Kuwait urges reconsidered negotiations with IOC
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The head of the Kuwaiti government negotiation delegation for roadmap meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday called for reconsidering the current way of...
View ArticleKuwait deports 14 for Hezbollah links – 11 Lebanese and 3 Iraqis expelled
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwaiti authorities have deported 11 Lebanese and three Iraqis for alleged links with Hezbollah, the movement classified by Gulf monarchies as a “terrorist” group, a local...
View ArticleMan questioned over money laundry suspicions
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Investigations are ongoing in a suspected money laundry case in which a diplomat could be involved. A citizen had reported to police that he received phone calls from people who...
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Kuwait, Malaysia sign trade agreement
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato Sri Anifah Haji Aman. — Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: Kuwait and...
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Kuwait expects ‘budget deficit’–‘Shortfall projected at KD 22 billion’
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh speaks during a national conference on priorities yesterday. — Photo by Joseph Shagra KUWAIT: Kuwait’s state budget is expected to...
View ArticleKuwaiti gets 17 years for slandering Amir
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced a citizen to 17 years prison over state security charges of slandering His Highness the Amir and two others to 10 years each for facilitating...
View ArticleNursery licenses suspended
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL) suspended the issuance of licenses to establish nurseries until this task is shifted to the Ministry of Education (MOE) in the near...
View ArticleUrgent measures to fight money laundering in real estate
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s anti-money laundering and terrorism funding department urged real estate bodies, including the real estate union, real estate brokers’ union...
View ArticleHezbollah sympathizers to be prosecuted
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Authorities are monitoring people in Kuwait suspected to be supporting or are sympathizers with Hezbollah, particularly Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi and Kuwaiti nationals also....
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Oil workers protest cuts
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Photo shows oil workers protesting against the proposal to remove some of their benefits. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Over 3000 workers from different oil companies...
View ArticleKD 130,000 embezzlement case uncovered
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Capital detectives recovered KD 16,000 out of KD 130,000 that were embezzled by an accountant, who was arrested. The accountant said during questioning that he transferred the...
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Seventeen people arrested in fake domestic help office
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Members of a gang arrested yesterday for offering illegal domestic help services. KUWAIT: Residency affairs department detectives arrested a number of African and Asian nationals...
View ArticleKuwaiti ‘fashionista’ gets 10 days jail
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The public prosecution yesterday detained a well known fashion blogger in Kuwait for 10 days and referred her to the criminal court on charges of forgery. She allegedly left the...
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MP to grill commerce minister over SMEs
Kuwait Times MP Mubarak Al-Hurais KUWAIT: Chairman of the parliament’s legislative committee MP Mubarak Al-Hurais announced his intention to file a grilling motion soon against Minister of Commerce and...
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Former Tunisian FM calls for Arab unity to keep security intact – Kuwaiti...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Former Tunisian foreign minister Taieb Baccouche (left) speaks during a lecture at Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute, as the institute’s Director General Ambassador...
View ArticleMechanism to waive off Govt workers’ debts
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Finance Ministry formed a new task force to find a mechanism to waive the debts of government employees. This would happen provided that the task force presents a comprehensive...
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Kuwait’s Prosecutor issues arrest warrant for Dashti
Kuwait Times MP Abdulhameed Dashti KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Attorney General Chancellor Dherar Al-Assousi yesterday issued an arrest warrant against MP Abdulhameed Dashti after the parliament lifted his...
View ArticleKuwait sports laws ‘not the reason for IOC suspension’
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait’s sports laws are not the real reason that led the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend the country, the head of the Kuwaiti government negotiation delegation...
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Telecom giant records KD 1.14 billion – in revenues; Innovation, digital...
Kuwait Times Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi KUWAIT: Zain Group held its 2015 General Assembly at the company’s headquarters in Shuwaikh yesterday. The leading mobile telecom, with operations in eight markets...
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‘Junior Creations in Islamic Arts’– Khalifa Qattan Art Workshop
Kuwait Times Students from BSK participate during the event. — Photos by Athoob Al-Shuaibi Within the activities of Future Generations Festival (The 27th) which is nestled by the National Council for...
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