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- School conduct rules, timings setKUWAIT: Education Ministry Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Rashid issued directives regulating conduct and practices in schools, along with a decision setting working hours for various...
- Kuwait win gold, silver in Arab ChampionshipsKUWAIT: Kuwait national track and field team won a gold and a silver medal on Tuesday at the 12th Arab Junior Track and Field Championships for athletes under 18, bringing its tota...
- Al-Jalahma stresses support to senior national soccer teamKUWAIT: Dr Tareq Al-Jalahma, Minister of State for Youth and Sports, emphasized on Tuesday the importance of providing all forms of support to the senior national team to help it r...
- KSSC concludes summer courses with ceremonyKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sports Club (KSSC) concluded its summer courses with an honoring ceremony of the winners and participants. In a press statement on this occasion, President...
- Kuwait place third at Asian Jiu-Jitsu ChampionshipKUWAIT: Kuwait athletes placed third in the overall country standings at the Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship (AJP Tour Asia), held in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi with more than 2,000...
- Rangers trounce Mariners, stay close in division, wild-card raceMILWAUKEE: Rookie Luis Lara’s bases-loaded single in the 10th inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 comeback victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Jackson Chourio, w...
- NFL breaks new ground as 100,000 set to pack MCG in AustraliaMELBOURNE: The growing popularity of American football in Australia will see the NFL play a regular-season game there for the first time when a sellout crowd packs into the 100,000...
- MoI busts local liquor breweryKUWAIT: interior ministry detectives arrested four Asian nationals for using a farm in a desert area along Al-Abdaly Road to manufacture, store and sell locally produced liquor. Th...
- National Guard adopts new structure based on competence, transparencyKUWAIT: National Guard Undersecretary Lieutenant General Hamad Al-Barjas on Wednesday affirmed that the Guard’s new organizational structure is founded on justice, transparency and...
- Kuwait condemns Iranian missile, drone attacks, vows to protect national interestsKUWAIT: The Cabinet on Wednesday strongly condemned repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting several locations in Kuwait, including a residential complex last week, des...
- Kuwait, Switzerland celebrate 60 yrs of diplomatic relationsBERN: Kuwait’s Ambassador to Switzerland Yousef Abdul Samad presented his credentials to Swiss President Guy Parmelin at the Federal Palace in Bern, officially assuming his duties...
- Sheikh Abdullah Salem inspects Kuwait schoolsKUWAIT: Acting Governor of the Capital and Hawally Governorates Sheikh Abdullah Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah on Wednesday stressed that completing preparations and ensuring the readiness...
- Kuwait backs 12-country initiative to curb settlement-linked tradeKUWAIT: Kuwait on Tuesday welcomed a joint initiative by 12 countries to restrict trade in goods produced in illegal Zionist settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, de...
- KU welcomes new faculty, academic support staffKUWAIT: Kuwait University (KU) Director Dr Dina Al-Maim on Wednesday welcomed the addition of new faculty members and academic support staff, describing their arrival as a qualitat...
- Learn to walk before you runIt is a simple phrase that can apply to almost everything in life. But I first heard it during my first year of residency in Manitoba, Canada, from one of our senior consultants, a...
- Amir receives credentials of new ambassadorsKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received the credentials of five ambassadors accredited to Kuwait. The ambassadors were Ambassador Sheh Makra...
- Crown Prince commends MoI anti-narcotics effortsKUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received yesterday Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Saba...
- 12 countries including France and UK to sanction trade with Zionist settlementsLONDON: Twelve countries including Britain, Canada and France announced Tuesday they would sanction trade with Zionist settlements in the West Bank, after increasing attacks by set...
- IICO concludes mental health support project for the disabledKUWAIT: The International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) has concluded a three-month project aimed at supporting the mental health and social well-being of people with disa...
- Taleb Alrefai ‘Shadow of the Sun’ first Gulf novel to be translated into GreekKUWAIT: “Shadow of the Sun” (Zill al-Shams), the acclaimed novel by the well-known novelist Taleb Alrefai, now arrives in Greek - the first Gulf novel ever to be translated into th...
