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Participants march against sexual assault and harassment at the #MeToo March in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. — AP photos

Hundreds in Hollywood march against sexual harassment

Participants march against sexual assault and harassment at the #MeToo March in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. — AP photosArmed with signs, catchy phrases and a motivation to take #MeToo beyond the internet and into real life, a few hundred women, men and children gathered Sunday among the sex shops and tourist traps of Hollywood Boulevard to protest against sexual harassment. The Take Back the Workplace March and the #MeToo Survivors...

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KUWAIT: People stand in the street after a tremor hit Kuwait yesterday.

People rush out on streets after tremor jolts Kuwait

Strong earthquake hits Iraq-Iran border, several killedKUWAIT: People rushed out of their homes in panic yesterday night as a tremor shook Kuwait, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck neighboring Iraq. An Iraqi meteorology official said the earthquake hit large parts of Iraq, including the capital Baghdad. The US Geological Survey placed its epicenter at around 32 km outside the Iraqi city of Halabja along the Iraq-Iran border,...

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh speaks during the event

Panel to resolve labor problems; work to begin on expat hospital

Minister Hind Al-SabeehKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh yesterday formed a supreme consultative committee to look into and resolve problems of manpower in the country, with the main aim of fighting visa trading. Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi meanwhile will lay on Wednesday the foundation stone of the first hospital run by a private company to provide medical care to expatriates.The supreme labor committee consists of...

Zain Vice Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi

Omantel announces trust in Bader Al-Kharafi on top of Zain pyramid for years to come

Strategic acquisition creates synergies between Zain and Omantel Zain Vice Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-KharafiKUWAIT: Oman Telecommunications (Omantel) will pay $1.35 billion to buy a further 12.1 percent stake in Kuwaiti telecoms company Zain in a deal that will expand its reach to nine Middle Eastern and North African countries. Omantel CEO Talal Al-Mamari announced Zain Vice Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al- Kharafi will continue leading...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah sees off Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday. — KUNA

Palestinian leader departs Kuwait after talks with Amir

Abbas met top state officials KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah sees off Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas departed Kuwait yesterday after an official visit during which he held talks with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Abbas was seen off at Kuwait International Airport by His Highness the Amir, First Deputy Prime...

Ministry of Health

Top Health Ministry officials referred to prosecution

Suspected corruption in medicine purchases, supply contractsKUWAIT: The Public Anti-Corruption Authority referred three top Ministry of Health (MoH) officials to the public prosecution on the basis of a report it previously received concerning suspected corruption. The authority added that thorough investigations were made and eyewitnesses were cross-examined concerning suspected corruption in medicine purchases and supply contracts. Having found...

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Romania urged to intensify search for missing Kuwaiti

BUCHAREST: The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Romania Talal Al-Hajri has discussed with Chairman of the Romanian Senate Kalin Popescu-Taricanu the disappearance of Kuwaiti citizen Mohammad Al-Baghli in in the European country. The ambassador called for exerting greater efforts to determine his whereabouts and destiny.Ambassador Hajri said yesterday that the Senate's chairman affirmed his concern toward this case and pledged to nudge the relevant...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Visa regulations

Attorney Fajer Ahmed Visa regulations have been one of my most common topics in my few years as a legal columnist for the newspaper, but it seems that the regulations keep on changing. I have also written multiple times that I trust my government's decisions on making these changes and completely support it, but I also hope that I am able to share my opinion on how we can make Kuwait a better place by welcoming more people and treating those...

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Molester at large; 19 deported for selling goods in open yard

KUWAIT: Farwaniya detectives are looking for yet another child molester, as a Bangladeshi man told police his son was raped. He said the eight-year-old boy was lured by sweets in front of the building where he lives, then the suspect took the boy to the top floor of the building where he threatened and raped him. The kid was referred to the forensic medicine department.DeportationNineteen expats were sent to the deportation department for selling...

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Man arrested for bribing detective

KUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested an Arab man red-handed while trying to bribe a detective. The suspect offered an employee at the department money in order to release a detained Asian man - he was then arrested during the exchange.CampaignsSecurity departments in Kuwait's various governorates carried out several campaigns resulting in the arrest of 531 wanted people and 905 residency violators, in addition to dealing with 114 drugs and...

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Muna Al Fuzai Will the Arab and Gulf region witness a devastating new war? This is the most important question that many analysts are racing to write about and discuss. A lot of people have turned into analysts, thinkers and predictors of the future of the Gulf countries. They are acting according to their sources, faith and wishes. Indeed, things seem mixed up with them and others. This article will shed light on what is happening now and...

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

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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

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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait