45 ATVs impounded in traffic police crackdown
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry launched inspection campaigns against traffic violations, including driving all-terrain-vehicles (ATV) on public roads, which came following instructions of...
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Kuwait’s first assembly: step towards democracy
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: This January 20, 1962 picture shows then Amir of Kuwait SheikhAbdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah delivering a speech during the inaugural session of the Constituent Assembly of Kuwait....
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Court confirms royal can run in polls
Kuwait Times Sheikh Malek Al-Humoud Al-Sabah KUWAIT: The administrative court said Thursday that ruling family member Sheikh Malek Al-Humoud Al-Sabah can run in election after it refused a government...
View ArticleCoastguard officer caught with drugs
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A coastguard agent was arrested for abusing meth and walking around in his uniform in Hawally without realizing where he was going. The man was taken to the Drug Control General...
View ArticleMan murders wife with hammer, screwdrivers
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A citizen killed his wife yesterday with a hammer during a fight in their house in Salwa. Hawally detectives arrested the suspect, identified as 45- year-old Sayed Ibrahim Khalil,...
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‘Heading Global ‘ Conference promotes smart, sustainable, inclusive growth
Kuwait Times Fatemah Al-Azemi KUWAIT: The ‘Heading Global ‘ Conference, which will be held under the patronage of his Excellency Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa,...
View ArticleOver 35,000 accidents reported in six months
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A total of 35,695 accidents took place during the first half of 2016, resulting in 305 deaths, a senior Interior Ministry official said yesterday. However, these statistics show...
View ArticleMinistry: Rumors on fake cancer medication ‘untrue’
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health dismissed as “untrue” rumors on the administrating of fake cancer drugs. The Ministry said in a statement yesterday that a committee was formed to...
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Democracy in Kuwait: shining beacon in region
Kuwait Times The National Assembly KUWAIT: Kuwait’s long history of joint governance, which dates back to the 18th century, crowned a very unique and pioneering democratic experience that was crowned...
View ArticleDissolved parliament passed highest rate of laws: Ghanem
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Former speaker and the second electoral constituency candidate Marzouq Al-Ghanem said thanks to activating the role played by the Audit Bureau through the 2013 parliament, 52...
View ArticleOpposition returns to ballot divided
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The upcoming election will give Kuwait a chance to elect new representatives to what is arguably the Gulf’s most powerful legislature, as the country is squeezed by low oil prices...
View ArticleGovt austerity measures top election campaigns
Kuwait Times MPs slam rampant corruption, lack of reforms KUWAIT: Candidates in Kuwait’s parliamentary elections have focused their campaigns on unpopular government austerity measures, as the...
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Egyptian duo held on visa forgery charges
Kuwait Times Duo held on visa forgery charges KUWAIT: Two people were arrested on charges of forging stamps placed on residency visa renewal applications. The suspects, Egyptian, were arrested in an...
View ArticleSome 78,643 eligible voters in 1st constituency
Kuwait Times Breakdown of candidates’ educational levels, ages KUWAIT: The total number of voters registered for the 15th term of the Kuwait National Assembly elections is 483,186 – including 252,756...
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Son carries on father’s tradition of modernity and development
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Third constituency candidate Ahmad Al-Fadhel speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: As part of our series, Candidate Speaks, Kuwait Times met candidate Ahmad...
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Large number of young candidates emerge in 2016 parliament elections
Kuwait Times Political Science Professor Dr Massouma Al-Mubarak and Political Sociology Professor Dr Mohammed Al-Rumaihi KUWAIT: After official closing of doors for registering for the parliamentary...
View Article18,000 disability files reviewed
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Public Authority of the Disabled Affairs (PADA) has reviewed up to 18,000 files, out of total 50,000, of registered persons with disabilities, said Director General Shafiqa...
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CBK re-issues first Kuwaiti coin ‘baiza’
Kuwait Times Click To View Larger KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has re-issued the first Kuwaiti coin currency baiza, as a souvenir coin, 130 years after the first issue date. One surface of...
View ArticleMinistry ignores recommendation to cancel medical company’s license
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry ignored a recommendation made by its technical committee on cancelling the license of the Kuwait Medical City Company – which is fully owned...
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Crackdown on abuse of state lands off Seventh Ring Road
Kuwait Times Development plan to move forward KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih attends the workshop. —KUNA KUWAIT: Starting today, Kuwait Municipality will launch its first...
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