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Az-Zour North One Power and Water Plant commissions its final generator
Az-ZourKUWAIT: The construction teams of Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula KSC, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Societe Internationale De Dessalement (SIDEM) yesterday commissioned the final power generation unit for Kuwait's first independently owned power and water facility, Az-Zour North One (Phase I of the country's IWPP project).Construction of the $1.7 billion facility has progressed swiftly since that start in January 2014. The facility generated...
Alghanim Industries CEO Omar Kutayba Alghanim and Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer and International, the Wendy’s Company, Bob Wright
Alghanim Industries unveils plans for Wendy's expansion into Saudi Arabia - As part of Agreement to grow Wendy's brand in the Middle East
Alghanim Industries CEO Omar Kutayba Alghanim and Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer and International, the Wendy’s Company, Bob WrightKuwait/KSA/UAE: Alghanim Industries, one of the largest private companies in the region, announced yesterday plans to expand the Wendy's(r) brand into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the opening the first restaurant scheduled in spring 2017.Alghanim Industries acquired the rights to develop...
Al-Hamra Tower
Al-Hamra Tower lit for World Refugee Day
Al-Hamra TowerKUWAIT: On June 20, World Refugee Day, Al-Hamra Tower was lit blue to show solidarity with World Refugee Day, an international annual event that commemorates the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees worldwide.World Refugee Day was first marked in 2001. On this day every year, tens of thousands of people around the world take time to recognize and applaud the contribution of those forced to flee. The annual...
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Social dimension of fasting, Ramadan
Most people view Ramadan as a sublime period, where every Muslim experience sublime feelings as hearts soften and souls transcend the worldly pleasures. Another dimension that is often overlooked is the social dimension of fasting. A basic trait in all Islamic forms of worship is that they have different layers of surface and hidden meanings. We need to explore the social values that fasting can inculcate into the collective communal conscience...
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EPA cautions sea goers over jellyfish dangers
KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) has cautioned citizens and expatriates to avoid going to the sea, particularly the southern coastal side, due to recent sighting of jellyfish, whose stings are extremely painful.This announcement is part of EPA’s keenness on safety of all sea goers to avoid any injury amid increasing number of jellyfish in Arabian Gulf waters recently, EPA said in a press statement Monday. — KUNA
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MoI refutes ‘fabricated’ news over Jleeb weapons warehouse
weapons warehouseKUWAIT: The Interior Ministry denied yesterday as “baseless” rumors circulated by a number of social media outlets about a weapons warehouse in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area.The Security Media Department of the Ministry of Interior said in a press statement that what was found following a fire that broke out in a house was just a metal box containing 250 empty M-16 gun shots which belonged to a Bangladeshi expatriate selling scrap...
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Hawally mall murderer sentenced to life in prison
KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced a citizen to life imprisonment over charges of murdering an Egyptian man by deliberately running him over during a fight. The incident took place last October at the Rihab Mall in Hawally, where the main suspect reportedly ran over the victim several times with his car following a fight that started at a video games' shop inside the building. In another case, the court of cassation yesterday set a...
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Brothel raided - Beggars arrested
KUWAIT: Vice police raided a brothel in Rabiya where they arrested two women - an Ethiopian and a Sri Lankan - in addition to one Egyptian male customer. The two women had been practicing prostitution in return for money. The three were referred to relevant authorities.Beggars arrestedFollowing security forces' efforts in tracking down beggars, the detectives arrested an Indian man named Abdul Mateen Abdul Jabbar while begging. In addition,...
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Rape complaint by Filipina woman
KUWAIT: A Filipina woman, 31, told Adan police that she was raped by an unidentified man. She said that her sponsor who works for the interior ministry handed her to the suspect. The source said the sponsor was summoned, and he told police that he wanted to get rid of the Filipina, and because he had paid a lot of money to hire her, he wanted something in return. So he put an ad on social media, and a man called him and offered to 'buy' her after...
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Kuwait to contact Interpol to arrest Dashti; Policeman charged with theft
KUWAIT: Security sources said Kuwait Interpol is preparing to send a warrant to international and Arab Interpol to place the name of MP Abdulhameed Dashti, who is wanted in Kuwait over several cases, on the 'red notice' during the coming days. Sources said Kuwait Interpol will send its warrant to the public prosecution for approval, so it can be sent to Interpol as well as its Arab counterpart.Policeman charged with theftA policeman on duty...
Young Voices
'I can spend more time with my family in Ramadan'
Young VoicesNearly a quarter of Kuwait's entire population is under the age of 14 and yet with the exception of school assemblies, we never hear their voices. During Ramadan, Kuwait Times likes to publish a special series that engages with its readership in a more direct, personal way to learn their concerns, issues and viewpoints.This Ramadan, we will chat with some of our youngest readers about their lives in Kuwait, in an attempt to see the...
FAIRFAX, Virginia: A coalition of activists protest outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters yesterday in memory of the 49 people recently killed in Orlando and calling for a ban on assault weapons. —AFP
US Senate rejects gun control measures
FAIRFAX, Virginia: A coalition of activists protest outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters yesterday in memory of the 49 people recently killed in Orlando and calling for a ban on assault weapons. —AFPWASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US Senate rejected four competing gun control measures Monday just days after the Orlando club massacre, highlighting the partisan feuding over an issue set to resonate during a heated...
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Gulf Bank Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi
Gulf Bank, Boubyan Bank mull merger into Islamic bank
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
HANIYEH ASSASSINATED
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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: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
MoI: No one above the law
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(File photo) Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyah, standing in front of a portrait of the radical group's slain spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, addresses the crowd during rally by the radical group in the former Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the southern Gaza Strip, 16 September 2005. - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, 2024, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Zionist strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered". — AFP
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Zionist strike