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PARIS: Britain’s Andy Murray returns the ball to Japan’s Keinishikori during their tennis match at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open. —AFP

‘Garbage’ man Murray, Nadal eye dream final

PARIS: Britain’s Andy Murray returns the ball to Japan’s Keinishikori during their tennis match at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open. —AFPPARIS: Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal can edge closer to an intriguing French Open final rich in landmark moments today after drastically contrasting campaigns in Paris. World number one Murray was the first British man in the Roland Garros final since Bunny Austin in 1937 when he finished runner-up to...

BEIJING: Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi (centre R) poses for a photo with Chinese fans during a press conference at a hotel. — AFP

Sampaoli banks on Messi for World Cup revival

BEIJING: Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi (centre R) poses for a photo with Chinese fans during a press conference at a hotel. — AFPMELBOURNE: New manager Jorge Sampaoli says he is looking to superstar Lionel Messi to revive Argentina's World Cup fortunes starting with today's friendly with Brazil in Melbourne. Sampaoli has been installed to kick-start the two-time world champions' ailing South American campaign where they lag...

MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei

Tabtabai fumes as National Assembly winds up

MP Waleed Al-TabtabaeiTabtabaiKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem said yesterday the Assembly term will wind up today after debating the state budget and several other issues. He said that the Amiri decree to close the Assembly term has been signed and that lawmakers will be hosted at dinner by HH the Amir. Ghanem's statements came after the National Assembly failed to hold yesterday's session due to a lack of quorum amid...

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud bids farewell to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah before he left back to Kuwait.

Meeting with King Salman shows keenness on GCC march: Amir

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud bids farewell to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah before he left back to Kuwait.KUWAIT/JEDDAH: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said his meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday reflected common keenness to supporting GCC march. His Highness the Amir, in a cable to King Salman at end of his Saudi visit, said his meeting with...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Omani Foreign Minister Youssef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah. — Amiri Diwan photos

Amir receives Omani FM

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Omani Foreign Minister Youssef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah. — Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace Omani Foreign Minister Youssef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah. The Omani minister was escorted by Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.Earlier,...

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (second from left) is seen with ICM members during the ghabqa. — Photos by Joseph Shagra

Recent developments caused sadness in GCC: ICM

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (second from left) is seen with ICM members during the ghabqa. — Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: The recent developments in the region have caused sadness to all people in the Gulf Cooperation Council, said Mohamamd Al-Olaim, Secretary General of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM). He made his statement during ICM's annual ghabqa held Tuesday evening at the diwaniya of former MP Nasser...

GENEVA: Kuwait’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh delivers her speech during the session. — KUNA

Human resource development remains key objective: Sabeeh

ILO lauds Kuwaiti achievements for protecting workers GENEVA: Kuwait’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh delivers her speech during the session. — KUNAGENEVA: Human resource development is the focal point of the Arab world's plan to achieve sustainable growth by the year 2030, a Kuwaiti official said yesterday. Kuwait's Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh made the remarks in a speech during the 106th session...

KUWAIT: Passengers arrive at Kuwait International Airport yesterday, coming from Turkey on charter flights provided b Kuwait Airways.— Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Kuwait airport security assessment in July

KUWAIT: A delegation from IATA and US Aviation Safety Organization will visit Kuwait International Airport in July to assess the security measures followed and how far they match international standard safety standards that were conditioned to resume direct flights between Kuwait and the US as well as some European countries.This will be the last visit before a detailed report is made about security measures and how far the instructions made by...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

37 district attorneys transferred to work as judges

KUWAIT: The Supreme Judicial Council agreed to transfer 37 district attorneys to work as judges in the comprehensive court effective September 1, 2017. The decision was made as the court is currently understaffed after 34 judges concluded their tenures. Informed sources said that the district attorneys appointed as judges include the capital district attorney Abdullah Al-Ossaimi, Farwaniya district attorney Salem Al-Assoussi and Ahmadi district...

Samantha Claderia

Being kind is contagious - MAKE KUWAIT GREAT

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? Samantha CladeriaAs soon as the idea of changing...

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The labor support allowance

The labor support allowance is the reward money given to those who chose to work in the private sector instead of working in the public sector, as a form of compensation for the relatively low salaries in companies, the nature of its hard work, strict attendance rules, short annual leaves and other things. Although the allowance may reach KD 600, choosing to work in the private sector went below the required level, although it was good at the...

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Sorcery used to marry the man she loves

KUWAIT: A man, who visited a family with plans to ask their daughter for marriage, discovered that she was not his type, though the girl liked him and wanted the engagement to go on. The girl's mother thought the only way to force him to marry her daughter was sorcery, so she went to a sorcerer who gave her materials and a special salt to bring love, he then asked her to throw it in places where he walks. However, the man saw her while throwing...

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