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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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Former lawmaker charged over questioning court
KUWAIT: The public prosecution yesterday referred former MP Khaled Al-Sultan to court, over charges pertaining with statements in which he reportedly questioned the way a court handled the 'Abdaly cell' case hearing. Meanwhile, a court yesterday annulled the Kuwait Transparency Society's elections held on April 13, 2014. The court also adjourned hearing a state security case against blogger 'Chabreet Seyassi2' (Political Matches) until Feb 16 and...
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Indian husband catches his wife in bed with Bangladeshi lover
KUWAIT: A 31-year-old woman and her lover were taken to Salmiya police station and brought before the prosecutor, who charged them with adultery. A security source said an Indian man went home early to find his wife, also Indian, in bed with another man, so he called his neighbor to be a witness, then called police. He did not allow the woman and her lover, who is Bangladeshi, to wear clothes until police arrived. Both were allowed to wrap...
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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
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
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Amir departs to the UK at personal invitation of King Charles III