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S ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence R Silverman
US ambassador: Security of Kuwait, region vital to US
S ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence R SilvermanKUWAIT: US ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence R Silverman has said that Kuwait is a US critical ally, reiterating Washington's commitment to security and stability of the Gulf region, as well as the fight against the so-called Islamic State (IS/Daesh). During a visit by a host of Kuwaiti military commanders and government officials to the USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), Silverman told KUNA that the...
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Kuwait welcomes Saudi monarch
.KUWAIT: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia arrived in Kuwait yesterday - starting a scheduled official visit during which he would hold talks with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz was welcomed at the airport by His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...
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Symposium explores path to inclusive economic growth
'Raising Inclusive Economic Growth in Arab Countries'KUWAIT: The IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF) and Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) held a symposium on Wednesday to explore the path to inclusive economic growth. The event, themed "Raising Inclusive Economic Growth in Kuwait and other Arab Countries," was hosted by AFESD and moderated by the CEF's Director Dr Oussama Kanaan. The speakers included...
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Al-Mshabnaj - small wooden box handmade by old Kuwaiti sailors
KUWAIT: During their long sea voyages in search of precious pearls, Kuwaiti sailors in the old days used to make small wooden boxes called Al-Mshabnaj to safe-keep their personal belongings and preserve presents to loved ones back at home. Al-Mshabnaj was usually made out of wood and whatever material available on deck, Kuwaiti craftsman Khaled Al- Hadab said.He said that rope was also an essential crafting material for Al-Mshabnaj, pointing out...
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‘Anti-Corruption day’
KUWAIT: The “International Anti-Corruption Day” provides an opportunity to generate awareness on how detrimental the effects of corruption can be, Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (KACA) said yesterday, adding that it is also a chance to step up efforts against corruption.In a statement to mark the “International Anti-Corruption Day”, which falls today, KACA highlighted the need to ratchet up efforts to stifle the spread of corruption...
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Kuwaiti attacked; Mosque desecrated
KUWAIT: A citizen sought police help after his father was attacked by a man. The son and the father has a previous dispute with the man. Police are looking for the suspect.Mechanic has accidentA mechanic was involved in accident while driving a car he was meant to be repairing. The car’s owners has filed a complaint with the police.Mosque desecratedCriminal detectives arrested a citizen who desecrated a mosque in Abdullah Al-Mubarak area. The...
KUWAIT: File photos shows local authorities including baladiya and interior ministry forces confiscating abandoned cars in Kuwait. Abandoned cars are a reoccurring problem and several hundreds are collected each year.
The saga of an impounded car in Kuwait
KUWAIT: File photos shows local authorities including baladiya and interior ministry forces confiscating abandoned cars in Kuwait. Abandoned cars are a reoccurring problem and several hundreds are collected each year.Dust covered, abandoned cars are common across Kuwait. Locals and expats alike may leave their cars for months on end when they travel. Some never come back and some simply fail to sell the car off or drop at the Amghara scrap...
KUWAIT: Umm Abdullah at her home in Khaitan. She uses her meagre retirement to fund her grandchildren's education and lives in a tiny, one room flat where she is having trouble paying rent. She is one of many Kuwaiti women who married non-Kuwaiti men and now face financial hardship. — Photos by Joseph Shagra
Living hand to mouth in Kuwait
Kuwaiti woman who married non-Kuwaiti now stuck in financial nightmare KUWAIT: Umm Abdullah at her home in Khaitan. She uses her meagre retirement to fund her grandchildren's education and lives in a tiny, one room flat where she is having trouble paying rent. She is one of many Kuwaiti women who married non-Kuwaiti men and now face financial hardship. — Photos by Joseph ShagraIn an affluent country like Kuwait with a cradle-to-grave welfare...
MOSUL: Iraqis who fled the fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants gather to receive humanitarian aid, at a camp for internally displaced people, in Khazir, near Mosul yesterday. —AP
Iraqi troops retreat after hospital battle
Troops exposed after Mosul onslaught, many civilians killed MOSUL: Iraqis who fled the fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants gather to receive humanitarian aid, at a camp for internally displaced people, in Khazir, near Mosul yesterday. —APBAGHDAD: Iraqi troops who seized a hospital deep inside Mosul believed to be used as an Islamic State military base have retreated after a fierce counter-attack, giving up some of...
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian fires his weapon in the air while mourners wait for the body of Rami Al-Areer, 24, a militant from the Izzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, who was killed with his colleague inside a tunnel east of Gaza, during his funeral in Gaza City yesterday. —AP
Israelis kill Palestinian for brandishing knife
 Gaza tunnel collapse kills two Hamas militants GAZA CITY: A Palestinian fires his weapon in the air while mourners wait for the body of Rami Al-Areer, 24, a militant from the Izzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, who was killed with his colleague inside a tunnel east of Gaza, during his funeral in Gaza City yesterday. —APGAZA: Israeli paramilitary police officers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian who ran...
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IS calls for attacks on US bases in Bahrain
DUBAI: The Islamic State group is calling on its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain, including those targeting American military personnel stationed on the tiny island ahead of a visit by the US defense secretary. The appeal for violence came in a video that also urges militants to attack the island amid a wider government crackdown on dissent there.The slickly produced video surfaced as IS propaganda has waned as the extremists continue to...
ALEPPO: Syrian residents of the newly retaken eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo walk through the Bab al-Hadid district as they go back home under supervision of the Syrian pro-government forces yesterday. —AFP
Victory in Aleppo won't end the war, says Assad
Troops pushing further into eastern Aleppo ALEPPO: Syrian residents of the newly retaken eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo walk through the Bab al-Hadid district as they go back home under supervision of the Syrian pro-government forces yesterday. —AFPBEIRUT: President Bashar Assad said in comments published yesterday that Syrian forces' victory in the battle for Aleppo will be a "big gain" for his government but that it will not end of the...
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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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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief
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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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Senior military officers discuss security issues