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Handout picture released on October 31, 2017 by Latina Television showing the new Miss Peru 2017, Romina Lozano, on October 29, 2017, at the Municipal Theatre of Lima. — AFP
Contestants turn Miss Peru pageant into national protest
Handout picture released on October 31, 2017 by Latina Television showing the new Miss Peru 2017, Romina Lozano, on October 29, 2017, at the Municipal Theatre of Lima. — AFPContestants broke with tradition and turned the Miss Peru pageant into a protest highlighting violence against women in one of South America's most dangerous countries for females. In elegant ball gowns, the 23 finalists in Sunday's televised pageant at the Lima Municipal...
This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from “House Of Cards.” — AP photos
New Spacey accusations fly as Netflix suspends 'House of Cards' series
 Hollywood star routinely preyed on young male actors This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from “House Of Cards.” — AP photosA Mexican actor became the latest to accuse Kevin Spacey of sexual harassment Tuesday, predicting more such claims would emerge as Netflix suspended production of the two-time Oscar winner's hit series "House of Cards." Roberto Cavazos, who acted in several plays at London's Old Vic theater...
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KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi meets Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sunil Jain yesterday. - KUNA
Health Ministry delays decision to hire Indian nurses
KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi meets Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sunil Jain yesterday. - KUNAKUWAIT: A decision was made to delay the hiring of nurses from India until further regulations and rules were set, said Health Minister Dr. Jamal Al-Harbi yesterday. Speaking to the press after meeting with the Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sunil Jain, Dr. Al-Harbi said that the decision was made after discussions on the issue were held with the...
His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
Sheikh Jaber renamed as Premier
His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-SabahKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah today ordered the re-naming of His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Prime Minister. The Amir charged Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak to nominate members of the new cabinet.The entire cabinet resigned on Monday, following the filing of a no-confidence motion against State Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Acting...
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Dust hits Kuwait with cold winds
KUWAIT: A dust wave gripped Kuwait in the early hours of yesterday, causing visibility to drop drastically. Along with the storm, relatively cold winds were blowing with the visibility level at 500 m in some areas. The dust will subside gradually as temperatures drop, an official at Kuwait Meteorological Center Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi said. In a statement to KUNA, Qarawi said this period of the year is a critical periods of rapid and sharp changes in...
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MPs demand strong, competent Cabinet
KUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday called for forming a strong and competent new Cabinet in order to be able to deal with the dangerous escalation in regional tensions and internal conflict within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). A senior opposition lawmaker meanwhile urged MPs to suspend all planned grillings at the time being in consideration of the dangerous political situation in the region and the possible disintegration of the GCC.Other...
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Lawmaker decries govt plans to rehabilitate returning IS members
'They belong in jail after prosecution' MP Saleh AshourKUWAIT: MP Saleh Ashour stressed that rehabilitating Islamic State (IS) members returning to Kuwait would be disastrous for domestic security. "These people have violated Kuwaiti laws and taken part in war operations with terrorists. Therefore, sympathizing with them would be deemed as support to international terrorism," he warned, rejecting a statement by the Awqaf Ministry's Undersecretary...
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Poor public transports hinder development
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday issued a directive suspending all transfers within educational directorates or from one directorate to another as educational teaching staff and timetables are stable now at various schools. The ministry added that in case of any urgent shortages, a teacher can only be deputized to other schools, said educational sources. The sources also noted that Ahmadi educational zone is now fully staffed...
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Front seat passenger's seatbelt required to avoid vehicle's impounding
KUWAIT: Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah issued a decision to amend law 81/1976, giving police the authority to impound a vehicle or motorcycle in case the driver was caught driving a motorbike without a helmet, using mobile phones by hand while driving, or in case the driver and passengers in the front seat were not wearing seatbelts.Siren testsThe Interior Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Operations...
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21 Residency law violators nabbed
KUWAIT: Residency detectives carried out a raid against domestic help offices in search of residency law violators, resulting in arresting 21 violators of various nationalities. The department received tips about a bogus office that made deals with citizens and residents to provide them with help in exchange of money and gave receipts, claiming it was an official office. The arrestees all confessed that they do not work for their...
Hiam Al-Fassam
Kuwait follows up on Rohingya plight: representative
Hiam Al-FassamNEW YORK: The State of Kuwait is following up with deep concern and distress on the Rohingya plight in Myanmar where the Muslim community is targeted with mounting violence, tantamount to genocides against humanity. Kuwait affirms necessity of implementing UN recommendations to stop grave breaches of the Rohingya minority's rights and seeks a broad approach to build peace and provide humanitarian aid for those targeted with...
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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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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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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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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle