3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (160+ words) KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education announced Sunday its readiness to welcome 481,000 students for the 2026-27 academic year, ensuring schools and educational and administrative staff are prepared for a safe and stable learning environment. The ministry said in a statement that the…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (215+ words) KUWAIT: Minister of Education Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtabaei and Minister of State for Youth and Sports Affairs Dr. Tareq Al-Jalahma stressed the importance of a joint cooperation protocol to strengthen coordination in school sports and develop student programs and activities. In…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (495+ words) STOCKHOLM: Swedes vote Sunday in a general election that will either put the far right into government for the first time or return the left-wing opposition to power, after a race that tightened into a dead heat in its closing…...

16+ hour, 45+ min ago   (524+ words) KUWAIT: Dr Sundus Al-Hadhoud, Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology Consultant and Head of the Pediatric Cardiac Ultrasound Unit at the Chest Diseases Hospital outpatient clinics, stressed the importance of pediatric and fetal cardiology as a highly specialized medical field and a…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (230+ words) Kuwait Times Iran, Gulf countries to discuss Hormuz TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said the country would meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which the Islamic republic has blockaded during the Middle…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (173+ words) Kuwait Times Kuwait University to welcome 44,345 students Sunday KUWAIT: Kuwait University will welcome 44,345 students Sunday as the 2026/2027 academic year begins. Among them are 8,409 new students distributed across 15 colleges in various scientific and literary disciplines. In a press statement issued on…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago   (695+ words) Canadian boycott of US products pushes grocers to explore new sources Kuwait Times Canadian boycott of US products pushes grocers to explore new sources TORONTO: A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott US products is reshaping supermarket shelves…...

17+ hour, 6+ min ago   (570+ words) DUBLIN: Donald Trump said Saturday he would “love to see” a united Ireland, wading into a politically sensitive subject as he embarked on a two-day Irish visit that blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests. After meeting Ireland’s…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago   (735+ words) Kuwait Times Egyptians budget for bread after mass food aid cuts CAIRO: Standing outside a bakery in Cairo’s working-class El-Marg district, Eman Abdel Fattah thumbed a handful of crumpled banknotes, calculating how much bread she could afford after her family’s…...

19+ hour, 2+ min ago   (530+ words) Kuwait Times KIPCO reaffirms commitment to Burgan Bank and future growth KUWAIT: KIPCO – Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) – has reaffirmed its commitment to Burgan Bank and its confidence in the bank’s long-term growth prospects, as Burgan Bank proceeds with its capital…...