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KUWAIT: Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah speaks to Military Police personnel during the visit. - Defense Ministry photon

Defense Minister visits Military Police Command

KUWAIT: Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah speaks to Military Police personnel during the visit. - Defense Ministry photoKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah said yesterday military police was a "role model in discipline" and they contributed to success of missions of the army. Sheikh Hamad, during a visit to Military Police Command, said order and discipline in military were key...

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Kuwaiti political groups, MPs welcome Amir's call for dialogue

The National Assembly.By B IzzakKUWAIT: Kuwaiti political groups and lawmakers yesterday strongly welcomed a call by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the government and the National Assembly to start a national dialogue to resolve all problems in the country.At least six political groups welcomed the call and expressed the hope it will lead to resolving the country's political impasse and put the country back on...

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For people with broken electronics, Hawally's 'Hinges Man' to the rescue

By Ben GarciaIs your laptop fan whirring? Or your desktop won't start? Are you struggling to get your phone charger to work? Our reliance on electronic devices has become near universal, but these devices don't always work, and when they stop, we are suddenly in urgent need of expert support.In Hawally, an entire street is dedicated to shops for fixing computers, laptops and mobiles. Anyone driving along Ibn Khaldoun Street will find sign after...

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Shifting sands hit the road

Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatIn many far-flung areas of Kuwait, especially in Salmi, Subbiya and Wafra, roads are partially covered by sand, posing a hazard to motorists. Even highways haven’t been spared by the encroaching sand, with sometimes only a narrow strip of asphalt available to traverse. The sand can be deadlier on roads that are unlit and undivided, mostly in remote desert areas.

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#Metoo Kuwait edition - ‘No to sexual harassment in the workplace’

you ever been sexually harassed or felt discriminated at your workplace? Sexual harassment and discrimination are all too common all over the world. Now in Kuwait the government is taking additional steps to address the issue. Last Monday, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Public Authority for Manpower Abdullah Al-Salman issued a decision banning sexual harassment and discrimination at the workplace in the private...

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Why we have 100 fils falafel sandwiches

By Nawara Fattahova sandwiches are a staple breakfast food in much of the Arab world, a national dish welcome in good times and bad. In Kuwait, falafel sandwiches aren't only a breakfast tradition. They are regulated. The price of a falafel sandwich has not changed in Kuwait for more than 40 years: 100 fils. Inflation may drive up the costs of a burger and fries, the price for a shwarma sandwich and hummous bowl. But falafel sandwich...

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Dubai opens glitzy Expo with extravagant show

DUBAI: A general view shows the opening ceremony of the Dubai Expo 2020 yesterday. – AFP photosDUBAI: Dubai opened its extravagant Expo 2020 yesterday with a flashy ceremony boasting fireworks and lights displays as it attempts to woo the world despite the pandemic. The domed Al Wasl Plaza, centerpiece of the vast Expo site, was lit by spectacular projections as Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum declared the $7...

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116 killed in prison violence

GUAYAQUIL: Inmates are seen on top of the prison roof during a riot at the Guayaquil Regional prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador.- AFPGUAYAQUIL: The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison reached 116, with nearly 80 more wounded, President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility-one of the country's many overburdened and understaffed jails. Inmates went to war armed with guns and grenades on...

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Qataris gearing up for first legislative polls

AL WAKRAH, Qatar: A waiter pours a drink as Qataris sit during a campaign rally for Qatar's inaugural Shura Council election, in Al-Wakrah.- AFPDOHA: Qataris are gearing up for inaugural legislative polls tomorrow that are a symbolic democratic step for the Gulf region but are unlikely to alter the monarchy's balance of power. The October 2 election is for 30 members of the 45-strong Shura Council, a body with limited powers that was previously...

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Embattled French ex-president Sarkozy given second jail term

PARIS: File photo shows former President Nicolas Sarkozy (2nd right) arriving for a hearing of the so-called Bygmalion case trial which sees him charged with illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign. - AFPPARIS: A French court yesterday handed former president Nicolas Sarkozy a one-year prison sentence for illegal financing of his 2012 re-election bid, dealing a fresh blow to the right-winger seven months after he received a...

LONDON: An undated handout picture shows Sarah Everard, who went missing on March 3, and was consequently found having been murdered. Wayne Couzens (right), a British police officer who falsely arrested a woman for breaking coronavirus restrictions, then kidnapped, raped and murdered her, was given a rare whole-life jail term yesterday. - AFP n

UK police officer gets a rare whole-life jail term

LONDON: An undated handout picture shows Sarah Everard, who went missing on March 3, and was consequently found having been murdered. - AFP photosLONDON: A British police officer who falsely arrested a woman for breaking coronavirus restrictions, then kidnapped, raped and murdered her, was given a rare whole-life jail term yesterday. Judge Adrian Fulford told Wayne Couzens, 48, his offences were "grotesque", after he snatched Sarah Everard off...

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'Belly of the beast': From 13, kids treated as adults online

ARLINGTON: Social media applications logos from Linkedin, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia. - AFPWASHINGTON: Facebook drew outrage for its now paused plans for an Instagram app for kids aged 12 and under. But 13-year-olds are already welcome on social media with few protections and sometimes tragic effects, experts and parents said. That's because 13 effectively serves as...

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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah preside over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. - KUNA

Cabinet mourns Sheikh Salem Al-Ali

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