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Persons with disabilities; Law and convention
By Atyab Al-Shatti number of persons with disabilities registered at the Public Authority for Persons with Disabilities in Kuwait is 59,818, while law No 8 for the year 2010 was subject to a number of amendments. Kuwait also signed and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, while the domestic law defines a person with a disability as anyone who suffers from total or partial permanent ailments that lead to...
KUWAIT: Supporters watch the Qatar 2022 World Cup football final match between Argentina and France, at an outdoor venue along the Sheikh Jaber causeway in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Qatar WCup 'unites, Boosts' Gulf nations
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Arabian Gulf Center for Studies and Research (CSRGULF) - the first think tank in Kuwait - revealed the 2022 Qatar World Cup was the main reason for the greatest solidarity among Gulf countries since the invasion of Kuwait. A study confirmed Gulf countries benefited more politically than economically from organizing the World Cup in Qatar.The study revealed that Qatar's use of symbols of Gulf heritage during the World Cup...
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Media outlets on the frontline against illicit drugs, narcotics
KUWAIT: Media nowadays where nations have become much more closer play a main role in promoting awareness of drastic issues emanating from addiction to drugs. The media outlets in modern times are a powerful means that affect communities; effective not only in combating narcotics but also in fighting all kinds of crimes and negative phenomena that threaten societies, said Dr Hussein Ibrahim, the information professor at Kuwait University in an...
Kuwait's Insurance Regulatory Unit (IRU) head Mohammad Al-Otaibi
Insurance Regulatory Unit launches 4-year strategy
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Insurance Regulatory Unit (IRU) launched Saturday its first strategy for the next four years, 2023-2024 to 2026-2027, with the aim of developing and regulating this sector. In a press statement, IRU head Mohammad Al-Otaibi said the new strategy comes in line with Kuwait's 2035 vision, in light of the unit's permanent efforts and keenness to verify the compliance of the facilities and entities under its regulation.He added that...
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Kuwait workers union marks 55th anniversary
KUWAIT: Kuwait general union of workers marks on Sunday its 55th anniversary, an entity founded to defend workers' rights and promote women engagement in various labor sectors. The union was established on December 25, 1967, as an umbrella for 15 sub unions including workers in the public sector and labor union of the petroleum and petrochemical industries, with objectives focusing on rights of the workers' segment, in addition to issues such as...
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Ministry holds drugs awareness campaign
KUWAIT: The Public Relations Department at the Interior Ministry in cooperation with the anti-drug department and moral guidance administration organized an awareness campaign under the instruction of the Council of Ministers to combat the spread of drugs and substance abuse - and to protect Kuwait youths and the society from the phenomenon. The lectures included "the role of anti-drug department in combating the spread of drugs and its...
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Scientific Center holds last phase of 'Kuwait Sciences Month'
KUWAIT: The Scientific Center is holding the fourth and last phase of "Kuwait Sciences Month" with diverse activities focusing on environmental awareness and biodiversity and children diabetes. Hamad Al-Yassin, the center acting director general, said in a statement on Saturday that the center holds, this week, "the exhibition of wilderness," in coordination with the London Natural History Museum, depicting children's attachment to animals and...
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Fire engulfs building in Salmiya; 1 injured
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) squads managed to extinguish a fire in Salmiya and one person was transferred to the emergency room due to suffocation. "The central command administration sent fire squads from the Salmiya and Bidaa fire stations to the scene of the incident.Upon their arrival, the squad found that the fire in a five storey building started on the third floor. The firefighters evacuated people out of the building and started...
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Al-Salam humanitarian charity officials pose for a group photo after launching a campaign to assist Yemeni and Syrian internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. - KUNA photos
Kuwait's Al-Salam launches aid campaign for Yemenis, Syrians
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Al-Salam humanitarian charity has launched a campaign to assist Yemeni and Syrian internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees that will continue until February 11. Speaking to KUNA, charity's chairman Nabil Al-Oun said this year's campaign targets immediately about 2000 camps inside Syria and about 800 others in Yemen, as these areas are suffering a sharp shortage of basic needs in winter.Of the 8-year campaign goals is to...
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‘With our health we create our future’
KUWAIT: A lecture by Eijabiya Union Volunteer Group titled 'With our health we create our future' was organized in Kuwait Social Association headquarters in Adaliya area. The lecture was given by a number of students of the Social Sciences College at Kuwait University including Amina Al-Shammari, Haya Al-Assaf and Nour Al-Azmi with the participation of director of Ahmadi medical area Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti.Team Leader, Narjas Al-Shatti, started by...
KUWAIT: Kuwait City high rise buildings are seen from the beach in Kuwait in this photo. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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KHERSON: A woman reacts next to an injured man after Russian shelling to Ukrainian city of Kherson on December 24, 2022, where eight were killed and 20 injured. – AFP
Zelensky blasts Russian 'terror'
KHERSON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russian "terror" after shelling on Christmas Eve left at least eight dead and 20 injured in Kherson city, which Kyiv's forces recaptured in November. Despite Russia's retreat from the southern port city, Kherson remains within reach of Moscow's weaponry and under constant threat. "Kherson. In the morning, on Saturday, on the eve of Christmas, in the central part of the city,"...
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Four new ministers in Cabinet
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Khalifa Abdullah Dhahi Al-Ajeel Al-Askar Minister of Commerce and Industry
Biographies of the new ministers
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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot
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KUWAIT: H the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Managing Director and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Al-Kaabi on Aug 26, 2024.
Kuwait signs 15-year Qatar gas deal
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Brig Yousef Al-Ayoub
Over 65,000 iqama violators benefited from grace period