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New positions for KT staff members

KUWAIT: Kuwait Times has appointed the following staff members to new positions: Islam SharaaIslam Al-Sharaa - IT DirectorIslam Mohammad Al-Sharaa has been working at Kuwait Times since 1983. After completing an MCSE course, he joined the editorial department in 1992, going on to head the information technology department at the paper. Sharaa has covered many events inside and outside Kuwait and met several senior IT specialists during his...

KUWAIT: Dr Mishari Al-Mehanna with his medical team. – KUNA

Kuwaiti surgeon conducts first RARYGB surgery

KUWAIT: Dr Mishari Al-Mehanna, a Kuwaiti plastic surgeon, conducted, in collaboration with a Taiwanese bariatric surgeon, a successful Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RARYGB) surgery on Monday. This successful RARYGB, the first of its kind in the Gulf region, is a great achievement that falls in the framework of vision of the Kuwaiti ministry of health to modernize the healthcare system, Dr Mehanna told KUNA.He noted that the RARYGB procedure...

KUWAIT: The 3rd edition of Mirzaam Expo opened on Dec 6, 2022. — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Mirzaam Expo opens to fanfare as quality blends with elegance

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Founder and Organizer of Mirzaam Expo Farah Al-Humaidhi confirmed that the third edition of Mirzaam 2022 is the largest and most comprehensive in Kuwait since its launch in 2019, adding the aim of this exhibition is to establish the formal and implicit enrolling of Mirzaam in the list of exhibitions specialized in decor and interior and exterior design in the region, in preparation for placing it on the global map of forums...

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Abdullah Al-Salem University prepares to receive students

KUWAIT: Education Minister Hamad Al-Adwani affirmed the Council of Public Universities will continue to implement its objectives in providing the basic necessities of higher education at a steady and deliberate pace by supporting educational institutions and developing the higher education system to prepare young nationals to become active members who enjoy competitive and productive capabilities of the workforce, in order to achieve the greatest...

CAIRO: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Egypt Ghanem Al-Ghanem visits the Kuwait booth at Food Africa. – KUNA

Ambassador stresses keenness on showcasing Kuwait products

CAIRO: Kuwait Ambassador to Egypt Ghanem Al-Ghanem said Monday his country is eager to partake in international and regional exhibitions to share expertise and highlight the country's products. This came in a statement by Ghanem to KUNA on the sidelines of the international exhibition for food and beverages Food Africa 2022, inaugurated by Egypt's Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Al-Mosehli and Minister of Industry and Trade Ahmad...

KUWAIT: Reception held by Thailand Embassy in Kuwait on its National Day. – KUNA

Assistant FM lauds ties with Thailand

KUWAIT: Kuwait Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Ambassador Sami Al-Hamad commended ties with Thailand in the economic, commercial, investment, tourism and healthcare fields. In a statement made on the sidelines of a reception held by Thailand Embassy in Kuwait on its National Day, Hamad affirmed Kuwait's eagerness to develop these relations and find a chance for broader partnership on all levels.Upon the directives of Foreign...

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PHFS supports Medical Students Association with diabetes workshop

KUWAIT: Based on the principle of community partnership between various bodies in the private and public sectors, and in order to improve the concepts of social, health and community development to achieve Kuwait's 2035 vision in the health field, the development department of the Patients Helping Fund Society supported the Kuwait Medical Students Association in holding a practical workshop on the occasion of World Diabetes Day.The aim was to...

SEVILLE, SPAIN: File photo shows Spain's King Juan Carlos I looks on during the trophy presentation of bullfighting in the Royal Cavalry of Seville. Spain's former king Juan Carlos I had immunity from harassment claims made against him by his former mistress. – AFP

Spain's ex-king wins partial victory in UK

LONDON: Three appeal judges in London on Tuesday ruled that the former mistress of Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos I could not sue him for harassment in the English courts for the period while he was on the throne. The judges said in a written judgment that he was "immune from the jurisdiction" in England and Wales until his abdication in 2014. That means that Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn can still pursue the 84-year-old former monarch in the...

JAKARTA: Photo shows activists holding a protest against the new criminal code outside the parliament building in Jakarta. Indonesia's parliament approved on December 6 legislation that would outlaw pre-marital sex while making other sweeping changes to the criminal code. - AFP

Indonesia parliament approves ban on sex outside marriage

JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament approved legislation on Tuesday that would outlaw sex outside marriage in a move critics said was a huge setback to rights in the world's most populous Muslim country. After it was endorsed by all nine parties in a sweeping overhaul of the criminal code, deputy house speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad banged the gavel to signal the text was approved and shouted "legal".A revision of Indonesia's criminal code, which...

KUWAIT: A restaurant worker prepares grilled meat skewers at a restaurant in Souq Mubarakiya in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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JOHANNESBURG: Supporters of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa show their support outside the NASREC Centre in Johannesburg. – AFP

President Ramaphosa's future fragile despite party backing

JOHANNESBURG: The threat of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's immediate exit from office over a cash-in-sofas scandal has temporarily faded after his party vowed to rally around him at next week's impeachment vote, but his woes are far from over.The next days are critical for the head of state who has been championed as a graft-busting saviour after the corruption-drenched tenure of predecessor Jacob Zuma. Ruling African National Congress...

WASHINGTON: Airlines are expected to post $779 billion in revenues in 2023, according to IATA.

Airlines to return to profit in 2023: IATA

GENEVA: Airlines are expected to return to profit next year for the first time since 2019 despite slowing global growth as they recover from a COVID-induced crisis, an industry group said Tuesday. After cutting losses this year, airlines are forecast to make $4.7 billion in net profits in 2023, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This is still far off the $26.4 billion profit the industry reported in 2019, before...

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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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Brig Yousef Al-Ayoub

Over 65,000 iqama violators benefited from grace period

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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot

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VIENNA: Representatives of OPEC member countries attend a press conference after the 45th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting in Vienna, Austria in this file photo. – AFP

OPEC+ faces moment of truth on planned output increase