Free fatwa hotline for religious queries
Kuwait Times When people have any doubt about religious matters, they usually approach a religious cleric to give them guidance or a fatwa regarding the issue. The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs...
View ArticleTurkish FM holds talks in Kuwait over Gulf crisis
Kuwait Times UN supports Kuwait efforts in deescalating crisis KUWAIT: Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah welcomes his Turkish...
View ArticleKuwait Central Bank keeps the discount rate at 2.75%
Kuwait Times CBK Governor and Board Chairman Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has decided to keep the discount rate at its current value 2.75 percent, a fixed rate since...
View ArticleMigrants sending billions home more than in 2007
Kuwait Times Kuwait among the top 10 countries UNITED NATIONS: Migrants are sending home billions of dollars more than they did a decade ago – and the rate of growth in remittances is almost double the...
View ArticleWarba Bank highlights the role of financial institutions in oil investments
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Warba Bank, the best investment bank in Kuwait and the best corporate advisory institution, organized a lecture under the title ‘Oil Industry in Kuwait: Reality and Challenges,’ in...
View ArticleWeekly roundup of Kuwait relief efforts
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Living up to its status as a ‘humanitarian center,’ Kuwait continued offering assistance to needy people in the Middle East and beyond throughout the just-ended week. On Wednesday,...
View ArticleMan admits to stabbing wife dead after argument
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Investigations revealed that a woman who was found dead in Khaitan on June 11, 2017 was stabbed to death by her own husband who had been hiding in Jahra ever since he committed his...
View ArticleAl-Jeri Group gives due care to education, matching state’s policies
Kuwait Times Talal Al-Jeri “Education is the basis of Kuwait’s economy,” said Chairman and CEO of Al-Jeri Holding Group Talal Khalifa Al-Jeri, noting that sound educational outcome has been the basis...
View ArticleA much safer future
Kuwait Times 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 improving Kuwait’s...
View ArticleKuwait celebrates Independence Day June 19
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signs a document to end the British Protectorate Treaty, replacing it with a friendship agreement between the governments of Kuwait and Britain....
View ArticleKFSD denies reports about fire in Salmi junk yard
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) denied Saturday a report that a huge fire broke out in the junk yard in Salmi Area, terming it as “not true.” Social media reports suggested...
View ArticleLawmaker slams KPC over plans to hire expats
Kuwait Times MP Faisal Al-Kandari KUWAIT: MP Faisal Al-Kandari criticized Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) for reportedly fielding job offers for expatriates at a time when thousands of Kuwaitis...
View ArticleCourt reduces death on pro-Iran cell ringleader
Kuwait Times Acquittal of 13 members Court overturned KUWAIT: The Court of Cassation yesterday commuted the death penalty against the ringleader of a pro-Iran cell to life in prison but overturned the...
View ArticleKuwait leader prays for healing rift in Gulf ties
Kuwait Times Amir addresses the nation’ prays for peace, stability His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah...
View ArticleTwo dead in Abdali highway accident
Kuwait Times . KUWAIT: Two unidentified people were killed yesterday after they lost control over their vehicle and rammed into a lamppost along Abdali highway. The car overturned and caught fire, said...
View ArticleBe tolerant with others – MAKE KUWAIT GREAT
Kuwait Times 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 improving Kuwait’s...
View ArticleAmir receives letter from Ethiopian PM
Kuwait Times Amir condemns terror attack in Bahrain KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr Workneh Gebeyehu. —Amiri Diwan and...
View ArticleCabinet applauds Amir’s Ramadan speech
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s weekly regular session yesterday. —KUNA KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet yesterday heaped...
View ArticleAmir’s speech shows domestic, regional priorities: Speaker
Kuwait Times Marzouq Al-Ghanem KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem believes His Highness the Amir’s Sunday night speech marking Ramadan’s last 10 days highlighted Kuwait’s domestic and...
View ArticleKuwait’s humanitarian efforts save millions of refugees: UNHCR official
Kuwait Times Dr Hanan Hamdan KUWAIT: The great humanitarian initiatives launched in recent years by Kuwait, led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, have had a significant...
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