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Kuwait Times: A window into our past, present and future
Sixty-three years ago yesterday, no English-speaking resident of Kuwait had easy, consistent access to local and global news. Sixty-three  years ago today, they did.  That simple fact meant more than just providing thousands and eventually millions with up-to-date journalism. It meant that for the first time in the Gulf, society was exposed to outside cultures on a daily basis. This significance was even acknowledged by HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad...
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Why we sometimes love what we hate
There’s a prevailing attitude many people subscribe to where they shun topics they aren’t interested in simply because they are not curious to explore them. And to a degree, that makes sense. Why would someone actively seek out what doesn’t interest them? I hated mathematics growing up, and so I don’t do calculus in my spare time. Another person may find history to be tearfully boring, and so they don’t spend free hours surfing the web...
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On Palestine and hope of symbols
KUWAIT: In November 1988, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), headed by Yasser Arafat, convened in Algiers. Something historic was on the horizon. In May 1948, the Nakba (Catastrophe) and the creation of the Zionist entity killed over 15,000 Palestinians, displaced ¾ of a million more from their homes, and robbed the native population of 78 percent of their land. When the dust settled, all that was left of Arab Palestine were two...
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The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI)
Kuwait population tops 5m
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Dr Amer Al Tamimi
The hidden drivers behind high prices in Kuwait
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State of Kuwait pursues humanitarian actions relieving peoples in distress
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KUWAIT: Deputy Chief of Staff of the Kuwaiti Army, Major General (Pilot) Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah visits the Signal Corps. – KUNA photos
Army Chief highlights importance of National Security Network project
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Kuwait, Egypt conclude joint naval exercise to bolster maritime security