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Nejoud Al-Yagout

The patriarchal Narrative

Nejoud Al-Yagout From an ex-MP stating that feminists should be sent to rehabilitation centers to a current MP expressing his discontent regarding the enlistment of women in the military to a local man who claimed that women shelters will dissolve the family unit, it is hard to miss the fact that the patriarchy is feeling threatened by women’s prominence in all aspects of society. The ladies of Abolish 153, Lan Asket, and Soroptomist...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) chairs the Cabinet’s meeting. — KUNA

Kuwait tasks EPA with completing measures to cut carbon emissions

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government on Monday reviewed recommendations to help cut carbon emissions in the country, and endorsed a number of bills on the Capital Markets Authority’s budget, establishing the national center for cyber security, amending the law regarding the Kuwait diplomatic institute and others. This came during the Cabinet meeting led by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Saif PalaceThe...

Adel Saadoun

Temperature to drop further as cold front affects Kuwait

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The temperature in Kuwait will drop further over the weekend, according to meteorologist Adel Saadoun. Speaking to Kuwait Times yesterday, the head of Al-Fintas Observatory said the cold snap caused by a cold front could extend for more days depending on the weather affecting Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq.“We are in the middle of the cold front now. A cold front forms when a mass of cold air pushes into a warmer airmass. A...

KUWAIT: Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah speaks during the debate of his interpellation motion at the National Assembly yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Women’s military enrolment delayed for Fatwa Authority’s views: Defense Minister

KUWAIT: Recruitment of Kuwaiti women in the army is not mandatory and for the sake of performing non-combative tasks, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Defense affirmed yesterday while being grilled at the National Assembly. Work of the women in the army will be restricted to technical, medical and engineering services and other non-combat tasks, said Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah at Abdullah Al-Salem Hall where he took to the podium...

From the training course.

CAN trains doctors, nurses to detect oral cancers

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of the National Campaign for Cancer Awareness (CAN) Dr Khaled Al-Saleh said 1,262 dentists in Kuwait were trained on discovering oral cancers by the end of 2021 in cooperation with the dental department of the Ministry of Health.This comes within the framework of continuing CAN’s efforts to spread cancer awareness, Saleh said in a press statement. As part of this campaign, specialized courses are held for doctors...

KUWAIT: The sun sets behind the clouds in Kuwait on Monday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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MELBOURNE: Britain’s Andy Murray reacts as he plays against Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili during their men’s singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament yesterday. — AFP

Murray roars into round two

MELBOURNE: Former world number one Andy Murray turned back the clock in typically combative style and favourite Daniil Medvedev set up a blockbuster second-round showdown with Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open yesterday. In the women’s draw, top-10 seeds Garbine Muguruza, Iga Swiatek and Anett Kontaveit all made comfortable starts to their Melbourne title charges, while Simona Halep and Aryna Sabalenka also won despite struggling with their...

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Motorist dead in Abdaly Road crash

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti died in a traffic accident between an SUV and a truck at dawn yesterday on Abdaly Road. Firemen extracted the body and handed it to concerned authorities. Separately, Kuwait Fire Force said fire broke out in a Shuwaikh garage Saturday night. The fire was in a heated area where vehicles are painted. An employee was found suffering from burns and cuts and was handed to paramedics.

KUWAIT: Heads of the top three authorities meet at Bayan Palace yesterday. — Amiri Diwan photo

Heads of Kuwait’s top three authorities meet

KUWAIT: In line with an assignment by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, heads of the top three authorities held a meeting at Bayan Palace yesterday. The session grouped National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Head of the Supreme Judicial Council and Head of the Court of Cassation Justice Ahmad Musaed Al-Ajeel.Earlier yesterday, His...

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool’s English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (2nd left) heads the ball to scores his team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brentford yesterday. — AFP

Liverpool move up to second

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool kept their slim hopes of reeling in Manchester City at the top of the Premier League alive by seeing off Brentford 3-0 at Anfield to move up to second in the table yesterday. Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino scored the goals as the Reds coped without the absence of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane at the Africa Cup of Nations. Victory lifts Jurgen Klopp’s men to within 11 points of the runaway leaders, but...

KUWAIT: An archive photo showing a general view of residential areas in Kuwait City’s suburbs. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait’s real-estate sector saw price hikes in 2021

KUWAIT: Prices of housing real-estates rose last year in Kuwait, where investors focused on Kuwaitis’ residential areas dealing in uninhabited plots of land, capitalizing on government subsidies and transforming residential units into rental houses. Some residential districts, mainly inhabited by citizens, witnessed more than 35 percent rise in rates of the plots, leading to record growth of property assets in the shadow of scarce offered...

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