lend support to autistic individuals and their families. The event featured a range of activities, including kids games and interactive workshops designed specifically for children with autism.In addition, several products and services were showcased that cater to the unique...
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The struggle between good and evil
By Khalid Al-Saleh have been in journalism for 30 years, and from when I hand delivered the column until it started to be sent by fax, then email, I am attempting to monitor the reaction of my friends and colleagues to what I write, particularly with regards to the domestic situation. In recent years, WhatsApp became my quick way to send the column to colleagues and friends and receive quick answers, and as I like statistics, I used it in...
KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center) flanked by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (third left) and First Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (third right) and other senior officials at the Defense Ministry headquarters on April 3, 2023. — KUNA photos
Crown Prince urges military to stay prepared, upgrade system
KUWAIT: Representative of His Highness the Amir and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has instructed the military personnel to keep vigilant and execute drills to upgrade their preparedness. This came in a speech delivered by His Highness the Crown Prince during his visit to the Defense Ministry’s headquarters on Sunday evening...
KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center), His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (second left) and Kuwait National Guard Vice PresidentnSheikh Faisal Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (second right) with other senior officials pictured at the NationalnGuard headquarters on April 3, 2023. — KUNA
Crown Prince calls on National Guard to recruit talent
KUWAIT: Representative of His Highness the Amir and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has called on the National Guard to develop their human resources and enhance their expertise and skills. This came in a speech delivered by His Highness the Crown Prince during his visit to the National Guard headquarters Sunday evening, where...
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Societal norms hinder women empowerment
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Battling for women’s empowerment is an issue that occupied humanity for ages and continues to do so. The continuous efforts to support women show that it is still being resisted and even rejected by people. Women in Kuwait are no different – they have also fought to gain empowerment and receive equal rights. While some say that empowering women and giving them equal rights is a necessary human right, others claims...
SAINT PETERSBURG: Municipal workers clean the debris in the aftermath of the April 2 bomb blast in a cafe in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2023. Sunday’s explosion in a Saint Petersburg cafe wounded dozens and killednRussia’s top military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. — AFP
Russia makes arrest in blogger killing
MOSCOW: Russia alleged on Monday the “terrorist attack” that killed a top military blogger the day before was orchestrated by Ukraine with the help of supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russian investigators detained 26-year-old Darya Trepova, who was said to have links to Navalny, and posted a video in which she said is heard saying she brought to the cafe a statuette rigged with an explosive device. Ukraine has blamed...
PARIS: French lawyer for the French Association of Victims of Terrorism (AFVT) David Pere (L), Corinne Adler, a victim who was 13 at the time, and French lawyer for the French Association of Victims of Terrorism (AFVT) Antoine Casubolo Ferro attend the opening of the trial in absentia of the accused of the 1980 bombing of the Copernic street synagogue. – AFP
Trial over fatal Paris synagogue attack opens after 43 years
PARIS: The trial of a 69-year-old Lebanese-Canadian charged over a fatal 1980 bomb attack outside a Paris synagogue opened on Monday after more than four decades of legal wrangling. Canada-based Hassan Diab, who denies any involvement in the attack which killed four and wounded dozens, told the court during preliminary hearings that he would not show up for the trial, after accusations against him had been dropped in an earlier investigation. In...
SIATON: File photo shows supporters attending the funeral procession of Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental province, in Siaton, Negros Oriental. Three people have been arrested over the murder of a Philippine provincial governor and eight others. – AFP
Philippine lawmaker accused of organising governor’s murder
MANILA: A Philippine lawmaker has been accused of organising the murder of a provincial governor last month, officials said Monday, after an investigation into one of the country’s deadliest political attacks in years. Gunmen wearing military-style uniforms shot and killed Roel Degamo, governor of the central province of Negros Oriental, and eight others in Degamo’s home. Police have arrested 11 people over the audacious attack in the...
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Revival of ‘NOPEC’ bill poses new risks to oil market, says OAPEC
KUWAIT: The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) said the revival of ‘NOPEC’ anti-OPEC bill is an attempt to pressure OPEC+ to make it change its decision to reduce its total production. Some members of the US Senate on March 8, 2023 put forward the ‘NOPEC’ bill, the long-standing legislation that would allow the US to take the dramatic step of suing OPEC nations. In a statement OAPEC said on Monday that the...
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17th female minister marks significant milestone in Kuwait’s political history
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GUBA, Ethiopia: This general view shows the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia.--AFP
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Committee seeks unified procedures for joining army, MoI, NG