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Coed row brews as schools reopen
KUWAIT: First-grade elementary public school students began their academic year on Sunday, with police deployed all across Kuwait to ensure smooth flow of traffic. The schools welcomed the students in a festive atmosphere to help them overcome any fears or inhibitions. All other students of public and private Arabic schools head back to school on Monday. Meanwhile, students of the law college at Kuwait University are planning to stage a protest...
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Kuwait eyes digital transformation and industrial revolution
KUWAIT: Ushering rapid digital transformation, bolstering cybersecurity, and implementing the fourth industrial revolution are integral goals within Kuwait’s Vision 2035, said the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD) on Sunday. In an interview with Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) prior to the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York on September 18–19, Secretary General of SCPD Dr. Khaled Mahdi said...
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KUFPEC, Equinor to develop Eirin natural gas field in Norway
KUWAIT: The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has awarded Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) a new exploration license via its Norwegian subsidiary KUFPEC Norway AS to develop Eirin fields in Norway. A statement by KUFPEC said that the license is in cooperation with an international energy company (Equinor) to develop the Eirin field, which was discovered in 1978, as a subsea facility tied to the Gina Krog...
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Battle rages in Central Khartoum
WAD MADANI: Flames gripped the Sudanese capital Sunday and paramilitary forces attacked the army headquarters for the second day in a row, witnesses reported, as fighting raged into its six month. “Clashes are now happening around the army headquarters with various types of weapons,” witnesses told AFP Sunday from Khartoum, while others reported fighting in the city of El-Obeid, 350 kilometers (about 220 miles) south. Battles between the...
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EU chief vows new ‘European answer’ to illegal migration
LAMPEDUSA: The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a record number of people landed on its island of Lampedusa over the past week. The surge in asylum seekers on the Italian island of Lampedusa has rekindled a fierce debate in Europe on how to share responsibility for the tens of thousands reaching the continent each year.“Irregular migration is a European challenge and it needs a...
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Children traumatized by Morocco ‘nightmare’ quake
IMI N’TALA: Nine-year-old Moroccan girl Ibtissam Ait Iddar was fortunate to have been rescued from under the rubble, but like other children she remains traumatized by the earthquake that devastated her village. “My father called me and I cried back ‘I’m here, I’m here’,” Ibtissam recalled five days after the disaster that left nearly 3,000 people dead and more than 5,600 injured. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake — Morocco’s...
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India grab Asia Cup crown
COLOMBO: Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India's rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday. Siraj got four wickets in one over to help skittle Sri Lanka out for 50, a total the Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill surpassed in 6.1 overs for an impressive victory ahead of next month's ODI World Cup at home. Sri Lanka's miserably low total in the 50-over contest left a...
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Barcelona demolish Real Betis 5-0
BARCELONA: New arrivals Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo struck their first goals for Barcelona in an impressive 5-0 rout of Real Betis on Saturday in La Liga. Earlier Atletico Madrid were hammered 3-0 by Valencia at Mestalla with coach Diego Simeone labeling it the "weakest" performance during his time at the club. Barcelona's five-star display was inspired by Felix, who netted the opener, with further goals from Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and...
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Kuwaiti secures 1st place in Jet Ski Championship
SHARJA: Kuwaiti racer Rashid Al-Dawas achieved first place in the GP1 category in the Sharjah International Jet Ski Championship in the United Arab Emirates. In a statement to (KUNA), Al-Dawas expressed his happiness with this accomplishment, noting that the competition includes four rounds.The second will be held next week, and the two other rounds will be held next November and December.  “It is a great honor to be the winner in Sharja...
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Finland reach Davis Cup last eight for first time, beat US
PARIS: Finland wrote a new page in their tennis history on Saturday, beating the United States 2-1 in Split to reach the last eight of the Davis Cup for the first time. Australia and defending champions Canada also qualified while Novak Djokovic played doubles in a losing cause for Serbia against Czech Republic in a dead rubber with both teams already through to the final stages to be played in Malaga in November. Otto Virtanen set the Finns...
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Triathlon Club’s board reelected
KUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Triathlon Club and Federation Rashid Al-Kandary thanked the Club’s General Assembly for renewing its confidence in the Board of Directors for the new term 2023-2027 during the elections that took place on Friday at the Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) premise in Hawally. The current board was reinstated.Rashid Al-Kandary kept his post as Chairman; Mohammad Haider (Deputy Chairman); Saud Al-Kandary...
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Cigarettes ignite anger of the law
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: In Kuwait, a lack of adherence to the law has become common among legal professionals who are supposed to uphold the law. This irony has significant negative consequences, especially since legal professionals serve as unique example of validating the law, ensuring professionalism and public safety based on the legal system.Due to the nature of legal professionals’ work, the court is seen as a respectful institution....
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program