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The problems with polygamy
Muna Al Fuzai Polygamy can be found in Arab societies, and in other non-Islamic societies too. Regardless of the social and familial effects of this phenomenon, some men still practice it and some women agree with it. But it remains controversial, and many women and men do not support the idea, although its debate is provocative for women and exciting for men! Polygamy raises the question: Can a married man who remarries be truly equitable...
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Prostitute arrested; Iqama forgers held
KUWAIT: A European woman was arrested and referred to the deportation department for prostitution. Security sources said the suspect confessed she had come to Kuwait on a visit visa and was making KD 1,500 daily by charging her clients KD 300 an hour.Iqama forgers heldTwo expats were arrested for forging a residency visa stamp, said security sources. Case papers indicate that an expat was stopped at the airport before departing as his residency...
Partially demolished Kuwait Airways building in Kuwait City
The disappearance of 1980s Kuwait
Whether you're a Kuwaiti or an expat, if you lived here in the golden era of the 1980s (actually late 1970s until the 1990 Iraqi invasion) you will recognize most if not all of these buildings and many of them may inevitably mean something to you. Salam Building, Bayt Lothan, Kuwait Airways Building, Al-Sawaber and Pearl Marzouq ring through our ears like sweet memories of our youth.The common evoking factor of these iconic edifices is the close...
KABUL: Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers march during a military exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC) on the outskirts of Kabul. —AFP
Dozens killed; Taleban launches fresh assaults on Afghan bases
At least 43 Afghan soldiers die; nine wounded KABUL: Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers march during a military exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC) on the outskirts of Kabul. —AFPKANDAHAR: Militants launched two separate attacks on Afghan security installations killing dozens of soldiers yesterday, the latest in a series of devastating assaults this week that have left more than 120 people dead and underscored spiraling...
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Pakistan border fence to keep out militants
ANGOOR ADDA: Pakistan is betting that a pair of nine-foot chain-link fences topped with barbed wire will stop incursions by Islamist militants from Afghanistan, which opposes Islamabad's plans for a barrier along the disputed frontier. Pakistan plans to fence up most of the 2,500 km frontier despite Kabul's protests that the barrier would divide families and friends along the Pashtun tribal belt straddling the colonial-era Durand Line drawn up by...
MADRID: A man holds a copy of the letter sent by Catalan regional government president Carles Puigdemont to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday. Catalan leader says that he hasn’t declared independence in Catalonia but he might do in case that Spanish government suspended the regional autonomy. — AFP
Spain, Catalonia political crisis worsens
PM threatens to trigger Article 155 MADRID: A man holds a copy of the letter sent by Catalan regional government president Carles Puigdemont to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday. Catalan leader says that he hasn’t declared independence in Catalonia but he might do in case that Spanish government suspended the regional autonomy. — AFPMADRID: Spain said yesterday it will seize some of the Catalan regional government's powers after...
KIRKUK: A member of the Iraqi government forces’ stands guard at a humvee turret while guarding the Bai Hassan oil field, west of the multi-ethnic northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. — AFP
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover
Fear of sectarian reprisals driving out Kurds - Iraq orders arrest of Kurdish Vice President Rasul KIRKUK: A member of the Iraqi government forces’ stands guard at a humvee turret while guarding the Bai Hassan oil field, west of the multi-ethnic northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. — AFPERBIL: About 100,000 Kurds have fled Kirkuk for fear of sectarian reprisals since Iraqi government forces took over the city after a Kurdish independence referendum...
YANGON: A firefighter extinguishes a fire at Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon yesterday. One person died in a pre-dawn blaze that tore through a teakwood hotel. — AFP
Fire destroys landmark hotel in Myanmar largest city; one dead
YANGON: A firefighter extinguishes a fire at Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon yesterday. One person died in a pre-dawn blaze that tore through a teakwood hotel. — AFPYANGON: One person was killed yesterday in a massive fire that destroyed one of Yangon's best-known hotels, sending dark smoke billowing over the centre of Myanmar's largest city and triggering an hours-long battle to put out the flames. It was not immediately clear what caused...
CAMPANIA, Italy: Police patrol in the port of Italian island Ischia yesterday before the start of the G7 summit of Interior Ministers with European Union representatives and members of the private sector as Google, Facebook, microsoft and Twitter. —AFP
G7 focusing on foreign fighter fallout from Islamic State rout
Fighters seek revenge for destruction of 'caliphate' CAMPANIA, Italy: Police patrol in the port of Italian island Ischia yesterday before the start of the G7 summit of Interior Ministers with European Union representatives and members of the private sector as Google, Facebook, microsoft and Twitter. —AFPISCHIA: The threat of fresh attacks on the West by foreign fighters fleeing the fallen Islamic State stronghold of Raqa is set to dominate a G7...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his party yesterday. (Inset) In this photograph taken on June 17, 2017, Shahbaz Sharif addresses the media after appearing before the anti-corruption commission at the Federal Judicial Academy. - AFP
Anti-graft court indicts ousted Pakistani PM
Daughter denounces 'travesty'ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-corruption court yesterday indicted ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter over allegations linked to ownership of London properties, opening a trial that could see the former leader jailed. The Sharifs have called the corruption proceedings against them a conspiracy, hinting at intervention by the powerful military, but opponents have hailed it as a rare example of the rich...
SONIPAT, India: Photo shows paddy crop stubble smoldering in a field in Sonipat in the northern Indian state of Haryana. As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year’s ‘airpocalypse’ in Delhi. — AFP
New Delhi braces for pollution 'airpocalypse' as smog looms
Hindus celebrate Diwali; firecrackers banned SONIPAT, India: Photo shows paddy crop stubble smoldering in a field in Sonipat in the northern Indian state of Haryana. As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year’s ‘airpocalypse’ in Delhi. — AFPSONIPAT: As Hindus across India...
MARAWI, Philippines: A Philippine soldier walks past damaged buildings in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao. — AFP
Marawi: city destroyed in the longest urban war
MARAWI, Philippines: A Philippine soldier walks past damaged buildings in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao. — AFPMARAWI: At first glance, the endless rows of devastated buildings could be the aftermath of a great earthquake. But the punctured, bullet-riddled walls tell the true story of the Philippines' longest urban war. "No one wanted this to happen," President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday as he declared Marawi city "liberated...
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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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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
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey