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Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister hands President’s letter to Amir
Kuwait Times Sheikh Sabah meets Speaker Ghanem, officials KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rasit Meredow. — KUNA...
View ArticleArrest for spreading rumors on social media
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A citizen, suspected of spreading rumors and misinformation on social media, was arrested by police, the interior ministry said yesterday. The ministry’s public relations...
View ArticleKD 20.6 billion deficit estimated in four years
Kuwait Times Rise in oil prices to reduce deficit next year KUWAIT: Kuwait’s financial deficit over the four years from 2014 to 2018 was recently estimated at KD 20.6 billion ($67.9 billion), said oil...
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New visit visa laws in offing
Kuwait Times Major General Talal Maarafi KUWAIT: Director General of the Residency Affairs Department Maj Gen Talal Maarafi said proposed new visa bylaws include several amendments to increase the...
View ArticleBan on young expats from Jan 1
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The manpower authority’s spokesperson and PR Manager Aseel Al-Mezyad announced that administrative decision number 1280/2017 pertaining banning the issue of work permits to expat...
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Amir will take any decision to safeguard Kuwait’s security
Kuwait Times Speaker delivers Amiri message to lawmakers KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks during a press conference yesterday. — KUNA KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad...
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The fight for women’s empowerment in Kuwait: An interview with Abolish 153
Kuwait Times ‘Ending violence against women’ symposium next Tuesday A group picture taken at the first Abolish Article 153 gala dinner, featuring (from left) Sundus Hamza, Sheikha Al-Nafisi, Alanoud...
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Foster families on rise in Kuwait
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A growing number of Kuwaiti couples are welcoming parentless children at their homes, providing them with love, care and protection which they are yearning for. “I was living in...
View ArticleMan presents evidence of supporting wife
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The family court yesterday heard a case during which a citizen managed to refute his wife’s accusations that he had not been financially supporting her. The wife demanded a...
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KFSD inspect North Zour Power Plant
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Deputy Director General of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) Maj Gen Khalid Fahd and a team from the prevention sector visited the North Zour Power Station Company in Zour to...
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Bidaa Roundabout 30-40 percent complete: Minister
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Abdul Rahman Al-Mutawa said 30-40 percent of the Bidaa Roundabout bridge project has been completed and that one of the bridge lanes is expected to open by...
View ArticleCourt rejects petition against anti-corruption authority
Kuwait Times Opposition MPs demand ousting ‘crisis’ ministers KUWAIT: The constitutional court, whose rulings are final, yesterday said the law establishing the Anti-Corruption Authority is in line...
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Abolish Article 153 group fights for women’s empowerment
Kuwait Times The Abolish Article 153 team KUWAIT: According to article 153 of Kuwait’s penal code, if a man catches a female member of his family in an “unsavory sexual (zina) act with a man and kills...
View Article28 traffic violations lead to two-month vehicle impoundment
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An informed source at the Interior Ministry said Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Maj Gen Fahd Al-Showai instructed all traffic departments to start targeting...
View ArticleSabah Al-Ahmad Sea City
Kuwait Times Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City was a mere vision in the mid-1980s of the late Khalid Yousef Al-Marzouq, who dreamed of creating a whole new urban center in Kuwait. His vision was translated into...
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Weather to remain unstable but moderate in coming days
Kuwait Times A golden sunset at Marina Crescent. – Photo by Sameer Alabdullah / Kuna KUWAIT: Weather in Kuwait is forecast to remain unstable in the coming days; tending to be moderately hot during day...
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Over 85% completed orders at Municipal Council agenda
Kuwait Times The Municipal Council’s building in Kuwait City. KUWAIT: The number of government and private bodies’ orders listed on the municipal council’s scheduled agenda has reached more than 85...
View Article85 kgs expired foodstuff confiscated
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspector confiscated 85 kilograms of expired foodstuff during a recent crackdown on restaurants and stores in Jahra. A total of 13 tickets were also issued...
View Article‘Tea boy’ busted for blackmailing deportees
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: In another case, a man working in providing beverages at the deportation center was arrested for blackmailing and robbing people held there pending their deportation process....
View Article600 violators arrested in October raids in Jleeb
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Nearly 600 people were sent to proper authorities for deportation following their arrest during police crackdowns in Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh last month, a report shows. The deportees...
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