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Moderation and tolerance of early scholars of Kuwait
The Literary Club By Dr Ayed Ateeq Al-Juraid - Head of the Intellectuals Voluntary Team in KuwaitSince its inception, the Kuwaiti society has followed the ideology of moderation. The values of Islam are still the prevailing traits of social life, such as cooperation, brotherhood, love, charity and justice. One of these good values that Kuwaitis adopted was "musabalah", which was trading and exchanging goods between the people of the city and...
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Six stations put out fire in car parts stores
KUWAIT: Firemen from six stations have put out a fire that broke out in stores selling tires and car parts in Mirqab yesterday, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. After receiving an emergency call reporting the fire at around 2:00 am, one of the department's teams arrived at the scene within two minutes, KFSD said in a press statement.It added that nine stores were affected by the blaze which stretched to 2,500 square meters, while...
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Man charged with assaulting wife at Khairan chalet
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti citizen was recently arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife and chasing after her with a knife in hand at the Khairan Resort, said security sources. Case papers indicate that a female citizen called police requesting immediate help to rescue her from her alcoholic husband, saying that he assaulted her in their chalet while he was under the influence of alcohol, and threatened her with a knife.A patrol was immediately...
Kuwaiti Interior Minister Anas al-Saleh speaks during a parliamentary session at the national assembly in Kuwait City on August 26, 2020. - Kuwait's national assembly rejected a no-confidence motion against Saleh with 35 members supporting him. He was opposed by 13 members. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
MP Hayef files to grill interior minister over alleged 'silence on tapping'
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Anas al-Saleh speaks during a parliamentary session at the National Assembly in in August 26, 2020. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: Opposition Islamist MP Mohammad Hayef yesterday filed to grill Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh over what he called the minister's silence on police tapping of citizens' accounts and for not taking action against crimes committed by senior police officers. The grilling comes a...
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Anticipating November
By Jamie Etheridgeweek the government made two important announcements about November. First, the ministry of interior extended all expired visas for three more months until November 30. Second, the ministry of education confirmed virtual learning for all schools until November. Kuwait will also see parliamentary polls in the later part of the month.November is worrisome for another reason also. In the spring, when many doctors and experts...
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Kill the dog's killer
By Abdellatif Sharaais full of events and lessons that can be remembered and used as examples to learn from for the future. Some of the lessons cannot be followed verbatim, but they can be used for wisdom or food for thought, such as the case in the following old story that I read a few days ago.The story speaks about an Arab wise man who along with his sons and daughters had camels and sheep with a watch dog to protect the herd from wolves....
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Photo of the Day
KUWAIT: Traditional teapots displayed at a shop in Mubarakiya Market. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Mosque gunman jailed for life
CHRISTCHURCH: A general view of the Al-Noor Mosque on the last day of the sentencing hearing for Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who massacred 51 people during last year's twin mosque attacks, in Christchurch. - AFP WELLINGTON: A New Zealand judge sentenced white supremacist Brenton Tarrant to life in prison without parole yesterday for killing 51 Muslim worshippers in the country's deadliest shooting, saying the sentence was not enough punishment...
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Bahrain sidesteps Pompeo's push for a deal with Israel
MANAMA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) meets with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa in the capital Manama. - AFP DUBAI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman yesterday as part of a Middle East tour following a US-brokered deal on normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Aug 13. He is expected to meet Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said, who took power in January...
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence attend the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, August 26, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
'You won't be safe' under Joe Biden, Pence warns US voters
BALTIMORE: US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence attend the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland. - AFP BALTIMORE: Donald Trump's vice president Mike Pence took center stage at the Republican convention Wednesday to warn voters they "won't be safe in Joe Biden's America" - and cast the president as their protector against the "radical" left. Pence was the...
TOPSHOT - An aerial view taken on August 26, 2020, shows vehicles damaged at the port of Beirut in the August 4 massive explosion that caused severe damage across swathes of the Lebanese capital, killed at least 181 people, injured more than 6,500 and left scores of people homeless. (Photo by - / AFP)
After deadly port blast, rudderless Lebanon drifts towards the rocks
BEIRUT: An aerial view shows vehicles damaged at the port of Beirut in the August 4 massive explosion that caused severe damage across swathes of the Lebanese capital. - AFP BEIRUT: Three weeks after the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port, Lebanon is drifting towards even more trouble as its politicians fail to agree a new government that can arrest a financial meltdown. As Lebanon grapples with the aftermath of the blast that killed 180...
Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Laura on a beach in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 26, 2020. - Hurricane Laura is a Category 4 as it heads for the to coastal Texas and Louisiana were residents have been told to evacuate or shelter. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
'Unsurvivable' storm surge feared as Laura strengthens to Category 4
Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Laura on a beach in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 26, 2020. - Hurricane Laura is a Category 4 as it heads for the to coastal Texas and Louisiana were residents have been told to evacuate or shelter. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) LAKE CHARLES: Hurricane Laura was barreling towards the coast of the southern US states of Louisiana and Texas on Wednesday as a monster Category 4 storm,...
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