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How Islamic are we?

Muna Al Fuzai Which countries apply Islamic values the most? A study by professors at George Washington University came up with a surprising result that is shocking, but rational and wise. The university worked on the study and framed a questionnaire. Upon completion of the study, New Zealand stood first, with Luxembourg in second place and Ireland third. Japan was also ranked among the top. Kuwait ranked 48th globally. Egypt was ranked 153....

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US soldier commits suicide in Kuwait

KUWAIT: An American soldier stationed in Kuwait shot and killed himself yesterday at a US military base in the state, the interior ministry said. The ministry said in a statement on Twitter that the soldier, who was not named, used his personal gun to kill himself while on duty.The Pentagon confirmed the death of a US soldier in a “non-combat related incident” in Kuwait, without elaborating. The interior ministry said the soldier was rushed...

Officers a surprise security campaign in Salmiya

Security campaign in Salmiya

Officers a surprise security campaign in SalmiyaKUWAIT: A surprise security campaign was carried out in Salmiya led by Interior Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Operations Affairs Maj Gen Hatem Al-Sayegh and Acting Assistant Undersecretary for General Security Maj Gen Ibrahim Al-Tarrah, resulting in the arrest of 1,126 violators, 42 with expired residencies, 85 with no IDs, one over liquor, 27 over unpaid debts and 44 for traffic...

KUWAIT: The bottles of homebrewed liquor found on a bus

Big liquor haul busted on bus

KUWAIT: The bottles of homebrewed liquor found on a busKUWAIT: Farwaniya police arrested an Indian with 1,190 bottles of liquor. The suspect was driving a bus when he was stopped for an ID check, but he seemed nervous and attempted to escape. The liquor was found when the bus was searched.Inspection toursDirector General of the Supervision and Inspection Department Maj Gen Mohammad Al-Enezi, accompanied by several officers, carried out an...

KUWAIT: Firemen fight a fire at an Amghara warehouse. — KUNA

Fire breaks out in a school, ceiling collapses in another

Blaze at Amghara warehouse KUWAIT: Firemen fight a fire at an Amghara warehouse. — KUNAKUWAIT: Fire broke in a school for boys and a hallway ceiling partially collapsed in another school for girls yesterday, with no report of casualties, Minister of Education Mohammad Al-Fares said yesterday. He told KUNA as he was touring these schools to find the cause of the accidents, adding that students were fine and examinations went ahead as normal.When...

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Orthopedist gropes patient in hospital

KUWAIT: A security source said an American expat in her 40s told police that when she went to see an orthopedist at a private hospital, the doctor touched sensitive parts of her body. She added that there wasn't any nurse with him. She said that she admonished him and left the hospital. The doctor, a European national, denied her allegations, but the prosecutor filed a felony complaint.Bedoon arrestedWeapons detectives carried out a raid on a...

MoI Undersecretary Sulaiman Al-Fahd addresses the meeting. —KUNA

MoI vows foolproof security measures

MoI Undersecretary Sulaiman Al-Fahd addresses the meeting. —KUNAKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will not allow any security breaches to take place and will ensure that the security apparatus is fully equipped to protect the nation, MoI's Undersecretary Sulaiman Al-Fahd said yesterday. Fahd presided over a broad meeting involving senior officials to survey security conditions in the country, a statement by the ministry noted. Moreover,...

ICRC President Peter Maurer

Amir 'genuinely interested' in humanitarian issues: ICRC

ICRC president visits Kuwait ICRC President Peter MaurerKUWAIT: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is "genuinely interested" in humanitarian issues, and believes action in this domain has to be detached from politics, ICRC President Peter Maurer said late Wednesday. "His Highness the Amir is a leader who is genuinely interested in humanitarian issues. He is not one of those leaders who pretends to be interested in...

Mafateel, Jam’a traditional trinkets worn by children

Mafateel, Jam'a traditional trinkets worn by children

Mafateel, Jam’a traditional trinkets worn by childrenKUWAIT: Al-Mafateel, Al-Hajoul, Al-Jam'a, and Challab Al-Thahab are names of traditional jewelry that were typically worn by Kuwaiti children during cultural and social performances in the past. In her book "Jewelry in Old Kuwait", researcher Salwa Al-Magrebi said that the manufacturing of trinkets and small jewelry in Kuwait was influenced by social surroundings, revealing that the people...

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The 'Kout Attitude'

It is not glib to say that the year 2016 was a very challenging year for many countries around the globe. Trump is one of the latest misfortunes to be unleashed like a caged animal on all that's left of political grace and tolerance. Countries including Belgium, France, Turkey and the United States suffered horrendous terrorist attacks. Wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen continue the madness. At home, Kuwait's newest parliament has gotten off to a...

Overcharged! The case of a small package delivered in Kuwait

.Some shipping companies in Kuwait have begun overcharging customers, tacking on a range of unnecessary and unregulated 'fees' that are not approved by the government. Few people understand what are the legitimate charges for packages shipped to Kuwait and even fewer read the receipts or argue with the charges when a package is delivered to your door.Kuwait Times recently received several complaints from customers and when investigating the...

Cityscape and Storm chaser photographer Sara Al-Sayegh

Sarah Al-Sayegh: First Kuwaiti-Arab photographer to chase tornados

Men dominate cityscape and landscape photography in the Gulf region, where the most usual types of photography for females are portraiture, food and lifestyle. Cityscape and Storm chaser photographer Sara Al-Sayegh"Get in," she yelled at me, as I struggled to open the car doorholding two cups of double extra-hot Americanos in my hands. "Buckle up, I'm a wild driver!" she added as we sped off. Sara Al-Sayegh, a 32-year-old Kuwaiti cityscape...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait army alert, govt prepared

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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.

A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates

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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP

Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh

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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos

Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened

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Video grab taken from a video footage shows rescuers helping a person out of a hotel that partly collapsed on August 7, 2024 in Kroev, western Germany, killing one person and burying eight others. - A floor in the hotel in Kroev, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Frankfurt, collapsed for unknown reasons, police said in a statement. Of the 14 people inside at the time, five managed to get out. — AFP

One dead, several buried in German hotel collapse