Brexit may boost GCC, UK trade partnership
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The possible exit of the UK from the EU may allow the country to create a joint-trade partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, said a report by the National...
View ArticleInterior tackles congestion at Kuwait International Airport – Citizens and...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has taken concrete steps to relieve congestion and ensure thorough inspection of baggage at Kuwait International Airport, a press statement by the...
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‘Kuwait is an amazing place’
Kuwait Times Young Voices Nearly a quarter of Kuwait’s entire population is under the age of 14 and yet with the exception of school assemblies, we never hear their voices. During Ramadan, Kuwait Times...
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Maid pushed out of moving vehicle – Sponsor argued with maid on way back to...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An Asian woman was rushed to Jahra Hospital with cuts and bruises on her body after she was pushed out of a moving vehicle, said security sources. Eyewitnesses said that the woman,...
View ArticleEight absconding Filipina maids detained; Drunk British woman caught
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Eight absconding Filipina maids were arrested in Hawally after a citizen reported seeing his absconding maid in Hawally, said security sources, noting that the suspects used to...
View Article‘Homeless’ citizen arrested
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Responding to reports about a man and a dog sleeping in the toilets of the beach near the Scientific Center in Salmiya, detectives rushed to the scene and found that the man is a...
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Panel did not recommend raising school fees: MP
Kuwait Times MP Oudah Al-Rowaei KUWAIT: Chairman of the parliament’s educational affairs committee MP Oudah Al-Rowaei stressed yesterday that the committee had not recommended any tuition fee increases...
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Cabinet approves sports development plan
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) chairs the Cabinet’s weekly meeting yesterday. — KUNA KUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday approved a...
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Kuwait’s humanitarian impact on refugees praised globally
Kuwait Times KRCS workers distribute aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait has offered robust support to the relief effort for the refugees and the internally-displaced people...
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Amir receives Iraqi official
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar Al-Hakim. — Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His...
View ArticleDubai group buys majority stake in Kuwait’s Americana
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A Dubai-based investor group led by Emaar Properties chairman Mohamed Al-Abbar has agreed to purchase a majority stake in Kuwait’s top food company Americana, the firm said...
View ArticleMPs lash out at sports officials as they amend sports laws – Assembly passes...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday, meeting in a special session, approved the 2016/2017 budgets and the final accounts of eight new government bodies and voted to approve...
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Two arrested for impersonating as police detectives, robbery
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: This photo provided by the Interior Ministry shows two people it said were arrested yesterday on charges of impersonating as detectives and robbery. KUWAIT: Police detectives...
View ArticleTrio sentenced for funding IS
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced a citizen and two expatriates to 10 years in prison over charges of supporting and funding IS, as well as purchasing weapons for the...
View ArticleDealer planned to bribe officer to smuggle drugs to inmate
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A joint operation by a central prison lieutenant and Jahra detectives resulted in arresting a bedoon man trading in drugs from his Sulaibiya house. He was planning to provide a...
View ArticleGermany top destination for Kuwaiti tourists
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Germany has become the number-one destination for Kuwaiti tourists in the 2016 recreational summer season; with Switzerland and Austria ranking second, according to travel agents....
View ArticleMunicipality’s request to hire expats rejected
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Civil Services Commission (CSC) rejected a request by Kuwait Municipality to appoint 16 expatriates in various jobs as accountants and engineers and demanded replacing them...
View ArticleAirport security boosted; Air guns banned at markets
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry has launched plans to beef up security at Kuwait International Airport, as it opened more than 32 passenger counters. It also sped up inspection mechanisms by...
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Amir fully aware of developments in Iraq: ISCI chief
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA) Treasurer Adnan Al-Rashed (right) speaks during a press conference with leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar Al-Hakim, at...
View ArticleSCCA reviews new airport security
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Supreme Council of Civil Aviation (SCCA) held an urgent meeting yesterday to discuss the progress of new security measures at Kuwait International Airport, to be implemented by...
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