author

desk search
close
Latest News
arrow2 Kuwait Times
KUWAIT: This file photo shows flames and smoke emitting from a building at the Sawaber Residential Complex in Kuwait City on June 15, 2010. Lingering problems surrounding the 35-year-old complex led the government to evacuate it and proceed with a plan to demolish it. —KUNA
Sawaber evacuation ultimatum expires today, tenants threaten legal action
KUWAIT: This file photo shows flames and smoke emitting from a building at the Sawaber Residential Complex in Kuwait City on June 15, 2010. Lingering problems surrounding the 35-year-old complex led the government to evacuate it and proceed with a plan to demolish it. —KUNAKUWAIT: As the ultimatum to evacuate the Sawaber Residential Complex expires today, and in light of the government's looming plans to demolish the key estate in downtown...
KUWAIT: Philippine Commission on Elections Head Andres Bautista (second from left) addresses the media yesterday at Costa Del Sol Hotel during 3-day training/seminar for OAV. With him are Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa, Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ver and Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Wildredo Santos. — Photo by Joseph Shagra
Filipino overseas vote starts April 9 - Election head ensures credible ‘OAV’s’ for Filipinos
KUWAIT: Philippine Commission on Elections Head Andres Bautista (second from left) addresses the media yesterday at Costa Del Sol Hotel during 3-day training/seminar for OAV. With him are Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa, Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ver and Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Wildredo Santos. — Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Filipinos in Kuwait, including Pinoys from other countries, may vote for their...
No Image
Kuwaiti women to be hired as school guards
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education is preparing four contracts to appoint Kuwaiti women as guards in public schools for girls next year. The guards will officially be referred to as ‘security officers’ and will officially be hired on July 1, 2016, Assistant Undersecretary for Financial Affairs Yousuf Al-Najjar said.Kuwaiti women wishing to apply for this job will be hired through private companies in coordination with the Manpower and...
No Image
Man accuses woman of killing dog - Strange hugging and caressing
KUWAIT: Rumaithiya police detains an Asian domestic helper whose sponsor accused her of deliberately killing his pet dog. The citizen arrived at the police station in a hysterical state, along with an Asian woman he accused of killing his rare-breed dog. The man claimed that she did it on purpose to take revenge, adding that she admitted this to him. He insisted that she be charged with "premeditated murder," based on the animal protection law....
No Image
Abdali appeal case adjourned to April 13 - Minister investigates students 'slandering'
KUWAIT: The appeal court yesterday adjourned hearing the Abdaly case until April 13. The court also decided to hold the next hearing, where two state security officers and detectives would testify, behind closed doors restricting those attending to lawyers only. Addressing the court, chairman of the Egyptian lawyers syndicate and chairman of the Arab lawyers union, the defendants' lawyer, Sameh Ashour stressed that the wireless communication...
KUWAIT: Damages are seen at a mosque under construction in Qairawan after the roof collapsed yesterday, leaving four workers injured.
Four injured in mosque roof collapse - Fugitives caught
KUWAIT: Damages are seen at a mosque under construction in Qairawan after the roof collapsed yesterday, leaving four workers injured.KUWAIT: Four workers were injured when the roof of a mosque under construction collapsed yesterday. Firefighters arrived to the scene located in Qairawan shortly after the incident was reported. They rescued the workers and handed them over to paramedics who transported them to the nearest medical facility. An...
No Image
Saudi executes two citizens for murder
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia executed two citizens convicted of murder yesterday, raising to 81 the number of death sentences carried out in the ultra-conservative kingdom this year. Dhafer and Hussein al- Mutliq were found guilty of killing fellow Saudis Azeb and Mahdi Al-Moamer in a dispute between the two families, the interior ministry said.They were both executed in Najran, in the south, a ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency...
DUBAI: An Emirati looks at classic cars displayed in downtown Dubai. Dubai, whose airport is the world’s busiest for international passengers, announced yesterday it will introduce a tax on travelers to help finance expansion, as Gulf governments grapple with plummeting revenues. — AFP
Dubai introduces a 'passenger tax' - $9.50 airport tax per traveler
DUBAI: An Emirati looks at classic cars displayed in downtown Dubai. Dubai, whose airport is the world’s busiest for international passengers, announced yesterday it will introduce a tax on travelers to help finance expansion, as Gulf governments grapple with plummeting revenues. — AFPDUBAI: The emirate of Dubai, whose airport is the world's busiest for international passengers, announced yesterday it was introducing a tax on travelers to...
WASHINGTON: French recipient of the 2016 International Women of Courage Award, Latifa Ibn Ziaten (left), shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington. —AFP
US award for French mother courage battling hate
WASHINGTON: French recipient of the 2016 International Women of Courage Award, Latifa Ibn Ziaten (left), shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington. —AFPWASHINGTON: After her beloved son, a French soldier, was murdered by an Islamist gunman, Latifa Ibn Ziaten formed a group to prevent radicalization and promote dialogue. "No more Merahs," she declared, after the troubled petty criminal turned...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani supporters of convicted murderer Mumtaz Qadri gather during an anti-government protest in front of the parliament building in Islamabad yesterday. — AFP
Pakistan protesters refuse to end Islamabad sit-in
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani supporters of convicted murderer Mumtaz Qadri gather during an anti-government protest in front of the parliament building in Islamabad yesterday. — AFPISLAMABAD: Islamist protesters gathered in the Pakistani capital said yesterday they would not end their days-long sit-in and were "willing to die", as armed security forces readied to clear the camp.The stand-off, which comes as Pakistan mourns more than 70 people killed...
New Myanmar President Htin Kyaw (centre left) and outgoing president Thein Sein (centre right) arrive for the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw yesterday. — AFP
Myanmar takes historic step with new president - Suu Kyi aide Kyaw takes over in transition to democracy
New Myanmar President Htin Kyaw (centre left) and outgoing president Thein Sein (centre right) arrive for the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw yesterday. — AFPNAYPYITAW, Myanmar: Myanmar's slow transition to democracy took a momentous step yesterday as a trusted aide to ruling-party leader Aung San Suu Kyi took over as the country's president, officially ending more than 50 years of the military's control over...
China’s Wu Lei, left, fights for the ball against Qatar’s Abdulaziz Hatem
China, Syria advance in World Cup qualifying
China’s Wu Lei, left, fights for the ball against Qatar’s Abdulaziz HatemHONG KONG: China joined Asian heavyweights Australia and Japan in the next round of World Cup qualifying after stunning Qatar 2-0 in their last Group C match in Xi’an on Tuesday. China were helped in their cause by the Philippines’ 3-2 upset of North Korea in Manila.North Korea appeared to be heading for victory and into the next round when they led 2-1, but...
arrow
most read
1
No Image
Overstayers, sponsors to be deported
2
Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
3
No Image
Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
4
MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
Mideast seethes amid carnage
5
KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
The impact of oil discoveries