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LONDON: England batsman Alastair Cook plays a shot during the first day of the third Investec Test Match between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s cricket ground. —AFP

Cook says he doesn’t compare to ‘batting genius’ Tendulkar

LONDON: England batsman Alastair Cook plays a shot during the first day of the third Investec Test Match between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s cricket ground. —AFPLONDON: England captain Alastair Cook insisted India batting great Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record for Test runs had yet to come into his sights even though he had surpassed one mark set by the ‘Little Master’. Cook became the 12th player in history to score 10,000 Test...

ORLANDO: Brazil’s Philippe Coutinho (22) celebrates after scoring a goal against Haiti during the first half of a Copa America group B soccer match Wednesday, June 8, 2016. —AP

Coutinho leads Brazil rout as Ecuador thwart Peru

ORLANDO: Brazil’s Philippe Coutinho (22) celebrates after scoring a goal against Haiti during the first half of a Copa America group B soccer match Wednesday, June 8, 2016. —APLOS ANGELES: Philippe Coutinho completed a hat-trick as Brazil routed Haiti 7-1 at the Copa America Centenario on Wednesday while Ecuador produced a gutsy fightback to thwart Peru’s push for a quarter-final berth. Coutinho conjured up the sort of form which made him...

LISBON: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, left, vies for the ball with Estonia’s Nikita Baranov during their friendly soccer match at Benfica stadium. —AP

Ronaldo and Co launch Euros in jittery France

LISBON: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, left, vies for the ball with Estonia’s Nikita Baranov during their friendly soccer match at Benfica stadium. —APPARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Portugal before becoming the last of the football superstars to arrive in France for today’s start of the European Championship finals. With the host nation under a state of emergency over feared terror attacks, strict security has greeted Ronaldo...

KUWAIT: The opening of every new parliamentary session is an event that is eagerly awaited by citizens because they are building big hopes and aspirations on the parliament. The previous parliamentary sessions have constituted a unique political event embodying the Kuwaiti democratic experience under the dome of the parliament. — KUNA

Lawmakers Pass New 'Public Tenders Law'

KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday unanimously passed in the first reading the new public tenders law after its Financial Affairs Committee introduced a number of key amendments to the important bill. Under the law, technical committees must be formed for the purchase of arms at the army, police and national guards, an addition proposed by the Audit Bureau to regulate the purchase of arms and military equipment.The provision entrusts the...

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KU increases enrollment minimum limit in two years

KUWAIT: Kuwait University (KU) announced yesterday increasing the minimum acceptance rate for student's enrollment in the academic year 2017/2018, only one day after Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa denied intentions to do so next year. According to the new decision, high school students in the scientific sector must finish with at least a GPA of 75 percent to be eligible for enrollment in two years, while...

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Ministry announce hajj registration deadlines

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced that the last date to register non-Kuwaiti pilgrims planning to go for hajj this year would be August 8, while registration of Kuwaiti pilgrims would continue until Aug 29. The ministry announced that the electronic registry system would reject any pilgrim who fails to fill in all the e-forms needed. Meanwhile, the ministry set special conditions prior to approving the prices set by each...

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Worker died of natural causes at home, not workplace: KOC

KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has denied recent reports posted on social media networks regarding the death of one of the company’s workers at his workplace.The deceased, who worked for a contractor affiliated with Burgan Drilling Company, passed away from natural causes at the workers’ residence not a workplace, KOC’s Spokesman, Deputy CEO for Administrative and Financial Affairs Saad Al-Azmi stated in a press statement. —KUNA

Global Peace Index

Kuwait Ranks 51 Out of 163 in Global Peace Index 2016 - 2 out of 20 MENA countries; region suffered biggest deterioration in peace

* Violence impacted Kuwait's economy by $18.47 billion over the last year, 9 percent of Kuwait's GDP, or $4921 per person.* The economic impact of violence on the global economy totaled $13.6 trillion or 13.3 percent of gross world product, equivalent to 11 times the size of global foreign direct investment.* The economic impact of violence was $137 trillion over the last decade - greater than global GDP in 2015.* The world became less peaceful...

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IOM Kuwait holds campaign on human trafficking

KUWAIT: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kuwait launched its second awareness campaign at shopping malls around the country under the auspices of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammed Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.The campaign, titled 'Together Against Trafficking in Persons' (#TogetherAgainstTraffickingInPersons), aims to familiarize the public with the difficulties experienced by trafficked persons,...

Young Voices

'Kuwait is my home and my family and friends are here' - Young Voices

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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Twenty beggars arrested so far

KUWAIT: Security forces arrested 20 female and male beggars in various areas around Kuwait, the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) security media and relations department announced yesterday. The department announced that the beggars included: KUWAIT: These photos provided by the Interior Ministry shows some of the beggars arrested yesterday.* Ghazi Ali (56), Indian sponsored by Khalaf Hamed Al-Shemmari* Warda Nabil Shawqi (32), Jordanian sponsored...

Hassan T Bwambale

How to receive the Holy Month

The auspicious month of Ramadan has arrived. People invest in this occasion in different ways and with different actions and activities. Some people make this an occasion for laziness, idleness, sleep and neglecting acts that would accrue abundant rewards. They may swap the day for the night by sleeping during the day and staying awake at night eating, drinking and watching TV. Others find it as a good opportunity to socialize, shop, relax or...

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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

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