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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan speaks during an interview with AFP.

India's Shah Rukh Khan dreams of global Bollywood hit

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan speaks during an interview with AFP.Indian screen icon Shah Rukh Khan has starred in dozens of Bollywood blockbusters and is adored by millions, but there's a movie he still dreams of making-one that's a truly global hit. "I would like to be a part of that one Indian film, as an actor, as a producer, as a gaffer, as a sound recordist, as a production manager, whatever, which becomes famous all over the world," Khan...

Egyptian musician Abdullah Miniawy performs at a nightclub in Cairo.

Egypt sees resurgence in independent music scene

Egyptian musician Abdullah Miniawy performs at a nightclub in Cairo.At a club in downtown Cairo, Ahmed Saleh pumps electronic beats from his laptop as Abdullah Miniawy chants to a cheering crowd, the duo part of a wave of new talent on Egypt's underground music scene. Emerging artists are creating an eclectic selection of hip-hop, dubstep, electronic and rock music, with some influenced by traditional Egyptian sounds. The movement began in the...

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Former parliament speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks during a campaign rally in Abdullah Al-Salem yesterday

Unruffled Ghanem hits back at critics, lists achievements

Ex-speaker charges he is being targeted by a gang Former parliament speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks during a campaign rally in Abdullah Al-Salem yesterdayKUWAIT: Speaker of the dissolved National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem, under fire by leading opposition figures, yesterday hit back in a composed but fiery speech, charging he is being targeted by a "gang plotting to capture the government". Ghanem, a member of one of Kuwait's top business...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

Constitutional court throws out petition against election

Opposition raises stakesKUWAIT: The constitutional court yesterday threw out a petition calling to call off the Nov 26 parliamentary election because the Amiri decree dissolving the National Assembly last month was not in line with the constitution. The rejection came after a meeting of the court's consultants' panel, which studies constitutional petitions to see if they are credible to go to the judges or should be thrown out without debate.The...

Kuwait Airways responds

.Official statement from Kuwait AirwaysKUWAIT: Further to an opinion piece appearing in Kuwait Times (Nov 22, 2016) requesting a response from Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait is pleased to further clarify and add to its widely-circulated statement on Friday, Nov 18 that discussions relating to voluntary retirements and job reassignments, taken by former employees of the airline, have been successfully concluded.In direct response...

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Kuwaiti women judges to oversee polls for first time

KUWAIT: For the first time in the country's history, Kuwaiti women will be among judicial authorities overseeing a national election in Kuwait. Since 2015, 22 Kuwaiti women have won positions as prosecutors and some of these will be heading and supervising election committees for the 2016 parliamentary polls this coming Saturday.The participation of female prosecutors in the electoral process is a law-based notion rather than its relation to...

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Renewable energy station linked to state's power grid

KUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research witnessed the linking of the solar and wind power station in Shaqaya in cooperation with the Ministry of Electricity and Water during a celebration organized by KISR under the patronage of its Director General Sameera Ahmad Al-Sayed Omar and Minister Ahmad Al-Jassar. This is the first actual step in seeking the fulfillment of His Highness the Amir's instructions to use renewable energy for 15...

KUWAIT: Third constituency candidate Abdulkareem Al-Kandari speaks to Kuwait Times. —Photo by Joseph Shagra

Kandari targets housing, employment, health and education as top priorities

'My Homeland will Always be Beautiful' KUWAIT: Third constituency candidate Abdulkareem Al-Kandari speaks to Kuwait Times. —Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Former MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari is running in the Assembly elections from the third constituency for the second time. When he succeeded in the 2013 elections, he was the youngest member of parliament. His campaign is titled 'My Homeland will Always be Beautiful'.Kandari was born in 1981 and...

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a high-level security meeting yesterday. — Interior Ministry photo

Interior Ministry assures seamless election process

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a high-level security meeting yesterday. — Interior Ministry photoKUWAIT: All procedures will be in place to ensure that the election process will proceed smoothly and flawlessly, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said yesterday. Those remarks were included in a statement issued by the...

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Ministry of Public Works celebrates opening of Jahra Road mainline today

KUWAIT: The Project Engineer of the Jahra Road Development, Yasser Boudastour stated that the elevated mainline viaduct of the Jahra Road Development Project is set to open in its entirety today morning. Marking this important milestone, an opening ceremony will be held under the patronage of the Minister of Electricity and Water, Minister of Public Works and Acting Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Engineer Ahmed Khaled Al-Jassar.Jassar is...

KUWAIT: Brigadier Ghazi Al-Shammari, Brigadier Mohammad Nasim Al-Ghani and other officials cut the ceremony’s cake. — Photos by Joseph Shagra

Kuwaiti-Bangladeshi military ties distinctive: Senior officer

KUWAIT: Brigadier Ghazi Al-Shammari, Brigadier Mohammad Nasim Al-Ghani and other officials cut the ceremony’s cake. — Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: The military cooperation between Kuwait and Bangladesh is very distinctive, particularly in fields of training courses, a senior Kuwaiti army officer said Monday. The bilateral military ties date back to 1990 when the Bangladeshi forces took part in the war to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi...

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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP

Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters

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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait population hits 4.919 million

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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP

People power rocks Bangladesh

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Al-Sawaber Complex

Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved