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Bu Jarrah takes a photo with young volunteers who came to help him fill potholes.
One person makes a difference: Volunteer leads the way to making Kuwait better
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Helping the community is a noble endeavor that has the power to bring about positive change. Yousef Al-Omran, known as Bu Jarrah, believes participating in community initiatives and supporting social causes by dedicating his time, skills and resources will contribute to making Kuwait better. “Small change will change the country; there are numerous ways to make a difference and create a collective impact that fosters a...
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Constitution provides parliamentarians with freedoms to play prominent legislative role
By Khaled Al-Abdulhadi KUWAIT: With recent opinions skeptical of the role of the legislative process in Kuwait and its actual effects on policymaking, we should look back to the constitution and the freedoms it provides to members of the parliament with regards to their role in interacting with the government.In Kuwait, the constitution allows MPs a degree of freedom with regards to the legislative process and its supervision with the executive...
KUWAIT: Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov with Assistant Foreign Minister for Protocol Affairs Ambassador Nabil Al-Dakhil are seen during the celebration.
Kuwait, Bulgaria to build on fruitful cooperation: Envoy
By Faten Omar KUWAIT: The Bulgarian Embassy held a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Kuwait and the Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture. Bulgarian Ambassador Dimitar Dimitrov praised the depth of the historical and excellent Bulgarian-Kuwaiti relations. “Over the past 60 years, the two countries and peoples have succeeded in writing a wonderful history and build solid...
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India seeks broader, more diverse bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Swaika
By Sajeev K Peter KUWAIT: India and Kuwait enjoy deep-rooted and dynamic bilateral relations and the effort is to make the partnership more diverse and broad-based to include hitherto untouched areas of cooperation, Indian Ambassador Dr Adarsh Swaika said. “The India-Kuwait cooperation spans a vast number of areas as the countries share a longstanding, historical and time-tested relationship. High-level visits give an opportunity to arrive...
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In a first, top court orders govt to reinstate citizenship of 3 families
By B Izzak KUWAIT: Kuwait’s court of cassation, whose verdicts are final, ordered the government in a landmark ruling on Thursday to return the citizenship of three families whose nationality was revoked. Kuwaiti courts normally refuse to look into cases involving citizenship disputes under the pretext that such issues are sovereign cases and should not be debated in courts. But the cassation court decided on Wednesday to rule on such...
The sun and its sunspot regions AR3313, AR3311, AR3310 and AR3315 as seen from Kuwait City on May 24, 2023. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Hey Kuwait! Google Cloud to open 3 data centers, train 3,000 people
By Ghadeer Ghloum & KUNAKUWAIT: Three Google database and cloud service centers will be opened in different locations around Kuwait in support of the country’s digital transformation efforts, Google Cloud Kuwait announced. During Google Cloud’s media roundtable on Wednesday, the company also said a national training program will be launched to train 3,000 people from government organizations and higher education institutions in Kuwait on...
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Amir sponsors Informatics Award ceremony
KUWAIT: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and in the presence of the Amir’s representative, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a ceremony was held at Bayan Palace on Wednesday to honor Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award winners of its 22nd edition of 2022. KUWAIT: Representative of His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh...
First Deputy Premier, Interior Minister and Acting Defense Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah
MoI: Sovereignty of Kuwait a red line, ban on Filipinos to stay
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Labor talks between Kuwait and a Philippine delegation ended without agreement, a statement said on Wednesday, as the interior ministry said a ban on visas for new Filipino workers will continue. First Deputy Premier, Interior Minister and Acting Defense Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah insisted the sovereignty of Kuwait and the dignity of its people is a red line.The statement issued by the interior ministry said the Filipino...
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Top court upholds ruling scrapping 2022 Assembly
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a petition challenging its ruling on March 19 that annulled the 2022 elections, scrapping the 2022 National Assembly and reviving the 2020 house. The challenge was filed by six members of the scrapped Assembly, who argued the constitutional court ruling violated the constitution and the law and illegally interfered in the powers entrusted to HH to the Amir.The court’s rejection...
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Australian musician transcends borders with ‘art of oud’
By Faten Omar KUWAIT: The Australian Embassy in Kuwait hosted a performance ‘The Art of Oud’ on Tuesday by Australian award-winning oud player Joseph Tawadros at Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre to strengthen bilateral cultural bonds and facilitate dialogue through the universal language of music. Speaking to Kuwait Times, the world-renowned oud player and composer Tawadros expressed his joy to play for the first time in Kuwait, noting his...
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Ministry of Interior warns of GHB use
KUWAIT: The interior ministry warned against the spread of Gamma Hydroxybutyric (GHB) abuse, noting that the drug is legally used in hospitals as an anesthetic but has recently been used illegally around the world. GHB is a colorless and odorless liquid that looks like water and can be mixed with other liquids, the ministry’s Directorate General of Drug Control said in a statement Wednesday. It added that the drug’s effects include brain...