US Ambassador praises parliament elections
Kuwait Times US Ambassador Lawrence Silverman KUWAIT: The United States Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence Silverman released the following statement yesterday, in which he commented on Kuwait’s...
View ArticleNew MPs thank voters, vow to work for Kuwait’s greater good
Kuwait Times Opposition to coordinate for next step KUWAIT: New MP Ahmed Nabil Al-Fadhl thanked third constituency voters and vowed to represent all Kuwaitis and cooperate with the new parliament....
View ArticleLawyers Association praises elections
Kuwait Times Kuwait Lawyers Association’s building. KUWAIT: Commenting on the results of the parliamentary elections, the Kuwait Lawyers Association’s Chairman Nasser Al-Karyoun hailed all the efforts...
View ArticleAmir thanks ministries for efforts during elections
Kuwait Times His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah amir KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday thanked the Interior Ministry for its...
View ArticleOfficial list of winners of the 2016 National Assembly elections
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The following is the final list of winners in each constituency with the number of votes as released by the judicial commission tasked with vote counting for the 2016 National...
View ArticleTsunami of change dumps old guard by the wayside
Kuwait Times Amir congratulates winners; Big names fade, small tribes shine KUWAIT: The 2016 National Assembly elections sprang a number of major surprises that included the failure of many big names...
View ArticleHusband imprisons wife for going out shopping without his permission
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A citizen punished his wife for going out shopping without his permission by beating and imprisoning her. The woman called police and told them what happened. Police went to the...
View ArticleMissing girl arrested
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Hawally police arrested a girl in her 20s, who was reported missing by her family for more than two weeks following an argument. The woman was staying with a female friend of hers....
View ArticleCabinet boasts Kuwait’s democratic spectacle, highlights ministries’ efforts...
Kuwait Times Premier thanks outgoing ministers KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA KUWAIT: During a weekly...
View ArticleFormer MPs mull contesting results
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Former MP and fifth constituency candidate Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Tamimi criticized what he described as violations committed during the parliamentary elections. He added that along...
View ArticlePoultry banned from Algeria, Poland and Switzerland
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) issued a temporary ban on importing live poultry, eggs and chicks from Algeria, where the avian flu virus...
View ArticleSwiss President: Switzerland, Kuwait cherish freedom, open to the world
Kuwait Times Kuwait, Switzerland sign agreement KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with President of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann, in the...
View ArticleKuwait to buy 28 US F-18 jets
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwait will buy 28 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets to replace a fleet of earlier versions of the US fighter jets, a top official said yesterday. The value of the deal is not expected...
View ArticleMoI slaps curbs on camera drones
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Remote controlled drones with built-in cameras will no longer be allowed to fly over personal properties, Interior Ministry Undersecretary Sulaiman Al-Fahd said yesterday. He said...
View ArticleDec 8 holiday for Prophet birthday; Will resume work on Dec 11
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) yesterday said Dec 8 (Thursday) would be a public holiday marking the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), citing a relevant Cabinet decree....
View ArticleCabinet resigns; inaugural Assembly session on Dec 11
Kuwait Times Opposition urged to unite for speaker’s post KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (right) submits the Cabinet’s resignation to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah...
View ArticleFive hurt in fire
Kuwait Times Fire in a Taima area house. KUWAIT: Three brothers and two maids were injured and suffered smoke inhalation during a fire in a Taima area house. Firemen from Jahra fire station battled the...
View ArticleSuicide, attacks on police and robberies
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An Indian man killed himself by hanging. His friend found him hanging by a rope in a small grocery store. The man removed the rope and took his friend to the hospital. Doctors...
View ArticleAzzour North One power, water plant construction completed
Kuwait Times Facility started full commercial operation yesterday Azzour North One power, water plant construction completed KUWAIT: Shamal Azzour Al-Oula KSC, the owner and operator of Azzour North...
View ArticleFive contest elections’ results
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Lawyer Dowaim Al-Mowaizri announced his intention to file a case at the constitutional court contesting the election results on behalf of his client, second constituency candidate...
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