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Govt wants to discuss with parliament 'Kuwaitization' of public, private jobs
KUWAIT: The National Assembly. By A SalehKUWAIT: The government plans to urge the parliament to discuss three main issues during monthly two-hour discussions it had proposed to discuss certain issues, well-informed sources said. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the sources explained that the government intends to request discussing citizens' employment in both the public and private sectors and replacing expat employees with citizens in a...
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Malnutrition behind 35% diseases in children below 5
By Meshaal Al-Enezi KUWAIT: Thirty five percent of diseases children below five develop result from malnutrition during the 1,000-day period starting with pregnancy, which affects children throughout their lives, Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Food and Nutrition Dr Ahmad Al-Haify stressed. His statement came on the sidelines of an event organized to announce plans to hold a scientific seminar on child health and nutrition on Feb 11 at Regency...
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Ooredoo sponsors 'Made in Qatar 2020'
Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulla Al Thani KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait is officially announced as the Telecom Sponsor for the upcoming 'Made in Qatar 2020' exhibition which will be held in Kuwait from February 19 to February 22, 2020. The 3rd edition of this exhibition to be organized outside the State of Qatar will be held on an area of 10,000 sqm at the Kuwait International Fairground with the participation of over 220 companies and factories from...
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Kuwait seeks info on alleged Airbus bribery case
CAIRO: Kuwait's Public Anti-Corruption Authority (NAZAHA) said it was open to receiving any information about alleged bribes paid to secure Airbus plane orders involving Kuwaiti parties, according to the state news agency.NAZAHA's investigations spokesman, Mohammad Bo-Zober, was quoted as saying the authority had started reaching out to local newspapers and media outlets that had covered the scandal to collect all possible evidence.Airbus bribed...
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Detective hurt after fugitive released dogs at him
KUWAIT: Interior Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary Maj Gen Khaled Al-Dayeen visits the injured detective in hospital. By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: A detective suffered severe injuries including a dislocated hand and scalp wounds when a fugitive he tried to arrest released two dogs at him. The incident happened on Friday when the detective raided the suspect's farm with a warrant in hand, only to be attacked by the dogs, allowing the suspect to...
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Nationality forgery
Muna Al-Fuzai By Muna Al-Fuzai The forgery of citizenship is a complicated, thorny and embarrassing issue for individuals and the government, especially in cases where the forger's death has occurred, making it difficult to hold his children accountable for a crime that was committed by their deceased father.This difficult file was reopened with great courage by Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem recently during a parliamentary...
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Rafael Nadal wins inaugural Kuwait Champions Challenge
KUWAIT: David Ferrer, Mohammed Jassim Al Marzouq - Chairman of Tamdeen Group, Rafael Nadal, Shaikh Ahmed Al Jabber Al Sabah - President of KTF KUWAIT: Global tennis icon Rafael Nadal made history on Wednesday, defeating fellow Spanish star David Ferrer in the inaugural Kuwait Champions Challenge, the first match to be played at the all-new world-class Shaikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis Complex.The match, which served...
TOPSHOT - People queue at a polling station to cast their votes during the Legislative Assembly elections in New Delhi on February 8, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Exit polls predict Modi defeat
NEW DELHI: People queue at a polling station to cast their votes during the Legislative Assembly elections in New Delhi yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: Millions in the Indian capital voted yesterday in a key regional election, with exit polls suggesting a big defeat for right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a distant second behind the upstart Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, led by...
US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House February 7, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
In another Trump win, court tosses Democrats' suit over his businesses
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. - AFP WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by Democratic lawmakers that accused Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the US Constitution with his business dealings, capping a week of political victories for the Republican president. A unanimous three-judge panel of the US...
TOPSHOT - Couples wearing protective face masks attend a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong on February 7, 2020. - South Korea has confirmed 24 cases of the SARS-like virus so far and placed nearly 260 people in quarantine for detailed checks amid growing public alarm. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
In sickness and in health: South Korean mass wedding defies coronavirus fears
GAPYEONG: Couples wearing protective face masks attend a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong. - AFP GAPYEONG: Thousands of couples - some in facemasks - tied the knot in a mass Unification Church wedding Friday, despite concerns in South Korea over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The church founded by Sun Myung Moon - revered as a messiah by his followers - distributed...
A Turkish military convoy is pictured in the village of al-Mastumah, about seven kilometres south of the city of Idlib on February 8, 2020. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
Army overruns Idlib crossroads town despite Turkey's warnings
AL MAS?UMAH: A Turkish military convoy is pictured in the village of Al-Mastumah, about seven kilometers south of the city of Idlib yesterday. - AFP DAMASCUS: The Syrian army took control of the strategic northwestern crossroads town of Saraqeb yesterday in the latest gain of a weeks-long offensive against the country's last major rebel bastion of Idlib. The advance came shortly after Turkey sent additional troops into the region and threatened...
TOPSHOT - (From L) Democratic presidential hopefuls former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gesture during the eighth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by ABC News, WMUR-TV and Apple News at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on February 7, 2020. (Photo by Timothy A. CLARY / AFP)
Top hopefuls Buttigieg, Sanders under fire in Democratic debate
MANCHESTER: (From left) Democratic presidential hopefuls former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gesture during the eighth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season. - AFP MANCHESTER: White House hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg-riding neck-and-neck in the polls ahead of the next Democratic...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones