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25 yrs later, Gulf War stills shapes Kuwait
In this Wednesday February 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.KUWAIT: The scene US forces encountered as they pushed into Kuwait in 1991 to end the Iraqi occupation could only be described as a hellscape. Hundreds of burning oil wells set ablaze by Iraq's army had left sand sodden in an oily sludge and...
James Philips, Corporate Vice President, Business Intelligence Group (right) with Islam Al-Sharaa, IT Director Kuwait Times.
Microsoft Cloud Roadshow 2016 leads towards cloud innovation - Corporate VP highlights essence of cloud computing
James Philips, Corporate Vice President, Business Intelligence Group (right) with Islam Al-Sharaa, IT Director Kuwait Times.DUBAI: In line with Microsoft’s efforts to impart the latest cloud knowledge and empower IT professionals to achieve more, the Cloud Roadshow 2016 was held on Feb 22 and 23 at the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights. The event aimed at reiterating the cloud presence in the market by hosting two-day trainings held by...
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Amir, Premier tour Souq Mubarakiya
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, accompanied by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, pay a visit yesterday to Souq Al-Mubarakiya, Kuwait’s oldest traditional market.During his tour of the market, HH the Amir was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Information Minister and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman...
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Planned demolition of historic Bayt Lothan stirs opposition
KUWAIT: One of Kuwait’s oldest surviving buildings, Bayt Lothan is now slated for demolition with plans to be replaced, possibly, by a food mall. The historic Salmiya structure was the home of the late Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al- Sabah, the twelfth ruler of Kuwait.Construction began in 1926 but the house was built over three stages. The house was built in the style and tradition of the pre-oil era, representing an important period of...
Herschelle Herman Gibbs
Kuwait Cricket & IDP Educations present grand domestic finals - Herschelle Gibbs to grace the occasion
Herschelle Herman GibbsKUWAIT: Kuwait Cricket (KC), the official body of governing cricket in Kuwait in association with IDP Educations - official IELTS centre in Kuwait have invited South African legend Herschelle Herman Gibbs as the guest of honor in order to give yet another boost to the overall development of domestic cricket in Kuwait. As many as 7 finals are going to take place over an action packed weekend that will see the entire Kuwait...
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New Amiri decree
KUWAIT: An Amiri decree No 31/2016 was recently issued to add the Interior Ministry Undersecretary and the National Guard Undersecretary to the Supreme Defense Council as new members for a three-year tenure.Iraq dealKuwait has approved a commercial cooperation agreement with Iraq, which was signed in Baghdad on Dec 28, 2014 including nine articles. The agreement is part of a desire by both sides to cement commercial relations and fraternity based...
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Deputy FM launches e-messaging system
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah yesterday launched a new electronic messaging system at the Foreign Ministry in order to streamline communication between the ministry and its diplomatic missions abroad.Speaking at a news conference on this occasion, Al-Jarallah said the ministry’s electronic messaging system has been devised and installed by its own technicians, boasting that his ministry is the first governmental agency to...
Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UAE Salah Al-Buaijan seen with other dignitaries. —KUNA
Kuwait diplomatic missions mark National, Liberation days
Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UAE Salah Al-Buaijan seen with other dignitaries. —KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's embassies and diplomatic missions in the Netherlands, Tunisia, the UAE, and Algeria held several receptions on the occasion of the 55th National Day and the 25th Liberation Day, and the 10th anniversary of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The celebrations were attended by a huge crowd of Arab and foreign diplomats in...
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'Kuwait in our Eyes - Kuwait Times, Al-Anbaa Photo Competition
KUWAIT: The 10th Photography Competition, organized exclusively by Kuwait Times in cooperation with Al-Anbaa newspaper, kicked off on January 5, 2016 and runs through March 17, 2016. Adnan Saad, Kuwait Times Deputy General Manager and the competition's organizer, said in that regard that the competition takes place annually, adding that this year's event will carry the theme 'Kuwait in our Eyes.'The competition is open for participants from all...
Iraq Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Ulum
Iraq Ambassador congratulates Kuwait
Iraq Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-UlumKUWAIT: As Kuwait celebrates its 55th national Day anniversary, its 25th Liberation Day anniversary, the 10th anniversary of HH the Amir’s and HH the Crown Prince’s succession and the first anniversary of UN honoring to Amir as the Humanity Leader and Kuwait as a Humanity Center, Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Kuwait yesterday issued a press release congratulating HH the Amir, HH the Crown...
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'Enough messing around'
If we gather what has been written about the problems and bad standards of the Ministry of Education and its facilities 10 years ago until now, we would have owned volumes titled "you the officials of education ministry, enough messing around." We became bored while we are writing, as no ear is hearing nor an eye is seeing until the papers became dry and ink dried out of pens, and despite this we focus today on several points in hopes that our...
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the Guantanamo Bay detention camp flanked by US Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter yesterday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. - AFP
Obama presents plan to close Gitmo
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the Guantanamo Bay detention camp flanked by US Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter yesterday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. - AFPWASHINGTON: President Barack Obama presented a long-shot plan to shutter Guantanamo Bay prison yesterday, hoping to fulfill an elusive campaign promise before he leaves office next year. Describing the jail as a...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable