Housing, education, traffic top voters’ list of concerns
Kuwait Times Return Kuwait as ‘Pearl of the Gulf’ Meshari Al-Nayef, Saad Al-Mutairi and Meshaal Bader KUWAIT: “What do citizens want from the coming parliament?” With this question in mind, Kuwait...
View ArticleCitizens abroad express desire to vote in elections
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: In spite of the long and leading march of democracy of Kuwait, the parliamentary election law does not give citizens abroad the opportunity to vote as is the case in most...
View ArticleNew automated querying service introduced ahead of elections
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The new service enables a voter to inquire about his or her registration number and print a card with all the information needed. —KUNA KUWAIT: Ministry of Interior has invented an...
View ArticleConstitutional court accepts petition against elections
Kuwait Times Opposition candidates demand political reforms KUWAIT: The constitutional court yesterday accepted a petition calling for scrapping the Nov 26 general elections on the basis that the Amiri...
View ArticleBoy falls to death from balcony
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A 5-year-old Egyptian boy fell to his death from the fifth floor. The boy was playing in the balcony under his parents’ gaze, but somehow got on a chair, lost his balance and fell,...
View ArticleFake Egyptian doctor arrested; Fake office run by Ethiopian woman busted
Kuwait Times Kuwait: Police learned about a woman claiming to be a doctor in a private clinic injecting patients with medical material without a license. The woman, an Egyptian, was found to have been...
View ArticleMGRP to study legislative amendments to curb fake employment: cabinet
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA KUWAIT: The cabinet yesterday entrusted the Manpower and...
View ArticleChange must come from within the parliament: Faraz Al-Mutairi
Kuwait Times Fourth constituencycandidate Faraz Al-Mutairi KUWAIT: As part of its series of interviews with candidates ahead of next Saturday’s National Assembly elections, Kuwait Times spoke with...
View ArticleMinistry of Public Works celebrates opening of Jahra Road mainline tomorrow
Kuwait Times From hospital area to Kaifan, Shuwaikh Residential The final asphalt work on the bridge of Jahra Road mainline (Inset) Engineer Ahmad Al-Hassan KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works...
View ArticleNo posters allowed on cars: Interior Ministry
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Interior Ministry warned citizens of putting illegal posters, logos or pictures on their cars as part of traffic preparations ahead of the parliamentary elections slated...
View ArticleDomestic helpers’ approval necessary to accompany sponsors abroad: official
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Director General of Residency Affairs Major General Talal Maarafi said the department began implementing organizational procedures to obtain absence permissions for domestic...
View ArticleIllegals’ deportation best solution for demographic imbalance: Governor
Kuwait Times Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Sabah KUWAIT: Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Malik Al-Sabah joined voices calling for immediate deportation of illegal...
View ArticleTop court bars Sheikh Malek, Hashem, Dahoum, 18 others
Kuwait Times Constitutional court to assess election petition today KUWAIT: People attend a campaign meeting of Islamist candidate and former MP Mohammed Al-Mutair on Sunday. — Photo by Yasser...
View ArticleSyrian man groped Filipina
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A Syrian man groped a Filipina who works with him in Khaitan. She told police that the Syrian attacked her, and when she rebuked him, he fled. Detectives are looking for him Scam A...
View ArticleKuwaiti-Bangladeshi military ties distinctive: Senior officer
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Brigadier Ghazi Al-Shammari, Brigadier Mohammad Nasim Al-Ghani and other officials cut the ceremony’s cake. — Photos by Joseph Shagra KUWAIT: The military cooperation between...
View ArticleMinistry of Public Works celebrates opening of Jahra Road mainline today
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Project Engineer of the Jahra Road Development, Yasser Boudastour stated that the elevated mainline viaduct of the Jahra Road Development Project is set to open in its entirety...
View ArticleInterior Ministry assures seamless election process
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a high-level security meeting yesterday. — Interior Ministry photo KUWAIT: All...
View ArticleKandari targets housing, employment, health and education as top priorities
Kuwait Times ‘My Homeland will Always be Beautiful’ KUWAIT: Third constituency candidate Abdulkareem Al-Kandari speaks to Kuwait Times. —Photo by Joseph Shagra KUWAIT: Former MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari...
View ArticleRenewable energy station linked to state’s power grid
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research witnessed the linking of the solar and wind power station in Shaqaya in cooperation with the Ministry of Electricity and Water during a...
View ArticleKuwaiti women judges to oversee polls for first time
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: For the first time in the country’s history, Kuwaiti women will be among judicial authorities overseeing a national election in Kuwait. Since 2015, 22 Kuwaiti women have won...
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