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Is Kuwait on the brink of an age demographic crisis?
By Faten OmarAn ageing population is an economic and social burden. It also has an impact on the politics of many societies, including how to allocate limited financial resources to pay for pensions and elder care, which could be an issue in graying economies around the world for decades to come. Kuwait is to face a Demography of Ageing by 2040 if fertility rates continue to decline, along with the high rate of celibacy and early divorce cases,...
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Kuwait Times reaches 100K followers on Instagram
By Ahmad JabrKUWAIT: Kuwait Times' account on Instagram reached 100,000 followers on Sunday, in yet another milestone for the newspaper. It was not long ago that Kuwait Times ventured into the social media world in its constant endeavor to deliver the latest and most accurate news in English to its audience in Kuwait and the world.The past couple of years have been rich with events, including the COVID-19 pandemic which coincided with closures...
Atyab Al-Shatti
Women and children's rights - Cabinet priority
By Atyab Al-Shatti there's a will, there's a way. The new values that the government is trying to establish with regards to women's empowerment and child protection are values that the people have always aspired for and human rights defenders have sought. But mountains are not made out of molehills and the road to gender equality and child protection has never been evident or manifested in past domestic government practices, despite the...
KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sibi George poses for a photo with Indian naval band members.
Indian naval band presents riveting musical symphony
Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: Indian Naval Symphony Band offered a fitting finale to the visit of the three Indian naval ships to Kuwait with a riveting musical concert at the Indian Embassy hall on October 6. With the vocal support of Kuwait Choral Chambers, the naval band presented an engrossing ensemble, capturing the hearts and minds of the music enthusiasts that consisted of ambassadors, Kuwaiti dignitaries and Indian community members.Popular...
Dr Aqeel Lari
MOH holds workshop for reconstructive surgeries
KUWAIT: The health ministry is to launch a workshop for head, skull and reconstructive surgeries, conducted by Al-Babtain Center for Burns and Plastic Surgery on Monday."The workshop includes a team of surgeons in many fields, carried out in cooperation with the French professor Arnaud Gelliselle who will lend his support for the complicated cases," the Head of the Cosmetic and Aesthetic Surgery Department at Al-Babtain Center, Dr Aqeel Lari...
BERLIN: Delegates and representatives at the World Medical Association session.– KUNA
Kuwait elected head of World Medical Association
BERLIN: Kuwait Medical Association (KMA) was elected as president of the World Medical Association (WMA) for 2023-2024 during the election held in the WMA conference in Berlin. Speaking to KUNA, Head of KMA, Dr Ibrahim Al-Tawla said Kuwait's presidency of the WMA, as the first Arab country, shows Kuwait's prestigious status on the global medical platform. BERLIN: Delegates from the Kuwait Medical Association.The move will help the KMA raise...
KERCH: Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia, after a truck exploded, near Kerch, on October 8, 2022. – AFP
Deadly strike hits Ukraine after Crimea bridge blast
KYIV, Ukraine: An overnight Russian missile strike killed at least 12 people in Zaporizhzhia, authorities said on Sunday, in the latest deadly attack to hit the southern Ukrainian city that President Volodymyr Zelensky called "absolute evil".The reports came a day after a key bridge linking Russia with the annexed Crimea peninsula was partially destroyed by an explosion, and as the Kremlin replaced its top general amid major battlefield setbacks...
JERUSALEM: An Zionist border policewoman reacts inside an ambulance following a shooting attack at a checkpoint near the Shuafat refugee camp in the Zionist-annexed east Jerusalem. – AFP
Zionist forces hunt east Jerusalem checkpoint attacker
JERUSALEM: Zionist forces on Sunday hunted a Palestinian suspected of killing a 18-year-old military policewoman in east Jerusalem, an attack that left another Zionist in critical condition from a gunshot wound to the head. The shooting at a checkpoint by the Palestinian refugee camp of Shuafat in Zionist entity-annexed east Jerusalem came amid spiralling violence in the Zionist-Palestinian conflict. Hours earlier, two Palestinian teenagers were...
MANILA: Former Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima (C) leaves after attending her hearing at the Muntinlupa Trial Court in Metro Manila. – AFP
Jailed Duterte critic held hostage during deadly breakout attempt
MANILA: Jailed Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima was briefly taken hostage Sunday during an attempted breakout by three detained militants who were shot dead by police, authorities said. The incident happened at the national police headquarters, where de Lima, a former senator, has been held for more than five years with other high-profile detainees. A police officer handing out breakfast was stabbed with a fork by an inmate, who...
GETAFE: Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Eder Militao vies with Getafe's Spanish goalkeeper David Soria (right) during the Spanish League football match between Getafe CF and Real Madrid CF on October 8, 2022. - AFP
Militao takes Real Madrid top of La Liga, Atletico scrape win
MADRID: Eder Militao's early goal earned Real Madrid a comfortable 1-0 win over Getafe on Saturday to take them top of La Liga. Carlo Ancelotti's side lead Barcelona by three points, ahead of Celta Vigo's visit to Camp Nou on Sunday. Elsewhere Angel Correa's brace gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win over Girona, while new Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli earned a creditable 1-1 draw against third-place Athletic Bilbao.Real Madrid  secured their first...
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34th Arab Basketball Clubs Championship
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The 16th round of the 34th Arab Basketball Clubs Championship will kick off on Monday with four matches. Kuwait will meet Yemen’s Mina by 7:00 pm, following a match between Bahrain’s Ahli and Iraq’s Dijla University (5:00 pm). Also, there will be a match between Kazma and Widad Bufarik (Algeria) (3:00 pm), while the opening match will be by 1:00 pm between Egypt’s Al-Ittihad Alexandria and Qatar’s Gharrafa....
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Japan win AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Japan became champions of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 that was held in Kuwait from September 27th until October 8th. Japan defeated Iran 3-2 in the final match that was held on Saturday. This is the 4th title for Japan as they won in 2006, 2012, 2016.President of Asian Football Confederation Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa has lauded Kuwait for hosting a successful Asian Futsal Championship. He...
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Is Kuwait ready for second wave of online learning?
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Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by the Zionist entity's Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee region on August 23, 2024. — AFP
Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East skies become risky
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SAN ANTONIO, Chile: A worker checks a car following the arrival of a Chinese ship with an import of cars, at the Port of San Antonio, in Valparaiso region, Chile. -- AFP
Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America
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Oh I-se (right), vet and CEO of Sky Animal Medical Group, and an assistant X-raying goldendoodle dog Mozzi before using the 'X Caliber' software to help pin point x ray abnormalities in Yongin.--AFP photos
South Korean pet care goes high-tech with AI diagnostics
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STOKE MANDEVILLE: Britain’s Helene Raynsford, and Britain’s Gregor Ewan, light the torch of President of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons, lit from the cauldron, during the Paralympic torch-lighting ceremony at Stoke Mandeville in Aylesbury, central England on August 24, 2024. - AFP
Torch starts journey at English home of Paralympic Games