Top Kuwait Newspapers
Kuwait is one of the top Middle Eastern countries when it comes about publishing and news papers, and it is known for its famous “Kuwait newspapers”. Here we are sharing Top Kuwait newspapers websites: Arab Times Al-Anba Al Seyassah Al Rai Al-Jarida Alqabas Kuwait Times Al-Watan
Thawaaq: The Future Food Sourcing Hub of Kuwait
Thawaaq is a B2B e-commerce firm that is growing at a faster pace, about 4 times faster than B2C. It aims at developing a premier marketplace for the food industry by connecting different food manufacturers. It plays a vital role in enhancing the market coverage and extending the reach of the food manufacturers and vendors through the use of advanced technological solutions. This will not only improve their sales but also increase their brand awareness, thus resulting in more competitiveness. Thawaaq offers many benefits to the restaurants, cafes and food catering companies by helping them in improving their procurement process, creating better transparency and efficiency of their sourcing mechanism. This will enable its clients to attain excellence and effectiveness of its operations. With such features, Thawaaq would soon become Kuwait’s as well as the whole Gulf region’s main food sourcing hub. Business advantages for the sellers With Thawaaq, the sellers can avail the following benefits: Improvement of sales and market coverage Without the addition of more manpower, Thawaaq can help you in extending your reach. It serves as a comprehensive, robust and cost-effective platform for restaurants, hotels, cafes, and catering companies which helps them in communicating with customers and securing new leads. The rise in brand awareness Thawaaq is one of the best channels that helps its clients in establishing their brand image by establishing a link with the major food buyers. People can thus come to know about the products and offerings of a particular brand in a much better way. After an efficient interaction with the customers and stating your prospects, you will be viewed as a premier food supplier High efficiency The method of processing orders is highly efficient in Thawaaq owing to its one-click feature which helps in avoiding many calls, busy lines and frequent visits for an order fulfillment. Here your transaction cycle including the payment will be executed online. Not only this, but you also get the benefit of making a product promotion or special offer announcement online. Availability around the clock since Thawaaq is available all the time, it has no peak time, working hours, etc. So, you can make a business at any time you want. No rise in cost structure Thawaaq assures to enhance your market coverage and contacts with the market without an increase in your cost structure. Better accuracy of orders Since the orders are saved for reference, you can easily change the quantity, make other necessary alterations and communicate this to your customers online efficiently in a secure way. Special features offered by Thawaaq for the seller Creation of extensive digital catalog with different pictures. Accepting the order any time, i.e 24/7 availability. In order to attract large quantity purchases, multiple price tiers are set up. Customers get a secure method of online payment. Participation on Thawaaq newsletter for getting updates regarding the latest products, offers, etc. Order processing in a highly secured environment. Business advantages for the buyers: No hidden costs Thawaaq is completely free of charge platform for buyers without any hidden costs. Products bought from trustworthy suppliers Thawaaq lists the best suppliers who are trustworthy. So you can be sure that the most professional food supplier in Kuwait is handling your order. Purchase process simplification and expedition With Thawaaq, you get the option yo to add your regular merchandise in the common list, which helps in processing it without the need of going through a long product search cycle. In this way, Thawaaq saves time and avoids the complicated purchasing transactions. Purchase analysis You can easily control the food cost as well as make an analysis of your purchases with Thawaaq. This can be done by searching the catalogs, comparing the products and prices, reviewing the customer opinions on each product and exploring new products, offers and then communicating this with your supplier online. Special features offered by Thawaaq for the buyers You get an option of comparison of prices, quality, and products. You can review and rate the comments given by the customers on different products. Save time by adding the items that you buy frequently into the usual list. Order processing in a secure environment. The option of using different payment methods such as credit, cash on delivery and by KNET cards. Stay updated about the latest products and special offers.
