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US government holds program for legal education
KUWAIT: The United States Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) held a successful three-day continuing legal education program in cooperation with the Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies. Over 100 Kuwaiti professionals from the Kuwait Judiciary and Public Prosecutor’s Office attended the program.  The program, “Emerging Issues and the Judiciary,” showcased United...
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Sabah Hospital holds obesity surgery workshop
By Abdellatif Sharaa KUWAIT: The surgery department at Sabah Hospital organized a surgery workshop in the presence of an expert from Cleveland hospital to carry out surgeries with recommendation from American and European Associations.Chairman of the Workshop Organizing Committee Dr Mubarak Al-Kandary said the workshop deals with obesity procedures and advanced laparoscopy, adding that it will be carried out in the presence of a visitor from...
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Educators lament decline in the education level in Kuwait
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Education in Kuwait has been subjected to many criticisms in recent years, while the COVID-19 pandemic revealed lots of flaws in the educational system, whether in private or public Arabic schools, which led to students graduating with a very weak level that has shocked the society. Abdullah Al-SharifKuwait Times spoke to educational activist and teacher Abdullah Al-Sharif and discussed with him his point of view on the...
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Social media trend identifying single people stirs debate
By Faten Omar KUWAIT: A new trend has gone viral recently, calling singles to put a pear emoji in their social media bio to indicate they have a state of emotional emptiness. The trend has spread across various social networking sites, as hundreds of users have adopted it. Local buzz on Twitter and Instagram was about how such a trend will help singles in their love life, saying this trend, which is also spreading in the Middle East, will...
KUWAIT: Photo shows an aerial view of the landmark Kuwait Towers and the cape of Kuwait City overlookingnthe Gulf waters.
Summers to get increasingly hotter: Astronomer
By Majd Othman  KUWAIT: In the last few years, the world has witnessed a huge increase in temperatures, especially during summer. Kuwait is considered one of the hottest countries in the world, as temperatures exceed 54 degrees under the shade and more than 75 degrees under the direct sun.Kuwait Times spoke to President of Kuwait Astronomical Society Adel Al-Saadoun and discussed with him his point of view for the main reason behind the rise in...
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Property, residency curbs complicate matters for expatriates in Kuwait
By Ghadeer Ghloum KUWAIT: Due to its oil industry and flourishing economy, Kuwait has been a popular destination for expatriates seeking better financial opportunities. However, life as an expat in Kuwait can come with its challenges and struggles. From expats who were born in Kuwait and have grown old here to expats who recently came to Kuwait, all of them face obstacles that can be resolved to ease their lives in Kuwait. From being a major part...
KUWAIT: Interior Undersecretary Lieutenant General Anwar Al-Barjas examines preparations at the headquarters of the election affairs department. – KUNA
Preparations in full swing as election approaches
KUWAIT: The Interior Undersecretary Lieutenant General Anwar Al-Barjas, on Sunday affirmed the security personnel’s readiness to organize and secure the National Assembly elections due on June 6. The Ministry of Interior’s Directorate General for Public Relations and Information said in a press release that Lt Gen Al-Barjas affirmed, during a visit to the headquarters of the election affairs department, necessity of tackling flaws that...
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NIC records net profit of KD 1.1m at 1.3 fils per share in Q1 of 2023
KUWAIT: National Investments Company (NIC) revealed its financial results for the first quarter of this year, including a detailed analytical presentation on its performance and financial position for 2023.In a statement to the press, NIC Chairman Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi said the company’s financial results for the first quarter of this year were supported by maintaining operations via executing a range of mergers, acquisitions, sales,...
KUWAIT: An official shuts the doors of the interior ministry's electoral affairs department as candidate registrations closed on May 14, 2023. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
252 candidates file nominations to contest polls
By B Izzak KUWAIT: At the close of candidate registration on Sunday, 252 candidates including 15 women filed nomination papers to run in the June 6 parliamentary polls, called after the 2020 National Assembly was dissolved and after the constitutional court annulled the Sept 2022 elections. Forty-seven of the 50 members of the scrapped 2022 Assembly are bidding for re-election, hoping that Kuwaiti voters have not forgotten them in the past eight...
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Al-Othman named ‘Retail Banker of the Year in MENA’ for second year in a row
KUWAIT: Mohammed Al-Othman, GM-Consumer Banking Group at National Bank of Kuwait, was named “MENA Retail Banker of the Year”, for the second year in a row, by MEED international magazine, within its MENA Banking Excellence Awards 2023. The award honors Al-Othman’s keen endeavors and remarkable achievements in providing the best-in-class banking services as well as excellence in digital banking innovations.For more than five years, Al-Othman...
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‘Zain Omantel International’ to revolutionize telecom landscape
KUWAIT: Zain, a leading telecommunications operator providing digital and ICT services in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, and Omantel, Oman’s leading integrated telecommunications services provider and the preeminent regional wholesale provider, announce the launch of ‘Zain Omantel International’ (ZOI), an unprecedented joint venture that will establish itself as the Middle East’s premier international wholesale services...
KYAUKTAW: Local residents ride their motorbike amid a damaged street after Cyclone Mocha's crashed ashore, in Kyauktaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore in Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh, uprooting trees, scattering flimsy homes in Rohingya displacement camps and bringing a storm surge into low-lying areas. – AFP
Category 5 Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar, Bangladesh
KYAUKTAW: Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swathes of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off.Mocha made landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Myanmar’s Sittwe packing winds of up to 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour, in the biggest storm to hit the Bay of Bengal in over a decade. By late Sunday the storm had...
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
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