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Jazz hold off Trail Blazers in the battle of West's best
LOS ANGELES: Jordan Clarkson scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the Utah Jazz thwarted Portland's furious comeback bid to beat the Trail Blazers 118-113 in a duel of the NBA's top Western Conference teams on Saturday. The surprising Jazz improved to 12-6 to move a game ahead of Portland and the Memphis Grizzlies atop the West. It was a doubly disappointing night for the Blazers, who saw star guard Damian Lillard depart late in...
KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah presents the cup to the winner. n
Winners awarded at Camel race event
KUWAIT: The camel race ceremony 'Inheritors of Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah' completed their competition which was organized by Kuwait Club for Camel Race. The event was attended by a large number of competitors and audience who are passionate about the sport as well as a number of foreigners.The ceremony included a number of camel breeds such as 'Luqaya Abkar' 'Lugayan Qaadan' 'Haqayiq Abkar' 'Haqayir Qaadan' etc. The cup was presented by...
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Education ministry to open several foreign schools
KUWAIT: The education ministry has approved opening branches of foreign schools but refused to open branches of Arab universities in Kuwait that did not meet special requirements. "Foreign private schools have asked the ministry of education to approve the opening of new branches in Kuwait in a number of governorates, especially Hawally, Farwaniya and Ahmadi, to make schools closer to students' homes to facilitate matters for parents," sources...
Rachel Mulholland, Middle East Principle Scientist, British Embassy, Kuwait.
Adapting to climate change in the world's hottest sea
To support action on marine and coastal aspects of climate change in Kuwait and across the Gulf region, the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) have published three reports providing advice on adaptation actions to build climate resilience in fisheries, corals, and coastal desalination plants.The Gulf, the world's hottest sea, is becoming ever hotter as a result of climate change. This is damaging...
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Citizen hurt in building fire
KUWAIT: The public relations department at the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) has announced that they received a tip about a fire in an 11-storey building in Maidan Hawally on Saturday. The central command has sent fire squads from Salmiya and Hawally stations to deal with the fire that erupted in an apartment on the seventh floor.The KFF teams were able to control the fire. However, a citizen who sustained severe burn injuries was sent for emergency...
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Bombay HC refuses to direct trio to vacate Kuwait royalty's property
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has refused to direct Mumbai-based businessmen to vacate premises owned by the royal family of Kuwait, noting that prima facie, their tenancy agreements were not "forged or fabricated". Justice BP Colabawalla was hearing an interim application of Sheikha Fadiah Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, the daughter of the late Father Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.The plea alleged that three Mumbai businessmen had...
Minister of Health Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi
Kuwait considers children's rights a priority: Al-Baghli
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The ministry of social affairs held a celebration on World Children's Day titled "New Kuwait for Our Children". Minister of Social Affairs and Women and Children's Affairs Mai Al-Baghli affirmed that World Children's Day is an important occasion to highlight ways of proper care for children all over the world, and is considered one of the basic pillars of human rights."Kuwait considers children's rights a priority among cases...
KUWAIT: A person donates blood.
Blood bank in constant need for donations to save lives
KUWAIT: The head of blood transfer services at the health ministry Dr Reem Al-Radhwan said on Sunday the blood bank is always in need of volunteers for blood donations in order to save lives. She was speaking during a campaign for blood donations titled 'With us you will not miss it' in time for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. "Considering this large event, a number of centers have been prepared for blood donations and transfers," Radhwan said. Dr...
Director General of Direct Aid Society Abdullah Al-Sumait
Kuwait's charities reflect its global humanitarian role
KUWAIT: The contributions and donations of Kuwait's charities and societies clearly reflect its humanitarian role and efforts across the world, based on coordination between the Ministry of Social Affairs and Community Development and local charities to better serve those in need.Director General of Direct Aid Society Abdullah Al-Sumait spoke to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), saying that the society works year-round on providing aid locally, via...
KUWAIT: Professor Hassan Ashkanani inspects one of the archaeological sites in Kuwait with an international archaeological team.
Illicit excavations ruin Kuwait's archaeological sites: Professor
By Zainab BehbehaniKUWAIT: Photos on social media showed several archaeological sites were subject to tampering and sabotage due to illicit excavations by unlicensed individuals. Amid a lack of laws related to protecting antiquities and over-excavation in the country, Kuwait has lost several archaeological sites, some of which go back thousands of years. Kuwait Times met archaeology and anthropology professor at Kuwait University Hassan Ashkanani...
A view of Kuwait City from Arabian Sea. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Beijing reports first COVID-19 death since May
BEIJING: China reported the death of an 87-year-old man in Beijing on Sunday as its first fatality from COVID-19 in six months, with cases rising despite a stringent zero-COVID policy. The last major economy still welded to a no-tolerance policy on the virus, China has enforced snap lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines even as the rest of the world adjusts to living with COVID. Municipal officials announced on Sunday the 87-year-old man had...
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