Refugees Day
The world marked the International Day of Refugees on June 20. On that particular day, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reminds the…
Free time and summer vacations
Every summer the countdown begins. Students begin marking off the days until summer holidays. Teachers are definitely keeping a tally and parents know it’s just a matter of…
Expat remittances fall
Local newspapers published reports on a decline in remittances by expatriate workers in Kuwait by at least 13 percent in the first quarter of 2018, and that the…
WHO in Kuwait soon
The health ministry in Kuwait has begun official procedures for the opening of an office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Kuwait in the next few weeks.…
The challenges of being a divorcee in the GCC
In Kuwait and in other GCC states, unfortunately, there is a cultural stigma around divorced women, yet there are none for divorced men, as if divorced women are…
Hunger strike
The department of public relations and security information at the interior ministry reported that 600 employees of a cleaning company in Abbasiya gathered in protest because they did…
OPEC, non-OPEC ministers eye steady market
VIENNA: OPEC and non-OPEC oil ministers came together in Vienna yesterday with an agenda mainly…
‘Overcrowded’ public schools can’t absorb bedoon students: Minister
KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Hamed Al-Azmi rejected a parliamentary…
Kuwait seeks UNESCO’s World, Modern Heritage recognition for several sites
KUWAIT: The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL) is working rigorously to enroll…
Motorist killed after vehicle set ablaze following accident
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man died after his vehicle was set ablaze following a road accident…
More pedestrian bridges for safer walking in Kuwait
Kuwait is witnessing a surge in the construction of pedestrian bridges, a welcome respite for…
Free time and summer vacations
Every summer the countdown begins. Students begin marking off the days until summer holidays. Teachers…
Kuwait plans to establish shelter for male workers
KUWAIT: Kuwait is working on establishing a shelter for male workers similar to a building…
Foreign Ministry urges diplomats to rapidly seek e-passports
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry yesterday urged holders of diplomatic passports to hurry and obtain…
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