Smart devices, apps help disabled children to overcome challenges
Kuwait Times . KUWAIT: Smart electronic devices and applications could be a curse for children, but they are a blessing for peers with special needs. Numerous studies have shed lights on the grave...
View ArticleKuwait Airways plane bound to Trivandrum, India damaged
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A Kuwait Airways plane suffered minor damage when the tow bar from a push-back tractor snapped causing the vehicle to hit the aircraft, the company said in a statement. No one was...
View ArticleEid Holidays
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The State Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah has announced that Eid Al-Fitr holidays will be three days if the first day of...
View ArticleNew services included in retirees health insurance
Kuwait Times Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi KUWAIT: Presided by minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi, the Ministry of Health’s undersecretaries council held a meeting yesterday where they decided to include...
View ArticleJordanian King in Kuwait
Kuwait Times . KUWAIT: Jordanian King Abdullah II and an accompanying delegation arrived in Kuwait yesterday on a brotherly visit to offer congratulations to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-...
View ArticleAmir vows to carry on with mediation efforts
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has pledged to continue his mediation efforts to reconcile GCC member states. His Highness the Amir made the pledge in...
View ArticleChildren age 6 and 4 left alone in Khaitan flat – Parents left for their home...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A couple left their two children aged six and four in their Khaitan flat for no apparent reason, as Farwaniya security authorities handed them to their grandfather. The couple will...
View ArticleWife’s murderer admits crime
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An Indian man who is still on the run after he allegedly killed his wife called his family and confessed to his crime, a security source said. Farwaniya police were approached by a...
View ArticleGive back to the community – MAKE KUWAIT GREAT
Kuwait Times Mohammad Naif Orabi Each of us can contribute to making Kuwait a better place for all of us to live. In our daily deeds and actions, we can find – if we choose to look – opportunities for...
View ArticleContractor summoned for Jabriya building collapse
Kuwait Times . KUWAIT: A building collapsed in Jabriya while a contractor was pulling it down, as authorities summoned the contractor to hear his testimony. No casualties were reported in the incident,...
View ArticleKuwait committed to UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability
Kuwait Times Farah Al-Gharaballi NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait reiterated its full commitment to the implementation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability....
View ArticleKuwait alarmed over humanitarian crisis in Syria
Kuwait Times Jamal Al-Ghunaim GENEVA: Kuwait yesterday warned that worsening humanitarian conditions in war-torn Syria would be detrimental to the global political landscape. Speaking at the 35th...
View ArticleKuwait 38th in world’s competitiveness report
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: According to the world’s competitiveness report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Kuwait ranked fourth amongst Arab countries and 38th worldwide in terms of the world’s...
View ArticleProposals discussed to allow new dependency visas for relatives
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The residency affairs department decided to continue renewing ‘Article 22’ family residency visas of more than 11,500 expats, who are parents and brothers of foreigners working in...
View ArticleVictims of ‘chemical’
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A security source said that two young men died after using a substance called ‘chemical’. A family member discovered their bodies in the diwaniya after the Ramadan fast. They...
View Article‘Masked rapist’ attempts to rape in an elevator
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A masked man attempted to rape a Filipina in an elevator. The suspect escaped after the Filipina screamed and fought him off. The woman was surprised after the man entered inside...
View ArticleForged ‘medical’ certificates
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Residency detectives have arrested three Asians for forging ‘medical’ certificates and residency permits. The suspects sell the forged certificates to residency law violators. The...
View ArticleCelebrating the amazing date
Kuwait Times . Sweet and rich, dates are essential for any gathering or event. Almost always served with coffee or tea, they date back to more than 6,000 years a staple aspect of the Middle Eastern...
View ArticleRemembering our maritime past
Kuwait Times Mansour Al-Hajri, Kuwaiti maritime researcher and historian. Historic photo of Kuwait harbor, 1961. Source unknown. Once upon a time maritime trade served as the foundation of Kuwait’s...
View ArticleKuwait’s Ramadan Iftar Cannon
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The cannon fired daily during Ramadan at Naif Palace to signal the end of the fast at Maghrib. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Ramadan is a time that unites Muslims around the world,...
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