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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwait leader prays for healing rift in Gulf ties
Amir addresses the nation' prays for peace, stability His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said he hopes for healing the rift among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states through dialogue, urging Kuwaitis to abide by national unity for the security and safety of the nation.In a speech yesterday marking the Last 10 Days of the Muslim holy...
The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court
Court reduces death on pro-Iran cell ringleader
Acquittal of 13 members Court overturnedKUWAIT: The Court of Cassation yesterday commuted the death penalty against the ringleader of a pro-Iran cell to life in prison but overturned the acquittal of half the cell members sentencing them to various jail terms. The members were convicted of forming a cell with links to Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah and plotting attacks in Kuwait.Hassan Abdulhadi Ali Hajji was sentenced to the death by the criminal...
MP Faisal Al-Kandari
Lawmaker slams KPC over plans to hire expats
MP Faisal Al-KandariKUWAIT: MP Faisal Al-Kandari criticized Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) for reportedly fielding job offers for expatriates at a time when thousands of Kuwaitis remain in the unemployment line. "What is happening in the oil sector is a farce," he proclaimed, saying in a statement to the press yesterday that KPC had contacted the Fatwa and Legislation Department demanding permission to appoint expat secretaries and...
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KFSD denies reports about fire in Salmi junk yard
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) denied Saturday a report that a huge fire broke out in the junk yard in Salmi Area, terming it as “not true.” Social media reports suggested that a huge fire erupted in the junk yard. But the KFSD said the reports were inaccurate.There was a report of a fire in the junk yard and Salmi fire station rushed to the scene but the fire was “small and was even extinguished by people in the yard before...
KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signs a document to end the British Protectorate Treaty, replacing it with a friendship agreement between the governments of Kuwait and Britain. —KUNA
Kuwait celebrates Independence Day June 19
KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signs a document to end the British Protectorate Treaty, replacing it with a friendship agreement between the governments of Kuwait and Britain. —KUNAKUWAIT: The State of Kuwait marks its independence day on June 19, an important date that helped to shape the development of the country. The Kuwaiti people and their late Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah realized on June 19, 1961, that the...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Visa regulations
Attorney Fajer Ahmed Visa concerns seem to be a growing worldwide trend and not just in Kuwait. It is not clear to people what regulations are in place. Can I travel to a certain country? Can I go to a country's border and cross over to another country? For non-nationals in Kuwait, the issue gets even more complicated. Can I transfer my work visa from one employer to another or one type of visa to another? The majority of people in Kuwait are...
Ahmad Al-Qattan
A much safer future
Each of us can contribute to making Kuwait a better place for all of us to live. In our daily deeds and actions, we can find - if we choose to look - opportunities for improving Kuwait’s environment. From not littering on the streets, to choosing to be kind and helpful to others, each individual here can have a positive impact on the society as a whole. Kuwait Times wants to know what can you do? Ahmad Al-QattanThe doubt about the actions that...
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Al-Jeri Group gives due care to education, matching state’s policies
Talal Al-Jeri“Education is the basis of Kuwait’s economy,” said Chairman and CEO of Al-Jeri Holding Group Talal Khalifa Al-Jeri, noting that sound educational outcome has been the basis of nations’ development throughout history. In an interview, Al-Jeri added that the group gives due care to education in a way that matches the state’s policies, with its six educational companies that include many schools serving various categories and...
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Man admits to stabbing wife dead after argument
KUWAIT: Investigations revealed that a woman who was found dead in Khaitan on June 11, 2017 was stabbed to death by her own husband who had been hiding in Jahra ever since he committed his crime. Police arrested the man in an ambush at his hideout, the Interior Ministry announced in a statement released Saturday night. The suspect told police that what started as an argument with his wife escalated into a fight which saw him grab a kitchen knife...
PENELA: A wildfire is reflected in a stream at Penela, Coimbra, central Portugal yesterday. A wildfire in central Portugal killed at least 62 people and injured 16 others, most of them burning to death in their cars. - AFP
Huge forest fires kill 62 in Portugal
PENELA: A wildfire is reflected in a stream at Penela, Coimbra, central Portugal yesterday. A wildfire in central Portugal killed at least 62 people and injured 16 others, most of them burning to death in their cars. - AFPPENELA: Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said yesterday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history. The fire broke out on...
MOSUL: Iraqi women wait outside the University of Mosul as students arrive to take their exams on June 13, 2017. —AFP
Mosul students return for exams amid devastation
MOSUL: Iraqi women wait outside the University of Mosul as students arrive to take their exams on June 13, 2017. —AFPMOSUL: Amid buildings destroyed by heavy fighting, University of Mosul students are returning to take exams interrupted three years ago when militants took control of their city. The university and an army of volunteers are working to clear up rubble and repair the damage left by fierce battles between Iraqi forces and Islamic...
BOGOTA: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos speaks inside a shopping center following an explosion on Saturday. — AFP
Three killed in blast at upscale Bogota mall
Frenchwoman among the dead BOGOTA: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos speaks inside a shopping center following an explosion on Saturday. — AFPBOGOTA: Three people including a young Frenchwoman were killed and nine wounded Saturday when an explosion rocked an upscale mall in Bogota, as Colombia's only active guerrilla group condemned the blast. President Juan Manuel Santos said there were "no clear indications" who was behind the explosion,...
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