New York: The State of Kuwait has reaffirmed support to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) for the return of refugees to their homes or their settlement in many countries around the world, while asserting importance of protection of refugees. Kuwait affir...

In past weeks, the story of an Egyptian pop star admitted into a rehabilitation facility has spilled beyond celebrity gossip, and sparked new debate on women’s rights in the conservative country. Sherine Abdel Wahab has long been a darling of A...

British schoolgirl Lowri Moore is just 13 but has achieved a lot in her short life, championing children who like her wear glasses. Aged nine, she persuaded Disney to create a bespectacled heroine for the first time, in the hit film “Encanto...

By B Izzak KUWAIT: The National Assembly on Wednesday amended its internal charter to allow committees to discuss draft laws directly without going through the legal and legislative committee in a bid to accelerate approving legislation. Under the ex...

DOHA: Qatar has rejected calls for a compensation fund for migrant workers killed or injured during World Cup preparations, with the country’s labor minister calling it a “publicity stunt”. Labor Minister Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri tol...

MANAMA: Before Bahrain established the Gulf’s first church in the 1930s, priests would visit from Iraq to perform services for a small Catholic community. Now, its ranks swollen by foreign workers, mostly from India and the Philippines, the com...

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Digital Transformation Conference and the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) welcomed attendees on Wednesday to immersive sessions and panel discussions, with experts sharing insights on adopting smart and digital tec...

KUWAIT: Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah hosted a dinner at the White Palace yesterday evening in honor of the CEO of the Direct Investment Promotion Authority of the Republic of Cyprus, George Campanellas, and the Director of Investment P...

By Abdellatif Sharaa KUWAIT: The National Campaign for Cancer Awareness (CAN) concluded its awareness events in cooperation with Al-Ahli Bank under the theme ‘Your Health is a Crown’, with two awareness exhibitions at The Gate Mall and Ha...

KUWAIT: Alghanim Industries (Kutayba Alghanim Group), one of the largest privately-owned companies in the region, welcomed the second batch of young professionals to the Alghanim Industries Academy, a new program focused on recruiting fresh college g...