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Kuwait discusses child protection with UNICEF officials
KUWAIT: Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs Khalid bin Shaflout received Deputy Representative UNICEF - Gulf Area Jumana Al-Hajj and office representative in Kuwait Tatiana Collin to discuss children protection and the implementation of the law, as well as child abuse and how to protect children through state institutions and society members.Bin Shaflout said a committee from all authorities concerned with child protection...
KUWAIT: Public Authority for Manpower officials pose for a group photo.
Kuwait marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
KUWAIT: Director General of Public Authority for Manpower Dr Mubarak Al-Jafour said celebrating the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which is marked on July 30, comes under the theme of increasing awareness about the issue of fighting trafficking in persons and strengthening the culture of protecting rights and means of preventing this crime. Director General of Public Authority for Manpower Dr Mubarak Al-Jafour.Jafour, who is also...
IRBIL: President of Kurdistan's region in Iraq Nechirvan Barzani meets Kuwaiti Consul General Omar Al-Kandari. - KUNA
Kurdistan region President expresses desire to strengthen relations with Kuwait
IRBIL: President of Kurdistan's region in Iraq Nechirvan Barzani expressed Thursday Iraq's and Kurdistan region's desire to strengthen relations with Kuwait. A presidential statement mentioned that this came during meeting with Kuwaiti Consul General Omar Al-Kandari on occasion of concluding his work as consul in Kurdistan's region.Barzani commended Al-Kandari's role in boosting relations tying Kurdistan and Iraq, affirming the depth of these...
IRBIL: Kuwait's General Consul in Ibril Dr Omar Al-Kandari attends the school's reopening. - KUNA
Kuwait's IICO reopens school for displaced Iraqis in Irbil
IRBIL: The Kuwait-based International Islamic Organization (IICO) reopened on Thursday in the Iraqi Kurdistan city of Irbil a school for 750 displaced Iraqi students. Kuwait's General Consul in Ibril Dr Omar Al-Kandari attended the reopening ceremony of the "second Kuwait" school. The school was closed a month ago due to a fire that erupted in the facility. Speaking to the press, Consul Kandari indicated that the school was part of the 'Kuwait by...
KUWAIT: A woman stares at the Kuwait Towers through a window from Al-Hamra Tower in Kuwait City, on July 27, 2022. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Lawmakers urge premier to embrace reforms package
By B IzzakKUWAIT: A group of MPs yesterday called on the new Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah to embrace a package of reforms that includes a list of legislation proposed by experts and youth activists. Sheikh Ahmad was on Sunday named by the Amir to form the new Cabinet following the resignation of the outgoing prime minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah over lingering disputes with opposition MPs.The new Cabinet will supervise a...
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Art show sheds light on importance of birds to Kuwait's environment
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD) organized on Wednesday an exhibition entitled 'Feather and Art' in cooperation with the Kuwaiti Awareness Team of Birds. Mohammad Anber, Vice President of the Kuwaiti Awareness Team of Birds, told Kuwait Times that the exhibition was held to raise awareness of the birds through pictures and paintings, adding "We are participating in the...
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Deliveroo launches summer internship program in partnership with LOYAC
KUWAIT: Deliveroo is launching a summer internship program geared towards university students in partnership with LOYAC, a nonprofit organization working towards the overall development of the youth. The program will offer the interns a chance to apply their practical and theoretical skills across various departments at Deliveroo, where students will witness day-to-day job duties first-hand and acquire knowledge from real work experiences.The...
LA TRINIDAD, Philippines: Photo shows a rescue team at the site of a collapsed building in La Trinidad, in the province of Benguet on July 27, 2022, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines. - AFP
Powerful earthquake hits north Philippines
MANILA: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least five people in the northern Philippines Wednesday, toppling buildings and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometers away in the capital Manila. The shallow and powerful quake struck the mountainous and lightly populated province of Abra on the main island of Luzon at 8:43 am, the US Geological Survey said.Shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones. This one left more...
KUWAIT: Ambassador of France to Kuwait Claire Le Flécher speaks during the press conference. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
French embassy responds to visa-related rumors
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The French Embassy to Kuwait held a press conference on Wednesday to respond to several rumors related to some aspects of the delivery of French visas in Kuwait. Ambassador of France to Kuwait Claire Le Flécher said that the rumors may conflate several separate though connected elements, part of which are factual information, while others are unchecked and malevolent suppositions.The ambassador mentioned that the rumors...
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Kuwaiti aid convoy for tribal violence victims arrives in Sudan
KHARTOUM: Rahma International Society, a Kuwaiti charity, delivered famine relief and other aid items to the people affected by the recent tribal strife in the Blue Nile State, southeast Sudan, on Wednesday. Charge d'Affaires of Kuwait Embassy in Khartoum Mohammad Ghazi said, while attending the delivery ceremony, the aid convoy is a token of solidarity and fraternity between the people of Kuwait and those of Sudan.In statements to the press, he...
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Crackdown targets labor law breakers in Salmiya
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The joint tripartite commission, led by the General Administration of Residence Affairs' Investigations, organized a sudden inspection security campaign in several Salmiya malls on Tuesday. The inspection resulted in the arrest of 19 violators of labor law, who were referred to the proper authorities to take necessary measures against them. Dr Fahd Al-MuradThe campaign was launched with the aim of inspecting workers in...
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Kuwait importers worry over new customs regulations, extra costs
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PIFSS denies newspapers and social media reports
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GAZA: A Palestinian child injured in a Zionist strike reacts as she is carried to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug 21, 2024. - AFP
Zionists kill dozens in Gaza