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SME owners to be fined for subleasing projects to expats
KUWAIT: The government plans to issue a decision soon on expanding the scope of citizens who can benefit from the National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development, said official sources. This step comes in view of the extremely limited demand for the fund's services, as the total spending on entrepreneurial projects so far is only KD 6 million out of the fund's KD 2 billion capital, they noted. The sources explained that the...
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Cucumber prices hike, tomatoes drop ahead of Ramadan
.KUWAIT: Kuwait Times launched a campaign a month before the advent of Ramadan to monitor changes in prices of some basic commodities. The survey compares the prices per kilogram of five different kinds of commodities sold at co-ops on a weekly basis. These items are the most popular, whose prices usually hike during Ramadan. This year we also added eggs, milk and frozen chicken to the earlier list of minced meat, chicken, tomatoes, lemons and...
Ministry spreads awareness about new power tariffs
Ministry spreads awareness about new power tariffs
Ministry spreads awareness about new power tariffsKUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) yesterday organized an awareness campaign at Al-Hamra Tower to introduce the new power consumption tariffs to the public by distributing brochures explaining the new procedures. Eqbal Al-Tayyar, MEW technical control manager and the head of GCC power conservation campaign, said that the campaign's purpose is to introduce the new five-fils tariff...
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Trump’s visit has positive impact on GCC economies: Minister Marzouq
KUWAIT: US President Donald Trump’s visit to the region will have a positive impact on economies of the Arab Gulf countries, Kuwait’s Minister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq said on Sunday. “We are always optimistic in President Trump oil policy, and we think it is good and positive,” Marzouq, also Minister of Electricity and Water, told reporters after attending a reception held by the Embassy of Argentina on the occasion of the Latin American...
KUWAIT: Ambassador of South Africa to Kuwait Mzolisa Bona speaks during a tourism seminar he hosted at his residence yesterday. — Photos by Joseph Shagra
South African envoy woos Kuwaiti visitors
KUWAIT: Ambassador of South Africa to Kuwait Mzolisa Bona speaks during a tourism seminar he hosted at his residence yesterday. — Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Ambassador of South Africa to Kuwait Mzolisa Bona hosted a tourism seminar yesterday at his residence in Mishref, which was attended by representatives from various travel agencies. Around 1,400 Kuwaitis visited South Africa in 2016 for tourism purposes. “We also issued business,...
RIYADH: Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah talks to reporters on the sidelines of his participation in the inauguration of the Moderation Center for Combatting Terrorism in Riyadh. — KUNA
Riyadh summits promote global peace, counterterrorism: Amir
Arab-Islamic-US summit message to Islam offenders: FM RIYADH: Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah talks to reporters on the sidelines of his participation in the inauguration of the Moderation Center for Combatting Terrorism in Riyadh. — KUNAKUWAIT/RIYADH: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said Sunday the three summits held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, would contribute to boosting global peace and...
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Amnesty to jailed police officers ahead of Ramadan
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) pardoned yesterday members of the police force imprisoned for minor offenses, in a gesture of goodwill to mark the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al- Sabah has commuted the sentences of the officers, thereby, giving them an early release just around the start of the holy month, MoI noted in a statement. — KUNA
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27 illegal residents arrested; Truck ban timings during Ramadan
Residency detectives arrested 27 illegal residents of various nationalities, said security sources. Case papers indicate that detectives had been tipped off concerning a house in Riqqa harboring many illegal residents and absconders. The house was raided and the suspects, including illegal residents, absconders and wanted people, were arrested.ForgeryInvestigations are currently in progress at Farwaniya immigration department over the forging of...
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Man accused of killing his neighbor's camel
KUWAIT: A citizen filed a complaint accusing his neighbor of deliberately killing a prized camel he owned. The man told police that on finding the camel missing from his ranch, he looked around and found it dead about three meters away from his neighbor's ranch. The man said that he suspects his neighbor because he previously complained many times from 'noise' the camels were making. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress. In...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali Al-Luaibi (right) and Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih hold a joint press conference yesterday. - AP
Saudis, Iraq agree on oil cut
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali Al-Luaibi (right) and Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih hold a joint press conference yesterday. - APBAGHDAD/VIENNA: OPEC heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iraq agreed yesterday on the need to extend a global cut in oil supply by nine months in an effort to prop up crude prices, removing a potential stumbling block as producing countries prepare to meet this week. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said...
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In Jerusalem, Trump lashes out at Iran
JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City yesterday. - AFPJERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump visited Jerusalem and the Western Wall yesterday as he sought ways to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, but also used the opportunity to again lash out at Iran. Trump became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in the disputed city, placing his...
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a press conference in Tehran, Iran.—AP
Iranian president calls US relations a curvy road
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a press conference in Tehran, Iran.—APTEHRAN: Iran's coalition of reformists and moderates has swept to power in major cities across the country, results showed yesterday, redrawing the political map and amplifying the resounding re-election of President Hassan Rouhani. The coalition now has control of the six largest Iranian cities, including Tehran, the holy city of Mashhad and tourist...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
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