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Govt blasts oil strike, union refuses to blink – MPs request special debate ;...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Striking Kuwaiti oil workers sit in a tent at the union’s headquarters in Ahmadi yesterday. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday warned again that there would...
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Health Ministry opens conference on child protection against violence
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ali Al-Obaidi speaks at the 4th Regional Conference on Child Protection against Violence. — KUNA KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ali Al-Obaidi said the State of...
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19 Sawaber families left without public services
Kuwait Times Sawaber residential complex sawaber KUWAIT: The comprehensive court judge adjourned for the second time a ruling in the Sawaber owners’ case until next week. Lawyer Talal Al-Obaid...
View ArticleLaw college cracks down on cheaters – Appeal court discriminates micro-earpieces
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: At a time when the Law College of Kuwait University has been cracking down on students’ cheating attempts during exams and has already expelled a number of them, the court of...
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275 Filipinos unable to vote
Kuwait Times Philippine Consul General to Kuwait Raul Dado KUWAIT: A two-page petition was formally submitted to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila calling the agency to include the names...
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Unions defiant, insist no mediation attempts were made
Kuwait Times Oil workers participate in the strike for the third straight day KUWAIT: Oil workers’ unions continued their strike yesterday for the third straight day, with no signs indicating that an...
View ArticleSecond Israeli files complaint against Kuwait Airways
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An Israeli citizen living in Switzerland has filed a complaint against Kuwait Airways (KAC) for discrimination. The Israeli citizen had wanted to fly from Geneva to Frankfurt with...
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Govt won’t take ‘illegal’ action against oil strike
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Oil workers sit at the union’s headquarters in Ahmadi yesterday as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatize parts of the oil...
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Work permit, transfer fees raised up to KD 50 – All Kuwaitis, farms,...
Kuwait Times Minister Hind Al-Subaih KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih yesterday signed a new decree sharply raising charges on...
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Kuwait oil unions end 3-day strike over government cutbacks
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Oil workers sit at the union’s headquarters in Ahmadi yesterday as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatize parts of the oil...
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Shadadiya University fire
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Al-Shadadiya University caught fire yesterday, causing material damage to the building but no injuries were reported. The Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) sent six teams who...
View ArticleMinistry mulls increasing public services prices
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: In a bid to increase government revenues, the finance ministry is currently keen on accelerating the study of a project on studying all public services provided by various...
View ArticleCabinet demands ‘simple’ changes to electricity bill – Lawmaker warns of...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The cabinet wants amendments to be made to the electricity tariff categories bill that was initially approved by the parliament and will be voted on next Tuesday. According to...
View ArticleIn about-face, oil workers end strike, return to work – MPs welcome move; KPC...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait’s state oil firm said yesterday it expects to restore full production within three days after workers ended a strike in a surprise about-turn that triggered a renewed slide...
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Reading a popular pastime in Kuwait – Flipping the stereotype
Kuwait Times There is a stereotype that people in Kuwait don’t read. Perhaps because people in Europe and America can often be seen reading in public in trains, coffee shops, at the bus stop, and of...
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For the love of movement –‘Royal Academy of Dance teacher helps girls in...
Kuwait Times At some point in almost every little girl’s life, she dons soft pink slippers and learns to soar. Ballet teacher Teni Matian danced and refused to play with toys and dolls when she was...
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Yemen peace talks open in Kuwait after delay – Houthi delegation,...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: UN-brokered peace talks to end civil war in Yemen started in Kuwait yeaterday. A view of the delgations attending the talks. — KUNA KUWAIT: UN-brokered peace talks to end 13 months...
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Fire breaks out in Sabhan warehouse
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Head of B shift at Sabhan Fire Center Major Ahmad Al-Ali, and Farwaniya Fire Center Major Mushari Al-Tourah lead a fire fighting mission at Sabhan KUWAIT: Farwaniya and Sabhan Fire...
View Article68 illegal laborers arrested in raid
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior as part of the joint committee held inspection raids on illegal work sites in residential areas...
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Kuwait among countries to sign Paris Agreement
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah leaves for New York yesterday. —KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak...
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