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ILLE: England’s midfielder Adam Lallana (C, #8) passes the ball as he is marked by Russia’s defender Georgi Shchennikov (2-R) during the Euro 2016 group B football match between England and Russia at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday. — AFP

Violence mars England’s 1-1 draw with Russia

ILLE: England’s midfielder Adam Lallana (C, #8) passes the ball as he is marked by Russia’s defender Georgi Shchennikov (2-R) during the Euro 2016 group B football match between England and Russia at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday. — AFPMARSEILLE: Russia fans stormed a section of England supporters inside the stadium moments after Saturday’s 1-1 draw between the countries at the European Championship on another day of...

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Committee mulls total coeducation ban bill

Education MinisterDr Bader Al-EssaKUWAIT: The parliament’s legislation committee is scheduled to meet today and discuss a proposal made by MPs Humoud Al- Hamdan, Ouda Al-Ruwaei, Mohammed Al- Huwailah, Ali Al-Khamees and Hamdan Al- Azmi to amend article one of law number 24/1966 pertaining regulating higher education at Kuwait University, the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) and private schools.In their proposal, the...

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Blood pressure, diabetes common during Ramadan

KUWAIT: Cases of fluctuating blood pressure and diabetes have increased during the Holy Month of Ramadan of last year and this same scenario might repeat itself this year, said a medial official yesterday.Executive at the Ministry of Health Dr Abeer Al-Bahho said that a ministry study showed that bad eating habits were the main cause for the increase of such ailments especially during the advent of Ramadan. Good eating habits, exercising, and...

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250 expats convert to Islam in Ramadan: IPC

KUWAIT: Up to 250 expats from different nationalities have converted to Islam during the first five days of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, the Islam Presentation Committee (IPC) said yesterday.The IPC aspires, through field preaching and cooperation on the part of Kuwaitis and expat communities, that converts to Islam would hit up to 1,200 during the month, IPC Director General Abdulaziz Ahmad Al-Duaij said in a press statement....

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Forgiveness in Ramadan

“Forgiveness is epitomized in avoiding harming someone in revenge for the injury or harm he meted out to you, despite having the ability to avenge,” according to Al-Imam Al-Kafawi (Al-Kulliyyaat, P 52- 58). This means that when someone wrongs you or treats you with injustice, underestimating your ability to avenge, you choose to forgive and forget due to your strong faith in God Almighty. Not only is your self-confidence boosted, but also...

Young Voices

‘I like fasting and gathering for iftar’ - Young Voices

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...

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Abo Tbailah was a person who used a small drum to wake people up to have suhour meals before fasting for the following day of Ramadan. In the past and before electricity was connected to houses in Kuwait, people used to go to bed early, and this made it necessary that someone should wake them up late at night to have the suhour meal before emsak (commencing of fasting) and Fajr prayers. Abo Tbaila used to walk long distances around various...

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Dutchwoman of Iraqi origin kidnapped

KUWAIT: Woman kidnapped Policemen went on alert after receiving a call from a woman who said she was a Dutchwoman of Iraqi origin and that she was visiting Kuwait for the first time. The woman claimed that she had been kidnapped by unidentified people, who took her to an apartment in Hawally, forced her to drink something and then robbed her. The woman said that she was standing in a street close to where the apartment was, but she could not...

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Teen flees family’s house to stay with boyfriend

KUWAIT: A 19-year-old Syrian girl who had been reported missing by her father was arrested in a Salmiya cafe with a citizen, said security sources. Case papers indicate that the father had reported his daughter missing a week earlier, noting that she fled the family’s house in Nugra. Spotting the girl at the Salmiya cafe, detectives arrested her and her companion, a young citizen.The girl said she left her home after being enamored by her...

Brock Turner

Spotlight on rape culture at US campuses

Brock TurnerLOS ANGELES: A high-profile sex assault case in California reverberating across the globe has prompted soul searching in America and reignited a debate about rape culture on US college campuses. The case burst into the spotlight after the victim made public a powerful letter to the judge who sentenced her attacker - 20-year-old former Stanford University student Brock Turner - on June 2 to six months in jail on three felony...

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France on Strike

KUWAIT: Massive fires engulfed the Kuwait Airport cargo store yesterday. Firemen from the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) battled the blaze. — KUNA

Fire ravages Kuwait Airport warehouse

KUWAIT: Massive fires engulfed the Kuwait Airport cargo store yesterday. Firemen from the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) battled the blaze. — KUNAKUWAIT: Six teams of firefighters managed to put out a fire that broke out yesterday at a warehouse of a post office at a cargo terminal of Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. The fire did not lead to any injury, but some little financial losses, Deputy...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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