Finance minister denies spending without records
Kuwait Times Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh KUWAIT: Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh denied yesterday accusations that as much as KD 3.8 billion in public funds had been spent illegally by the government...
View ArticleTaxis in Kuwait… A historical perspective
Kuwait Times Taxi driver in 1960s in Kuwait KUWAIT: Taxis have been a part of the Kuwait landscape since the late 1930s with personal vehicles, owned by well off Kuwaitis, being the precursor of the...
View ArticleKuwait’s King of HipHop releases new video
Kuwait Times ‘Exclusive hints about Daffy’s latest hit’ Kuwaiti hip-hop/rap artiste King Daffy will release a new music video of his song “Shino Elkalam Hatha” starring Kuwaiti actress Shijoon...
View ArticleMan dies in court
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A 47 year-old Egyptian doctor died while in a Jahra court and his body was recovered by the coroner. The doctor reached the upper floors of the court then collapsed. Police and...
View ArticleJACC wins int’l awards
Kuwait Times Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center KUWAIT: The Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC) has been chosen as the winner of the Arabia and Africa Best Project and Best Interior Design by the...
View ArticleWasta and deportation order video
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Two days ago, a Syrian expat living in Kuwait posted a video on social media alleging that he used wasta to cancel a deportation order against him. He claimed that he was facing...
View ArticleHeat, humidity to prevail all day, night during weekend
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait Meteorological Department expected a hot humid climate to prevail all day and night during weekend due to the India’s seasonal low tide, Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi, superintendent...
View ArticleGovernment to study case of bedoons with fake passports
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Stateless Arabs, (known locally as bedoon), protested to demand citizenship in this 9 November 2013 file photo. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The government has agreed to...
View ArticleForeign Minister, US Sec. of State discuss ways to resolve Gulf crisis
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al- Hamad Al-Sabah receives US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday. — Photo by KUNA KUWAIT: Acting Prime...
View ArticleArrested illegal workers to be deported
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A total of 88 foreigners recently arrested in labor crackdowns in Ahmadi will be deported for violating residency and labor laws. Many of those arrested are either violating labor...
View ArticleManpower denies 18 year limit on working in Kuwait
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Acting Director General of Kuwait’s Manpower Public Authority Ahmad Al-Mousa said the authority is continuing the renewal of work permits as per decision 839/2015 regarding labor...
View Article23 year old girl escapes rapist
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A girl escaped being raped at a Kabd farm. The girl went to Sulaibiya police station and lodged a complaint. A security source said the 23-year-old girl said she received a dinner...
View ArticleRoyal sentenced for insulting Amir
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The cassation court sentenced Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to three years in jail for insulting HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and several dignitaries....
View ArticleMunicipality carries out inspection; 615 kgs foodstuff destroyed
Kuwait Times . KUWAIT: Mubarak Al-Kabeer municipality carried out inspections at the governorate’s co-ops, in addition to stores and restaurants in Aswaq Al-Qurain. Inspectors issued 15 violations for...
View ArticleKuwait’s 2035 Vision seeks to increase power production
Kuwait Times An example of harnessing solar power to produce energy in Kuwait. KUWAIT: Kuwait’s 2035 Vision seeks to increase the production of electric power and build new stations and is working on...
View ArticleNo unauthorized meds at co-ops
Kuwait Times Social Affairs Minister Hind Al-Sabeeh KUWAIT: Social Affairs Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh said that an administrative circular banned the purchase, sale...
View ArticleIsraeli repression on Palestinians cannot be tolerated: Speaker
Kuwait Times Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem KUWAIT: Israel must not use Arab and Muslim countries’ engagement with internal disputes as an excuse to practice repression on the...
View ArticleCrown Prince heads to United States
Kuwait Times National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and other state officials bid farewell to His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown...
View ArticleKuwaiti doctors volunteer to operate on Syrian refugees
Kuwait Times AMMAN: The Kuwaiti volunteer doctors are welcomed upon their arrival at Jordan’s Makassed Charitable Hospital. —KUNA AMMAN: A Kuwaiti medical volunteer team dispatched by Al-Rahma...
View ArticleFrench FM meets Amir for Gulf crisis talks
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at Bayan Palace yesterday. – AFP KUWAIT: French Foreign Minister...
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