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Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:28:00 +0000
No-confidence motion filed against FM after grilling
By B Izzak KUWAIT: Ten lawmakers yesterday filed a no-confidence motion against Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah following a grilling in which he denied allegations of squandering public funds and failing to perform his duties. National ...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:25:56 +0000
Kuwait Times Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:25:17 +0000
Lack of entertainment costs Kuwait its shine
By Sahar Moussa KUWAIT: Khaled woke up early on Friday morning to the sound of his energetic son who wanted to go outside and play. But Khaled was confused because he didn’t know where to take him to. He eventually decided to take him to the ma...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:22:04 +0000
Co-ops or supermarkets? Shoppers talk their preferred shopping choice
By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: In Kuwait, several choices are available for shoppers, from semi-government cooperative societies to supermarkets operated by private companies. Kuwait Times asked several shoppers whether they prefer to shop at co-ops or commer...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:04:37 +0000
WWF: World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat
PARIS: Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found “in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale” wildlife group WWF said yesterday, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics. Tiny fr...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:00:56 +0000
In post-recession cash injection, oil prices boost GCC economies
DUBAI, UAE: Rising oil prices are boosting economic growth throughout the oil producing economies of the MENA region, with predictions that GDP will largely return to pre-pandemic levels during the course of 2022. Oil prices are expected to level out...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:34:57 +0000
Pfizer’s 2021 profits doubled to $22bn on vaccine sales
WASHINGTON: Pfizer said yesterday it expects $32 billion in revenue from COVID-19 vaccines in 2022 as it reported annual profits had more than doubled to $22 billion. The pharmaceutical giant, which with German company BioNTech won approval for the f...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:30:45 +0000
Kuwaitization
There is a plan in place. It’s no secret. The plan is to reduce the number of expats by a significant amount. In English, the plan is called Kuwaitization. In a country where the vast majority of inhabitants are expatriates, in a country where loca...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:30:16 +0000
Glassblowers on Venice’s Murano scorched by blazing energy bills
VENICE: The blown glass creations forged in the furnaces on Venice’s Murano islands are prized around the world-but soaring gas prices are threatening the centuries-old craft. “It’s a huge problem… A hurricane has hit the econ...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:28:54 +0000
The global problem solving paradox
By Antonio Guterres As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I spend much of my time speaking with world leaders and taking the pulse of global trends. It’s clear to me that we are at a defining moment in international relations. Global decision...



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