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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Kuwait leadership exchanges greetings as Ramadan begins

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a cable from His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, congratulating him on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. In the cable, His Highness the Crown Prince prayed to Allah the Almighty to bestow good health and wellness on His Highness the Amir, and goodness and blessings on the dear nation and both Muslim and Arab worlds.His...

BEIRUT: Photo shows a view of a mesh of raised electricity lines along a street in a suburb of Lebanon's capital Beirut. - AFP

Cash-strapped Lebanon struggles to turn lights on

BEIRUT: Lebanon's electricity company is charging $16 million to supply power on the day of the May 15 parliamentary polls, a sum that exceeds the overall election budget by nearly 30 percent, the interior minister said. Holding credible elections is one of the main steps Lebanon's major donors are insisting on to deliver more assistance to the country, which is mired in a deep financial crisis fuelled by endemic corruption.The state-owned...

MASHHAD: Supporters watch the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers football match between Iran and Lebanon, at the Imam Reza Stadium in the city of Mashhad.- AFP

FIFA urged to kick Iran out of World Cup

PARIS: FIFA on Friday faced calls to sanction Iran and even throw its team out of the 2022 World Cup finals over the Islamic republic's renewed failure to allow women to attend an international football match. Iranian news agencies this week confirmed that 2,000 women who had bought tickets for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Lebanon in the northeastern city of Mashhad could not enter the stadium.Activists based outside Iran accused the...

SANAA: Yemenis fill their jerrycans with drinking water from a donated tank amid acute shortage in the capital Sanaa. The World Bank estimates just half of Yemen's medical facilities are fully functional, and that 80 percent of the population have problems accessing food, drinking water and health services. - AFP

War-torn Yemen holds breath for a breakthrough

SANAA: Yemen's warring parties are set to lay down their weapons for the first nationwide truce since 2016 on Saturday with all eyes on whether the UN-brokered ceasefire will hold. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-led coalition have both agreed to observe the two-month truce, which is to take effect at 1600 GMT on the first day of Ramadan. Yemen's intractable war has killed hundreds of thousands directly or indirectly and displaced...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Kuwait's Amir receives Ramadan greetings from top state officials

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received messages of congratulations from His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem, His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Head of the National Guard, and His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled...

KUWAIT: A customer shops at a market during the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in downtown Kuwait City yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Long queues at grocery stores as Ramadan begins

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The first day of Ramadan started with long queues at grocery stores, a dearth of trolleys and empty shelves as consumers stocked up on Ramadan products. Kuwait Times investigated and compared prices of some basic commodities at co-ops and supermarkets, and discovered that prices varied from one store to another. The products include eggs, milk, frozen and fresh chicken, fresh meat, flour, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, lemons...

KUWAIT: People gather to see the damage caused by a fire that broke out in Souq Mubarakiya. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Foul play ruled out in Mubarakiya Market blaze

KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force ruled out foul play in yesterday's Mubarakiya Market blaze. The fire started from welding works in a perfumes shop at the market which quickly spread to nearby stores, KFF explained.KFF announced late Thursday that its teams had put out the huge blaze which erupted at the landmark Al-Mubarakiya marketplace in Kuwait City. In a press statement, the KFF said that eight squads have participated in fighting the massive fire...

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Body of missing person found off Kout Mall beach

KUWAIT: Fire and Sea rescue teams yesterday recovered the body of a person who went missing off the beach of Kout Mall. Shuaiba and Salmiya fire stations' teams were dispatched to search for the missing person. The body was found under water and will be sent to the forensics department, Kuwait Fore Force said.

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Doctor warns of bad eating habits in Ramadan

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Internist consultant, gastrointestinal and liver specialist Dr Wafaa Al-Hashash said some people in Ramadan, particularly those with digestive system and colon problems, have some bad habits which lead to many health problems, causing discomfort. She said digestive system complaints increase in Ramadan, "bearing in mind that the same advice we give each year goes unheeded and patients come back only to ask the same...

DUBAI: Members of the Kuwaiti delegation at Kuwait's Pavilion. - KUNA

Kuwait's Pavilion concludes participation at Dubai Expo 2020

DUBAI: Kuwait's Pavilion concluded Thursday its participation in Dubai Expo 2020 after a six-month-long full of various events and activities that gave visitors a glimpse of Kuwaiti rich history and promising future. The Kuwaiti pavilion shed light on how the country is committed to sustainable development to deliver a secure and prosperous future for its economy, environment, cities, and people.During the past six months, Kuwait's pavilion...

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"30 Days of Blessings": Zain launches annual Ramadan campaign

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the launch of its annual campaign for the Holy Month of Ramadan under the theme "30 Days of Blessings". The company kick-started its social campaign to share the blessings of the Ramadan with the entire community, partnering with various institutions in the nation to reflect the spirit of giving during the Holy Month.During the past two years, the pandemic limited Zain's...

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Al-Mailem Tires raises funds for cancer patients

KUWAIT: To celebrate 50 years of partnership in Kuwait, premium German tire manufacturer Continental Tires and their distributor in Kuwait Al-Mailem Tires launched a campaign in 2021 in collaboration with Al-Sidra Association, the leading support center for cancer patients. As part of this campaign, for every Continental tire sold, small part of revenue was earmarked towards supporting Al-Sidra's humanitarian services.In a ceremony held recently...

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Alain Delon: Women he loved and left

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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait

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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait swelters amid power cuts

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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP

Hezbollah reveals its military muscle