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WASHINGTON: Sheikha Hussah Al-Sabah is honored for her leadership promoting Islamic art and heritage to global audiences. — KUNA
Sheikha Hussah honored for promoting Islamic art
DAI chief praises hard work of her team  WASHINGTON: Sheikha Hussah Al-Sabah is honored for her leadership promoting Islamic art and heritage to global audiences. — KUNAWASHINGTON: Director General of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (DAI) Sheikha Hussah Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was honored with the Middle East Institute's (MEI) Issam M Fares Award for Excellence for promoting Islamic art and heritage and advancing education and cultural dialogue....
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The Gold Standard
Muna Al Fuzai In April, the minister of commerce and industry said during the opening of a gold and jewelry exhibition that the amount of gold entering Kuwait is much greater than the capacity of the inspection department. He pointed out the existence of some shortcomings, adding the ministry is working on avoiding them and upgrading its level of inspection and supervision. Since the goods that are handled are precious, its standard of...
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Fasten your seat belts!
While any caring mother or father would cheer this law that would save people's lives and their savings, the law administrators ought to review their ideas about the right punishments and their severity. The exaggerated method of fighting two of the main causes for fatalities and permanent life on wheelchairs, should not be administered by taking away a driver's vehicle and locking it up for two or three months with a KD 2 fine per day. That...
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Kuwait marks opening of International Book Fair
'Thousands of English books available'The National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature opened it 42nd Annual International Book Fair yesterday at the international fairgrounds in Mishref. The fair runs this year from November 15 to 25.When you arrive at the exhibition grounds in the Mishrif area, do not bore yourself by looking for a nearby place to park your car, shorten the time and park it as far as you can. At peak hours, dozens of...
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Traditional hunting weapons of Kuwait
KUWAIT: "Kharraza", "Om Sajma" (bump shot light hunting guns, air guns) and Om Batun or Om Batnin (hunting shotguns) were famous traditional weapons sold in Kuwait and used for hunting and sometimes even guarding. Souq Al-Selah (weapon's market) used to be the perfect place for buying or selling such weapons, ammunition, or even finding spare parts.Heritage Researcher Dr Adel Mohammad Abdulmeghni told KUNA yesterday that one of the popular...
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Talk to the hand
Local comedians and commentators use social media to air views Social media is mostly known for 'fake news' and fashionistas but many in Kuwait and the region also utilize the platforms as a way to express criticism or commentary about societal issues or controversies.Kuwait Times spoke with a few Kuwaiti social media commentators to dig deep into their thoughts on current social media trends, issues and ideas. Q8 Hand is a popular Instagrammer...
RIAD: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (left) meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday. — AFP
Hariri 'free to leave' Saudi Arabia
Saudi denies detaining Hariri amid shock resignation  RIAD: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (left) meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday. — AFPRIYADH: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is free to leave Saudi Arabia "when he pleases", the kingdom said yesterday, rejecting accusations from Beirut that he was being held in Riyadh following his shock resignation. Hariri has been in the...
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Israel ‘ready’ to cooperate with Saudi to face Iran
JERUSALEM: Israel's military chief of staff said in an interview yesterday that his country was prepared to cooperate with Saudi Arabia to face Iran's plans "to control the Middle East." His comments were the latest sign that behind-the-scenes links between Israel and Gulf countries may be occurring due to Iran, their shared enemy, even though they do not have formal diplomatic ties. "We are ready to exchange experience with the moderate Arab...
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IS has lost 95% of its caliphate
AMMAN: The Islamic State group has lost 95 percent of the cross-border "caliphate" it declared three years ago in Iraq and Syria, the US-led coalition fighting it has said. "Since our coalition was formed in 2014, ISIS has lost 95 percent of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria," Washington's envoy to the coalition, Brett McGurk, said late Wednesday after a meeting in Jordan, using an alternative acronym for IS.The jihadist group...
SANAA: Yemenis check the damage at a navigation station at Sanaa International Airport that was destroyed in Saudi-led air strikes in the Yemeni capital. Authorities in Yemenís rebel-controlled capital said a Saudi-led air strike destroyed a navigation station at Sanaa airport, which is critical to receiving already limited aid shipments. — AFP
Egypt tries to avoid a fight; allies escalate against Iran
Heightened rhetoric raises fears SANAA: Yemenis check the damage at a navigation station at Sanaa International Airport that was destroyed in Saudi-led air strikes in the Yemeni capital. Authorities in Yemenís rebel-controlled capital said a Saudi-led air strike destroyed a navigation station at Sanaa airport, which is critical to receiving already limited aid shipments. — AFPCAIRO: Egypt faces high expectations from Saudi Arabia and its other...
HARARE: A photo shows a view of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, a day after the military took power and announced plans to arrest ‘criminals’ close to the president. —AFP
Mugabe under house arrest resists army pressure to quit
Coup signals end to Mugabe rule after 37 years HARARE: A photo shows a view of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, a day after the military took power and announced plans to arrest ‘criminals’ close to the president. —AFPHARARE: President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe's only legitimate ruler and is refusing to quit after a military coup, but pressure is mounting on the 93-year-old former guerrilla to accept offers of a graceful...
nBANGKOK: Fireman Phinyo Pukphinyo holds a sunbeam snake at a home in Bangkok, Thailand. - AP n
Bangkok firefighters on front line of the city's snake scourge
Common problem facing Thai capital: snakes BANGKOK: Fireman Phinyo Pukphinyo holds a sunbeam snake at a home in Bangkok, Thailand. - APBANGKOK: When the latest distress call came into Phinyo Pukphinyo's fire station in Bangkok, it was not about a burning home or office building. Instead, the caller needed urgent help with a far more common problem facing Thailand's capital: snakes. A 2-meter (10-foot) -long python was dangling from the caller's...
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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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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait swelters amid power cuts
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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns
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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA
India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar
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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait