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‘Wanted people’ nabbed
‘Wanted people’ nabbed
‘Wanted people’ nabbedKUWAIT: Weapons detectives have arrested some wanted people accused of possessing firearms. Other suspects were arrested for various criminal and civil cases. In the first case, an unemployed Kuwaiti Mushari Ajeel and an ex-convict were found with firearms and ammunition, all unlicensed.They were arrested in Bneid Al-Qar. Another Kuwaiti, Bader Abbas was arrested in his Saad Al-Abdallah area for drugs related offences....
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GCC lady attacked
KUWAIT: A lady from one of the GCC countries told Adan police that she was beaten by three Kuwaiti ladies. Meanwhile, a Jordanian woman told police she was beaten by her sister. In another development, a Bangladeshi told police that he was attacked and robbed by an unknown person at his work place in Hawally.Containers seizedCustoms detectives and Northern Ports Department have discovered two containers loaded with cigarettes and tobacco, while...
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The Photographer's eye - In focus: Photojournalist Yasser Al Zayyat
.Kuwait Times is lucky enough to employ several highly qualified and talented photojournalists. In this occasional series, we would like to highlight some of our staff’s best work and thank them for their continuous efforts and professional endeavors. Yasser Al-Zayyat is a veteran photojournalist who has worked for the Kuwait Times for 16 years.He has photographed VIPs, important and historical moments in Kuwait’s recent history as well as...
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Pokemon Go
Muna Al Fuzai It's a new electronic game called Pokemon Go and it has gained millions of users in a very short time. As the game spreads rapidly around the world, Nintendo's worth has gone up by more than $7.5 billion in less than a week. The number of users of Pokemon Go on Android has reached 60 percent in the US alone. When this game was launched in the first week of July, it represented a significant technical addiction for mobile users,...
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Philippine army kills 11 Muslim rebels Girl caught in a crossfire
MANILA: Philippine soldiers yesterday killed 11 members of a Muslim guerrilla faction, an army commander said, underscoring volatility in the resource-rich south of the country as a new government seeks ways to end decades of conflict. Troops battled rebels of the small but violent Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters for hours on Mindanao island and a 15 year-old girl was caught in crossfire and killed, said Colonel Cirilito Sobejana. “It’s...
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India firm gifts Trump 6,000 tea bags to cleanse his soul
NEW DELHI: An Indian company yesterday said it had sent 6,000 green tea bags to White House hopeful Donald Trump, believing they would help him to become “smarter” and cleanse his soul. The unusual gift-which equals four years supply if drunk four times a day-was from Kolkata-based Te-a- Me Teas, its executive director Sumit Shah told AFP. Shah also said the company had set up a website where people could tweet a message to Trump and urge him...
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Pakistan to execute 12 ‘hardcore terrorists’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is to execute a dozen “hardcore terrorists” for killing civilians and troops, the army said in a statement Thursday.It said the men were members of the Pakistani Taliban and the sectarian militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and that the 12 were tried and convicted by military courts. Attacks on law enforcement agencies and schools were among the “heinous offences” committed by the men, the statement added.Pakistan...
LAHORE: Hafiz Saeed, leader of Pakistani religious group talks to The Associated Press. — AP
Pakistan militant warns of Kashmir violence
LAHORE: Hafiz Saeed, leader of Pakistani religious group talks to The Associated Press. — APLAHORE: The founder of Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e- Taiba warned in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press that violence in Indian-ruled Kashmir will escalate. Hafiz Saeed, designated a terrorist by the United States with a $10 million bounty on his head, also said he will lead nationwide demonstrations in Pakistan to force its...
TOKYO: In this file photo, Boris Johnson takes part in a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street. Britain’s new top diplomat is shaggy-haired, Latin-spouting Boris Johnson, who in recent months has made insulting and vulgar comments about the presidents of the United States and Turkey. — AP
Europe stunned as Britain’s ‘jester’ Boris becomes FM
TOKYO: In this file photo, Boris Johnson takes part in a Street Rugby tournament in a Tokyo street. Britain’s new top diplomat is shaggy-haired, Latin-spouting Boris Johnson, who in recent months has made insulting and vulgar comments about the presidents of the United States and Turkey. — APBERLIN: Dubbed a liar by his French counterpart and lampooned as a "political jester" in European newspapers, chief Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson...
LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and her husband Philip John wave outside 10 Downing Street on Wednesday.—AFP
May wields cabinet axe to prepare for Brexit - New UK PM stamps authority with sweeping reshuffle
LONDON: Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and her husband Philip John wave outside 10 Downing Street on Wednesday.—AFPLONDON: New Prime Minister Theresa May showed a ruthless streak yesterday in building a cabinet to lead Britain's exit from the European Union, while her finance minister said he would do whatever was necessary to restore confidence in the economy. The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged, wrong-footing...
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Emirati gets 3-month prison sentence over Instagram insult
DUBAI: A state-owned newspaper in the United Arab Emirates is reporting that an Emirati man has received a three-month prison sentence and a fine after being convicted of insulting his brother on Instagram.The Arabic-language newspaper Al Etihad reported on Thursday that the man’s brother became upset after finding his photo on his brother’s Instagram account with an expletive as the caption. The newspaper says the unidentified defendant also...
PARIS: A view taken from a helicopter shows three Mirage 2000N jets from the ‘La Fayette’ Escadrille, flying over the rooftops of Paris during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue yesterday. —AFP
Maori troops spearhead Bastille Day parade
PARIS: A view taken from a helicopter shows three Mirage 2000N jets from the ‘La Fayette’ Escadrille, flying over the rooftops of Paris during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue yesterday. —AFPPARIS: Bare-chested Maori soldiers joined more than 3,000 other troops and dozens of helicopters and fighters roared overhead as France honored Australia and New Zealand in its Bastille Day parade in Paris yesterday....
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story