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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Marzouq Al-Ghanem on Oct 3, 2022.

Crown Prince begins traditional consultations to name premier

By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah launched on Monday customary consultations to name the prime minister by meeting former parliament speakers Marzouq Al-Ghanem and Ahmad Al-Saadoun. HH the Crown Prince is also expected to meet former prime ministers HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah as part of the consultations required by the constitution.He is...

CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly poses for a photo with a visiting Kuwaiti delegation headed by Chairman of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mohammed Al-Sager. - KUNA

Kuwaiti investments in Egypt top $15bn, PM keen for more

CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday praised the depth of relations between Egypt and Kuwait, stressing his country's keenness to strengthen them and increase the volume of Kuwaiti investments to serve the interests of the two countries and peoples. This came during Madbouly's meeting with a Kuwaiti delegation that included a number of businessmen headed by Chairman of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry and head of the...

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Why do we suffer from impatience in Kuwait?

By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: Impatience is an issue that is quite evident in the Kuwaiti society, and can be seen on the streets during traffic jams, while waiting for medical care or even at co-ops waiting for our turn in line at the cashier. It is not uncommon for people to be impatient at some point throughout their lives, but it is a problem when impatience becomes a social phenomenon.Former law professor at the University of California,...

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Egyptian-Kuwaiti Economic Forum to enhance economic ties

CAIRO: Mustapha Madbouli, Prime Minister of Egypt, has appreciated the deep relations between Kuwait and Egypt, at the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Economic Forum, held in Cairo, adding that Egypt aims to strengthen ties and increase Kuwaiti investments in the country, to enhance mutual interests of both countries. The meeting was also attended by Mohammed Al-Sager, Chairman of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry."We welcome Kuwaiti investments in Egypt,...

Abdul Razaq Jamal

Why Ferrari strategy is bad this season

By Noor Al-HaiKUWAIT: Formula One is one of the most prestigious motor racing competitions. Ferrari, a luxury brand known for its incredible speed and dignified ostentatiousness, has two young drivers with the best-designed F1 car. However, it seems that Ferrari isn't always making the best decisions for their drivers, especially during the race, when each second that passes affects the drivers' standing in the race.There are many reasons why...

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Three Indian naval ships to arrive in Kuwait Tuesday

KUWAIT: Three Indian naval ships will visit Kuwait from October 4 to October 7. The two indigenously-built ships of the Indian Navy, first training squadron INS TIR and INS Sujatha and indigenously-built Indian Coast Guard ship Sarathi are scheduled to arrive at the Shuwaikh Port on Tuesday. The goodwill visit of the naval ships is expected to strengthen the multifaceted friendly ties and growing cooperation between Kuwait and India.During the...

LEIPZIG: This undated handout picture shows Swedish paleogeneticist Svante Paabo. - AFP

Neanderthal DNA sequencer wins medicine Nobel

STOCKHOLM: Swedish paleogeneticist Svante Paabo, who sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal and discovered the previously unknown hominin Denisova, on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize. Paabo's research gave rise to an entirely new scientific discipline called paleogenomics, and has "generated new understanding of our evolutionary history", the Nobel committee said. "By revealing genetic differences that distinguish all living humans from...

DUBAI: Photo taken on June 20, 2022 shows a view of the Museum of the Future. – AFP

UAE's latest bet on tech: A ministry in the metaverse

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates, which already boasts the world’s tallest skyscraper and has launched a bold Mars mission, now hopes to become a pioneer in the depths of the metaverse. In a project launched at Dubai’s gleaming Museum of the Future, it announced that the UAE’s economy ministry was setting up shop inside the immersive virtual world that is now taking shape. Those who don their virtual reality goggles or use other means to...

Bedah Al-Dossari

Co-ops annual sales reaches KD 1 billion

KUWAIT: Bedah Al-Dossari, Head of the Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies said that the annual sales of cooperative societies have reached KD 1 billion, with cash flow recorded at KD 400 million.Speaking about how co-ops are considered to be the main investment centers in the country, Al-Dossari said that the co-ops have also been consistent in observing the purchasing policies laid out by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the import...

Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

Leaders of a special type

By Dr Khalid A Al-Saleh Kuwait, with its partial democracy, achieve presence in the free countries' club? This "disapproving" question is directed to free countries: Do you accept our membership with you? Do you have in your laws quarter membership, half membership and so on? There is a law in life called all or none - our body's muscles work according to this law, which seems to apply to politics too. There is nothing called partial...

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Gold shopping patterns among Asian communities in Kuwait

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Despite the great harmony between communities in Kuwait, there are some cultural differences that govern several aspects of life, and one of these differences is gold-buying preferences among Asian communities. Kuwait Times visited downtown Kuwait City to talk to Asian nationals to learn more about the reasons why they prefer to buy gold jewelry from specific places in the country."I think it's about the taste and culture....

Dr Khaled A. Al-Saleh and Hussa Majid Al-Shaheen with other representatives at the campaign.

CAN launches breast cancer awareness campaign

KUWAIT: Dr Khaled A. Al-Saleh, Chairman of the Board of the National Campaign for Cancer Awareness (CAN), announced the launch of the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign under the patronage of the Health Minister Dr Khalid Al-Saeed.Al-Saleh said that, "we renew our call for mothers and daughter to take interest in periodically testing their health for early detection of the disease. Early detection saves lives and breast cancer is a curable disease...

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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