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Kuwait real estate market gains traction in Q3 2017
Sales pick up, property prices stabilizeKUWAIT: Activity in the real estate market is gaining traction with a pickup in sales and stabilizing prices. Real estate sales posted healthy 20 percent year-on-year (y/y) growth in 3Q17, the first positive growth since 4Q14, despite the seasonality that customarily reigns over the quarter. The positive pickup in activity also translated into further stabilization in real estate prices, with indices...
This file image released by Paramount Pictures shows Julianne Moore, left, and Matt Damon in a scene from “Suburbicon.”
'Suburbicon' tanks, 'Jigsaw' No. 1 in the box-office
This file image released by Paramount Pictures shows Julianne Moore, left, and Matt Damon in a scene from “Suburbicon.”George Clooney's "Suburbicon" notched one of the most dismal wide-release debuts in recent years on a sluggish pre-Halloween weekend where the horror sequel "Jigsaw" topped all releases despite an underperforming debut. The eighth "Saw" film landed at No. 1 with $16.3 million in North American ticket sales, according to...
Russian models take a rest outside a Beijing hotel after taking part in a fashion show during the China Fashion Week in Beijing. — AP
China agency denies dead Russian model, 14, was overworked
Russian models take a rest outside a Beijing hotel after taking part in a fashion show during the China Fashion Week in Beijing. — APThe Chinese agency representing a "beautiful" 14-year-old Russian model who died after taking part in Shanghai Fashion Week yesterday denied allegations that she was overworked and underpaid. The death of Vlada Dzyuba in a Chinese hospital on Friday shines a light on the murky world of western models in China,...
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Clowns bring laughter to traumatized Rohingya children
UKHIA: Rohingya refugee children watching the Bangladeshi theater group 'Drama Therapy' at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia. - AFP BANGLADESH: The Rohingya boys and girls shrieked with delight as the clowns juggled hoops and somersaulted, their red-nosed antics provoking a sound rarely heard in the world's largest refugee camp-children's laughter. The clowns have been providing much-needed levity in the crowded Bangladesh camps, where hundreds...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah hands over the Cabinetís resignation letter to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. -KUNA
Cabinet resigns
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah hands over the Cabinetís resignation letter to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. -KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's Cabinet has resigned and Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah has submitted the cabinet's resignation to the Amir, the official news agency Kuna confirmed today. No reason for the resignation was immediately given but is...
Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi
Daman panel to guarantee health services to expats
Health Minister Jamal Al-HarbiKUWAIT: Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi yesterday said a joint permanent committee would be formed to set the general policies of the Health Insurance Company (Daman) hospitals and guarantee due medical services to expats in the private sector. Resolution 401 has defined the committee's tasks, which include providing support and coordinating with government bodies on the company's activities, besides following up and...
A general view of the first regular session of the National Assembly’s 15th Legislative Term
Govt expected to resign today
KUWAIT: Although there has been no official word, the government is highly expected to submit its resignation today and forming a new Cabinet could take longer than anticipated. The move comes after 10 lawmakers last week filed a no-confidence motion against Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and acting information minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah following a marathon grilling over alleged financial and administrative violations,...
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60 traffic tickets issued to no-parking law violators
KUWAIT: The Traffic General Department began yesterday to strictly implement article 169 of the traffic law which bans parking or waiting in areas designated for pedestrians or pavements, as well as article 207 which gives police the authority to impound vehicles found in places were parking is not allowed for a maximum of two months, plus a KD 15 fine. A total of 60 citations for similar violations have been issued so far.No injuriesFarwaniya...
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Policeman questioned for 'mocking' expat
[video width="288" height="360" mp4="https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2017/10/police-dog-expat.mp4"][/video]KUWAIT: Relations and Security Information department said authorities were able to identify a patrolman who made disparaging remarks towards an expatriate man in a video clip that went viral on social media. The officer was summoned to face disciplinary measures.Intruder arrestedA Jordanian man broke into a female...
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VAT application up to lawmakers: Undersecretary
KUWAIT: Responding to lawmakers' threats to grill the finance minister if value added tax (VAT) is imposed in Kuwait, Finance Ministry's Undersecretary Khalifa Hamada said the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pact which approved VAT is being reviewed by the parliament and that it is up to MPs whether to approve or reject it. Notably, Hamada had previously estimated non-oil annual revenue expected after imposing VAT to be KD 600 million, and said...
Education Minister Mohammad Al-Fares
Sports important for socio-economic: Minister
Education Minister Mohammad Al-FaresKUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Mohammed Al-Fares yesterday said that sports was one of the most important socio-economic boosters in all countries and that investment in sports would lay the foundation of economic development.Speaking during the inauguration of the 2nd International Conference on Sport Sciences organized by the Public Authority for Applied Education and...
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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