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One-vote system under fire; Hashem targets 60+ expats
KUWAIT: Candidate Majed Mousa Al-Mutairi (center) greets people during the opening of his election headquarters (tent in background) yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: A field survey conducted on a sample of Kuwaiti voters regarding the single-vote election system showed that 83.8 percent of those polled want the system to be changed because it has harmed the country. The single-vote system was introduced by the government...
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Clock starts ticking on govt plan to cap expat workers in Kuwait
KUWAIT: This November 3, 2020 file photo shows workers moving dead palm tree leaves from a garbage container into a truck's bed at a location in Kuwait. The picture was used for illustration purpose only. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Ahmad JabrKUWAIT: A law to regulate Kuwait's demographic structure by reducing the numbers of the country's expatriate community was published in Kuwait's official gazette 'Kuwait Al-Youm' this week. The...
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Kuwait slams killing of Iran nuke scientist
TEHRAN: Iranian officials pray over the coffin of slain top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during his funeral yesterday. - AFP KUWAIT: Kuwait's foreign ministry yesterday condemned the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Kuwait "underlines its unwavering stance in rejection of violent acts, whatever the motive, and rejects anything that may increase tensions and affect stability in the region," the ministry said...
A Kuwaiti man looks at a sign showing a list of candidates in his constituency in Kuwait City on November 30, 2020. The National Assembly elections are scheduled for December 5, 2020.
Explainer: What is the role of Kuwait's National Assembly and how does it work?
By Yasmena Al-Mulla KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man walks by a billboard featuring third constituency candidates running for parliamentary elections, in Khaldiya yesterday. Kuwait's National Assembly elections are scheduled for December 5, 2020. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The upcoming 2020 National Assembly elections, scheduled for December 5th, will be the 18th election in Kuwait's history. The parliamentary elections are an important aspect of...
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 29: Jamaal Williams #30 of the Green Bay Packers during the 2nd half of the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on November 29, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP
Chiefs take down Brady, Bucs
GREEN BAY: Jamaal Williams #30 of the Green Bay Packers battles through during the 2nd half of the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on November 29, 2020 in Green Bay. - AFP FLORIDA: Patrick Mahomes passed for 462 yards and three touchdowns, winning a duel with Tom Brady, as the visiting Kansas City Chiefs beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 on Sunday. The Chiefs (10-1) won their sixth straight and continued to track the...
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Kuwait Football League: 9th round
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The ninth round of Kuwait Football League (Ranking Phase) saw Salmiya beating Jahra after being one goal down. The final score was 2-1. Jahra scored first in the 41st minute when Ahmad Titi converted a penalty, then it was not until the 76th minute when Salmiya's Hussein Al-Musawi scored the equalizer. Patrick Fabiano scored the winner from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.Salmiya now have 18 points, while Jahra...
Arsenal's Brazilian defender David Luiz (L) and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Mexican striker Raul Jimenez lay injured after clashing heads during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium in London on November 29, 2020. (Photo by John Walton / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Wolves shake off Jimenez loss to thump Arsenal 2-1
LONDON: Arsenal's Brazilian defender David Luiz (left) and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Mexican striker Raul Jimenez lay injured after clashing heads during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers on November 29, 2020. - AFP LONDON: Wolves recovered from losing top scorer Raul Jimenez to a sickening head injury to inflict Arsenal's third consecutive home league defeat with a 2-1 win at the Emirates on...
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As pandemic closes New York stores, artists move in
Pictures made by AJ Stetson, including a portrait of Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden (left), are displayed during Stetson's "Masked NYC" exhibition on the Upper West Side area of Manhattan New York . Artists are taking over New York storefronts made empty by the coronavirus pandemic, receiving invaluable free exposure and breathing life into depressed shopping streets. Thousands of shops and restaurants have closed this year as the virus...
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The soundtrack of the Arab uprisings in 10 songs
In this file photo taken on May 28, 2020, Algerian singer Soolking (left) performs on stage during the recording of the show "Ensemble a l'Olympia" for the benefit of Emmaus at the Olympia concert hall in Paris. Few of the pro-democracy protesters who took the Middle East by storm a decade ago had a flag to raise or a leader to follow. But all of them had a song to sing. From the US civil rights movement's "Freedom Songs" to the Italian...
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Britain's Big Four auditors await shake-up as graft probes add up
Buildings of the global 'Big Four' accounting firms (clockwise from top left) KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche and PricewaterhouseCoopers are pictured in this combination photograph. - Reuters LONDON: Britain's audit sector, dominated by the so-called Big Four accountancy giants, is shortly expected to discover how it must reinvent itself amid a series of probes into alleged corruption, including one linked to the collapse of German...
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Oil prices face uphill struggle despite vaccine progress
LONDON: Oil prices will struggle to gain upward traction next year as demand remains in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic despite growing optimism over vaccines and a likely extension of output cuts by top producers, a Reuters poll showed yesterday. The poll of 40 economists and analysts forecast Brent would average $49.35 a barrel next year, little changed from last month's $49.76 outlook. The benchmark has averaged about $42.50 per barrel...
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Ooredoo and Gait promise outstanding Apple experience
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, partnered with Gait Apple Premium Reseller, to expand Ooredoo's portfolio to include MacBook, iMac and their accessories in their electronic store point of sale to the customers to give them the facility to enjoy using Apple products with their 5G services.Gait outstands itself through its Apple-trained experts who are enabled to increase customer experience...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests