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BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (C) leaves after his weekly cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok on August 23, 2022. - AFP

Term-limit row leaves Thai premier facing calls to quit

BANGKOK: A legal showdown that could oust embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayut Cha-O-Cha reaches the country's constitutional court this week, threatening fresh political turmoil for the kingdom just months before national elections. The former general has clung on to office through major anti-government protests in 2020, a bruising pandemic, a faltering economy and scores of political near-misses-but now the very constitution whose design he...

Building of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs

Development on track as raft of landmark projects in works

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: From a perspective of keeping pace with Kuwait's New Kuwait 2035 vision that aims to make the country a financial and commercial center, the Ministry of Public Works is striving to accelerate local projects to contribute to the country's development, with a large number of projects for citizens and residents.To learn more about the ministry's projects, Kuwait Times spoke with Khadija Al-Mutairi, head of the planning and...

Mohammed bin Naji

Information ministry holds open house with media companies

By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: The ministry of information held a discussion on Monday with local media in order to boost cooperation and understanding between the public sector and the private sector as part of their strategy for 2021-2026. Representing the ministry was Undersecretary Mohammed bin Naji and Assistant Undersecretary for the Press, Publishing and Publications Sector Lafi Al-Subaei, who briefed the audience about the ministry's...

Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi

Expect the unexpected!

By Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi was absent from minds is that the right is attached to duty, and people are the ones who create their own charter and their new social and political order when they change what is within." - Malik bin Nabi We read in the news during the past few days about several issues related to the elections of the next National Assembly, expected to be on Sept 29, including the issue of byelections, in which the government...

KUWAIT: Brig Gen Tawhid Al-Kandari and Nawaf Al-Gharabally with Zain and MoI officials.

Kuwait Airways honors outstanding high school students

KUWAIT: As part of its tireless mission to support and promote the educational sector in the country, Kuwait Airways held a ceremony to honor outstanding high school students for the academic year 2021/ 2022, in the presence of KAC’s Chief Support Officer Mohammad Al-Fawaz and the Director of Educational Development and Activities at the Ministry of Education Mariam Al-Anezi.While addressing the ceremony, Fawaz stated: “Kuwait Airways is...

KUWAIT: Boats are moored at the Souq Sharq marina. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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RIYADH: Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman says the OPEC and its allies have the means to deal with market challenges including by “cutting production”.

Saudi says OPEC+ has 'means' to deal with oil price volatility

RIYADH: OPEC leader Saudi Arabia's energy minister said that the oil cartel and its allies have the means to deal with market challenges-including by "cutting production". "OPEC+ has the commitment, the flexibility, and the means within the existing mechanisms... to deal with such challenges including cutting production at any time," Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in an interview with Bloomberg, according to Saudi state news agency SPA.The...

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Euro strikes fresh 20-year low as eurozone economy shrinks again

FRANKFURT: The euro dived Tuesday to a new two-decade dollar low and equities wavered, as data highlighted the shrinking eurozone economy and the worsening energy crunch. The single currency, hit also by the US Federal Reserve's rate-hiking plans before this week's hotly-awaited comments from Chair Jerome Powell, tumbled to $0.9901.The shared unit had already plunged below parity Monday on recession fears to plumb the lowest levels since 2002,...

Ben Stokes of England

England captain Stokes reveals he is taking anxiety medication

LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes has revealed he takes anxiety medication every day to help his battle with mental health issues. Stokes stepped away from cricket last year to focus on his mental health after enduring a series of panic attacks. The 31-year-old's father, Ged, died of brain cancer two years ago and Stokes opted out of his sport for six months as he struggled to come to terms with the loss."I never thought I would be on...

TOKYO: Ygor Coelho of Brazil hits a return against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia during their men’s singles match on day one of the Badminton World Championships in Tokyo on August 22, 2022. - AFP

Favela kid Coelho helps make badminton a smash in Brazil

TOKYO: Ygor Coelho grew up avoiding bullets in his Rio favela-now his exploits on the badminton court are inspiring Brazilians to pick up a racquet and try the sport themselves. Coelho learned to play badminton on a dirt court set up by his father and it took him all the way to the Olympics in Rio in 2016 and again five years later in Tokyo.Now the world number 51 has established himself at badminton's top table and he says more people in his...

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IKEA celebrates goodness and invites everyone to eat good and live better

IKEA's vision is to inspire and enable everyone to live a better everyday life within the limits of the planet. In line with this commitment, IKEA plays an important role to provide affordable and desirable solutions that inspire and enable as many people as possible to live healthier and more sustainably. One of the key focus areas to fulfil this vision is related to sustainable and healthy eating."As one of the world's largest food providers,...

In this file photo Kim Kardashian attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.— AFP

Kim Kardashian among celebrities flouting US drought rules

Kim Kardashian and celebrity neighbors including Sylvester Stallone have been handed warnings for repeatedly flouting water restrictions at their homes in drought-hit California, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Strict water limits-imposed as the western United States endures its 23rd successive year of drought, worsened by human-caused climate change-are in place across swathes of southern California, including the affluent neighborhoods...

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Lynn Whyte at Kuwait Cancer Centre, receiving chemo treatment.

Cancer care packages offer gesture of comfort, support

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KUWAIT: Rescuers work at a collapsed building in Jabriya on Aug 21, 2024. - KUNA

Minister vows legal action over Jabriya building collapse

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Kuwaiti artist Etaf Redefining music with a fusion of cultures and stories

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WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Belweder Palace on Aug 22, 2024. - AFP

Modi urges peace ahead of historic visit to Ukraine

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Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Humoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks during the visit. - KUNA photos

Shaddadiya project to help drive wheel of industrial development