Enhancement of Services at Kuwait’s Health Insurance Centers
There would be no more queues from the next week at the health insurance center as declared by Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs at Ministry of Health Mohammad Al-Subai. This is because all the transactions of the visitors were over on Wednesday. There has been a working hour extension and it will be 12 hours per day from 7:30 am to 7 pm. In a 2 hour long meeting, it has been decided to put an end to the visitor’s suffering by the adoption of real solutions. For this, there will an increase in the number of employees and a computerized system will be launched in the ministry for completing all the transactions of the people. The ministry’s abidance of regulations as well the decisions that govern the processes of overseas medical treatment has led to a low approval rate of the medical treatment applications during the first 6 months of 2018. A centralized specialized committee for orthopedic, dermatology and ocular disease treatment has been adopted. An event will occur on Wednesday at Sheikha Salwa Al-Sabah Hall, in association with Roudh Al-Saleheen School. The event will highlight the need for the family members to know the early aging signs as well as the symptoms of diabetes. It will also instruct the people on ways of taking care of the diabetes patients and its various other aspects. Diabetes is a serious concern in Kuwait, as well as globally as 1 out of 11 people globally suffer from this issue and by 2040, there will be over 640 million diabetic people globally. Source
The unearthing of Iraqi Mines Disturbed The Camping Season
The heavy rains in Kuwait have uncovered a number of mines that the Iraqi troops have planted during 1990-1991. This has led to the disruption of the camping season. After the campers complained, 48 mines were removed along with the closure of 18 desert sites. The campers were urged for delaying their plans till the defense ministry finished their search in the area, Iraqi troops invaded and occupied Kuwait on Aug 2, 1990. Then an US-led international coalition evicted the Iraqi troops after seven months. About 1.65 million mines were removed by Kuwait through multibillion-dollar contracts. Still, 350000 mines were left behind. The residential areas were severely damaged because Kuwait received 300mm of rain, which is 3 times the annual average rainfall. When a large number of Kuwaitis had set up modern camping ground for 4 months, the desert area was flooded during the initial part of the camping season. Since the campers had waited long to enjoy the beautiful uninhabited desert, they refused to pay heed to the warnings. The unearthing of Iraqi Mines Disturbed The Camping Season Source
Compensation For The Missed Days
The all residency affairs department was instructed by the Ministry of Interior’s (MoI) Assistant Undersecretary Maj Gen Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, for putting efforts to process the citizens’ and expatriates’ transactions. This is a compensation for the off period during the heavy rain. About 100 applications arrive at the MoI’s immigration director Maj Gen Abdullah Al-Hajri’s every day. According to the sources, there is a processing of more than 3000 transactions in different departments and 400 applications at the Hawally department Source
Black Friday Shopping In Kuwait Is A Different Experience
Black Friday is the day that comes after Thanksgiving. It is on 23rd November. Since this marks the beginning of the holiday season, it is the liveliest shopping day in the year. This has a significant impact on the economy as 30% of the total retail sales in a year occur between the Black Friday and Christmas. In certain cases such as the jewelers, it is as high as 40%. We can find a lot of people waiting eagerly for this day to shop for their favorite products such as books, clothing, makeup, furniture etc. from various online stores such as Amazon, eBay, etc. On an average, each shopper spends about $1007.24 on the gifts, food, decorations, flowers and greeting cards. In order to avail the advantage of seasonal deals and promotions, they are tempted to spend more. The report of the past 15 years of retail sales indicates an average annual rise of 2.5% during the holiday season. In the competitive market, various online retailers provide products at the best offers to attract more customers. Black Friday Shopping In Kuwait Kuwaitis and expats living in Kuwait can also shop on this day to get the best deals on their favorite products. This can help the shoppers in saving a lot as they can get the deals at exciting prices, that are not generally available at other times of the year. As a part of their strategy, online retailers such as Amazon, start the sale a few days earlier than Black Friday, creating. strong competition. So every retailer implements innovative ways to get the maximum profit by selling the products to the customers. According to the research, generally, the deals on electronic items are offered during the initial part of November. Similarly, a discount of about 23% is offered on Christmas decor items before the Christmas day and the best day for purchasing toys is before Thanksgiving. It is noticed that the number of deals reaches the peak on the week prior to that of Thanksgiving. Even you can avail a discount of about 20% during your in-store purchases in the whole week, which increases to about 37% on the Thanksgiving day, Black Friday, as well as Saturday. The best online sales occur on the Thanksgiving day instead of Black Friday, with an average discount of 24% offered to the customers. On this day you can get sports goods, electronics, clothes, video games etc at the best prices. On Black Friday, the best things that can be purchased include tablets, appliances, and jewelry. Some stores such as Best Buy and Walmart are striving to attract customers during this period for in-store purchases. So they make such products available in their stores, that are exclusive and can’t be found in any of the online stores Now, Which Websites To Do Black Friday Shopping In Kuwait Here we are listing some local Kuwaiti shopping websites that offer great deals on electronics during this Black Friday: www.xcite.com www.best.com.kw www.eureka.com.kw www.blink.com.kw www.alphastore-kw.com www.ubuy.com.kw www.hsstoreinfo.com