- Smooth return to schoolEvery September in Kuwait, houses get busy and full of life again. After a long, relaxed summer break — and looking back at the days when regional situations forced us to rely on o...
- Minister introduces written exam for oversight promotionsKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah issued a ministerial decree Tuesday requiring employees in specialized technical cooperative...
- Education Ministry requires financial clearance for certificates, transfersKUWAIT: Minister of Education Jalal Al-Tabtabaei issued a ministerial decree Tuesday requiring students to obtain a financial clearance certificate before academic certificates, of...
- Audit chiefs discuss oversight, professional development and AIMANAMA: Heads of supreme audit institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states held their 23rd meeting in Manama Tuesday, with Kuwait represented by State Audit Bu...
- Upside-down state: Why Zionist entity’s policies defy logicIn a world that is growing increasingly and worryingly more dangerous, one country seems to stand out more than any other country on the planet: Israel. Even while conflicts rage a...
- NBK empowers youth and children through distinctive training, development programsKUWAIT: The National Bank of Kuwait concluded its summer 2026 season with an extensive series of training and development programs and initiatives that successfully reached hundred...
- KUNA Center promotes professional economic journalism via trainingKUWAIT: The KUNA Center for Media Capacity Development concluded Tuesday its training program, “Economic News and Data Editing,” with the participation of staff from the Kuwait New...
- Arab working group begins drafting health tourism frameworkCAIRO: The first meeting of the Arab working group tasked with developing a legislative and guiding framework governing the activities and services of specialized health tourism fa...
- PAI participates in Gulf standards committee meeting in RiyadhRIYADH: Kuwait’s Public Authority for Industry (PAI) participated in the 48th meeting of the General Committee for Standards in Riyadh, as part of efforts to strengthen joint Gulf...
- Cluster bombs kill, wound 1,063 people in 2025GENEVA: Cluster munitions killed or injured more than 1,000 people worldwide in 2025, most of them in Ukraine, a monitor said Tuesday, with civilians accounting for the vast majori...
- Integrated care for Duchenne patientsKUWAIT: Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said Monday that the ministry deals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy through an integrated system covering awareness, prevent...
- Kuwait Times is turning 65This month, Kuwait Times will turn 65. As the first English language daily in the Gulf, we have a proven track record of bringing fast, honest news to the people of Kuwait. In the...
- 3 reckless driving suspects detained, vehicles crushedKUWAIT: The traffic department arrested three suspects for engaging in reckless and dangerous driving and endangering their own lives and those of other road users. The arrests cam...
- MoE dismisses 7,000 teachersKUWAIT: The education ministry announced on Monday that it has terminated the services of 7,019 teachers as part of a gradual plan to address over 33,000 surplus teachers in public...
- Earth Sciences Society urges concerted efforts to improve air qualityKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Society for Earth Sciences called Monday for concerted national and regional efforts to improve air quality, stressing that protecting the environment and human...
- First complex retinal surgery performed at Al-Jahra HospitalKUWAIT: The Ministry of Health on Monday inaugurated the Retina and Vitreous Surgery Unit at the Ophthalmology Department of Al-Jahra Hospital, coinciding with the successful compl...
- Interior ministry arrests suspects in 2 drug casesKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of two individuals in Salmiya for allegedly possessing 163 bags suspected of containing heroin as part of ongoing efforts to c...
- EPA strengthens air quality monitoring across KuwaitKUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) reaffirmed Monday its continued commitment to monitoring air quality across Kuwait, stressing the importance of accurate air quality...
- Kuwait’s track team wins three medals at Arab ChampionshipsCAIRO: The Kuwaiti track and field team won three medals (gold, silver, and bronze) on Sunday at the 12th Arab Junior Track and Field Championships for athletes under 18, held in t...
- Yamal hits double as ‘nearly perfect’ Barca thrash ValenciaBARCELONA: Lamine Yamal struck twice for Barcelona as they demolished Valencia 5-0 on Sunday to maintain their 100 percent start in La Liga. The reigning champions moved two points...
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