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It’s a girl! Venus lets Serena baby secret slip
Serena WilliamsPARIS: Serena Williams will be the mother of a baby girl, if sister Venus is to be believed after she appeared to let the secret slip on Wednesday. Venus, playing at the French Open in Paris, told a TV interviewer: “She’s going to call me her favorite aunt.” “We all like ‘baby V, baby Lyn, baby Isha’. We all want the baby to be named after us,” the 36- year-old told Eurosport, referring to the names of Serena’s...
CALIFORNIA: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers works out during a practice for the 2017 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. — AFP
Racism ‘part of America’
NBA superstar LeBron takes aim at US racism CALIFORNIA: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers works out during a practice for the 2017 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. — AFPLOS ANGELES: NBA superstar LeBron James took aim at racism in America on Wednesday after police said a racial slur was painted on a gate of the home he owns in Los Angeles. The incident came on the eve of Game One of the NBA Finals, which pits...
MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei
MPs oppose ban on 'visas for relatives'
MP Waleed Al-TabtabaeiKUWAIT: Islamist MP Waleed Al-Tabtabai said yesterday that a number of MPs are planning moves against a recent Interior Ministry decision to prevent expatriates from sponsoring their parents, sisters and brothers even those living with them in Kuwait. The lawmaker described the decision, issued just a few days ago, as "unhuman" adding that it will cause many social problems in Kuwait. Tabtabai also called on the Interior...
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Seven rapists sentenced to death
KUWAIT: Kuwait Appeals Court yesterday overturned a 10-year jail term against seven young men and sentenced them to death for abducting and raping a mentally-retarded boy and filming their action. The seven men, four Kuwaitis, a Yemeni, an Iraqi and a stateless, abducted the 13-year old boy to a chalet last September and raped him. They filmed part of the raping and threatened the boy to post the videos on social media if he spoke up.According to...
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MEW denies rumors
KUWAIT: Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) undersecretary Mohammed Boshehri strongly denied social media rumors about deciding to suspend remote area allowances for MEW employees, and stressed that such allowances are regulated by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).Food regulationsThe Municipal Council's legal and financial affairs committee approved food and nutrition authority regulations. The committee also approved a proposal concerning...
KUWAIT: Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq, and Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan sign the agreement.
Zain signs groundbreaking 'Smart Meters' deal with Ministry of Electricity and Water
Project one of the largest in Kuwait's ICT sector KUWAIT: Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq, and Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan sign the agreement.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announces signing a development, management, and operation agreement with the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) in Kuwait for the development of interconnectivity support...
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KD 2.28 billion spent in 2016-2017 development plan
KUWAIT: The Supreme Council for Planning and Development's Secretary General Dr Khaled Mahdi said total development projects number 279, of which 25 have been completed, 125 are under construction and 91 are still being readied. Speaking to reporters at a press conference held yesterday to highlight the annual follow-up report of the final statement of the development plan ending on March 31, 2017, Mahdi explained that the total sum allocated for...
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Ramadan trucks ban hours announced
KUWAIT: The Traffic General Department announced yesterday the timing of trucks' ban on main roads during Ramadan, which will be from 8:30 am to 10:30 am and from 12:30pm to 3:00 pm every week from Sunday through Thursday. The department also announced that driving on the left safety lane would be allowed from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.Further, the department said that morning official working hours at all traffic department offices would be from 10:00...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah welcomes Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. — Amiri Diwan photos
Amir receives Bahraini Prime Minister
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah welcomes Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. — Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Dasman Palace on Tuesday Bahrain's Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and an accompanying delegation. Prince Khalifa congratulated His Highness the Amir on the Muslim fasting month of...
Abdulrahman Al-Bkheet
Respecting traffic rules for safer driving - MAKE KUWAIT GREAT
Abdulrahman Al-BkheetEach 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?According to 24-year-old...
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Cleanliness and hygiene
Islam strongly promotes personal hygiene and beauty as these are among the core tenets of Islam, and regarded as acts of worship. A person will never attain a balanced personality - according to Islamic standards - without cleaning his body and soul. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, "Purity (or cleanliness) is half of faith" (Muslim). He also said, "There are two blessings from which many people fail to benefit, which are good health and free time"...
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Eating healthy, jogging ideal during Ramadan
.KUWAIT: People tend during the holy month of Ramadan to spend hefty amounts of money to purchase all kinds of food, paving way for consumption all the way to 'sohoor' (pre-dawn meal prior to fasting). This would cause weight increase due to eating unhealthy food during such holy occasion, like food heavily cooked with oil, artificial juices that contain artificial sugar.  KUNA magazine 'Al-Derisha' (Kuwaiti dialect for window) interviewed...
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MoI: No transactions without biometrics
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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Iran rejects calls to ‘stand down’
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah