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Actor Donald Sutherland and actress Helen Mirren attend the premiere of the movie ‘The Leisure Seeker’ (Ella and John) presented in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. — AFP

Love, wrinkles and all, conquers Venice

Actor Donald Sutherland and actress Helen Mirren attend the premiere of the movie ‘The Leisure Seeker’ (Ella and John) presented in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. — AFPLove conquers all, even when wrinkles become part of the equation. That's the message from Helen Mirren and from Venice, appropriately the world's oldest film festival. An art form that for decades was constructed around the dynamics of youthful...

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Rohingya Genocide

Kuwait needs to boost transport infrastructure: Experts KUWAIT: A file picture shows the heavy traffic on the airport road. Experts suggest that there must be new ways to tackle the problem such as building new roads or expanding the existing ones and improving the mass transport service to tackle the growing traffic problem in Kuwait.

Fuel price hike has no impact on traffic jam

Kuwait needs to boost transport infrastructure: Experts Kuwait needs to boost transport infrastructure: Experts KUWAIT: A file picture shows the heavy traffic on the airport road. Experts suggest that there must be new ways to tackle the problem such as building new roads or expanding the existing ones and improving the mass transport service to tackle the growing traffic problem in Kuwait.KUWAIT: The government decision one year ago to cut the...

Minister Mohammad Al-Jabri

Kuwait pilgrims perform Hajj without any hassle

Warning against unlicensed slaughter Minister Mohammad Al-JabriKUWAIT: Pilgrims from the State of Kuwait are performing Hajj rituals without any hassle due to the coordination between Kuwaiti and Saudi authorities, said Kuwaiti Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri yesterday.Al-Jabri, also Minister of State for Municipal Affairs, said he hoped this situation will continue for Kuwait's Hajj mission, stating that the Saudi...

Athoob Alshuaibi

What will the lambs eat on Eid?

When I adopted veganism, I kept it a secret for a long time for fear of verbal harassment and annoyingly endless questions. After the matter was revealed, I was accused of forbidding what God allowed us to eat. Vegans in Kuwait suffer a lot of sarcasm and disdain from some members of the society. We're often kidded about our dietary restrictions, especially around the holy holiday of Eid Al Adha, when Muslims are required to sacrifice an animal,...

H the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir heads to US on official visit

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation will leave for the US today on an official visit. During his stay in Washington, His Highness the Amir will have official talks with US President Donald Trump on Thursday (September 7). The announcement comes a day after Trump spoke with Saudi King Salman and urged an end to a months-long diplomatic dispute with Qatar. HH the Amir has led...

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Kuwaiti leadership, top officials exchange Eid Al-Adha greetings

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah both exchange greetings on the advent of Eid Al-Adha. In his cable to His Highness the Amir, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf congratulated His Highness Sheikh Sabah on the advent of the blessed occasion, wishing him and the Kuwaiti people everlasting joy and prosperity. His Highness the Crown Prince received a...

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Truck falls off Nuwaiseeb bridge, driver serious

KUWAIT: A truck recently fell off a bridge along Nuwaiseeb highway and the driver was seriously injured and rushed to hospital, said security sources. The sources noted that this was not the first time a truck fell off that same bridge.Job opportunitiesMP Faisal Al-Kandary said that small projects provide new job opportunities for the youth and encourage them to seek jobs outside the public sector. In this regard, Al-Kandary urged Minister of...

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Trio held with huge cache of fake dollar, dinar notes

KUWAIT: Two citizens and a Syrian were arrested recently with the possession of a huge cache of counterfeit currencies in US dollar and Kuwaiti dinar. The culprits were preparing to exchange the fake banknotes worth $1 million and KD 50,000 in the local market, said security sources. They noted that the suspects also possessed highly sophisticated minting machines for counterfeiting currencies. The suspects were caught red-handed while forging...

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Private education

Muna Al Fuzai Private schools admit many Kuwaiti and expat children every year, and while parents take the lead in choosing the best school for their kids, no one seems to think much about the key element in the educational process - the teacher. The foundation of a good education is a good teacher, and this has been an unresolved issue for years. Does anyone think about the foreign teachers here? A new school year is round the corner, and...

Mohd Abdul Rouf Mowla

Bangladeshi expat watches out for his community

Advocating for those who cannot protect themselves, Bangladeshi social worker draws media attention to his countrymen's problems Mohd Abdul Rouf MowlaReports about mistreated, harassed and unpaid housemaids regularly make the headlines in Kuwait. But a Bangladeshi social worker told Kuwait Times abuse and mistreatment often can be found in other professions beyond domestic labor, especially among the lowest skilled classes."The sad thing is that...

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Local rescue team saves people, vehicles stranded in Kuwait's desertsWhen Mohammed Saif Al-Hajri got stuck in a remote place for an entire day and the battery of his hearing aid ran out before someone rescued him, the idea of forming a voluntary rescue team came to his mind. Along with four other members, Hajri formed the Kuwait Rescue Team (Sabah's Falcons) in 2014, the first and only such team in Kuwait. From then till today, the team has...

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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP

Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation

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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP

Modi renews push for common civil code for India

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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP

Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor

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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.

Pearl diving trip winds up

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Minouche Shafik

Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos