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US envoy applauds Kuwait’s humanitarian initiatives
Kuwait Times Dr Sayer and Ambassador Silverman discuss issues during their meeting. KUWAIT: US Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence R Silverman has lauded the positive effects of Kuwait’s humanitarian...
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Kuwait Airways’ third Boeing 777-300ER arrives
Kuwait Times Official national carrier maintains delivery schedule; to be in service Q3 2017 The new ‘Kathma’ – B777-300ER. KUWAIT: Following the arrival of its first two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, in...
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Amir attends ‘Janadriyah 31’ in Riyadh
Kuwait Times RIYADH: (From left) HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa attend the Janadriyah...
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Chinese navy fleet arrives at Shuwaikh Port
Kuwait Times Chinese officers from the 24th Chinese navy pose for a picture with Kuwaiti officials next to a Harbin destroyer. —KUNA KUWAIT: A reception ceremony was held yesterday at Shuwaikh Port in...
View ArticleCourt orders alternative house for polluted area resident
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) contacted the Fatwa and Legislation Department demanding follow up of a court order mandating it to allocate an alternative house to...
View Article32,237 traffic tickets issues in one week
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Traffic police launched several inspection campaigns in various areas from Jan 22 to 28, said security sources noting that the campaigns resulted in filing 32,237 tickets,...
View ArticleDelays in health insurance to end after key meeting
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The health ministry finally responded to calls to act and end the crisis resulting from halting quick services at health insurance departments that had resulted in unbearable...
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Books of gold
Kuwait Times ‘Local treasure at the Youm Al-Bahar heritage bookshop’ Saleh Al-Misbah, former secretary general of the Association of Kuwaiti writers, owner of the National Heritage Bookshop. Young...
View ArticleKuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad seeks re-election to FIFA Council
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait will seek re-election to the FIFA Council after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) named him as one...
View ArticleTemperatures to drop at 2 to 3 Celsius
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Meteorology Department said yesterday that a Siberian High is expected to sweep into the country starting today and over the weekend, bringing the temperature down....
View ArticleCabinet ‘mulls resignation’
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Well-informed ministerial sources said that the Cabinet is seriously considering submitting its resignation to HH the Amir during its weekly meeting on Monday and leaving the final...
View ArticlePolice hunt suspects in niqabs
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A search is in progress for two women wearing niqabs seen on a surveillance camera stealing a female citizen’s purse at a shopping center in Ogaila, security sources said. Case...
View ArticleKuwaitis ‘not affected’ by US travel ban
Kuwait Times WASHINGTON: Kuwaiti Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed that the US administration’s travel ban will not affect Kuwaiti citizens who wish to travel to the...
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Our problem is corruption – not the expats
Kuwait Times Symposium on ‘Argument on Demographics’ KUWAIT: (From left) Ali Khaja, Dr Ghadeer Aseri, Dr Adel Al-Damkhi, Soad Al-Atiqi and Alia Al-Khalid are pictured during the symposium held at the...
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Lawmaker proposes exit visa for expats
Kuwait Times ‘Population session’ fails to take place; no quorum KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah headed the 113th (1-2017) meeting of the Supreme Council...
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Flag-hoisting ceremony signals start of Kuwait national celebrations of 2017
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah (left) and Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah attend the flag-hoisting ceremony. —KUNA KUWAIT: In a big ceremony...
View ArticleCancer second cause of death in Kuwait
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Despite progress in medical care, people around the globe still suffer from the menacing shadow of cancer, a disease which claimed millions of lives. Marking the annual World...
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Al-Bishtakhta: a topnotch audio entertainment system in old Kuwait
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Bishtakhta (phonograph). — KUNA KUWAIT: While high-fidelity systems rule supreme over how people enjoy music nowadays, ‘Al-Bishtakhta’ – a name given by Kuwaitis to the...
View ArticleWife’s killer sentenced to death
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced a citizen to death for killing his own wife by setting her on fire inside her vehicle in Mina Abdullah, said security sources. Case papers...
View ArticleBangladeshi driver deported for tearing a copy of the Holy Quran
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A Bangladeshi driver was arrested and referred to deportation for tearing a copy of the Holy Quran, said security sources, noting that a Lebanese man passing by saw the suspect and...
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