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Summer Destination: Sardinia, Italy
Hello965 is a travel blog run by Fatima, a curious female Kuwaiti traveler who is curious to explore the world. In hello965, Fatima aims to shed light on untraditional or new destinations, hotels, resorts, adventures and even events around the world.Fatima loves diversity, from luxury to low-budget travel and group to solo traveling, and aspires to convey a diverse style of traveling to all her readers and followers through all her social media...
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim dribbles his opponents as His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (4th left) and other top government officials cheer their team during an annual Ramadan sporting event yesterday. – Photos by Fouah Al-Shaikh
MPs beat officials 3-2 in friendly soccer match
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim dribbles his opponents as His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (4th left) and other top government officials cheer their team during an annual Ramadan sporting event yesterday. – Photos by Fouah Al-ShaikhKUWAIT: In an annual Ramadan sporting event, a team of MPs, representing the National Assembly, won an indoor soccer match yesterday over a team of...
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Interior tackles congestion at Kuwait International Airport - Citizens and expatriates urged to ignore pandemonium rumors
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has taken concrete steps to relieve congestion and ensure thorough inspection of baggage at Kuwait International Airport, a press statement by the Ministry said yesterday. These steps will be in full effect in record time, and when implemented, will produce a tangible difference to all commuters, the statement noted, adding that the Ministry has partnered with various bodies to curb congestion at the...
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Brexit may boost GCC, UK trade partnership
KUWAIT: The possible exit of the UK from the EU may allow the country to create a joint-trade partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, said a report by the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) yesterday. The UK referendum on its membership in the EU, commonly referred to as (Brexit) vote is set for June 23. It will influence sentiment and markets in the UK and the EU, and by extension the world economy.The obvious is pressure on UK...
LONDON: Flowers and tributes are piled in remembrance with a photograph of slain Labor MP Jo Cox in Parliament Square central London yesterday. - AFP
UK MP's killer rants at 'traitors' in court - 'Death to traitors', MP murder suspect insists
LONDON: Flowers and tributes are piled in remembrance with a photograph of slain Labor MP Jo Cox in Parliament Square central London yesterday. - AFPLONDON: The man charged with murdering British lawmaker Jo Cox gave his name as "death to traitors, freedom for Britain" when he appeared in court yesterday accused of a killing that has left next week's vote on European Union membership in limbo. The murder of Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two young...
KUWAIT: Dust covers the sky in Kuwait City this past Thursday. — KUNA
Dusty weather could last till end of July
KUWAIT: Dust covers the sky in Kuwait City this past Thursday. — KUNAKUWAIT: Astronomer Khaled Abdullah Al-Jamaan said that the current dusty weather is part of a climatic condition locally known as 'Bawareh.' During that season, northerly and northwesterly winds occasionally blow, causing the rise of dust during daytime, before it subsides by night. Jamaan added that Bawareh winds usually reduce the temperature during the day because the dust...
Assembly discusses final statements of accounts
Assembly discusses final statements of accounts
Assembly discusses final statements of accountsKUWAIT: The National Assembly is set to hold a session today to discuss legislation pertinent to the final statements of accounts of a number of government bodies. Today's session will tackle the budgets of eight governmental entities, in addition to a report by a youth and sports parliamentary committee, which suggests some amendments to law number 42/1978 that deals with sports authorities, said a...
Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
Minister highlights new tenders law
Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-SabahKUWAIT: Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah stressed the significance of the tenders law for both the economy and execution of projects. Sheikh Mohammed added that the new law would give contractors more opportunities and open the market to both local and foreign companies to compete equally and transparently. He also noted that preparing a memo about this particular law...
Hassan T Bwambale
Clearing debts before or during Ramadan
Dear reader, I would like to inform you that among the things that Islam safeguards is your property. Although not all of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) contemporaries believed in his message, when they needed to deposit their wealth and property for safe keeping, they would entrust them to the Prophet (PBUH) because they trusted him completely. In fact, the people who attempted to assassinate the Prophet (PBUH) were among those who had deposited...
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Airport's security
Muna Al Fuzai Kuwait International Airport is facing congestion and overcrowding of passengers these days, after it issued a decision to inspect all luggage after passengers get their boarding passes. Kuwait International Airport is very small compared to the number of travelers and the services provided to the public, so this decision shows the extent of chaos and disorganization at this airport for years. This overcrowding has occurred...
Five arrested on begging charges
Five arrested on begging charges
Five arrested on begging chargesKUWAIT: Capital police arrested four Asian nationals begging in the vicinity of Yarmouk Co-op Society. In addition, a Jordanian woman in Kuwait on a visit visa was arrested at Ardhiya Co-op Society. The arrests came during ongoing crackdowns on begging during Ramadan, the Interior Ministry's Relations and Security Department said. It added that all suspects were referred to relevant authorities pending summoning...
Young Voices
'I enjoy seeing the movement of animals'
Young VoicesKUWAIT: Nearly 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...
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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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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
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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA
Kuwait’s investments in Morocco reach $1.5 bn