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Kuwait Equestrian Championship
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Equestrian Club Rider Rakan Al-Hasawi won the first place in horse jumping Fourth Local Championship for the current season 2022-2023, following strong competition with other riders. He won in 31.12 seconds without faults.Masayel Club rider Abdullah Al-Awadi took the second place, followed by Fawaz Al-Subaie, Mohammad Al-Mousa and Nadiya Al-Mutawa respectively. In the 120 cm hurdles, Nick Chaning took the first...
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Hungarian traveler Alfred Maleczki: Kuwait is a small country with a big heart
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Traveling opens your eyes, helps you learn who you are and creates meaningful relationships. Hungarian traveler Alfred Maleczki decided to explore the world, leaving his comfort zone behind to live the adventure, discover culture and meet new people. Kuwait Times spoke with Maleczki as he arrived in Kuwait, to learn more about his journey around the world that began with a step towards a dream.Kuwait Times: Tell us more about...
AWALI, Bahrain: Pope Francis speaks with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa during their meeting on Nov 3, 2022. – AFP
Pope meets King Hamad on first visit to Bahrain
AWALI, Bahrain: Pope Francis said human rights should not be "violated" as he arrived in Bahrain for his second trip to the Gulf on Thursday. The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, who is the first pope to visit the nation, is visiting to promote dialogue between Christians and Muslims. Pope Francis told dignitaries, including his host, King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, that religious freedom should be "complete and not limited to freedom...
GENEVA: General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus meets Kuwait’s permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen. – KUNA
WHO hails Kuwait’s support
GENEVA: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus hailed Thursday Kuwait’s support to the organization and the tangible improvements it made to its health system. This came in Tedros’ meeting with Kuwait’s permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva.He described Kuwait as unique in the region due to the constructive and objective...
JENIN: Mourners carry the body of Mohamed Khalaf, a Palestinian who was killed by Zionist forces, on their way to a morgue on Nov 3, 2022. - AFP
Zionists kill 4 Palestinians
JENIN: Zionist forces killed four Palestinians Thursday, medics and security officials said, as violence flared across Zionist-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians were shot dead by Zionist forces in the northern West Bank city of Jenin - named as 14-year-old Mohammed Samer Khalouf and 28-year-old Farouq Salameh - while four others suffered gunshot wounds, the Palestinian health ministry said.Hours earlier, a...
ISLAMABAD: A boy watches a television channel showing the news of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Nov 3, 2022. - AFP
Ex-Pak PM Khan shot during rally
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was in stable condition after being shot in the leg at a political rally on Thursday in what the country's president deemed "a heinous assassination attempt". The former international cricket star has been leading a chaotic convoy of thousands since Friday from the city of Lahore towards the capital, Islamabad, campaigning for fresh elections after being ousted from office in April. "This was...
Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi
Restructuring of administrative responsibility-II
By Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi "The most serious problem: Tampering; the biggest solution: Seriousness - Ahmad Al-Deeb in Kuwait complain about traffic jams on streets, as a 15-minute ride may take 45 minutes to one hour, with boredom and frustration among the results of having congestion on the streets, along with patients arriving late to hospital to save their lives, being late for an important appointment, being late for work and other...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir’s Representative HH the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returns home after taking part in the Arab Summit. – KUNA
Arab Summit urges joint action on economy, security, Palestinian crisis
ALGIERS: The Arab Summit concluded with the issuance of a statement in which Arab leaders stressed the need to coordinate on the economy, steps to ensure national security and the Palestinian crisis. The final statement of the Algeria-hosted Arab Summit referred to the centrality of the Palestinian cause, protecting national security through the rejection of foreign interference and reform of the Arab League. Dubbed the "Algeria Declaration", it...
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MoCI warns car rental offices in bid to protect consumers
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: As part of an awareness campaign, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry tweeted some facts on the services of car rental offices under the hashtag #You_have_the_right_to, to educate citizens and residents about what they need to know when renting a car. The ministry said it is strictly forbidden for car rental offices to force clients to rent for a minimum or specific number of days. It is also forbidden to force them to hand...
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CBK: Local economic data reflect Kuwait's monetary stability
KUWAIT: Kuwait's available local economic and financial data and information confirm continued soundness and resilience of the monetary and financial stability conditions in the country, according to the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK). CBK said in a statement that it continuously monitors all international economic, monetary and geopolitical developments and their impact on the global economic conditions, in light of these developments and their...
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EPA reopens Jahra Nature Reserve
KUWAIT: Head of Environment Public Authority Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah reopened Jahra Nature Reserve on Thursday, which will start welcoming visitors starting Friday. "The reserve aims to boost environmental tourism in Kuwait and raise environmental awareness," Sheikh Abdullah said. The opening was attended by representatives of many embassies and a number of school students.The 18-sq-km reserve was set up in 1987, four square kilometers of which...
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Ahmadi gov launches drugs awareness drive
KUWAIT: Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Sabah appreciated a Cabinet decision to assign specialized departments to start a national campaign to fight drugs through awareness, prevention and treatment. Rehabilitation centers will be provided with complete privacy, with the presence of national and international experts. The governorate launched an awareness campaign called 'aware', which aims to educate students of different stages throughout the...