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Amir returns home from Italy
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is received at the airport by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other state officials after he returned home on March 19, 2023 following a private visit to Italy. - KUNA
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem reacts during a parliamentary session in this March 7, 2022 file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
2022 ASSEMBLY ANNULLED
By B IzzakKUWAIT: In a bombshell ruling, the constitutional court on Sunday annulled last year's parliamentary elections, dealing a severe blow to the Kuwaiti opposition which scored a landslide victory in those elections. The court also reinstated the previous National Assembly which was dissolved by HH the Amir last year ahead of the parliamentary polls due to continued disputes between the government and the parliament.The verdict means...
ABU DHABI: Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan welcomes nhis Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad on March 19, 2023. — AFP
Assad in UAE amid growing Arab outreach
DUBAI: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met Sunday with Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi, his second Gulf visit since last month's earthquake in his country prompted renewed efforts to bring Damascus back into the Arab fold. The trip - Assad's second to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in as many years - comes after a visit to Oman last month, his only official engagements in Arab countries since the start of Syria's war in 2011.The UAE's president,...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani attends a signing ceremony for a security agreement between the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and Iraq's National Security Advisor Qasim Al-Araji on March 19, 2023. - AFP
Iran, Iraq ink border deal
BAGHDAD: Iran's top security official on Sunday signed a deal with Iraqi authorities for "protection" of their common border, the Iraqi prime minister's office said, months after Tehran struck Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's north. Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish factions, which Iran has accused of serving Western or Israeli interests in the past.In November, Iran launched...
Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation’s award winners honored. — KUNA photos
Babtain Foundation honors talented Arab poets, winners
By Ghadeer Ghloum & KUNAKUWAIT: Under the auspices of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Culture Foundation launched its 18th round to reward talented Arab poets and critics, who won the foundation's 17th and 18th awards, besides celebrating the publication of Al-Babtain Encyclopedia of Arabic Poets in the Age of States and Emirates, alongside special acclamation to two poets: Ibn Sana'a Almulk and Ibn...
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Mental programming through social media
KUWAIT: A scientific workshop organized by the Secretariat General of the Arab Federation for Drug Prevention about mental programming through social media and its relation to addiction revealed one of the methods used by drug gangs and organizations. They encourage this fatal lesion through "brain programming" and giving information through media to minimize the dangers of drugs and adopt it as an accepted social behavior.The lectures were...
Kuwaiti Red Crescent delegation opens 16 commercial stores in Palestine. — KUNA photos
Red Crescent Society inaugurates Kuwait-funded projects in Palestine
RAMALLAH: A delegation of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) has inaugurated 16 commercial stores in Jerusalem's old sector. Renovation of these stores ended three months ago. The work was supported by Kuwait Chamber of Industry and Commerce, with KRCS's supervision and execution by Wafa foundation for development.The stores are located in the butchers' market in Jerusalem's old sector where the occupiers sought to force the Palestinian residents...
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Nationality and gender or skill and qualification?
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Despite the continuous calls and awareness for eliminating discrimination based on race, nationality, gender and other personal characteristics, some business owners still publish job advertisements that specify a certain nationality or gender rather than qualifications and skills. Due to certain stereotypes that might be spread in society about certain nationalities excelling at work more than others, business owners...
KUWAIT: Kuwait University held an exhibition on Sunday where students celebrated Middle Eastern and Western cultures.
Kuwait University celebrates cultures
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Kuwait University (KU) held an exhibition on Sunday where students celebrated Middle Eastern and Western cultures through booths showcasing the history of Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Sri Lanka and Eritrea. The Society of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University organized the global exhibition, where students from all over the world come together to celebrate their...
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Electricity and water bills could increase by 50%
KUWAIT: The electricity and water ministry has prepared an executive study to hike electricity and water tariffs by 50 percent, which is expected to be implemented this year upon the approval of the National Assembly, sources revealed to Kuwait Times."The executive study to increase prices of electricity and water has been ready for some time, but the government's resignation delayed its implementation. However, citizens will be excluded from...
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Electronic scam using OTP code
By Lawyer Mohammad Al-Muthaffar day that passes we learn and realize something new. When a person calls you or sends you a message stating that you can win a large amount of money if you participate in a competition mentioned in the message, or win an amount by trading on the stock exchange or participating in an investment portfolio, then surely you are exposed to electronic fraud. Hackers want to seize your money on the Internet, and...
KUWAIT: Workers clean the windows of a building near the Liberation Tower, in Kuwait City on March 19, 2023. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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