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Kuwait and major oil producers announce surprise output cuts
KUWAIT: Gulf oil producers Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led a coordinated cut in production by Middle East countries on Sunday, calling it a "precautionary measure" aimed at market stability. Surprise cuts by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE totaling 772,000 barrels per day (bpd) will take effect from May and last for the rest of the year, they said in statements released by official media. Iraq followed suit while Algeria...
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The problem of legislative vacuum and its solution
By Lawyer Mohammed Al-Muthaffar latest ruling of the constitutional court on March 19, 2023 invalidated the entire process of the last National Assembly elections which took place on Sept 29,2022. The ruling invalidated the membership of those declared victorious in all five constituencies due to the invalidity of the decree dissolving the National Assembly and the invalidity of calling on voters to cast their votes in the elections. Most...
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Stress a catalyst for bodily health issues?
By Alexis De LeonIn an effort to raise general awareness of the causes and treatments for the stress epidemic, April has been designated as ‘Stress Awareness Month’ since 1992. Today’s public health is plagued by a serious issue with stress and bad mental health. Kuwait Times interviewed senior high school students to share their experiences with stress and tension. Yaraa AliKuwait Times spoke with Yaraa Ali, a High Honors Achiever in Grade...
KUWAIT: Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov presents a memento to Director of Kuwait University Dr Fahad Al-Rashidi.
KU receives Bulgarian ambassador
KUWAIT: Acting Director of Kuwait University Dr Fahad Al-Rashidi received Bulgarian Ambassador to Kuwait Dimitar Dimitrov on Sunday at Sabah Al-Salem College City and discussed means of enhancing cultural and academic cooperation between the two countries. Welcoming the ambassador Dimitrov, Dr Al-Rashidi said, “The University is keen on exchanging experiences and cultures between universities and educational institutions in the world in...
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Kuwait hands out food baskets to needy in Malaysia
LUMPUR, KUWAIT: Kuwait Embassy continued on Saturday handing out food baskets to needy people in Kuala Lumpur during the holy month of Ramadan. Speaking to KUNA in a statement, Modhi Al-Fadhli, Charge d’Affaires, said the embassy distributed the baskets to Rohingya’s refugee families and Somalia’s community in Malaysia.Al-Fadli said that families’ members came to the embassy in Kuala Lumpur and were given baskets as part of aid provided...
A box of dates stuffed with nuts and other ingredients is displayed at a shop in Kuwait City on April 1, 2023. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Dates the most popular fruit and an integral part of Ramadan feast
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Dates are the most common fruit to be found with almost every iftar meal. It is one of the most loved fruits among Muslims for several reasons. To break one’s fasting with dates is recommended by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which makes dates special among Muslims and very popular especially during the holy month of Ramadan. Besides, it has scientifically proven benefits for the human body.After being requested and...
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Marburg virus risk remains low for Kuwait
By Nebal Snan and AgenciesKUWAIT: Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry has warned Kuwaitis against traveling to Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea following reports of new Marburg virus outbreaks in the two countries. The two countries are facing their first-known outbreaks of the highly virulent disease, which causes a fever with uncontrollable bleeding. The virus is a close cousin to the Ebola virus and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, depending on...
Al-Rahma International offers food to Palestinian refugees in refugee camps in Jordan. — KUNA photos
Kuwaiti charities offer aid, iftar meals to many in Jordan
Amman: Since the onset of Ramadan, Jordan has witnessed noticeable activities by Kuwaiti charities providing aid and food to thousands of Palestinians and Syrian refugees in particular. The Kuwaiti embassy has sponsored charitable programs, organized by Kuwaiti societies in various parts of the Kingdom of Jordan. Dr Mubarak Al-Hajri, the Kuwaiti Charge d'Affaires, said in an interview with KUNA after participating in a program by "the Tarahom...
KUWAIT: An aerial view of Kuwait City taken from a drone. The country will continue to experience clear and warm weather conditions this week. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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BUCHA: Handout picture shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), walking in a restored street, as part of a visit to mark the first anniversary of the retreat of Russian troops from the Ukrainian town of Bucha, in Bucha, near Kyiv. — AFP
Zelensky hails Ukraine resistance
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday hailed Ukraine for fighting off “the biggest force against humanity of our time”, one year after the first bodies were found in the streets of Bucha. The quiet Kyiv suburb was occupied by Russian troops for more than a month last year and its name has become synonymous with the alleged war crimes carried out by Moscow during the invasion.Russia has accused Ukraine and its allies of staging...
SEVILLE: Penitents walk down a street during the Holy Week's Palm Sunday celebration in Seville on April 2, 2023. Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin today, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that draw huge crowds. – AFP
Spain’s begins centuries-old colourful Holy Week celebrations
MADRID: Spain’s colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that draw huge crowds. Organised by various religious brotherhoods, or “confradias”, the parades are held across the country in the week leading up to Easter Sunday, which this year in the Christian Church falls on April 9.Depicting scenes from...
TIKAL: handout picture shows Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (L) and Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei (R) shaking hands at the Tikal archaeological site in Peten, Guatemala. – AFP
At Mayan ruins, leaders of Taiwan, Guatemala reaffirm ties
GUATEMALA CITY: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and her Guatemalan counterpart, Alejandro Giammattei, on Saturday took in the jungle ruins of a Mayan civilization citadel where they observed an ancient ritual before a massive stone pyramid known as El Gran Jaguar. The two shook hands there and vowed to maintain strong ties in the face of a diplomatic offensive by China, which sees Taiwan as part of its territory awaiting reunification.The...
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Committee seeks unified procedures for joining army, MoI, NG