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KUWAIT: The speakers are seen at the end of the symposium. - Photos by Ben Garcian

Society still male dominant despite women's achievements: official

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The British Council in collaboration with the Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST) organized on Wednesday a conference entitled 'Women in Research and Higher Education'. The event was organized coinciding with the celebration of International Women's Day and was held at the KCST auditorium. It was attended by Sunny Ahmed, the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Kuwait and Michael Gordon, British Council...

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Martyr's Bureau commemorates Kuwaiti women's sacrifices

KUWAIT: Kuwait Martyr's Office, marking the International Women's Day, shed light on the sacrifices made by 92 female martyrs to defend the dignity and independence of the homeland against the Iraqi invasion. Speaking to the press from a function, organized by the office at Kuwait pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday, Director General of the Office Salah Al-Awfan paid homage to the female martyrs for their contributions to the resistance...

KUWAIT: Zain's team awarding Fahad Al-Kabaisi. nn

Zain official sponsor of February Kuwait Festival "The Return"

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its official sponsorship of the February Kuwait Festival 2022 titled "The Return". The event, organized by Rotana throughout March, made a return after a year-long halt due to the pandemic, and is held at the Arena Kuwait, 360 Mall in celebration of Kuwait's National and Liberation days.Zain's continuous support to this national festival since its inception comes as part of...

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String of thefts around Kuwait raises alarm

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: A family flat in Salmiya was burgled a few days ago, with valuables including jewelry and cash stolen. The incident was posted on Facebook and garnered the attention of netizens. Kuwait Times found the flat where the robbery took place in block 12 in Salmiya and spoke to Bint Asadullah, the victim of the robbery."It took place on Friday evening between 8:00 pm and 10:40 pm - that was the time I went out with my husband to buy...

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Kuwait dispatches planeload of relief supplies for Ukrainians

KUWAIT: A plane loaded with 33.5 tons of medical and food supplies destined for the Ukrainians flew from the Kuwaiti Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base on Thursday. Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced that the plane was flying toward Warsaw Airport in Poland, where some procedures would be taken to secure delivery of the supplies to the Ukrainian refugees.KRCS Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer said in a statement to the press that in line with...

ANTALYA: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah speaks during the forum. - KUNAn

Kuwait foreign minister partakes in Antalya diplomacy forum

ANTALYA: Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah yesterday took part in the inaugural session of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held in the Mediterranean Turkish city of Antalya. The foreign minister took part in the session that was also attended by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr Riad Al-Malki and...

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem meets Bahraini Council of Representatives Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal. - KUNA photosn

Kuwait parliament speaker hosts visiting Bahraini chief legislator

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem today received the visiting Bahraini Council of Representatives Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal and her accompanying delegation. The two sides examined the brotherly relations, means of enhancing cooperation between the two countries, in addition to addressing a host of issues of common concern. They also touched on topics to be addressed at the forthcoming Inter-Parliamentary Union...

KUWAIT: The fifth liquified gas line at Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery. - KUNAn

KNPC inaugurates fifth liquified gas line at Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced yesterday launching fifth liquified gas line at Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery, the company's second largest project after the clean fuel project. The company's CEO Waleed Al-Bader stated that the pipeline reinforces the company's production of liquified gas, adding to it around 805 million square feet of gas and 106,000 barrels of condensates, marking a 30 percent increase in production. KNPC...

KUWAIT: (From left) Nawaf Al-Nabhan, Abdullah Al-Khattaf, Mane Al-Ajmi, and Huda Al-Dlaimi.n

Ooredoo sponsors Kuwait's Liberation Tower Expo

KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, sponsored Kuwait's Liberation Tower expo in association with the Ministry of Communication (MOC) during the month of February and in celebration of the country's national days.The exhibition was an opportunity to take the visitors into a tour into the past and present of the State of Kuwait, in which it displayed different vintage telecommunications equipment...

SEOUL: South Korea's new president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol (C) of the main opposition People Power Party gestures to his supporters as he is congratulated outside the party headquarters in Seoul yesterday. - AFPnn

Yoon wins S Korean presidential race

SEOUL: Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol won South Korea's presidential election yesterday, with the political novice and avowed anti-feminist immediately promising a more hawkish policy on the nuclear-armed North. After a bitter, hard-fought election campaign Yoon, formerly a top prosecutor who has never held elected office, was declared winner as rival Lee Jae-myung from the incumbent Democratic party conceded defeat. His victory of his People Power...

MEDYKA, Poland: People wait to board buses after crossing the Ukrainian border into Poland, at Medyka borders crossing yesterday. The UN says at least 2.2 million people have fled Ukraine, with more than half now in Poland. It has called the exodus Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.-AFPnn

Ukraine war offers intel bonanza for Russia watchers

PARIS: Russia's massive assault on Ukraine is providing Western intelligence agencies and analysts with a rare live opportunity to verify their assessments of the Russian army's strengths and weaknesses in the field. The scale of the deployment means Moscow's military equipment, methods, doctrine and especially its weak points are on full show-including via vast quantities of open-source data, images and video. "What people are realising is that...

KUWAIT: Birds fly over a beach in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

Alain Delon: Women he loved and left

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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait

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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

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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA

Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey

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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.

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