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MEW floats tender for installation of energy-efficient LED lighting
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (179+ words) The Central Agency for Public Tenders has announced a new tender has been floated for the supply, installation, and replacement of energy-efficient LED lighting units across existing public lighting networks in all governorates of Kuwait, as part of the second…...
If you own a drone, register it via "Sahel" platform, says MOI
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (111+ words) The Ministry of Interior has launched a new electronic service enabling the registration and management of drone ownership data through the unified government services application "Sahel. The ministry said the service allows users to inquire about, update, or cancel drone…...
Kuwait envoy joins GCC-US talks on regional security
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (156+ words) Kuwait's Ambassador to the United States, H. E. Sheikha Zain Al-Sabah, participated in a joint meeting with GCC and Jordanian ambassadors and members of the U. S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Representative Brian Mast. The discussions focused on the latest regional…...
Rare Sooty Gull sighted in Kuwait for first time
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (114+ words) Times Kuwait Kuwaiti birdwatchers Omar Al-Shaheen, Abdulrahman Al-Sarhan and Hamoud Al-Shayji have recorded the Sooty Gull in Kuwait for the first time, marking the species" first confirmed national record. He said the sighting highlights the health of Kuwait"s marine…...
Kuwait leadership congratulates 2025-26 semester excelling high school students
7+ hour ago (145+ words) Times Kuwait His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah have sent congratulatory cables to Kuwaiti and resident…...
Eight Buddhist monks killed, 10 injured in Thailand tragedy
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (186+ words) Eight Buddhist monks were killed and 10 others injured in northeastern Thailand after an 11-year-old boy drove a pickup truck into a religious procession during a pilgrimage, police said. The incident occurred in Mukdahan province, where a group of around 35 monks…...
Kuwait, Tajikistan seek stronger ties as new Ambassador presents credentials
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (237+ words) Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the State of Kuwait, H. E. Khusrav Noziri, on the occasion of the commencement of his diplomatic mission in Kuwait. During the meeting,…...
Dr. Al-Huwailah warns "no leniency for absenteeism, orders probe
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (249+ words) Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah has ordered the referral of several employees at the Social Unity Center in Al-Raqqa for investigation following a surprise inspection that revealed absenteeism and failure to adhere to official…...
Appeals Court orders Gulf national to register marriage, pay 35, 000 dinars dowry
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (159+ words) The Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court verdict requiring a Gulf national residing in Kuwait to officially register his marriage and pay his wife the agreed upon 35, 000 dinars dowry. The court ordered the husband to complete the documentation…...
Third UK heatwave increasingly likely as temperatures set to reach 30 C
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (324+ words) A third heatwave in the United Kingdom is becoming increasingly likely in the coming days, with forecasters predicting temperatures could climb to 30 C in some areas as high pressure builds across western Europe. A developing system of high pressure, extending…...