E-Marketing of Books in Kuwait International Book Fair 2018
The 43rd Kuwait International Book Fair was held on Friday, 16th November and will continue till November 24. There are 505 publishing houses and 26 countries as its participants. Its participants reviewed methods for drawing on Kuwait’s experiment in online marketing. This is the internet era, so the effectiveness of the traditional methods of marketing books and pre-paid orders have reduced. In a lecture that was held on the KIF sidelines in association with the Arab Publishers Association, it was agreed that the choice of the readers are guided by the virtual communities and social networking website. Importance of E-Marketing of Books in Kuwait Kuwaiti author and online publishing house named Platinum Book‘s co-founder, Ahmad Al-Haider stated that the massive development of information and communications technology has led to the increase in electronic marketing or e-marketing of the books. This is the reason why many of the renowned publishing houses opt for social networking websites instead of the overt or covert pre-paid ads. The Kuwaiti publishing house reached out to a large number of customers and revived the book market through the adoption of online marketing. This method helped it in targeting the famous intellectuals, bloggers as well as the web activists by providing them with free books. Intelligentsia Vs. Ordinary Readers Razan Al-Marshad is Huroof Cultural Center’s founder. This center is an online service in Kuwait. She said that with the spread of web activism and ease with which social media can be accessed, online marketing has become successful. But the gap between the intelligentsia and ordinary readers has created an issue in online marketing because, when someone can find a book suitable for them, others may necessarily not. So, the Kuwaiti publishers work on two parallel lines, one of which targets the intelligentsia and the other targets the ordinary readers. The experiment got appreciation at the end of the lecture and the participants wished to be benefited from it. Source
Drain Blockers With Garbage Will Be Heavily Fined
Those who have violated the rules by blocking the drains with garbage, which caused the floods, will be heavily fined. The sufferers will be given compensation according to the Ministry of Public Works’ notification given to the Environment Public Authority (EPA), an Ardiya house owner had thrown the construction as well as hazardous wastes in the manholes. This led to the blockage when heavy rains occurred. So, this person will be fined between KD 30,000-KD 200,000 as per the Environmental Protection Act number 42 of 2014 and its amendments. After a thorough inspection of the flooded places, similar cases of manhole blockage was revealed. Source
Immediate Restoration Of The Damaged Graves
The graves in the Sulaibikhat Cemetery were damaged due to the heavy rainfall in the country. Immediate Restoration Of The Damaged Graves Dr. Faisal Al-Awadhi, the director of Kuwait Municipality who is in charge of burial sites declared that they will be restored immediately. He even emphasized that the Kuwait Municipality is keen to preserve and protect all the graves that were affected by the heavy downpour. For this, the concerned department started making a list of the damaged graves and began the process of repairing through its personnel. The municipality also began working with public agencies for the preservation of public and private interests. This will assure the safety of the public even during the current undesirable weather conditions. Here’s a Video That Was Shared On Social Media Regarding Damaged Graves Source
Rainwater Clean-Up Efforts Have Made Many Roads Inoperable
Owing to heavy rainfall which continued for several days, a number of roads in Kuwait have remained closed. Efforts are put to clean up the rainwater. There is a tunnel at the junction lying between the Sixth Ring Road motorway and the area of “Kabd”. Efforts Have Made Many Roads Inoperable At this tunnel’s entrance, a diversion has been created, in both the directions, until the Seventh Ring Road and Kabd crossroads there is a junction emerging from the Fahaheel Industrial Area and the Fahaheel Sports Club, named South Sabahiya which is heading to Nuwaiseeb. Partial damage has occurred to the bridges of Shuaiba Port en route to Nuwaiseeb, and Shuaiba to Nuwaiseeb. There are other damages also which include Sulaibiya tunnel, the Sixth Ring Road entrance from Amghara, the Sixth RingRoad junction present before Amghara bridge which heads to Jahra, the Sixth Ring Road entrance from the scrapyard area which heads towards Jahra, a portion of the Fifth Ring Road that is situated opposite Qairawan and a section of the road that is located close to the Sulaibiya farms area. Source