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KUWAIT: IOM Director General William Lacy Swing and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah honoring Minister of Social Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
IOM honors Kuwait’s Social Affairs Minister
KUWAIT: IOM Director General William Lacy Swing and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah honoring Minister of Social Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) honored Kuwait's Minister of Social Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh in recognition of her role in promoting human and labor rights, on Sunday, at the UNDP...
KRCS’ President Dr Hilal Al-Sayer
KRCS kicks off fundraising campaign for Rohingyas
KRCS’ President Dr Hilal Al-SayerKUWAIT: A four-day fundraising campaign for Myanmar's "Rohingyas" who are suffering from difficult humanitarian conditions kicked off at the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) yesterday. KRCS' President Dr Hilal Al-Sayer told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the campaign stems from Kuwait's concern for needy people around the globe regardless of race or belief and without discrimination. He added that the...
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KRCS hands out 3,000 school backpacks to needy children
KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) distributed yesterday 3,000 schoolbags to impoverished children in Kuwait, just as the new school year gets underway. The backpacks are complete with an array of school utensils, Mariam Al-Adsani, a KRCS official in charge of local aid, told KUNA. She pointed out that education is an inalienable right of all children, which explains the purpose behind this initiative. Al-Adsani hailed KRCS’s altruistic...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Governmental procedures
Attorney Fajer Ahmed Recently Kuwait was voted one of the worst places for expats to live in by an international survey. Now I have no idea how accurate these surveys or international firms are, and what is their agenda but unfortunately it seems to be a repetitive topic. Although it is painful to see such statics, I think it is important for us to address the issues in order for Kuwait to improve as a country. Many of my readers think that...
Salman Al-Mutawa
A Kuwaiti student in the eye of Irma
Salman Al-Mutawa Some Kuwait Times readers may already know that I am currently studying my master's degree in Florida, and yes, I am still here during Hurricane Irma. I thought it would be best to break off the studying abroad routine and give a first-hand account of the hurricane. It is happening right outside my window as I am writing this editorial. Four days before the hurricane, the city of Miami received notice that Irma will be a...
Salah Al-Sayer
Antar, the bulling thug
I recently saw a video on YouTube which was filmed in Europe of a man dressed in a GCC outfit and fake beard throwing a bag on strangers who panicked and ran away assuming the bag had explosives in it. Though I believe that the actor's Arabic Islamic outfit had nothing to do with the element of surprise, and that people would naturally panic and run away when strangers throw something at them regardless of their attire, the idea of dressing up in...
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Bloggers beware
KUWAIT: Well-informed sources at the foreign ministry stressed that legal action will be taken against bloggers and media figures who have slandered HH the Amir and Kuwait's reputation.Sources explained that Kuwait will not allow any of its citizens to insult a friendly or brotherly country and, at the same time, will never tolerate slander or insults against HH the Amir or the State of Kuwait.The sources added that the foreign ministry has...
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Farwaniya inspection campaign
KUWAIT: Farwaniya Municipality emergency team launched a campaign on shops and cafes in occupational Ardhiya area. Head of the team Ahmad Al-Shareeka said the campaign resulted in inspecting 15 cafes and issue of 8 citations for unlicensed signs.By Hanan Al-Saadoun
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Big fight outside Amiri hospital
KUWAIT: A fight involving three citizens in Shaab developed into a larger one involving eight people outside the Amiri hospital, said security sources explaining that two people had initially assaulted a third one who was rushed to hospital for treatment. However, the assaulters and the injured called their friends at the hospital yard to settle the matter. Security sources said that the eight ended up injured and received medical treatment...
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Blast in Sinai kills 18 Egyptian policemen
ISMAILIA: At least 18 Egyptian policemen were killed and three injured yesterday in an attack claimed by Islamic State on a security convoy in the Sinai Peninsula, which is gripped by an insurgency. Security and medical sources said the attack took place near Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, and that two of those killed were officers. The injured included a brigadier general who lost a leg in the blast.Militants detonated an improvised...
People walk on the corniche of the Qatari capital Doha yesterday. – AFP
Blockade attempt to force Qatar into a 'trusteeship'
GENEVA: Qatar's Foreign Minister yesterday accused the "illegal" blockade against his country for trying to force it into a "state of trusteeship". Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani decried the "illegal siege which clearly violates international laws." Qatar has been hit by a land and air embargo imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies, who cut ties with Doha on June 5 accusing it of...
FLORIDA: People tend to a car that flipped over on Cape Coral Parkway during Hurricane Irma in Cape Coral, Florida. - AP
Irma wreaks havoc in Florida
Cuba reports 10 killed; Miami airport closed FLORIDA: People tend to a car that flipped over on Cape Coral Parkway during Hurricane Irma in Cape Coral, Florida. - APTAMPA: Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Irma flooded several northern Florida cities with heavy rain and high storm surge yesterday as it headed out of the state after cutting power to millions and ripping roofs off homes. Irma, once ranked as one of the most powerful...
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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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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
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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
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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
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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA
Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna