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A picture shows a view of Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habashi (St Moses the Ethiopian monastery), one of the ancient monasteries in Syria in the mountains near the desert in the Nabek area in Damascus countryside.— AFP photos
Syrian desert monastery seeks visitors after years of war
A Syrian desert monastery that was once a hub for interfaith dialogue, attracting tens of thousands, has reopened to visitors after more than a decade of war and isolation. "We yearn for people to return. We want to see them pray and meditate with us once more, so that they may find here a space for calm, silence and contemplation," Father Jihad Youssef told AFP, his voice echoing through the dark, empty halls of the monastery he heads. In 2010,...
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'Jurassic' is again top draw in N American theaters
"Jurassic World Dominion" again stomped to the top on North American movie screens this weekend, while new release "Lightyear" didn't quite make it to infinity, or beyond. Universal's latest dinosaur frightfest-the sixth in the "Jurassic Park" franchise-took in an estimated $58.7 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. It stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern and Jeff...
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Egypt's El-Gouna film fest postponed due to 'global challenges'
Egypt's nascent El-Gouna Film Festival has postponed its sixth edition to 2023, organizers said citing "global challenges", in a country hit hard by rising prices since the Ukraine war. Organizers did not specify a new date for the event, which was initially scheduled for October, only saying in an Instagram post that it would be next year.Billionaire tycoon Samih Sawiris established the festival in 2017, hosting the Arab world's glitterati every...
Faisal Al-Mosawi
Kuwait-based diver defies disability to become world's fastest scuba diver
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Faisal Al-Mosawi was a promising football player at Salmiya Sporting Club and a person who enjoyed a healthy lifestyle. But his life turned upside down in an instant after a major car accident that caused him to lose movement in the lower part of his body. The accident changed his life forever, and after a series of operations and bouts of frustration, Mosawi accepted his disability and decided to achieve exceptional...
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Domestic helpers' recruitment fee could reach up to KD 1,400
KUWAIT: A preliminary agreement was reached between the commerce ministry and labor offices to raise prices of bringing in domestic helpers, informed sources told Kuwait Times. "Domestic help offices' union's meetings with the commerce and industry ministry resulted in an agreement to raise fees, but the dispute now is over deregulating prices and canceling a previous decision that fixed the price at KD 890, or set a higher recruitment fee," the...
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Kuwait to recruit more teachers from Jordan, Palestine
KUWAIT: As the academic year nears its conclusion with results of high school exams to be announced soon, the education ministry begins its preparations for the new school year, when students are expected to attend fulltime and not in the two-group system as the case is now, which was imposed during the coronavirus pandemic.Informed sources said the education ministry has prepared its needs for teachers, and will inform 327 resident teachers that...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Visa transfer regulations
By Fajer Ahmed grateful for the opportunity to clarify the laws and regulations for the Kuwaiti society, providing both expats and Kuwaiti citizens with a better understanding of their rights and obligations in various daily scenarios they might encounter. Question: I joined a company in February 2020 by local visa transfer (indefinite contract) and submitted my resignation with a 90-day notice period in the first week of March 2022 by...
Aseel Al-Maziyad
Employers can change staff info in labor system online
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) launched a new electronic service through the As-hal app for employers. This service allows the employer to change work permit data. PR and Media Director and the Official Spokesperson of PAM Aseel Al-Maziyad said this service allows an employer to modify or correct the data of their employees. "The employer can modify the name, degree or certificate, passport number and other...
PARIS: A man cools off in the Trocadero Fountains across from the Eiffel Tower on June 18, 2022 amid record high temperatures sweeping across France and western Europe. - AFP
Kuwait to witness severe heatwave in coming days
By Faten Omar & AgenciesKUWAIT/PARIS: The meteorological department expects a massive heatwave in the coming days, with temperatures to exceed 50 degrees Celsius. Recently, Kuwait recorded the highest temperature on earth, as the mercury hit 52.7 degrees Celsius in the shade in Jahra governorate. "The Zagros Mountains in Iran prevent cold winds from coming to Kuwait and several countries, which causes Kuwait to have among the highest temperatures...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Jordanian King Abdullah II, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa met in this Egyptian Red Sea resort on June 19, 2022. – AFP
Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan leaders discuss issues
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Sunday held a meeting with visiting Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and Jordanian King Abdullah II in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh on cooperation in various fields as well as regional and international issues. The three leaders discussed "mutual coordination towards various issues of common concern, in addition to the latest developments on the regional and international...
DOHA: Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of Qatar Energy Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi greets CEO of ENI Claudio Descalzi during a signing ceremony on June 19, 2022. - AFP
Eni joins Qatar gas project after Russian cuts
DOHA: Italian company Eni on Sunday joined Qatar Energy's $28.75 billion project to expand production from the world's biggest natural gas field, days after Russia slashed supplies to Italy. Eni will own a stake of just over three percent in the North Field East project, Qatar Energy's CEO told a signing ceremony in Doha.Qatar announced last week that France's TotalEnergies will be its first, and largest, foreign partner on the development, with...
TUNIS: Tunisian protesters chant slogans against President Kais Saied and the upcoming constitutional referendum at a rally in the capital on June 19, 2022. - AFP
Tunisians slam reform plans, judicial purge
TUNIS: Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday in Tunisia's capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes and President Kais Saied's recent firing of dozens of judges. Protesters in Tunis responded to calls from opposition organizations, including Saied's nemesis the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, chanting "constitution, liberty and dignity" and "the people want an independent judiciary", an AFP correspondent said.The new constitution...
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