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KUWAIT: Citizens are seen at a polling station during the Municipal Council elections on Saturday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait's 13th Municipal Council elections go smoothly: Minister
KUWAIT: The Minister of Justice and Minister for Integrity Promotion Affairs Advisor Jamal Al-Jallawi stressed that the 13th Municipal Council elections went smoothly on Saturday. Jallawi said in remarks to Kuwait TV and KUNA on the sidelines of an inspecting tour of the polling centers, that he expects further turnout during the upcoming hours. A Kuwaiti woman registers to cast her vote.There is a coordinating committee among the participating...
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Medical staff pay special attention to voters
KUWAIT: Polling stations of the 13th legislative term of Municipal Council elections witnessed a wide spread of medical equipment and staff to serve voters. Ambulances were distributed among nine high-density centers, in addition to the keenness of the Health Ministry to provide 34 medical clinics in all polling stations, including nursing staff and paramedics.Similar efforts were made by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRSC), in providing...
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Security personnel deployed at ballot stations
KUWAIT: A large number of security personnel were deployed in and around ballot centers in Kuwait's 2022 Municipal Council elections Saturday. The forces, in addition to their tasks, aided the elderly and citizens of special needs to cast their votes at the centers, manifesting solidarity between the civilians the personnel. - KUNA
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TikTok, Kuwait's most used app, a sensation among youngsters
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: With more than a billion users, the social media app TikTok has skyrocketed to prominence. Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) announced last week that TikTok was the most used app in Kuwait in the first quarter of 2022. Despite its popularity among young people, many have complained about its potential mental, health and social impacts. Kuwait Times spoke with parents, academics and...
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Pharmacist warns against consuming expired medicines
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Expired medicines cannot be sold in pharmacies due to strict rules and inspections by the ministry of health. But many people store unused medicines at home, which then expires. This rarely happens with antibiotics, as the prescribed dose is consumed completely in a few days. Unconsumed medicines are usually painkillers, eyedrops, cough syrups, etc.Many people believe it won't hurt to use expired medicine - at most it...
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One dead in accident near Mubarak Al-Kabeer
KUWAIT: A motorist died in an accident that happened at the crossroad between Qurain and Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Kuwait Fire Force said. Firemen responded to the scene and removed the man's body from the vehicle, it said in a statement, adding that an investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the accident.Separately, the Interior Ministry said yesterday that coastguards stopped a ship in Kuwait's territorial waters carrying around 240 tons of...
KUWAIT: This file photo shows people shopping inside a co-op society in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
Despite reassurances, some consumers hoard products
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the General Administration of Customs have banned certain food items including frozen chicken, vegetable oils, sheep and livestock in sedans leaving through the land border, amid a global rise in prices of basic goods. Some consumers have started to stock up some foodstuff like rice, meat and canned food, fearing a sudden rise in prices, while others are seeing it as an unnecessary...
KUWAIT: Group photo outside Zain's main headquarters in Shuwaikh.
Zain conducts evacuation drill at main headquarters
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, conducted an emergency evacuation drill at its main headquarters in Shuwaikh. The drill was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior's General Department for Civil Defense and witnessed the participation of all Zain employees operating in the company's three main buildings.The evacuation drill was held under the supervision of Civil Defense officials, who carefully reviewed...
KUWAIT: Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah is honored during the event.
EQUATE honors Sheikh Mubarak
KUWAIT: EQUATE Petrochemical Company held a dinner in honor of Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah in the presence of Chairman of the Board and several petrochemicals' officials, as well as Board Members of Dow Chemical and Petrochemical Industries Company, a subsidiary of Kuwait National Petroleum Company.The ceremony was in recognition of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Abdullah's efforts in EQUATE's board as the largest industrial company in Kuwait,...
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Gulf Bank's "Timeless Proverbs" campaign a resounding success
KUWAIT: Launched by Gulf Bank at the beginning of this year, Gulf Bank's Ramadan campaign, "Amthal Tadoom" (Timeless Proverbs) has continued to gather millions of views and wide interaction from the local community. Gulf Bank had launched the Ramadan campaign during the holy month as an extension of its slogan "Always With You." Gulf Bank's Deputy General Manager of Consumer Banking, Najla Aleisa, revealed that the Bank's Ramadan campaign,...
SEOUL: Activists protest against the visit of US President Joe Biden near the presidential office, where he will hold meetings with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul. – AFP
Biden, Yoon signal expanded military drills
SEOUL: US President Joe Biden and South Korea's new President Yoon Suk-yeol signalled Saturday an expanded military presence in response to the "threat" from North Korea, while also offering to help the isolated regime face a COVID-19 outbreak. After meeting in Seoul on Biden's first trip to Asia as president, the two leaders said in a statement that "considering the evolving threat posed by" North Korea, they "agree to initiate discussions to...
NEW YORK: File photo shows Fox News personalities, including Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, adorn the front of the News Corporation building, in New York City. – AFP
Tucker Carlson: Voice of white America's outrage and fears
WASHINGTON: In the world of Tucker Carlson's hit TV show, America is under assault-by Democrats, by health authorities, by immigrants, by Black Lives Matter protests-and white conservatives are in a fight for their very survival. Anti-white racism is on the rise. Modern liberals hate Christianity. Migrants are invading. These are just a few of the claims made by the host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight." In broadcast after broadcast, the 53-year-old...
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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.
New deportation center opens