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Schools start after Eid holiday next year
KUWAIT: Education Minister Badr Al-Essa confirmed that the coming school year would commence after the Eid Al-Adha holiday. He added that the ministry has already adjusted the dates to make school start on Sept 18 for all staff, Sept 21 for kindergarten and grade one, Sept 22 for other primary grades and Sept 25 for intermediate and secondary schools.Speaking to reporters on attending a ceremony at Sharifa Al-Awadhi School that was held jointly...
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New asphalt mix to address ‘flying pebbles’
KUWAIT: Ministry of Public Works Undersecretary Awatif Al-Ghunaim said a trial surface was laid on Jassim Al- Kharafi Road (Sixth Ring Road) with a new asphalt mix that was designed by a British laboratory to solve the problem of ‘flying pebbles.’ She said this mix will be added to all future tenders for road maintenance.She said that the trial road that was paved is located from station 10 to station 9 towards the east on Jassim Al-Kharafi...
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Kuwait puts on hold Eurofighter purchase
KUWAIT: An $8.7 billion deal for Kuwait to purchase 28 Eurofighters from Italy has been put on hold for “procedural” reasons, an unnamed Italian Defense official told Defense News website. According to the report published this week, the contract which was based on a memorandum of understanding signed in September of last year, was supposed to be signed on Sunday.But the signing didn’t happen due to “internal procedural problems” in...
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KPC leaders hand over cars to cut down expenses
KUWAIT: Three Kuwait Petroleum Corporation(KPC) officials recently handed over vehicles that had been allocated for them by KPC, with the aim of cutting down expenses, said informed sources. These include Nizr Al-Adsani, KPC CEO, Hashim Hashim, the managing director of Al-Zour refinery integrated petrochemicals complex, Bader Al-Sharad, the managing director for training and administrative affairs.The sources noted that KPC had made several...
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Education vital for Syrian children
UNICEF's call to raise $2.8 billion to help 43 million children suffering because of human crises worldwide and allocating the largest portion of this aid for education is a must in the 21st century that has been afflicted by many threats, wars and human disasters, which makes these funds a necessity to protect entire populations in many countries worldwide. Allocating one quarter of these donations for child education in afflicted areas, and...
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Prosecution denies Human Rights Watch request to meet Barrack
KUWAIT: The said the lawyers of jailed opposition leader Musallam Al-Barrak had informed the public prosecution that a visiting Human Rights Watch delegation wanted to meet Barrak, but the request was denied, said Awwad Al-Nasafi, Acting Secretary General of the Popular Action Bloc (PAB).Court roundupThe administrative court yesterday ordered paying a group of ministry of commerce and industry employees special incentives for working in distant...
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Crocodile found in stable in Kabd farm
KUWAIT: Weapons detectives were surprised while carrying out raids in Kabd to find a crocodile inside a stable, prompting them to call the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR). The source said specialists tranquilized the reptile and moved it to the zoo. PAAAFR said it is not legal to raise and keep these types of reptiles according to international treaties ratified by Kuwait.Maid threatens sponsorAn Asian expat...
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Bangladeshi paint thieves caught; Ten Workers deported for cutting plants & trees
KUWAIT: Ahmadi police arrested four Bangladeshi nationals for stealing paint and construction material from houses under construction and were sent to Mina Abdullah police station.Workers deportedTen workers from an agricultural company were deported for violating the environmental law, as they cut irrigated plants and trees near the airport bridge in Farwaniya, and were caught by environment police.Vehicles removedThe city cleanliness center of...
A vehicle seen broken in half following an accident at the Seventh Ring Road yesterday.
Driver survives horrific accident
A vehicle seen broken in half following an accident at the Seventh Ring Road yesterday.KUWAIT: A citizen narrowly escaped death and was left with minor injuries following an accident that happened when her car collided with a lamppost and was broken in half. The accident took place on Seventh Ring Road yesterday near Subhan cemetery. Mubarak Al-Kabeer rescue and hazardous material teams responded and dealt with the accident. The woman was taken...
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The golden cheque
Kuwait Airways has a special importance for every Kuwaiti citizen, even expatriates living on this good land, as it is the one that sees us off if we decide to travel, and receives us when we return to our homeland. It is a moving Kuwaiti territory that carries the flag of my country, and this alone is enough for it to remain as one of the most important establishments in the country. Today, I am not going to talk about lands in Ardiya that...
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Truffle growing conditions
There are specific conditions necessary for truffle to grow in soil, which are: 1. Rainfall during the locally known ‘Wassem’ season that falls between Oct 16 and Dec 5, though bedouins have always said that ‘ten days during the Merbeaniya (Forty Days) season would grow as much as the harvest grown during Wassem. 2. To have continued rainfall, even with intervals. 3. Truffles do not grow by seeds. They are rather the product of a fungal...
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Kuwait Disabled Sport Club concludes tournament
KUWAIT: Kuwait Disabled Sport Club concluded its first local tournament for the disabled this season on Tuesday. Swimmers Abdelrahman Al- Shalqani, Abdelrahman Al-Kandari and Yousuf Khalaf were winners in the competitions of 25 meter, free style, and back strokes. Meanwhile female players Alaa Ibrahim, Daleel Al-Adwani and Jana Ibrahim were winners in the girls’ category. Results of the swimming competition for mental disabilities showed Jassim...
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
Amir’s visit to UK boosts ties
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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP
Kuwait's Amir visits UK King in Dumfries House
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Taxes will target commodities harmful to human health: Kuwait's Finance Minister
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SCOTLAND: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is welcomed by Lord-Lieutenant Iona MacDonald, representative of King Charles for the Ayrshire area upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. — Amiri Diwan photos
Amir’s landmark visit to UK chance to expand ties: Envoy