author

desk search
close
Latest News
arrow2 Kuwait Times
CALIFORNIA: This file photo shows salad bar selections at a Ralph’s Supermarket in Irvine, California. —AFP
'Orthorexia': When healthy eating ends up making you sick
Orthorexia creeps into wider usage CALIFORNIA: This file photo shows salad bar selections at a Ralph’s Supermarket in Irvine, California. —AFPPARIS: People, it seems, have never been so afraid of their food-and, say some experts, an obsession with healthy eating may paradoxically be endangering lives. Twenty-nine-year-old Frenchwoman Sabrina Debusquat recounts how, over 18 months, she became a vegetarian, then a vegan-eschewing eggs, dairy...
No Image
Angola's 'kizomba' dance mesmerizes the world
In Mabor, a dusty and neglected corner of Luanda, the sound of a catchy beat rising means only one thing to the area's youngsters: time to dance the kizomba. The Angolan dance is gaining worldwide popularity and has a committed contingent of students in Mabor who are drawn to class by its romantic rhythms. "Stop! Boys stay still, only the girls move now. Like that, that's good!" said instructor Vitor Especao, wearing a bright purple shirt as he...
British author Kazuo Ishiguro (L) holds a press conference in London on October 5, 2017 after being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. — AFP photos
Kazuo Ishiguro: Social worker turned Nobel Prize Winner
British author Kazuo Ishiguro (L) holds a press conference in London on October 5, 2017 after being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. — AFP photosKazuo Ishiguro, the 62-year-old British novelist of Japanese origin who won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, once wanted to be a rock star, then became a social worker and only later in life turned to writing. Born in Japan and raised in England speaking Japanese at home, his writing...
In this Sept 5 photo, Syrian migrants Medhat Aldaabal, Moufak Aldoabl and Amr Karkout, practice ahead of a performance of “Come As You Are” in Berlin. — AP photos
Syrian dancers perform show about migration in Berlin
In this Sept 5 photo, Syrian migrants Medhat Aldaabal, Moufak Aldoabl and Amr Karkout, practice ahead of a performance of “Come As You Are” in Berlin. — AP photosA group of Syrian dancers is going on tour across Germany with a show that tells of the plight that made them flee their homeland and of the hopes they have for the future. In "Come as You Are" - directed by Berlin-based choreographer Nir de Volff - the three refugees recount how...
No Image
Gun problem , what gun problem
PORTLAND, Maine: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem delivers a written message from HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah to former US President George H W Bush at his residence. — KUNA
Ghanem delivers message from Amir to Bush senior
PORTLAND, Maine: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem delivers a written message from HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah to former US President George H W Bush at his residence. — KUNAKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem has delivered a written message from HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to US ex-President George H W Bush at his residence in Portland, Maine. Ghanem handed over...
ANKARA: The Turkish-Kuwaiti Joint Committee for Cooperation during the fourth session meetings. — KUNA
Kuwait, Turkey discuss military cooperation
ANKARA: The Turkish-Kuwaiti Joint Committee for Cooperation during the fourth session meetings. — KUNAANKARA: The Turkish-Kuwaiti Joint Committee for Cooperation kicked off yesterday its fourth session meetings at Turkish General Staff headquarters in Ankara to boost means of military cooperation between the two nations. The Kuwaiti General Staff’s delegation was headed by Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Planning Brig Gen...
.
Moderate weather during weekend
KUWAIT: Moderate weather will continue during the weekend with possibility of dust and a slight decrease in temperature, the Kuwait Meteorological Department said yesterday. Kuwait is affected by high altitude impact accompanied by moderate to active northwestern winds and possibility of dust in open areas with a slight and noticeable decrease in temperature, the department’s Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi said.Meanwhile, he said yesterday’s weather was...
KUWAIT: File photos show an area of the Kuwait desert where tents have been set up for people to enjoy the cooler winter months. Kuwait’s camping season runs from November until end of March. — Photo by Yasser Al Zayyat
Heavy fines for camping violators: Municipality
KUWAIT: Heavy fines of up to KD 5,000 will be the punishment for those violating camping regulations, said Director General of Kuwait’s Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfohi yesterday. In a statement to the press, Manfohi said that setting campsites without licensed permission, polluting and other violations are acts liable for punishment. The municipality will be cooperating with the Environment Public Authority (EPA) to register violations against...
No Image
Firefighters battle Zahra house fire
KUWAIT: A fire recently broke out in a house in Zahra, said security sources, noting that Farwaniya firemen rushed to the scene and found that the fire had started in a third floor room. The house was evacuated and the fire was controlled before it spread to other parts of the house. No casualties were reported.Addict rehabThe interior ministry's assistant undersecretary for correctional facilities affairs Maj Gen Yousef Al-Muhanna recently...
No Image
122 expats arrested; Bedoon 'cop' busted
KUWAIT: Farwaniya detectives arrested 122 expats during a wide-scale inspection campaign in Khaitan. Security sources said 120 of them were not carrying any identification, while two had five packages of meth.Bedoon 'cop' bustedA stateless person was arrested for impersonating a police detective in Jahra, said security sources. Case papers indicate that an Egyptian reported that the suspect was tailing his car and used detectives' flashing blue...
No Image
Trio arrested with stolen sheep
KUWAIT: Three Asians were arrested in Wafra with stolen sheep, said security sources, noting that one of the suspects was found in violation of residency laws. A case was filed and the suspects were referred to relevant authorities.Mugging foiledTwo citizens rescued an Egyptian as three Kuwaiti teenagers were in the process of assaulting and robbing him in Fintas. Security sources said the three assailants were arrested and referred to the...
arrow
most read
1
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
2
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
3
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
4
JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
5
No Image
Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka