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MP asks oil minister if Saturday's quake was due to fracking
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Khaled Al-Otaibi asked Oil Minister Mohammad Al-Fares on Sunday if Saturday's powerful earthquake that hit Kuwait was manmade because of oil production operations at Ahmadi oilfields. The lawmaker said in his question that the powerful earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale hit Kuwait early Saturday south of Ahmadi, and it was reported by scientists and experts that the cause of the earthquake was oil production...
KUWAIT: Officials inspect the Captagon pills that were found in containers at Shuwaikh Port.
Kuwait police seize 3 containers with 5m Captagon pills
KUWAIT: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Lt Gen Anwar Al-Barjas on Saturday led a crackdown on drug traffickers, as three containers were seized with nearly five million Captagon pills inside. The illicit drugs were smuggled from an Asian country into Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait, according to a statement from the ministry's General Directorate of Security Relations and Media. The street value of the seizure is estimated at KD 8 million...
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Kuwait's charity finances medical campaign for refugees in Jordan
AMMAN: Kuwait's Mercy International-part of The Social Reform Society (SRS), financed 35 catheterization operations and distributed 580 food basket to Syrian refugees in Jordan, said an official on Sunday. The head of the association's delegation Abdullah Al-Ajmi said to Kuwait News Agency that 35 operations were done in Amman out of 95, depending on emergency cases.He added that the group of operations which were carried out over two days is the...
National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, Ambassador Jasem Al-Budaiwi and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Rajhi By Nawab Khan are pictured in the photo. - KUNA
Kuwait envoy highly evaluates Speaker's 'Schengen mission'
BRUSSELS: Kuwait Ambassador to Belgium Jasem Al-Budaiwi on Sunday lauded the freshly concluded mission by Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem in Brussels, where he held a long chain of meetings with European parliamentarians for relieving Kuwait nationals of Schengen visa.The parliament Speaker's visit, which was successful by all standards, came within framework of high-level coordination between Kuwait and the...
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On the occasion of National Day of the Italian Republic
By Carlo Baldocci Ambassador of Italy to KuwaitKUWAIT: It is with great pleasure that I address to you a brief message today, on the occasion of celebrating - the first time after the two-years period of COVID-19 pandemic - the 76th Anniversary of the National Day of the Italian Republic, A young and modern Republic with an ancient civilization and thousands of years of history.Allow me to recall one of the great challenges that the world had to...
'Moalimun Mutatawioun' members pose for a group photo.
Moalimun Mutatawioun provides free lessons, revisions, workshops
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Most parents are complaining of paying great amounts for private lessons at home for their children to pass exams. The students complain that they don't receive enough information in school, so they need additional classes at home. In 2017, a Kuwaiti teacher Bader bin Ghaith, came up with an idea along with other teachers to form an initiative called 'Moalimun Mutatawioun' (Volunteering Teachers). The founders were...
UNDP delegations with KRCS officials
UNDP official praises Kuwait's distinguished humanitarian role
KUWAIT: Kuwait's response to rescue calls and aiding people in need all over the globe is highly appreciated and endorsed, the Resident Representative for United Nations Human Development Program (UNDP) in Afghanistan Abduallah Al-Dardari said earlier on Sunday. Kuwait is keen on being present in all international humanitarian venues and activities in support of refugees and people in need, he added in remarks to KUNA, following a meeting with...
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk across the road during a dust storm. Dust storms are a regular occurrence in Kuwait in June as the month is locally branded 'the month of bawareh.'- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
June branded 'the month of bawareh'
KUWAIT: Dust storms are a regular occurrence in Kuwait in June as the month is locally branded "the month of bawareh" and the dusty weather is also witnessed in July, said Dr Hassan Dashti, the weather monitor at the national meteorology center on Sunday. Hot weather distinguishes a long summer in the country, particularly sensed with onset of June, when the high atmospheric pressure recedes in favor of the Indian low pressure that extends to...
Left to right Ms. Shereen Alsaad, Program Analyst - Sustainable Development, UNDP, Eng. Zainab Haider, IT Administration & Planning Group Leader - ELEVATE Leader, EQUATE, Ms. Salma Al-Hajjaj, General Manager - Human Resources, Gulf Bank, Ms. Sevda Erensel, Corporate Communication Consultant, Limak, Mr. Emad Al-Ablani, General Manager - Head of Group Human Resources, NBK, Waleed Al Khashti - Chief Corporate Communications and Relations Officer at Zain Kuwait, Ms. Josephine Moss, UN Women.
Women's Economic Empowerment Platform established in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Equate Petrochemical, Gulf Bank, LimakInsaat Kuwait SPC, the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), and Zain Kuwait have announced the establishment of the Women's Economic Empowerment Platform Kuwait (KWEEP) to support the growth and advancement of women in the workplace. The platform aims to promote the adoption of real and sustainable policies on various topics related to women empowerment in the private sector, especially on topics of...
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stc celebrates World Environment Day
KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, celebrated the World Environment Day at The Avenues, which was organized in collaboration with National Geographic Ultimate Explorer. The initiative coincides with the global event that was established in 1972 by the United Nations (UN) at the Stockholm Conference on...
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KIB sponsors, participates at the students' career fair
KUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank (KIB) continues to broaden the scope of its community development and engagement program by including more initiatives within its agenda that aim to empower the Kuwaiti youth, and support fresh local talents who wish to become professionally involved within the banking sector. As part of this initiative, KIB announced its support for the recently launched students career fair, organized by the National Union of...
Picture taken on an unknown date and released by press-service of Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on June 4, 2022 shows self-propelled howitzers M109A3, provided in the framework of international technical assistance by Norway, shooting on the front line with Russian troops in an unknown place of Ukraine. - AFP
Putin warns over missile supplies
KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Sunday that Moscow will hit new targets if the West supplies Ukraine with long-range missiles, hours after several explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. If Kyiv is provided with such missiles "we will draw the appropriate conclusions and use our arms... to strike targets we haven't hit before," Putin was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying. He did not specify which targets he...
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