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Gwyneth Paltrow hits Chanel's eco-couture show in Paris
A relaxed Gwyneth Paltrow looked very much the part as she arrived at Chanel's "atmosphere of calm" eco-show inside Paris' Grand Palais. Here are the highlights of Tuesday's spring-summer 2016 celebrity-filled couture collections.The celebrity mood gardenA huge "mood" garden decor - replete with a relaxation pond, forest and grass - greeted the 43-year-old Oscar-winner Paltrow, who posed for cameras in a check Chanel skirt suit with high collar...
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With relish, Kabul's middle class embraces the food truck trend
When the first Lazeez food truck arrived in Kabul many mistook it for a rickshaw and wanted to hail a ride-the yellow chassis and three wheels so reminiscent of taxis popular in South Asia. But it took little time for the city's emerging middle class to embrace the novelty of canteens-on-wheels serving Western fast foods around town. Parked on one of the capital's busiest roads, Obaidullah's truck-emblazoned with a giant hot dog, and the Lazeez...
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Integrating students with special needs in education - Part III
On assessing the success of the strategy of vocational development for school directors in terms of integration in mainstream schools, we should observe some points that were already mentioned in the previous article more elaborately. Those points include leaders’ self-motivation towards excellence, rooting the values of democracy, liberty, accepting others, human rights and taking care of students with special needs, allowing them to excel...
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
Assembly to hold debate on subsidy cuts on Feb 9; Deficit vs reserves discussed - Nod to monopoly, agencies law
KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday agreed to hold a special debate on Feb 9 to discuss government plans to lift or reduce subsidies on public services and fuel. The government is expected to brief the Assembly with the recommendation of a study by an international consultant agency proposing raising the prices of petrol, electricity and water as part of a comprehensive reform program.Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh told reporters the...
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Hawalli Governor calls for new bus stops with AC, wi-fi
KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf has made a proposal to Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Communications Essa Al-Kandari, to build special bus stops jointly with KPTC that suit Kuwait's climate in all the governorate's areas.In his proposal, Sheikh Ahmad suggested that the new bus stops should provide wi-fi access and be air-conditioned so that passengers could enjoy their waiting time and be protected from weather...
KUWAIT: Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdulmahdi (center), Kuwaiti Finance Minister and acting oil minister Anas Al-Saleh (left) and deputy chairman and CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Nizar Al-Adasani are seen at the Energy Strategy Forum yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
OPEC will not cut output alone - KPC to invest $100bn over 5 years
KUWAIT: Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdulmahdi (center), Kuwaiti Finance Minister and acting oil minister Anas Al-Saleh (left) and deputy chairman and CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Nizar Al-Adasani are seen at the Energy Strategy Forum yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti and Iraqi oil ministers said yesterday that OPEC will not cut production unless producers outside the cartel do the same, despite the plunge in crude...
Scenes from the drill.
Military drill sends message to security threats: minister
Scenes from the drill.KUWAIT: A military exercise conducted by security forces yesterday serves as a poignant message to all those who pose a threat to peace and security in the country, Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said.In a press statement, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled, who is also a Deputy Prime Minister, was amongst the spectators during the drill, christened, 'Decisive...
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Union slams oil minister over workers' rights
KUWAIT: The labor union at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) criticized Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Acting Oil Minister Anas Al-Saleh's approval of a charter that they say 'lessens many of employees' rights.' The union is referring to the oil sector employees administrative charter which the minister submitted to the Supreme Petroleum Commission for final approval, despite objections by oil syndicates and unions. A statement...
KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain, accompanied by embassy officials, hoists India’s national flag on the occasion of the country’s 67th Republic Day at the Indian embassy yesterday.
Indian embassy in Kuwait celebrates Republic Day
KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain, accompanied by embassy officials, hoists India’s national flag on the occasion of the country’s 67th Republic Day at the Indian embassy yesterday.KUWAIT: A large number of Indians from different walks of life including children and women joined the Indian embassy officials yesterday to celebrate India's 67th Republic Day, one of the most significant days on India's national calendar.The Indian embassy...
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British, American schools can hike fees by 5% yearly - Negotiable increases for new students
KUWAIT: A committee formed by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to determine tuition fees at American and British schools suggested authorizing school owners to set their own fees according to demand and supply principles, and told parents complaining about inflated fees to send their children to public schools.Speaking after a meeting with the school owners’ union, MoE undersecretary Dr Haitham Al-Athari announced increasing tuition fees at...
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Former Gitmo Bay prisoner says sold to US for $5,000 by Pakistani police
KUWAIT: Events and secrets of 14 years were summarized by former Guantanamo Bay inmate Fawzi Al-Odah, who said that his fate led him to Afghan borders following the Sept 11, 2001 events, snaring him in a deal during which the US asked that any Arab be handed to it in exchange of $5,000.He said the Americans treated him as an enemy, and he was beaten and verbally abused. He added that he left Kuwait in Aug 2001 in order to distribute aid on the...
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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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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones