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Amiri Diwan launches third edition of KAFO initiative
EPA chief hails youth's interest in environmental issues KUWAIT: Officials participate in the third annual Kuwait’s Achievers for Future Opportunities (KAFO) forum held on Wednesday at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center. — KUNA KUWAIT: Various vital issues including education, environment and health were discussed and presented the third annual Kuwait's Achievers for Future Opportunities (KAFO) forum held on Wednesday at Sheikh Jaber...
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Shisha ban hailed
KUWAIT:Secretary of the Kuwait Society for Smoking and Cancer Prevention Anwar Burhamah strongly hailed the Municipal Council's approval of a proposal made by member Hamdi Al-Azmi on banning shisha for families at various restaurants and cafes. Burhamah added the society had been calling for fighting all forms of smoking since its establishment in 1980, noting that studies have proven the disastrous effects of passive smoking on dental health, as...
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Municipality first public body set up in Kuwait
The old Municipality administration building KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality was the first public service body established in Kuwait - in 1930 - to initially serve Kuwait City. It later extended its services to cover villages and Failaka Island 20 years later, as mentioned in a book titled 'The Dream of Modern Kuwait…History of Kuwait Municipality Pre-oil" written by Municipality director from 1971 to 1980 Mohammed Al-Maosherji, who attributed the...
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Kuwait's economic steps in right direction: World Bank
MENA economic outlook subject to substantial downside risksWASHINGTON: The World Bank has lauded economic steps that have been taken by the Kuwaiti government for boosting the private sector, saying these moves "are on the right track". The Kuwaiti government is seeking to limit the state participation in the economy to bolster the private sector and minimize barriers facing commerce and investments, the report notes. Key initiatives that have...
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Roudhan hails role of female entrepreneurs
KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Services Khaled Al-Roudhan speaks at the Women’s Cultural and Social Society KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Services Khaled Al-Roudhan announced welcoming women into the world of business and investment, adding that the legislative amendments approved by MoCI during the past two years had contributed in creating more opportunities for...
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KCC to perform on the world stage
Music is a universal language. On Dec 1, 2019, the Kuwait Chamber Chorale (KCC) will perform in front of a global audience at a concert organized by DCINY, the leading concert producer in New York. Fifty-three members of KCC will fly to New York from Kuwait to present the concert at Carnegie Hall. In Feb 2020, they are also invited to perform at the Dubai Opera, a very significant venue as well. The KCC is a non-profit, unique and one-of-a-kind...
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Passion for perfume
Wherever you go in Kuwait, whether it is a mall, hotel, restaurant or even a health club, you can smell the heady scent of perfume. Wearing strong perfume is part of Kuwaiti culture particularly and of the Gulf region in general. As perfumes are usually expensive, financial situation and wealth of the user are somehow related to this issue. Usage of perfume differs among nations, as some use it for occasions only, while others use it daily....
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Dog dilemma in Kuwait
Muna Al-Fuzai This article is about the situation of dogs in Kuwait and how some of them turn from domestic pets into strays and predators. Who is the responsible for this and are there solutions?I believe that the lives and survival of pets in Kuwait is not easy, because it depends primarily on the owner. The animal might be lucky to have a kind owner who knows how to take good care of the animal, or a crazy owner who practices the worst...
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Fishing boats are moored at Sharq marina
Fishing boats are moored at Sharq marina. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Yemen to become world's poorest country if war continues, UN says
79 percent of the population living under the poverty lineDUBAI: War-ravaged Yemen is on course to become the world's poorest country if the conflict persists, the United Nations said in a report. "If fighting continues through 2022, Yemen will rank the poorest country in the world, with 79 percent of the population living under the poverty line and 65 percent classified as extremely poor," according to the United Nations Development Program...
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Turkish military hits 181 targets
Turkey presses offensive in Syria, Erdogan hits out at criticsISTANBUL: Turkey pressed its military offensive against US-allied Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria yesterday, shelling towns and bombing 181 targets from the air in an operation that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. At least 23 fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and eight civilians, two them SDF administrators, have been killed, the...
RITSONA: Children hold photographs, as Syrian Kurd refugees protest at the Ritsona camp, yesterday after Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria with air strikes and explosions reported along the border. —AFP
US takes custody of two notorious Islamic State 'Beatles' from Kurds
'They are the worst of the worst'WASHINGTON: Two notorious Islamic State jihadists dubbed "The Beatles" who were held by Syrian Kurds are now in US custody and have been moved out of the country, President Donald Trump said yesterday. Turkey has launched an assault on the Syrian Kurdish forces - with which the US partnered to combat Islamic State militants - sparking fears that the offensive could lead to captured fighters they held escaping and...
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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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Row erupts over foreign scholarships
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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