Getting to know the Christians in Kuwait
Kuwait Times ‘Seven licensed churches – Hundreds of thousands of worshipers’ Recently a controversial incident at the Catholic church in Kuwait City garnered international attention. Not everyone knows...
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Unstable weather during weekend
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Vehicles drive during a heavy dust storm in Kuwait City yesterday. Strong winds and dust caused low visibility on the main roads around Kuwait. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT:...
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Kuwaitis in UK ‘safe’
Kuwait Times Arab League condemns London attack KUWAIT: Kuwaiti social media activist Thamer Al-Dakheel Bourashed puts his laptop inside his suitcase at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City...
View ArticleKidnap attempt
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A search is on for an unidentified person who had tried to kidnap a Filipina in Salmiya area, said security sources. The woman reported that while returning home from work, the...
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Kuwait helps Iraqi widows open businesses
Kuwait Times Kuwait Ambassador in Baghdad Salem Al-Zamanan speaks during the distribution ceremony. — KUNA photos BAGHDAD: ‘Kuwait Besides You Campaign’, funded by the Kuwait Society for Relief, has...
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Kuwait to name, shame complacent personnel after rain damage
Kuwait Times Pictures taken from Mangaf showing the Fahaheel Expressway completely flooded with rain water. Phots by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The minister of public works announced on Saturday that a...
View ArticleMosque’s imam stabbed
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An Egyptian imam of an Um Al-Haiman mosque was rushed to Adan Hospital after a young citizen stabbed him in the shoulder in the area’s co-op parking, said Ahmadi mosque manager...
View ArticlePower cable thieves arrested in Jahra
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) personnel apprehended a number of people on charges of stealing power cables in Jahra. The detainees were taken to the proper authorities...
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Govt to name, shame slack officials as streets deluged
Kuwait Times Kuwaiti Firefighters and rescue men rescue vehicles drowned in floods in Fahaheel south of Kuwait City on March 25, 2017. Kuwait is experiencing unstable weather including thunderstorms,...
View ArticleMore citizens target private sector jobs
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Recent statistics released by the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) show that 81.1 percent of citizens registered for recruitment had filed to get private sector...
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Travellers to Germany urged to apply for visa early this year
Kuwait Times More Kuwaitis visited Germany the past few years A man applies for a visa at the Al-Qabas Assurex company. KUWAIT: As the peak summer travel season approaches, Al-Qabas Assurex (QAVISA)...
View ArticleFake cop caught
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A citizen was arrested for impersonating a police detective and robbing an Asian woman in Salmiya. According to the woman, the suspect and his Iranian accomplice stopped her in a...
View ArticleExpert predicts oil at $58 pb by 2017’s end
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Oil prices are expected to touch the level of $58 per barrel (pb) by end of 2017, if OPEC and non-OPEC countries commit to cutting output, Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait...
View ArticlePolice assault probed
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A security source said Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality and Passport Affairs Maj Gen Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah asked for a report about a policeman attacking...
View ArticleGirls’ fight in Salmiya cafe
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Gossiping led to a fight between four girls in a Salmiya cafe. Patrons of the cafe called police as they were not able to break up the fight. Police took the girls to the police...
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Housing Minister, Chinese Company ink infrastructure contract for South Mutlaa
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Minister of State for Housing Affairs and Minister of State for Utilities Yasser Abul (left) is seen during the signing ceremony. — KUNA KUWAIT: Minister of State for Housing...
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Kuwait keen on Earth Hour to save power, preserve resources: EPA director
Kuwait Times Citizens join EPA officials in lighting candles outside EPA building to mark the Earth Hour KUWAIT: Kuwait is eager to share the world the observation of the Earth Hour, Director of the...
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Stem Cell Center epitomizes PPP
Kuwait Times Opens mid-September; first of its kind in the Gulf KUWAIT: An artist’s rendition of the Sheikha Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Stem Cell and Umbilical Cord. (inset) Masharee Al-Khair...
View ArticleEmployment law for children of Kuwaiti mothers all-inclusive: CSC
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A recent edict granting children born to Kuwaiti mothers greater employment rights does not discriminate on the basis of their fathers’ nationalities, Kuwait’s Civil Service...
View ArticleMinistry warns of rising energy consumption rates
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) warned about growing electricity and water consumption rates in Kuwait, and predicted the total annual subsidies needed for these...
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