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We are all responsible for Kuwait's cleanliness
The Municipality, which is in charge of maintaining cleanliness and is authorized to issue fines, issued a reminder on various media warning people against violating the law. It cautioned smokers against discarding cigarette butts while driving or in any public place including the streets, parks, pavements and others. Violators will be fined according to law no. 9/1987, which sets the fine starting from KD 5 up to KD 200.But the head of the...
Christine Defraigne
Belgium supports Kuwait on Schengen visa waiver
Senate president lauds ties with Kuwait Christine DefraigneKUWAIT: The President of the Belgian Senate Christine Defraigne reiterated late on Thursday her country's support to Kuwait's request for a Schengen visa waiver. Kuwait's contributions in the field of humanitarian action would boost its chances in having its citizens be exempted from the Schengen visa requirement, Defraigne said in an exclusive interview with KUNA.The visa waiver request...
Salman Al-Mutawa
Unpleasant classes
Salman Al-Mutawa Recently, I attended my first accounting course for my Master's in Business Administration. Previously, I did not believe that there were boring subjects, just boring educators. I must admit now that I was wrong. In my opinion, eight weeks of intense accounting classes not only drained my energy, but also affected my happiness index (I rate myself a solid 9/10, 7/10 with accounting). It got me thinking that others may also...
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Animal rights in Kuwait
Regardless of the fact that government efforts have restricted some animal rights violations by creating shelters in the desert for lizards and birds, there is a growing problem of stray dogs and street cats that are harmed and poisoned and abused. Lack of awareness led real-life heroes to create, manage and fund organizations like PAWS, Al-Rifq, KARE and many others in Kuwait. Fortunately, such acts of kindness are increasing in popularity, and...
Noura Al-Mutairi with Adnan Saad after winning a painting competition organized by Kuwait Times.
Noura Al-Mutairi: Drawing as expression
Noura Al-Mutairi with Adnan Saad after winning a painting competition organized by Kuwait Times.The manifestation of creativity and imagination in humans is called art, and we tend to exercise it in various ways. Honing such creativity and talents can be achieved with the help of institutions or through constant practice. Then there are people who are born with artistic skills, like Noura Al-Mutairi, 17, who draws better when she is angry. Noura...
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US is Iran's 'number one enemy'
Iran's Supreme Leader blasts US president  TEHRAN: A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him (right) meeting with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Tehran. _ AFPANKARA: The United States is Iran's "number one enemy" and Tehran will never succumb to Washington's pressure over a multinational nuclear deal, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech...
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Under pressure, social media giants acknowledge meddling
Facebook, Twitter, Google used to create division  CALIFORNIA: A sign is posted in front of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. - AFPWASHINGTON: In three exhaustive hearings this week, executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google acknowledged that their platforms were used by Russia to try and create division over such disparate issues as immigration, gun control and politics. House investigators released a trove of Facebook and...
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Sex offenders to be named as such in US passports
WASHINGTON: America's registered child sex offenders will now have to use passports identifying them for their past crimes when traveling overseas. The State Department said Wednesday it would begin revoking passports of registered child sex offenders and will require them to apply for a new one that carries a "unique identifier" of their status. Those applying for a passport for the first time will not be issued one without the identifier, which...
LONDON: The Houses of Parliament are seen in central London yesterday. British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon quit the government on November 1, stepping down from ministerial office in a developing scandal over sexual harassment at Westminster. —AFP
Imbalance of power at heart of Westminster sex scandal
New Defense Minister named amid sex scandal  LONDON: The Houses of Parliament are seen in central London yesterday. British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon quit the government on November 1, stepping down from ministerial office in a developing scandal over sexual harassment at Westminster. —AFPLONDON: At the heart of the Westminster harassment scandal, which claimed its first ministerial casualty this week, is an imbalance of power between...
NEW YORK: Investigators work around the wreckage of a Home Depot pickup truck two days after it was used in a terror attack in New York. —AFP
Suppressed at home, some Uzbeks turning to militant Islam abroad
Hundreds have joined Islamic State NEW YORK: Investigators work around the wreckage of a Home Depot pickup truck two days after it was used in a terror attack in New York. —AFPMOSCOW: Pushed by a lack of jobs and strict control of behavior and dissent, millions of Uzbeks have emigrated in recent years. Hundreds of those joined Islamic State in the Middle East, while others turned to religious extremism in their host countries. Sayfullo Saipov,...
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CIA releases Bin Laden files with 'Iranian connection'
Iran denies any involvement with Al-Qaeda KHOST: In this 1998 file photo, Osama bin Laden is seen at a news conference in Khost, Afghanistan. - AFPDUBAI: The CIA's release of documents seized during the 2011 raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has again raised questions about Iran's support of the extremist network leading up to the Sept 11 terror attacks. US intelligence officials and prosecutors have long said Iran formed loose...
RAKHINE STATE: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (center) meets with Myo ethnic people in northern Maungdaw, Myanmar's Rakhine State yesterday. - AFP
Suu Kyi makes first visit to violence-hit northern Rakhine
RAKHINE STATE: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (center) meets with Myo ethnic people in northern Maungdaw, Myanmar's Rakhine State yesterday. - AFPSITTWE: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited conflict-battered northern Rakhine State for the first time yesterday, reportedly meeting Rohingya Muslims who have faced an army crackdown that has seen hundreds of thousands of the minority flee. Suu Kyi, a nobel laureate who leads Myanmar'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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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