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KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Prime Minister retired General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - KUNA photos

Kuwait's Crown Prince receives Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on Monday His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. His Highness the Crown Prince also received Prime Minister retired General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on...

CAIRO: Arab League officials attend the opening session of the fourth high-level Arab conference on protection of human rights. - KUNA photos

Arab League urges respect for human rights, specialties of states

CAIRO: Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab league for Social Affairs on Monday stressed the importance of promoting human rights culture in the framework of respect for the sovereignty and specialties of each country. "The civil society organizations play a key role in promoting the culture of human rights and spreading information which help strengthen peace, development and stability," Haifa Abu-Ghazala said. Assistant Foreign Minister for...

Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

The story of saving a human being

By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh asked for permission to see me in the clinic, and as soon as I allowed him in, he came in with a huge smile. He shook my hand hard and thanked me warmly. I knew him, as he is one of the senior people of opinion in Kuwait. After his enthusiasm cooled down, he told me what he experienced earlier. "At the start of last summer, I was going to Switzerland, where I usually spend my usual vacation," he said. "At the airport,...

KUWAIT: Nada Saleh Al-Oqaili at Kuwait Times office. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait Times intern Nada Al-Oqaili: Managing time, setting achievable goals key to success

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Kuwait Times intern Nada Saleh Al-Oqaili is a young ambitious Kuwaiti girl who has big dreams to achieve in life. Despite her young age of only 17 years, she has already managed to achieve several of her goals. Oqaili joined Kuwait Times as a trainee which helped improve her writing skills as she describes, while her main goal was to take advantage of her summer vacation to promote her knowledge and professional experience....

KUWAIT: Acting Director of Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Dr Mubarak Al-Azmi meets Bangladesh's Ambassador to Kuwait Major General Md Ashikuzzaman.

Manpower authority officials meet Bangladesh Ambassador

KUWAIT: Acting Director of Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Dr Mubarak Al-Azmi received Bangladesh's Ambassador to Kuwait Major General Md Ashikuzzaman and his delegation on Monday. Azmi welcomed the guests, lauded the historic relations between the two countries and expressed keenness on strengthening them.The ambassador said Kuwait has a cooperative and moderate policy and is a country of law and order. He said the two sides are keen on...

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One dead in Farwaniya house fire

KUWAIT: One person died in a fire reported in a Farwaniya house recently, Kuwait Fire Force said. Firemen headed to an Arab-style old house in the area in response to an emergency call, and found that some residents were trapped behind flames at a second-floor apartment. They managed to rescue the trapped persons, but one of them succumbed to his fatal injuries on site, KFF said. An investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the fire, it...

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TikTok growing as news, information source in Kuwait

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) announced that TikTok was the most used streaming app in Kuwait in the second quarter of 2022, followed by YouTube and Netflix respectively. Kuwait Times spoke to several people who said that TikTok is growing as a source of news and information in Kuwait, adding that it has broken the stereotype of being a typical social media platform that was...

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US Dollar stands at KD 0.307, Euro at KD 0.313

KUWAIT: The exchange rate of the US dollar on Monday remained stable against the Kuwaiti Dinar at KD 0.307 and the Euro at KD 0.313 compared with Sunday's rates. The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said on its daily bulletin that the sterling pound remained stable at KD 0.368, the Swiss franc fell by 0.11 percent to KD 0.318 and the Japanese yen stood at KD 0.0022. Exchange rates declared by the CBK reflect average prices and not rates of actual...

KUWAIT: Palm trees at the Salmiya Park. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines: Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr (front C) gestures as he arrives for his first State of the Nation address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, suburban Manila on July 25, 2022. – AFP

Marcos Jr unveils economic blueprint

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vowed Monday to slash poverty, rein in soaring food prices and boost renewable energy, as he unveiled an ambitious blueprint for his six-year term. In his first State of the Nation address, Marcos Jr offered a laundry list of targets, ranging from getting children back into classrooms, easing the debt burden of farmers, and expanding internet access. Unlike his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte, who...

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied speaks after voting with his wife Ichraf Chebil in a referendum on a draft constitution he put forward, at a polling station in the capital Tunis, on July 25, 2022. - AFP

Tunisians vote on constitution set to bolster one-man rule

TUNIS: Tunisians were voting Monday on a new constitution promoted by President Kais Saied, which has been criticised for giving his office nearly unchecked powers and threatening to install an autocracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum comes a year to the day after Saied sacked the government and froze parliament in a power grab that his rivals condemned as a coup.His moves were however welcomed by many Tunisians fed up with...

YANGON: File photo taken on January 13, 2012 shows Kyaw Min Yu (C), known as Jimmy, and his wife Ni Lar Thein (L) holding her child, both members of the 88 Generation student group, celebrating upon their arrival at Yangon international airport following their release from detention. - AFP

Myanmar junta executes four prisoners including two pro-democracy figures

YANGON: Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, in the country's first use of capital punishment in decades. The executions sparked widespread condemnation, heightened fears that more death sentences will be carried out and prompted calls for the international community to take sterner measures against the already isolated junta.The...

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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

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