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Schools closed due to partial solar eclipse

KUWAIT: The education ministry announced Monday that classes at government and private schools will be suspended on Tuesday due to a partial solar eclipse expected to be at 1:20 pm local time. Classes will resume on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said that the decision came out of concern for the safety of students, based on recommendations of the ministry of health not to be exposed to direct sunlight two hours before the eclipse to...

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Iqama to be canceled if stay abroad exceeds six months

By B IzzakKUWAIT: The interior ministry on Monday reactivated a rule which stipulates that residents who stay outside Kuwait for more than six months will have their residencies canceled automatically. This rule had been suspended since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. It was reinstated for certain categories of expatriates, especially those working in the private sector on article 18 visas.According to the new decision by the interior...

KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Monday at Bayan Palace National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Saadoun. - KUNA photos

Crown Prince announced unprecedented directives

KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah recently announced three unprecedented directives - calling upon the Kuwaiti people to scrutinize MPs' tasks, assigning "clandestine informants" to report about civil servants' irregular acts and urging the media to inform the public about key development projects. These three "unprecedented initiatives" were announced by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal at the first session of...

KUWAIT: (From left) Sheikha Intisar Al-Sabah, Khaled Mahdi and Lubna Al-Qadi.

Empowering Kuwaiti women boosts Kuwait's economic development

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: General Secretarial of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development held on Monday a meeting to launch the Women and Business Committee in the presence of Sheikha Intisar Al-Sabah, founder of Alnowair initiative, Khaled Mahdi, Secretary General of the Council and Lubna Al-Qadi, representing Kuwait University.The committee aims to highlight the role of women's leadership in achieving the fifth goal of the Sustainable...

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Japanese envoy hails close ties with Kuwait

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Japanese Ambassador to Kuwait Morino Yasunari stressed the depth of Japanese-Kuwaiti historic relations through six decades of excellent and pioneering diplomatic relations built on solid foundations of friendship, trust and mutual respect, pointing to the development of bilateral relations between the two countries at all levels and in various fields of cooperation.In an exclusive interview with Kuwait Times, Ambassador...

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Italian Embassy announces cultural events

KUWAIT: With two important concerts for cello and piano by young talents from Italy, organized with the Accademia Chigiana di Siena and open free of charge to all interested public, Wednesday, Oct 26 at Salmiya's Abdulhussein Abdulreda Theater (at 19.00) and Thursday, Oct 27 at Yarmouk Cultural Center (at 19.00), the Embassy of Italy closes its 2021-22 musical season, waiting to open the 2022-23 season in November, thanks to the engagement and...

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Appeal for development

By Dr Khalid A Al-Saleh in Kuwait have one-third democracy, and with this third Kuwait lives in peace. It is true the power of one-third is not like the power of whole, yet matters are ongoing. Kuwait's opposition is a benign one and harmless. It criticizes and sometimes has a loud voice, but it cares for its homeland. The government has one-third of street power and uses it when needed. The political leadership decided not to use it this...

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KU ranks first locally in scientific research field

KUWAIT: Kuwait University (KU) ranked first among universities in the scientific research field in Kuwait, with advanced results in Asia and the world, in the AD Scientific Index 2023 global classification.AD Scientific Index is a system for ranking universities in the scientific research field, with a different methodology based on the data of the scientific researcher's Google Scholar platform for faculty members, and the number of citations...

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DDI hosts lecture by Dr Onaizi

KUWAIT: Dasman Diabetes Institute, founded by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, recently hosted Dr Mohammed Al-Onaizi, who is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine in Kuwait University.He received his PhD from the University of Western Ontario in Canada in Anatomy and Cell Biology in 2016 and joined Kuwait University in 2017. His research interests include determining the consequences of diabetes and...

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Will Bibi make a comeback in Zionist entity's vote next week?

JERUSALEM: A week before Zionist entity's fifth general election in less than four years, one question dominates: Will the hawkish ex-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu return to power? Polls show he would likely need heavy backing from the country's rising extreme-right to form a government -- a scenario which, one expert warned, would spell "disaster" for Zionist entity's democracy.Netanyahu served as premier for a total of 15 years, a record...

BAKHMUT, Ukraine: Local residents stand near a structure on fire after shelling in the town of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. - AFP

Ukraine creating 'dirty bomb': Russia

MOSCOW: Moscow said Monday that Ukraine had nearly completed developing a "dirty bomb," after Russia's defence minister in calls with NATO counterparts claimed Kyiv's forces were planning to deploy the weapon. "According to the information we have, two organisations in Ukraine have specific instructions to create a so-called 'dirty bomb'. This work is in its final stage," Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov said in a statement on Monday.He said...

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Put yourself first: Awareness key in dealing with chronic diseases

KUWAIT: Head of the Kuwait Women Volunteer Society Sheikha Fadia Al-Sabah has affirmed the importance of the role of volunteer societies in health awareness among members of the society, including on chronic illnesses and strategies to prevent them. "The society works in cooperation with Cancer Aware Nation (CAN) by launching awareness campaigns, including this year's 'Your Health is a Crown', which aims to combat breast cancer, which is most...

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US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. - Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the partyís nomination for president today at the DNC which ran from August 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)

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