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Lawyer's jail term upheld of spreading false rumors

KUWAIT: The appeals court yesterday upheld a five-years-in-jail sentence against a lawyer who was found guilty of spreading false rumors that damaged the Health Ministry's integrity and caused public disturbance. Lawyer Hani Hussein faced state security charges after the ministry sued him over claims he posted on his Twitter account in which he said that a Bangladeshi man working at a public hospital has impersonated a Kuwaiti doctor for 40...

KUWAIT: Suspected visa violators are detained in this file photo as Ministry of Interior intensifies crackdown on illegals. — MOI

600 violators arrested in October raids in Jleeb

KUWAIT: Nearly 600 people were sent to proper authorities for deportation following their arrest during police crackdowns in Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh last month, a report shows. The deportees include 38 women of African and Asian nationalities who were arrested on charge of prostitution in raids at 19 places suspected to be used as brothels, according to a report sent recently from Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh Police station's administration to Director General of...

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'Tea boy' busted for blackmailing deportees

KUWAIT: In another case, a man working in providing beverages at the deportation center was arrested for blackmailing and robbing people held there pending their deportation process. Investigations revealed that the man took advantage of his work to approach deportees and learned about where they lived. He would then head to the deportees' houses and rob their contents, taking advantage of the fact that they would not be sent back home to collect...

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85 kgs expired foodstuff confiscated

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspector confiscated 85 kilograms of expired foodstuff during a recent crackdown on restaurants and stores in Jahra. A total of 13 tickets were also issued during the campaign. - By Hanan Al-Saadoun

The Municipal Council’s building in Kuwait City.

Over 85% completed orders at Municipal Council agenda

The Municipal Council’s building in Kuwait City.KUWAIT: The number of government and private bodies' orders listed on the municipal council's scheduled agenda has reached more than 85 percent, said Director General of Kuwait's Municipality Yosif Al-Saqoubi yesterday.Saqoubi explained that the assigned committee in charge of monitoring the council's work, agreed during its third meeting last night, led by Mohammad Bu-Shehri, on a project...

A golden sunset at Marina Crescent. - Photo by Sameer Alabdullah / Kuna

Weather to remain unstable but moderate in coming days

A golden sunset at Marina Crescent. - Photo by Sameer Alabdullah / KunaKUWAIT: Weather in Kuwait is forecast to remain unstable in the coming days; tending to be moderately hot during day time and moderate at night. The unstable weather is largely the result of varying air pressure, said Abdul Aziz Al-Qarawi, the weather forecaster at Kuwait Meteorological Center (KMC), in a statement yesterday.Temperature dropped in most regions of the country...

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Muna Al Fuzai While Saudi Arabia has been actively arresting a number of people accused of corruption and stealing millions in public funds, newspapers in Kuwait published reports that became a subject of comparison and comments among Kuwaitis. "Samson", a mafia leader in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, was arrested by police, ending a chapter of fear and theft against Bangladeshi and other Asian street vendors selling vegetables and used clothes. He is...

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Why did we accept laziness?

In Gulf countries, laziness is predominant. It is why we are so vulnerable to many long-term illnesses, and why we don't have that special zest for life we once had in the 1970s and 1980s, when going to the desert was a carnival-like experience, and shopping was a reason to celebrate. I will attempt to discuss some of the reasons why remote controls became heavy and why the second floor feels like Mount Everest! Is it all due to that fact that...

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Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City

Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City was a mere vision in the mid-1980s of the late Khalid Yousef Al-Marzouq, who dreamed of creating a whole new urban center in Kuwait. His vision was translated into reality by his son, property developer Fawaz Al-Marzouq.The city is situated in the south of Kuwait near the Saudi border, and is expected to house around 250,000 people, overlooking 200 km of beaches on manmade canals off the Arabian Gulf.The...

BRUSSELS: US Defense Secretary James Mattis (right) speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Assistant Minister of Defense Mohammed Al-Ayeesh during a round table meeting on the second day of a defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels yesterday.—AFP

Saudi calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon

201 detained in sweep over $100bn in corruption BRUSSELS: US Defense Secretary James Mattis (right) speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Assistant Minister of Defense Mohammed Al-Ayeesh during a round table meeting on the second day of a defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels yesterday.—AFPRIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday urged its citizens to leave Lebanon "as soon as possible", days after Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri...

ABU DHBAI: French President Emmanuel Macron poses for selfies with students at Paris- Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi yesterday. —AFP

Macron says France could join new fronts against IS

President tours French naval base in Abu Dhabi near new Louvre ABU DHBAI: French President Emmanuel Macron poses for selfies with students at Paris- Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi yesterday. —AFPABU DHABI: The battle against Islamic State in the Levant is nearing its end, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday, but he left the door open to Paris engaging elsewhere to tackle Islamist militant groups if needed."We have won the war in...

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Egypt fears influx of militants after IS defeat

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi says Islamic State militants are making their way to his country via Libya after the defeat of the extremist group in Syria and Iraq.Egypt has been battling a powerful IS affiliate in its northeastern Sinai Peninsula for the last three years, and has recently seen an uptick in attacks in its vast western desert region, which borders chaotic Libya. Al-Sisi said a "strategic imbalance"...

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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