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Kuwaiti MPs attend 146th Asian-Islamic Conference

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation participated in two coordination meetings on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asian and Islamic 146th Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, held in the Kingdom of Bahrain until March 15. During the two meetings, members of the participating delegation stressed, in a statement reported by Al-Dustour News Network, the importance of coordination between geopolitical groups to reach consensus on issues...

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Sheikha Basema hosts female envoys, ambassadors’ wives

KUWAIT: The spouse of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, Sheikha Basema Al-Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, hosted female ambassadors, ambassadors’ wives, heads of diplomatic missions and accredited international organizations in Kuwait at a luncheon held at Al-Reemiya Farm in Abdaly.Sheikha Basema lauded the notable role ambassadors and spouses of heads of missions play to strengthen relations between Kuwait and brotherly...

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Expert: 10% of Kuwait population suffers from IBS

By Abdellatif Sharaa Dr Wafa Al-HashashKUWAIT: Gastroenterologist Dr Wafa Al-Hashash said around 10 percent of Kuwait’s population suffers from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which is around 450,000 persons. She said 65 percent of IBS patients are affected with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), adding studies indicate that women are more prone to be affected with IBS than men.Dr Hashash said IBS is a chronic but not infectious...

The Royal Saudi Air Force aerobatic display team ‘Saudi Hawks’perform during an aerobatic show. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Amir congratulates citizens, residents on national days

Kuwait sets a new Guinness World Record by unfurling the largest flag at the Seventh Hole Cave on Salmah Plateau in Oman. — KUNAKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday congratulated Kuwaitis and residents on the country’s 62nd National Day and 32nd Liberation Day. HH the Amir highly appreciated the overwhelming feelings displayed by citizens and residents during the festivities held to mark the dear national...

HUWARA: A man stands amidst destroyed cars in this town near Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Feb 27, 2023 after they were torched by Zionists overnight. — AFP

Palestinians count cost of Zionist arson

HUWARA: Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday counted the cost of deadly violence and arson by Zionist settlers targeting a town where two Zionist brothers were killed. Dozens of Zionist settlers set homes and cars ablaze in the northern town of Huwara overnight, after a day of Zionist-Palestinian talks in neighboring Jordan aimed at quelling a surge in violence in the Palestinian territory.More than 350 Palestinians were injured, most...

ISOLA DI CAPO RIZZUTO, Italy: Italian coast guard officers stand near a body on Feb 27, 2023 near the beach of Le Castella after a migrant boat sank off Calabria. - AFP

Beaches combed for bodies after deadly shipwreck

CUTRO, Italy: Italy’s coastguard on Monday searched the sea and beaches for bodies following a shipwreck off Calabria, as authorities tried to identify the dead and the government’s migrant policy came under scrutiny. The overloaded wooden boat broke up and sank early Sunday in stormy seas off Italy’s southern coast, with bodies, shoes and debris washing up along a long stretch of shoreline.The death toll rose Monday to 62 people, a coast...

GAZA: Palestinian youths burn tires during a protest near the Gaza border east of Jabalia refugee camp, on February 23, 2023. — AFP

Violence flares around Gaza

GAZA: Zionists and militants traded air strikes and rocket fire in and around Gaza on Thursday, a day after the deadliest Zionist army raid in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years. Eleven Palestinians, including a 16-year-old, were killed and more than 80 wounded by gunfire on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, when troops raided the flashpoint West Bank city of Nablus, drawing international appeals for calm.The Zionist army...

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MP proposes up to KD 700 monthly pay for Kuwaiti wives

By B Izzak, AgenciesKUWAIT: MP Majed Al-Mutairi proposed a monthly salary for stay-at-home wives that varies - depending on the person’s academic degree. The proposal stipulates paying married non-working Kuwaiti women a monthly financial assistance of KD 700 for holders of a Master’s degree (or higher), KD 600 for university Bachelor’s degree or Diploma holders, KD 550 for high school degree holders and KD 500 for certificate holders of an...

KUWAIT: Kuwait buildings are illuminated in the colors of the national flag as the country prepares to celebrate its 62nd National Day and the 32nd anniversary of the end of Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait, US and UK forces hold ‘Liberation 2023’ military drill

KUWAIT: The joint military drill (the Liberation 2023) among Kuwait land forces, the US Spartan force and the Queen’s Dragoon Guards (QDG) ended on Thursday. The drill began on February 19 in the northern military base of Adare’e. In a statement, Kuwait’s General Staff of the Armed Forces said the drill is aimed at developing the joint planning, unifying concepts and achieving openness to raise combat readiness and the training level in...

In this Feb 27, 1991 file photo, members of Task Force Ripper of the First Marine Division ride a Humvee under a “Welcome to Kuwait” sign at the entrance to Kuwait City’s International Airport.

Liberation bolstered US-Kuwait ties

By Majd OthmanOn August 2, 1990, Kuwait woke up to a terrifying invasion by Iraq, which caused a major shock on the international and local levels. In a couple of hours, the country was under brutal occupation. While the invasion aimed to annex Kuwait to Iraq, with Saddam Hussein claiming it as one of Iraq’s governorates, the main reason behind this invasion was the important recourses Kuwait has - oil or so-called black gold.For seven months,...

Life of Kuwaiti prisoners of war in Iraqi jail. — Photographs provided by Colonel Nasser Salmeen.

‘We lived in pain’: Kuwaiti POW narrates his harrowing ordeal

By Faten Omar Kuwaiti POWs hang clothes in captivity.The liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in 1991 was a significant event for citizens and the Middle East. It was seen as a major victory for the coalition and a decisive defeat for Iraq. While everyone was celebrating, Kuwaiti prisoners of war in Iraq were waiting to leave the nightmare of the invasion behind. Kuwait Times spoke with former Kuwaiti POW Retired Staff Colonel Nasser...

Worshippers attend qiyam al-layl prayers at the Grand Mosque on the night of 27th of Ramadan in this file photo. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Ramadan traditions of Kuwait

By Shakir ReshamwalaAround the world, Ramadan is a time of piety and prayers, fasting and feasting, and spending time with family and friends. But as is often the case, every nation and community develops a set of traditions and customs over the ages that come to symbolize the culture of the land. Kuwait too has its own unique Ramadan traditions that have been observed by generations of locals and residents of this country, and are a source of...

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Crackdown on visa violators

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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain

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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP

Stampede at India religious event kills 116

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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos

Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen

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Interior cracks down on residency violators