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Assembly panel rejects proposal to raise traffic fines
KUWAIT: The parliamentary interior and defense committee rejected a proposal to increase traffic fines, Al-Qabas Arabic daily reported yesterday, During its meeting on Sunday, the committee discussed a proposed law to amend some rules of law 67/1967 with regards to traffic, in the presence of interior ministry representatives.Committee Chairman MP Mubarak Al-Ajmi said the committee presented its objections to the government proposal to increase...
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KD 7.5 billion transferred from 'future generations fund' to reserve since mid 2020
KUWAIT: Al-Qabas reported quoting the government sources that withdrawals from the future generations fund to cover the budget deficit through transfers of ownership or exchanging assets is approaching KD 5.4 billion, bearing in mind that the total deficit in the general budget reached KD 7.5 billion during the first nine months of the current fiscal year - a monthly rate of KD 600 million - as per finance ministry data.Based on what was...
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Education Ministry still pushing for in-class finals
KUWAIT: The education ministry is working hard to obtain health ministry approval for a gradual return to school during the second term, or at least allow for in-person final exams at the end of the 2020/2021 school year while observing the strict health measures due to the pandemic, Al-Qabas reported. Official sources said statistics of the first academic term revealed 94 percent of the total number of students received an "excellent" grade,...
CAIRO: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Abul Gheit in Cairo, Egypt yesterday. - KUNAn
Palestinian resolution only through two-state solution: Arab League
CAIRO: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Abul Gheit in Cairo, Egypt yesterday. - KUNACAIRO: The Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Abul Gheit said that the final resolution of the Palestinian issue passes through a single path, which is the two-state solution. In a speech during the extraordinary session of the Arab Ministerial Council to support the Palestinian cause...
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Al-Najat Charity felicitated by Indian Ambassador
KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George held a felicitation luncheon last week for board members of Al-Najat Charitable Society, for their support to Indian Community Support Group (ICSG) which helped thousands of distressed Indian nationals during the lockdown in Kuwait in 2020. ICSG, which was formed by the Indian embassy last year, was primarily meant to distribute food kits to Indian nationals impacted by the lockdown. The support...
KUWAIT: Interior ministry personnel make sure all commercial establishments are closed by 8 pm. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatnn
Govt panel, businesses discuss easing closure, compensation
KUWAIT: Interior ministry personnel make sure all commercial establishments are closed by 8 pm. – Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Representatives of small businesses called on the ministerial emergency committee to ease closures of businesses and compensate small and medium businesspeople who have incurred heavy losses because of the government shutdowns of commercial activities to stem the rise in coronavirus cases. Some of the...
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British COVID variant rapidly spreading in US
WASHINGTON: A coronavirus variant first identified in Britain is rapidly spreading in the United States, threatening to bring a surge of new cases as it doubles roughly every 10 days, according to a new study. The paper was posted online on Sunday and has not yet been peer reviewed, but it does offer the most comprehensive look at the rise of B.1.1.7 in the country hit hardest by the pandemic.A team of scientists led by researchers at The Scripps...
AL-BIREH: Palestinian postal workers examine a mail package at a post office in this city about 15 km north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. - AFP n
Palestinians launch own postcodes
AL-BIREH: Palestinian postal workers examine a mail package at a post office in this city about 15 km north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. - AFPRAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority announced Sunday it would begin using its own postal codes, a move at easing the delivery of parcels in the occupied territories as well as asserting sovereignty. International mail sent to or from the occupied West Bank currently has to pass through...
BEIRUT: Customers browse the aisles for medicine at a pharmacy in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Feb 2, 2021. - AFP n
Panic over med shortages in Lebanon
BEIRUT: Customers browse the aisles for medicine at a pharmacy in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Feb 2, 2021. - AFPBEIRUT: With Lebanon's economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating shortages and a flourishing black market. All manner of pharmaceutical products have started disappearing from the shelves in recent weeks, including some of the most widely needed. Mostly imported,...
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Dr Tharoor inaugurates ICSK's virtual higher education fair 2021
KUWAIT: The 3rd Virtual Higher Education Fair by the Indian Community School, Kuwait was recently inaugurated by Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament-Lok Sabha, former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, Indian politician, writer and former international diplomat.Dr Shashi Tharoor in his inaugural address applauded the initiatives taken by ICSK in helping students studying in various schools across Kuwait, the Middle East, India and...
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DWC honors Sheikha Halah
KUWAIT: Celebrating the National holidays of the State of Kuwait, The Diplomatic Women's Committee (DWC) participated in honoring Sheikha Halah Badr Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for her sincere efforts and outstanding support for the activities and programs of the committee. The honoring took place during a ceremony entitled 'Kuwait of Humanity and Peace.'Among the attendees were the chairperson of the DWC, the Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra...
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Duo insults police
KUWAIT: Two women - a Kuwaiti and a bedoon - insulted policemen after they were pulled over because the car they were in had violations. Police discovered the two women were under the influence, and when asked to get out of the car, they insulted the policemen and refused to get out. The women were then brought under control and the car was impounded. Police noticed drugs and rolling paper in the car, and when the women were searched, drugs were...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait population hits 4.919 million
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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP
People power rocks Bangladesh
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Al-Sawaber Complex
Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved