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Officials: Kuwaiti students heading to US must follow rules, guidelines

KUWAIT: Thousands of Kuwaiti students will soon be embarking on their educational journey abroad, traveling to many destinations, including the United States, to seek knowledge and academia. As the students open a new chapter in their lives, they have to be acquainted with rules, regulations and guidelines of their host countries during their stay. Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) interviewed Kuwait's Cultural Office director in Washington DC Dr Adel...

KUWAIT: Al-Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawwaz Al-Sabah meets members of the Kuwaiti Youth Council.

Youth council website online in time for International Youth Day

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti youth are the future of this nation and its hope to insure its development, Al-Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawwaz Al-Sabah stressed. "It is important to encourage our boys and girls to be an active part of our society," he added in encouragement for the youth to participate in events organized by the governorate.Sheikh Fawwaz made that statement marking the International Youth Day as he met the Head of the Kuwaiti Youth Council,...

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education.

Education Ministry accepts retirees as teachers, professionals

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education now accepts retired citizens in the field to assist with their educational experience in order to occupy vacant positions in managerial, technical and professional positions in accordance with the Civil Service Commissions' requirements."The agreement came after the request to acquire experienced retirees to solve educational issues in cooperation between the ministry and the Kuwait Teachers Society (KTS), as...

KUWAIT: The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters.

Rotations at National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters

KUWAIT: Official positions in the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters have been rotated by the Minister of Information, Minister of Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi on Tuesday. Decisions included the transfer of Dr Eisa Al-Ansari from the position of Undersecretary General of the Cultural Department to the position of Undersecretary of Antiquities and Museums. Moreover, the manager of the Cultural Department, Aisha Al-Humoud, has...

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Kuwait to recruit doctors and nurses from Turkey

KUWAIT: Procedures are currently underway to hire Turkish doctors and nurses by next year, sources revealed to Kuwait Times, following Minister of Health Khaled Al-Saeed's visit to Turkey. The medical staff will be occupying positions in the new hospitals. "Kuwait Ministry of Health is keen on hiring staff from different nationalities as long as they qualify for the positions. Turkey's level in the medical sector is well established and is noted...

KUWAIT: A medic administers COVID-19 vaccine doses to people queueing in their cars at a drive-thru inoculation site at Jaber Causeway in this file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait handled COVID skillfully

KUWAIT: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a great impact on the global community, leading several countries to impose strict health measures to contain the spread of the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) had designated COVID-19 as a pandemic in 2020, calling on governments around the world to take measures such as lockdowns to help curb the spread. Kuwait imposed lockdowns and implemented steps in accordance with guidelines set by...

GAZA: Palestinians carry the bodies of four teenage Palestinians from the Najm family, during their funeral in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 8, 2022, after they were killed during the latest three days of conflict between Zionists and Palestinian militants before a ceasefire. - AFP

Gaza buries the dead amid truce

GAZA: Shell-shocked Gazans on Monday sifted through the rubble of three days of deadly conflict between Zionists and Islamic Jihad militants as a truce held and life slowly returned to normal. An Egypt-brokered ceasefire reached late Sunday ended the intense fighting that killed 44 people, including 15 children, and wounded 360 in the enclave according to Gaza's health ministry.Zionists had since Friday launched a heavy aerial and artillery...

LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland : A sign of the Glacier 3000 is seen on the Tsanfleuron Glacier above Les Diablerets, Switzerland. Following several heatwaves blamed by scientists on climate change, Switzerland is seeing its alpine glaciers melting at an increasingly rapid rate. - AFP

Scientists urge action after US climate bill

PARIS: Scientists on Monday welcomed the passing of US President Joe Biden's "historic" climate bill while calling for other major emitters - namely the European Union - to follow suit and implement ambitious plans to slash emissions. The bill, which would see an unprecedented $370 billion invested in cutting US emissions 40 percent by 2030, should provide a launchpad for green investment and kickstart a transition towards renewable energy in the...

KLEINTETTAU: An exterior view shows the headquarters of German glass producer Heinz-Glas Group in Kleintettau, Germany. Over 400 years, Heinz-Glas, one of the world's biggest producers of glass perfume bottles, has seen off crises from the plague to world wars. – AFP

Gas crunch pushes German glassmaker to the brink

KLEINTETTAU, Germany: In 400 years, Heinz-Glas, one of the world's biggest producers of glass perfume bottles, has seen off many crises-including the two World Wars and the oil shock of the 1970s in the last century alone. But Germany's current energy emergency strikes at the heart of its very existence. "We are experiencing an exceptional situation," Murat Agac, deputy chief executive of the family-owned company founded in 1622, told AFP. "If...

DURNROHR, Austria: An illustration photo taken on August 8, 2022 shows an electric power pole and cables near Durnrohr, Austria. – AFP

EU plan to cut gas use by 15% comes into effect

BRUSSELS: An EU plan to cut gas consumption across the bloc by 15 percent to cope with an energy price crisis spurred by Russia's war in Ukraine comes into effect on Tuesday. The EU regulation enshrining the plan agreed two weeks ago by the 27-nation bloc was published Monday in the European Union's official administrative gazette, with the stipulation it would take force from Tuesday."Considering the imminent danger to the security of gas supply...

UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK's Boris Johnson to leave 'major' fiscal decisions to next prime minister

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not make "major fiscal interventions" before leaving office next month, his spokesman said Monday amid calls for immediate government action to tackle Britain's cost-of-living crisis. Johnson, back at his desk after a five-day belated honeymoon with wife Carrie in Slovenia last week, has been criticised for being absent just as the Bank of England warned that a year-long recession is looming.His trip...

PINGTAN, China: Tourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan. – AFP

China holds fresh drills around Taiwan

BEIJING: China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi-the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan in decades-ripping up a series of talks and cooperation agreements with Washington, most notably on climate change and defence.It has also...

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