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MONZA: Winner Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg (C) celebrates on the podium next to second placed Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and third placed Scuderia Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel following the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza yesterday. — AFP
Rosberg reigns over slow-starter Hamilton
MONZA: Winner Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg (C) celebrates on the podium next to second placed Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and third placed Scuderia Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel following the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza yesterday. — AFPMONZA: Nico Rosberg pounced on a poor start by his Mercedes team-mate Lewis...
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VIVA Real Madrid Academy’s training camp kicks off
VIVA Real Madrid AcademyKUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, shared the enthusiasm and excitement of the top 16 qualifying players who travelled to Madrid, to practice at Real Madrid Academy’s ground in Valdebebas sport city. The training program comprises of several workshops and activities educating the players on the best maneuvers, attacks, different scenarios and conditioned games. The program also...
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Kuwaitis told to check phones, laptops before traveling to US - Citizens urged to cooperate with US airport officials
DUBAI: Kuwait has advised citizens to make sure their phones or laptops contain no material that might be seen as being linked to extremist militants before travelling to the United States, the state news agency reported yesterday, after three men were denied entry in July. KUNA quoted a statement by the Kuwaiti embassy in Washington as saying that authorities at "some US airports may check the contents of mobile phones or other smart mobile...
KUWAIT: Dr Marzouq Al- Bader, Director of the Medical License Department at the Ministry of Health, speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Medical License Department Director explains doctors' verification process - 'Working without a license is considered a crime'
KUWAIT: Dr Marzouq Al- Bader, Director of the Medical License Department at the Ministry of Health, speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Fake doctors are the most dangerous among fraudsters as they play with people's lives and public health. Although Kuwait is known for its strict regulations for practicing medicine, a few sham doctors have been arrested. Kuwait Times met Dr Marzouq Al-Bader, Director of the Medical...
Chairman of Alghanim Industries Kutayba Yusuf Alghanim
Alghanim Industries contributes towards children’s education in Kuwait - As part of KRCS 'Give Them a Chance' campaign
Chairman of Alghanim Industries Kutayba Yusuf AlghanimKUWAIT: Alghanim Industries, one of the largest privately owned companies in the region, announced its support for the 'Give Them a Chance' campaign that was launched by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). The campaign aims to provide quality education opportunities to all non-Kuwaiti children living within the country whose families are not able to afford paying school fees.The number of...
MP Hamdan Al-Azmi
MPs prepare grilling motions over fuel prices increase - Minister refutes InterNations report on expats
MP Hamdan Al-AzmiKUWAIT: The government’s unilateral decision to increase fuel prices has already stirred tensions in its relationship with the parliament, as several MPs reportedly plan to file grilling motions over the issue. MP Hamdan Al-Azmi is expected soon to file an interpellation against Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Oil Anas Al- Saleh over the increase decision, sources said, adding that several...
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Is the oil era over?
Muna Al Fuzai Oil prices have been oscillating in the last 50 years. But the current drop in oil prices seems to be the worst crisis around the world today, especially for oil-producing countries such as Kuwait, which depends on oil as the main source of income. It makes us all wonder if the oil era is about to end. What should be the solutions or alternatives to confront this issue and its possible implications? Although it is not the first...
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Unions demand bonuses after fuel prices increase
KUWAIT: Labor unions have already started petitions to demand compensation for employees following the government's decision to increase fuel prices. On that regard, two societies issued statements yesterday, only two days after the new prices went into effect, demanding financial bonuses to workers they represent.The secretary general of the society of educational executives Bader Al-Hadram criticized the government on its decision to increase...
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MPs speed up visit visa health insurance bill
KUWAIT: The parliament's health committee is currently preparing a bill to impose health insurance on expatriates coming to Kuwait on visit visas. The committee argued that this bill is becoming a must now because according to them, some expatriates visit Kuwait only to go to hospitals, undergo complete medical checkups and even special surgeries. This prolongs the time Kuwaitis have to wait to receive such medical services and puts more pressure...
Minister of Education and Higher Education Bader Al-Essa
414 teachers hired for new academic year: Minister
Minister of Education and Higher Education Bader Al-EssaKUWAIT: Minister of Education and Higher Education Bader Al-Essa said yesterday that they have hired 414 new teachers for the new academic year, both from Kuwait and abroad. New expat teachers from Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia are arriving here later this month before the school year kicks off, the minister added in a press statement.He also pointed to opening some new 20 schools.Education is...
Dr Aqail Al-Muhana
3,000 Lupus patients in Kuwait: Official
Dr Aqail Al-MuhanaKUWAIT: Around 3,000 people have been diagnosed with Lupus disease in Kuwait, head of the Rheumatic and Blood Disorders Department of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Dr Aqail Al-Muhana said yesterday. Muhana provided those statistics in a statement at the sidelines of the first ‘Conference on Coagulation,’ organized by the Ministry of Health (MoH), with a contingent of more than 400 doctors, both from Kuwait and abroad in...
Drug traffickers
Trio arrested for drug trafficking
Drug traffickersKUWAIT: Narcotics detectives arrested three Arab nationals for trading in hashish, said security sources, noting that detectives had been tipped off concerning someone dealing in the drug. An undercover agent was assigned to make a deal with the suspect to purchase one kilo of hashish, and he was arrested red-handed. On searching the suspect's house, detectives found a further three kilos of the drug. The suspect then led police...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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Shereeda Al-Maousherji
CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests