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Kuwait embraces dogs as home pets, but there's a problem...
My son wanted to have a pet dog but I refused while he was small. Then a year and a half ago, I finally caved and got one. I had deliberately delayed getting a dog because the haris (building guard) of my building where I lived warned me that dogs are not allowed in my building. To satisfy my son's instinct caring for house pets, I ended up buying gold fish, then love birds later and a rabbit. There was no complaint from the haris. However,...
One of Kuwait's oldest diwaniyas, Al Shamlan diwan harks back to the pre-oil days of Kuwait yet continues to serve its guests and hosts as an important focal point for local politics, business and social interaction. - Photos by Yasser Al Zayyat
Celebrating Kuwait's heritage A visit to Diwan Al Shamlan
One of Kuwait's oldest diwaniyas, Al Shamlan diwan harks back to the pre-oil days of Kuwait yet continues to serve its guests and hosts as an important focal point for local politics, business and social interaction. - Photos by Yasser Al Zayyat One of the oldest diwaniyas in Kuwait, Diwan Al Shamlan has been receiving guests since 1918. The historic diwaniya opens from 6am to 9am and is mostly visited by family and friends of Al Shamlan family....
KUWAIT: A group picture of participants at the seminar held at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah headquarters (the UN House). — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh
Kuwaiti women service in diplomatic corps acclaimed
KUWAIT: A group picture of participants at the seminar held at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah headquarters (the UN House). — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: A number of Kuwaiti diplomats yesterday commended the great and significant role played by Kuwaiti women serving in the diplomatic corps. The rhetoric of praise came during a seminar themed 'Role of the Kuwaiti women at the United Nations for security and peace,' held at Sheikh...
MUSCAT: Interior ministers of GCC countries pose for a group photo on the sidelines of their meeting in Muscat, Oman. - KUNA
GCC ministers discuss security cooperation, combating terrorism
Kuwait underlines quite complex regional conditions MUSCAT: Interior ministers of GCC countries pose for a group photo on the sidelines of their meeting in Muscat, Oman. - KUNA MUSCAT: Interior ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries took some decisions at the end of their 36th meeting aiming to bolster security cooperation. The resolutions seek to unify Gulf efforts to combat crimes and terrorist acts, GCC Secretary General...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 20, customers shop at Apple's flagship 5th Avenue store in New York City. - American consumers tightened their purse strings unexpectedly last month, breaking a seven-month winning streak, government data showed on October 16, 2019. Shoppers took home fewer autos and spent less on gasoline, groceries and building supplies while buying less online as well, according to the Commerce Department. (Photo by Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Sales fall as US consumers hit the brakes
NEW YORK CITY: In this file photo, customers shop at Apple's flagship 5th Avenue store in New York City. American consumers tightened their purse strings unexpectedly last month, breaking a seven-month winning streak, government data showed yesterday.-AFP WASHINGTON: US retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, suggesting that manufacturing-led weakness could be spreading to the broader economy, keeping the door open...
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Amir returns home after a successful medical checkup
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (right) waves as he arrives at Kuwait international airport. Sheikh Sabah returned home yesterday after undergoing medical tests in the United States. - AFP KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returned home yesterday after undergoing medical tests in the United States, according to the official KUNA news agency. He was received by His...
Kurdish Syrian civilians flee the town of Kobani on the Turkish border on October 16, 2019 as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. - Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria today as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
US officials rush to Turkey; Russia advances in Syria
TAL ABYAD: Kurdish Syrian civilians flee the town of Kobani on the Turkish border as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. - AFP ANKARA: The Trump administration dispatched its top officials to Turkey yesterday for emergency talks to try to persuade Ankara to halt an assault on northern Syria, while Russian troops swept into territory abandoned by Washington in a sudden retreat....
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: General manager Mike Rizzo and Manager Dave Martinez #4 of the Washington Nationals celebrate with the trophy after winning game four and the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park on October 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP
Nationals to play winner of the American League Championship Series
WASHINGTON: General manager Mike Rizzo and Manager Dave Martinez #4 of the Washington Nationals celebrate with the trophy after winning game four and the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park in Washington, DC.  - AFP WASHINGTON: The Washington Nationals reached the World Series for the first time in franchise history on Tuesday after completing a 4-0 series sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals. A...
WESTERVILLE, OHIO - OCTOBER 15: Former Vice President Joe Biden challenges Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during the Democratic Presidential Debate at Otterbein University on October 15, 2019 in Westerville, Ohio. A record 12 presidential hopefuls are participating in the debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP
Rising star Warren weathers attacks at Democratic White House debate
WESTERVILLE: Former Vice President Joe Biden challenges Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during the Democratic Presidential Debate at Otterbein University. - AFP WESTERVILLE: Surging White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren faced a barrage of attacks from fellow Democrats at the party's fourth 2020 debate Tuesday, cementing her status as a frontrunner in the race to challenge Donald Trump. The president himself loomed large as the dozen Democratic...
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Spain PM holds emergency talks over violent Catalan protests
GIRONA: This handout picture released on October 16, 2019 by the Generalitat de Catalunya shows Catalan regional president Quim Torra (C) marching with protesters near Girona, on October 16, 2019, a day after police arrested 51 people across Catalonia overnight after violent protests over the jailing of nine separatist leaders for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid. - AFP BARCELONA: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held...
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Turkey creates headaches for NATO
A woman stands along the side of a road on the outskirts of the town of Tal Tamr near the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras Al-Ain along the border with Turkey in the northeastern Hassakeh province on October 16, 2019, with the smoke plumes of tire fires billowing in the background to decrease visibility for Turkish warplanes that are part of operation "Peace Spring". - AFP BRUSSELS: Turkey's Syria offensive has created fresh divisions within NATO...
A car sits next to a badly damaged home in Nagano on October 15, 2019, after Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan on October 12 unleashing high winds, torrential rain and triggered landslides and catastrophic flooding. - The death toll from the disaster has risen steadily, and the national broadcaster early on October 15 said 58 people had been killed, according to authorities, while more than a dozen were still missing. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Japan allocates millions in aid for typhoon-hit regions
NAGANO: A car sits next to a badly damaged home in Nagano on October 15, 2019, after Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan on October 12 unleashing high winds, torrential rain and triggered landslides and catastrophic flooding. - AFP TOKYO: Japan's government said Wednesday it would set aside millions of dollars to help areas devastated by Typhoon Hagibis, which killed more than 70 people across the country. Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday,...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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LONDON: Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria wave as they pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street on July 5, 2024. - AFP
‘Restless’ Starmer seeks ‘reset’, axes Rwanda scheme
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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Scholarship acceptance rates: By the numbers