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By Ben Garcia For almost two weeks now, security authorities have been cracking down on illegal residents in all governorates of Kuwait, blocking streets and setting up checkpoints to ensure all violators are caught and deported. The crackdowns are the largest police campaigns against illegal residents in Kuwait since authorities announced multiple amnesties during the […]

Sign language is a full-fledged means of communication for deaf people, depending on facial and body gestures that enable them to interact. The UN General Assembly set Sept 23 as the International Day for Sign Languages to highlight their importance, and how it was a major right for deaf people to have their own languages. […]

KUWAIT: Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sheikh Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah discussed with the Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force Brigadier General David Paddison important matters and topics of common interest, especially those related to the military. The general staff said in a press statement yesterday that Sheikh […]

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) yesterday announced that it had added Kuwait to the list of epidemiologically safe non-EU countries, for which the EU countries should reopen the borders for non-essential travel. The EU Council of Ministers in a press release said following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary […]

KUWAIT: An Indian resident, 31, was rushed to hospital in stable condition after shooting himself with his sponsor’s shotgun. The man, who worked as a driver, had an argument with his wife, who is in India. He then took his sponsor’s gun and shot himself. Investigations are being conducted. Near drowning A 19-month-old toddler was […]

By Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan Editor-in-Chief Sixty years is a long time for any business, but for the newspaper business, especially in today’s climate, it is a lifetime. A remarkable lifetime. When my father, Yousuf Saleh Al-Alyan, started Kuwait Times in 1961, his mission was straightforward: Provide the English-speaking community with a reliable source of news […]

Kuwait Towers stands as the undisputed national symbol and one of the most recognizable landmarks in Kuwait, an embodiment of the nation’s dramatic economic and urban development after the discovery of oil. Today, the Towers have become an integral element of the Kuwait City skyline, occupying a focal position on the seafront along Arabian Gulf […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: MP Saleh Al-Mutairi yesterday targeted the Public Authority of Manpower and its chairman with a series of questions about regulations and properties owned by its senior employees. In his questions addressed to Commerce and Industry Minister Abdullah Al-Salman, who oversees the authority, Mutairi asked if the minister has recommended to the […]

HERAT: Zarghunna Noori has always been a fighter, but the 22-year-old taekwondo champion – who dreamt of representing Afghanistan at the Olympics – says she has finally met her match. “In sports when we lose we are left feeling terrible,” she told AFP at her home in the western city of Herat. “And now we […]

SOCHI, Russia: Lewis Hamilton will be seeking to exploit every advantage he can find this weekend as he bids for an unprecedented and thus far elusive 100th Formula One win to regain the lead in the world championship at the Russian Grand Prix. Since grabbing victory in controversial circumstances at the British Grand Prix in […]

KOHLER: England’s Ian Poulter, dubbed “The Postman” for his consistent ability to deliver for Europe, says there’s no secret to his Ryder Cup success. “I hate losing,” the English veteran said when asked why the biennial match play showdown with the United States brings out his best golf. “You see the guy when you play […]

There was disco fever on the Milan catwalks Wednesday as Fendi kicked off the first fashion week for almost 18 months with predominantly live audiences. Coronavirus restrictions meant a reduced guest list, but photographers still gathered outside to get a glimpse of stars including Vogue legend Anna Wintour and influencer Chiara Ferragni. “It is difficult […]

When she saw 13-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal win silver in the first-ever street skateboarding competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Giovanna Alves Farias only had one wish: to start flying around a skate park herself. “I nearly cried. Seeing a 13-year-old girl like me win a medal was so unexpected!” Giovanna told AFP. “Before […]

MILTON KEYNES: It’s famous for its roundabouts and statues of concrete cows. But the English town of Milton Keynes now has another claim to fame – a trundling army of shopping delivery robots. The six-wheeled automated vehicles, launched three years ago, barely get a second glance as they ply the residential streets, some 80 kilometers […]

BEIJING: The head of teetering Chinese developer Evergrande has urged staff to resume construction and sales to deliver properties, state media reported yesterday, as the firm battles to avoid a collapse that could send shockwaves through the world’s number two economy. Furious homebuyers and investors around the country have gathered to demand repayment as the […]

HONG KONG: Asian markets rose yesterday as concerns about a collapse of troubled property giant Evergrande receded for now, while investors were also cheered by a Federal Reserve plan to begin scaling back its ultra-loose monetary policy soon. Hong Kong was among the lead advancers as it reopened after a midweek break to catch up […]