Burst pipe creates sinkhole in Salwa; Girl ‘accidentally’ strangles herself
Kuwait Times A large sinkhole is seen off Anjefa beach. KUWAIT: A large sinkhole opened up on the road near Anjefa beach in Salwa yesterday after an underground water main burst. The rupture caused a...
View ArticleTwo workers hurt in chlorine gas leak
Kuwait Times Firemen in hazmat suits tackle a gas leak in Wafra KUWAIT: The Fire Department’s PR and media department announced a leak of chlorine gas was detected at Wafra water plant yesterday....
View ArticleKuwait marks ‘World Teachers’ Day
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Ministry of Education honors some teachers during the annual celebration marking ‘World Teachers’ Day’ yesterday at the Ministry’s theatre. — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT:...
View ArticleKuwaitis to get 75 liters of free petrol per month – Housing allowance of...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Prime Minister HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (left) and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem attend a meeting between Cabinet members and MPs to discuss the...
View ArticleTeens attempt suicide
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Two female teenagers, a Pakistani and an Egyptian were recently rushed to Mubarak hospital for attempted suicide as they both had separately swallowed a large number of pills with...
View Article2 Kuwaitis, 2 Asians arrested for drugs
Kuwait Times . KUWAIT: Two Kuwaitis were recently arrested in Mahboula for possessing drugs, resisting arrest, damaging a police patrol and a civilian vehicle and crossing a red traffic light while...
View ArticleFilipino designer in Kuwait wins acclaim in the US
Kuwait Times Fashion designer Resty Lagare showcasing some of his designs. — Images courtesy Resty Lagare Resty Lagare knows fashion. The well known Filipino designer based in Kuwait has been in the...
View ArticleChallenges facing Kuwaiti female athletes
Kuwait Times Faye Sultan at the Rio 2016 Olympics Women athletes in the Gulf face a range of discrimination. This year during the Olympics in Rio, one female athlete was branded a ‘loser’ in an Arabic...
View ArticleAuthorization cancelled
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Acting director of the manpower authority Abdullah Al-Motoutah said that the authority cancelled an authorization issued on March 17, 2015 for Kuwait Farmers Union’s board of...
View ArticleKuwait reiterates firm stance against all forms of terrorism
Kuwait Times NEW YORK: Kuwait has reiterated its firm stance against all forms and manifestations of terrorism on Wednesday. Such criminal acts should not be justified or linked it to any religion,...
View ArticleGCC ministers approve rules against human trafficking
Kuwait Times Justice Ministers in the Gulf Cooperation Council member states have agreed on a number of model rules for combating human trafficking. In a final statement after their regular 28th...
View ArticleKuwait Seeks Investors
Kuwait Times NEW YORK: Sara Akbar, Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Energy (second left) looks on as one of the speakers addresses the audience during a one-day conference titled ‘The Gulf Economic...
View ArticleTwo Iranian nationals arrested for taking photos of Husseiniyas in Hawally
Kuwait Times Ali Hassan and Adel Abdulraheem KUWAIT: Ali Hassan and Adel Abdulraheem, Iranian nationals were arrested by detectives while they were taking photos of one of the famous Husseiniyas in...
View Article4-member gang arrested
Kuwait Times the suspects’ KUWAIT: MoI’s Relations and Security Media Department said police have arrested a four-member Egyptian gang who are wanted for currency, visas, residency and civil ID...
View ArticleAmir in Thailand for ACD Summit – Asian leaders try to boost integration
Kuwait Times 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 kicked off his official visit to Thailand yesterday as a...
View ArticleKuwait realty sector stagnant but may revive early next year
Kuwait Times Photo shows Kuwait skyline from the Arabian Gulf Road. — KUNA KUWAIT: Domestic realty sector is currently lackluster due to oversupply and low demand, according to experts. The local...
View ArticleEgyptian arrested after failed suicide attack on US soldiers – Explosives...
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The truck used by the suspect in the failed suicide attack (bottom left), the pickup carrying the US soldiers (top left) and explosives including a suicide belt (right) are seen...
View ArticleMoI foils bid to smuggle in 140 kg of hashish
Kuwait Times The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced yesterday it foiled an attempt to smuggle 221 pieces of cannabis weighing 140 kg. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced yesterday it...
View ArticleSheikh Salman meets UNDP representative
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah holding a meeting with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in...
View ArticleSpanish adventurer who walked 6,400km arrives in Kuwait
Kuwait Times Ishaq KUWAIT: An intrepid adventurer, who has been walking from Paris to Makkah to perform umrah, arrived in Kuwait a few days ago. Ishaq, a 33-year-old Spaniard of Algerian descent, began...
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