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Basketball Association forms 5-man committee

Dhari BarjasKUWAIT: The Basketball Association formed a five member committee to run the association during a meeting of its general assembly that was held yesterday at the Kuwait Olympic Committee premise.The committee includes:• Dhari Barjas, chairman of the board• Sheikh Ali Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, Deputy Chairman• Haitham Baroun, secretary• Salem Al-Marta, Treasurer• Ahmad Al-Daihani, memberThe Public Authority for sports dissolved...

Abdallah Maqdes and Mohammad Al-Ghareeb

Kuwaiti players rack up wins in local tournament

Abdallah Maqdes and Mohammad Al-GhareebKUWAIT: The Kuwait Tennis Association had recently organized the Kuwait International Professional Tennis Tournament organized by and under the supervision of International Tennis Federation (ITF). The tournament included the participation of a distinguished group of players representing 27 countries including Italy, USA, Russia, France, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, India, Holland, Japan, Germany, Romania, South...

FLORENCE: Italian players run during a training session ahead of Friday’s World Cup play-off soccer match against Sweden, at the Coverciano training center. — AP

Italy set to face World Cup nightmare against Sweden

FLORENCE: Italian players run during a training session ahead of Friday’s World Cup play-off soccer match against Sweden, at the Coverciano training center. — APMILAN: For football giants Italy the next few days could be a nightmare as they face a double-headed playoff against Sweden to avoid the humiliation of missing the World Cup for the first time in 60 years. "A World Cup without Italy isn't a World Cup" has become the catchphrase of...

BERLIN: Players jog during a training session of the German national soccer team. —AP

Opportunity knocks for young England and Germany hopefuls

BERLIN: Players jog during a training session of the German national soccer team. —APLONDON: With both squads beset by injuries, today’s Wembley friendly between England and Germany represents an opportunity for fringe players and untested youngsters to stake claims to World Cup places. Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Raheem Sterling are among the players to have withdrawn from England’s squad, while world champions Germany are without Manuel...

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28 traffic violations lead to two-month vehicle impoundment

KUWAIT: An informed source at the Interior Ministry said Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Maj Gen Fahd Al-Showai instructed all traffic departments to start targeting all traffic violations mentioned in article 207 and carry out the procedures of administrative action on them. The instructions will not be limited to seatbelts, running the red light and using the phone - rather they are applicable to all violations mentioned in...

The Abolish Article 153 team

Abolish Article 153 group fights for women's empowerment

The Abolish Article 153 teamKUWAIT: According to article 153 of Kuwait's penal code, if a man catches a female member of his family in an "unsavory sexual (zina) act with a man and kills her or him or both, [it] will be treated as ... a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of three years jail time and/or a fine of 3000 rupees (KD 14)".To educate members of the Kuwaiti society of this law and to eradicate it, the Abolish Article 153 initiative was...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

Court rejects petition against anti-corruption authority

Opposition MPs demand ousting 'crisis' ministersKUWAIT: The constitutional court, whose rulings are final, yesterday said the law establishing the Anti-Corruption Authority is in line with the constitution and the country's law, rejecting a petition against the authority. The petition was filed by a number of top judges who cited a breach of the constitution by the law establishing the Authority because the legislation allows it oversee the work...

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Bidaa Roundabout 30-40 percent complete: Minister

KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Abdul Rahman Al-Mutawa said 30-40 percent of the Bidaa Roundabout bridge project has been completed and that one of the bridge lanes is expected to open by the beginning of 2018. Speaking to reporters during an inspection tour he conducted at the site, Mutawa reminded that the project had been delayed and withdrawn from the contractor who initially started it and given to another. He explained that the first...

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KFSD inspect North Zour Power Plant

KUWAIT: Deputy Director General of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) Maj Gen Khalid Fahd and a team from the prevention sector visited the North Zour Power Station Company in Zour to check prevention regulations and firefighting systems.CampaignsFarwaniya Public Cleanliness and Road Occupancy Department at Kuwait Municipality continued its field campaigns in all areas of the governorate, as a campaign was launched in Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh...

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Man presents evidence of supporting wife

KUWAIT: The family court yesterday heard a case during which a citizen managed to refute his wife's accusations that he had not been financially supporting her. The wife demanded a divorce, but to everyone's as well as the court's surprise, the husband asked for a grace period to bring to court evidence of his innocence. He then brought well-classified receipts of each and every dinar he had spent on his wife's clothes, nourishment, travel and...

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Foster families on rise in Kuwait

KUWAIT: A growing number of Kuwaiti couples are welcoming parentless children at their homes, providing them with love, care and protection which they are yearning for. "I was living in fear and anxiety, untill a loving family adopted me," said Sarah, a 12-year-old adopted girl. "Now, I do not worry about my future, thanks for the support and protection given to me by my new family."Hamad, a nine-year-old adopted boy, said he did not face any...

A group picture taken at the first Abolish Article 153 gala dinner, featuring (from left) Sundus Hamza, Sheikha Al-Nafisi, Alanoud Al-Sharekh, Amira Behbehani, and Lulu Al-Sabah.

The fight for women's empowerment in Kuwait: An interview with Abolish 153

'Ending violence against women' symposium next Tuesday A group picture taken at the first Abolish Article 153 gala dinner, featuring (from left) Sundus Hamza, Sheikha Al-Nafisi, Alanoud Al-Sharekh, Amira Behbehani, and Lulu Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: As per the mission statement of Abolish Article 153, the article in question stipulates that if a man catches a female member of his family in an "unsavory sexual (zina) act with a man and kills her or him or...

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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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