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Pretty in pink: Flamingo watching season takes flight in Kuwait
Flamingo watching season is in full swing, with hundreds of the breathtaking birds flocking to Kuwait’s coasts. While flamingos can be found year-round in Kuwait, they are more commonly seen during the milder weather from November to March. The birds often travel and live in groups called a flamboyance, a fitting name given their colorful, striking appearance. According to the Birds Kuwait Encyclopedia, huge flocks are often seen in Sulaibikhat...
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Sate your cool-weather cravings
The anticipation for cooler weather is growing as we reach the middle of November (it feels so close, but so far away!). And if you’re like me, you’re probably craving the comforting, warm dishes that are often associated with this time of the year. I’ve rounded up some of my favorite fall-winter recipes in this weekender edition. If enough of us make them, maybe we’ll get a cold winter? (That’s today’s dose of wishful...
Kuwaiti Saleh Al-Marjan band perform liwa and tanboura dance (Kuwaiti traditional dance) at Yarmouk Cultural Center in Kuwait City on October 30, 2024. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Heritage in motion: Ancient art blends Kuwaiti, African cultures
The sounds of music and singing filled Yarmouk Cultural Centre - rhythmic drums and a melancholic flute took the audience to a part of Kuwait’s cultural heritage that’s more than 100 years old. Performing in front of tens of people on Wednesday evening, Kuwaiti Saleh Al-Marjan band brought to life the traditional Kuwaiti arts of the liwa and tanboura. Liwa is a traditional dance of African origin performed across the Arabian Gulf, mainly...
DEIR AL-BALAH: Palestinian stare at a mosque-turned-shelter in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, heavily damaged in an Israeli strike during the night of October 6, 2024. — AFP photos
By the numbers: One year of Zionist entity’s genocide in Gaza
Over the past year, the Zionist bombing and invasion of Gaza have exacted a terrible price on Gaza and its people. For months, the Zionist entity has terrorized Gazans, destroying their homes and killing their loved ones. About 1.9 million people, 90 percent of Gaza’s population, are estimated to have been internally displaced, half of them children. Zionist restrictions on aid have left Gazans without access to food, fuel and medicine.The...
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Fun make-ahead lunchbox ideas
Schools are back in full swing, and so is the ever-challenging task of packing lunchboxes for kids to take to school. Between balancing nutrition and flavor and making the meals look visually appealing, packing your kids’ lunch can easily become overwhelming. Each day brings its own challenges: catering to your kids’ whims, especially if they’re picky eaters, accommodating dietary restrictions, and trying to keep the food interesting enough...
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Kuwait Times makes the news
For over 63 years, Kuwait Times has been the world’s window into Kuwait — through its happiest and darkest days. Being the oldest, all-inclusive English-language record of Kuwait’s history has positioned Kuwait Times, since its establishment, as a source of local updates and commentary for international news organizations. Kuwait Times staff and articles often served to inform international reports centered around Kuwait, from coverage of...
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Thrifting: Save money and the planet — one outfit at a time!
A strong sense of style and a shopping list are all Abdullah Aljanah needs when he goes shopping for second-hand clothing. Although he admits buying second-hand, or thrifting, is not widely acceptable in Kuwait, the 21-year-old Kuwaiti is among a growing number of young people who have found ways to shop preloved items for affordable prices.“We live in an age where fast fashion is consuming all of the world and a lot of clothes go to waste,”...
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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Several non-residential areas in Kuwait faced temporary power cuts Saturday after a shortage of fuel rendered power plants inoperable. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) feeding the plants was cut short after Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) gas liquefaction units went into complete shutdown due to an interruption of seawater supply, according to a KNPC statement published on KUNA. The water, which is provided by the Public Authority for...
KUWAIT: Volunteers clean a beach in Sulaibikhat in this file photo taken in 2016. — KUNA
Kuwait Municipality fails to protect beaches: Audit bureau
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality is not effectively protecting the country’s coastal environment, the State Audit Bureau has found in a recent report. The report cites the municipality’s inability to produce a credible working plan to monitor the cleanliness of beaches across the country and its failure to play its role in limiting littering.The bureau released its findings after examining Kuwait Municipality’s work over the years 2019, 2020,...
KUWAIT: A cup of mate is seen on top of a glass display of mate straws or bombillos at the Mate Republic store in Barayeh Salem. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Mate Republic: Building community one cup at a time
A dallah of Arabic coffee at a family gathering, an iced Americano at a work meeting, a Spanish latte or a flat white on a date with a friend – coffee is at the center of most social gatherings in Kuwait. So when Maria Lucia Sanchez walked into her Kuwaiti friend’s family gathering with a gourd of mate, everyone was puzzled, to say the least.“There’s an expression that says that Uruguayans are born with a thermos under their arm,” said...
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Row erupts over foreign scholarships
KUWAIT: Some high school graduates and their parents were outraged during the long weekend over the higher education ministry’s decision to change the way it announces the names of those accepted into its foreign scholarship program.Every year, thousands of Kuwaiti high school graduates anticipate the government’s announcement to see if they made the cut for the competitive program. The program gives students the opportunity to get an...
KHIAM: Black smoke billows following a Zionist air strike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese-Zionist border on June 21, 2024. — AFP
‘Control room’ set up to bring Kuwaitis home from Lebanon
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s foreign ministry is following up on the return of its citizens who are currently in Lebanon after urging them to return home ‘as soon as possible’, the ministry said in a statement Saturday.Kuwait Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya said in a press statement that the ministry is coordinating with Kuwait Airways to bring back any citizens who wish to return to Kuwait. The country’s national carrier said in a statement...
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SINGAPORE: A fan takes a selfie with India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju after his win against China's chess grandmaster Ding Liren in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship on Dec 12, 2024. - AFP
India lauds new chess king Gukesh
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PARACHINAR: This photograph taken on December 3, 2024, shows local residents walking across a market reopened after sectarian clashes in Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. – AFP
Wounds reopen as sectarian clashes flare in Pakistan
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RIYADH: A drone-created light show and fireworks illuminate the sky over Riyadh on December 11, 2024, celebrating Saudi Arabia’s confirmation as the host of the 2034 FIFA World Cup football tournament. – AFP
Saudis rejoice as World Cup bid approved
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Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen
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LONDON: Farmers drive tractors down Whitehall during a stop “the death of British Farming” demonstration, to protest against changes to inheritance tax rules for land ownership for farmers, in Whitehall, central London, on December 11, 2024. – AFP
British farmers stage tractor protest over new inheritance tax