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Two MOH undersecretaries referred to retirement
KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) approved referring two assistant undersecretaries at the Ministry of Health, namely Mahmoud Abdul Hadi and Omar Al-Sayyed to retirement effective October 23, 2017.TEC projectsDeputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh said that the Touristic Enterprises Company (TEC) failed to launch the Jahra Recreational Hall project as a lawsuit concerning it is still being heard in court. Saleh added...
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No earthquake - Rumors denied
KUWAIT: Head of the Green Line environmental group Khaled Al-Hajri has strongly denied rumors about a devastating earthquake predicted to hit Kuwait and other countries in the region soon, which was falsely attributed to the United States Geological Survey Agency in some social media reports yesterday.By Meshaal Al-Enezi and A Saleh
The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court
Court abstains passing verdict against ISIS female citizen
KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday abstained from passing a verdict against a female citizen accused of joining the Islamic State (IS) in Sinai. The defendant, who faces charges of joining the terrorist group said that she had left Kuwait after receiving an invitation from a person who identified herself as a member of the organization. After being asked to do things she did not approve of, the woman made a failed attempt to escape, but was...
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Jailed in UAE over Tramadol, Indian workers seek mercy
Tanzanian domestic workers raped and abused in GulfJAGTIAL, India: When Lakshmi Motam sent 20 tramadol tablets from her south Indian village to her laborer husband in Dubai, she didn't realize the pain relief pills would land him in jail. Tramadol, a synthetic opioid painkiller that her husband used for his aches and pains was among nearly 400 drugs the United Arab Emirates banned in 2010 for their addictive nature. "He worked as a coolie and...
DOHA: Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani speaks late Friday in his first televised speech since the dispute between Qatar and three Gulf countries and Egypt. - AP
Qatar leader hails Amir's efforts, says '1,000 times better off' without allies
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (AP)DOHA: Months into a dispute that has seen Doha cut off from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Qatar's emir said yesterday his country was "a thousand times better off" without them, while lauding mediation efforts exerted by HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In a speech to the Shura Council, the upper house of parliament, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said his...
nRIYADH: Lebanon's resigned prime minister Saad Hariri meets Lebanon's Christian Maronite patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi yesterday. - AFP n
Kuwait supports Lebanon sovereignty; Patriarch meets Saudi king, Hariri
RIYADH: Lebanon's resigned prime minister Saad Hariri meets Lebanon's Christian Maronite patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi yesterday. - AFPBEIRUT/RIYADH: Kuwait's ambassador to Lebanon told President Michel Aoun his country supports his efforts to overcome the "delicate situation" and stands by Lebanese sovereignty, Aoun said in a tweet yesterday. Lebanon's Saudi-allied Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri declared his resignation on Nov 4 in a broadcast from...
nA general view shows the Gulf Cup of Nations draw in Doha on September 25, 2017 - AFPn
Gulf Cup deadline passes with no response
DOHA: A deadline given by Gulf Cup organisers asking Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to play in next month's tournament, hosted by Qatar, has passed without response.Organisers told AFP yesterday that they would now meet later this week to decide whether to go ahead with the tournament. However, it looks increasingly like the Gulf Cup will become the first major sporting casualty of a crisis in the region which has seen the...
MILAN: Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura, left, consoles Gianluigi Buffon at the end of the World Cup qualifying play-off return leg soccer match between Italy and Sweden in Milan. — AP
Italy suffer WCup ‘apocalypse’
Buffon quits, four-time champs miss out finals in 60 years MILAN: Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura, left, consoles Gianluigi Buffon at the end of the World Cup qualifying play-off return leg soccer match between Italy and Sweden in Milan. — APMILAN: A tearful Gianluigi Buffon quit international football as four-time champions Italy sensationally missed out on their first World Cup finals in 60 years after a playoff defeat to Sweden. Coach Gian...
Dozens of new islands have emerged from the waters around Bangladesh over the last decade, providing a possible solution to the existential threat that rising sea levels pose to the low-lying coastal nation (AFP)
New islands could solve Bangladesh’s land crisis
Dozens of new islands have emerged from the waters around Bangladesh over the last decade, providing a possible solution to the existential threat that rising sea levels pose to the low-lying coastal nation (AFP)DHAKA: Dozens of new islands have emerged from the waters around Bangladesh over the last decade, providing a possible solution to the existential threat that rising sea levels pose to the low-lying coastal nation. The government said...
Police in India are rounding up beggars ahead of Ivanka Trump's visit for a conference in late November. (AFP)
Indian beggars rounded up
Police in India are rounding up beggars ahead of Ivanka Trump's visit for a conference in late November. (AFP)HYDERABAD: Authorities in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad are rounding up beggars ahead of a visit by Ivanka Trump. Over the past week, more than 200 beggars have been transported to separate male and female shelter homes located on the grounds of two city prisons. Authorities have been strictly enforcing a begging ban on the...
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Australian citizenship crisis deepens as 8 lawmaker falls
Citizenship crisis hits Turnbull hard SYDNEY: Former New South Wales state Premier Kristina Keneally addresses the world’s largest St Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Lansdowne Club in this file photo. —AFPSYDNEY: The citizenship crisis engulfing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's government deepened yesterday as an eighth lawmaker exited parliament and the main opposition party drafted in a high-profile candidate for a key...
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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos
Alain Delon: Women he loved and left
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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait swelters amid power cuts
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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA
India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar
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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns
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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait