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Employee assaulted by an applicant after failing a job interview

KUWAIT: A citizen allegedly assaulted a member of a hiring committee at a local insurance company after failing a job interview. The man had attended the interview but became enraged after he was not offered a position due to not having a diploma or university degree. The man verbally insulted the members of the hiring committee and then physically attacked one of them. Security guards apprehended the man and called police. The man was taken to...

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Policemen attacked; Indebted people arrested

KUWAIT: Police arrested a citizen who held his family members hostage and threatened to harm them. He also attacked policemen and made indecent gestures toward them. Police received a call about the man's actions, so a patrol was sent. Upon their arrival, police found the man in a hysterical condition, and while they were trying to convince him to release his family members, he attacked some policemen with a knife before being restrained. The...

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Under Kuwait’s big blue

Divers want coral reef and environmental protectionMixed feelings of excitement and concern washed over me when I first got under water with an oxygen cylinder on my back and a mask on my face. It was the first time I'd experienced scuba diving, as I had only tried snorkeling before. I was given this opportunity by the Kuwait Sea Sports Club's diving center during a trip to Kubbar Island.I felt excited to dive and feel like a mermaid or fish,...

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Gargoor: A fishing trap from the past

In the vast open areas beyond Fahaheel, the air smells of the sea. The sun has nearly set, and it's time for fishermen to return to their homes. But before doing so, you can see them gearing up their fishing kits for another day. Thousands of huge fish traps - known in the region as gargoor - are neatly placed in a way that attracts the attention of passersby.Other fishermen hang traps on their boats, and a little ahead are two fishermen...

GAZA CITY: A Palestinian youth poses in front of his national flag during celebrations in Gaza City after rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached an agreement on ending a decade-long split. — AFP

Hamas, Fatah sign on Palestinian reconciliation

Ends decade-long split following Egypt mediated talks GAZA CITY: A Palestinian youth poses in front of his national flag during celebrations in Gaza City after rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached an agreement on ending a decade-long split. — AFPCAIRO: Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed an agreement yesterday on ending a decade-long split following talks mediated by Egypt in Cairo, with president Mahmud Abbas...

KHOBAR CITY: An employee of Careem, a chauffeur driven car booking service, talks during a training session for new female drivers, known in the company as “captains” at their Saudi offices. —AFP

Saudi Arabia's imminent revolution: Female taxis

Company plans to hire up to 100,000 female chauffers KHOBAR CITY: An employee of Careem, a chauffeur driven car booking service, talks during a training session for new female drivers, known in the company as “captains” at their Saudi offices. —AFPKHOBAR: Hunched over platters of dates and Arabic coffee, Saudi women raring to drive once a government ban ends next June signed up for another revolution-to be the kingdom's first female cab...

US pulls out of UNESCO, citing 'anti-Israel' bias

Move criticized by head of Paris-based organization PARIS: In this Monday Oct 17, 2016 file picture, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization logo is pictured on the entrance at UNESCO’s headquarters. —APPARIS: The United States said Thursday that it was pulling out of the UN's culture and education body, accusing it of "anti-Israel bias" in a move criticized by the head of the Paris-based organization. Following...

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A historic ruling for campaigners

Many more similar cases to be opened S Africa finally rules that police murdered apartheid opponent PRETORIA: In this Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 file photo, Imtiaz Cajee, nephew of Ahmed Timol, poses with his book "Timol, A Quest for Justice" in the North Gauteng High court. - APPRETORIA: An anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody 46 years ago did not commit suicide but was murdered by officers, a South African court said yesterday in a...

Men accused of cannibalism leave court where they face charges of murder and attempted murder in Escourt, South Africa, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

Crowds hurl abuse at South African cannibalism suspects

Men accused of cannibalism leave court where they face charges of murder and attempted murder in Escourt, South Africa, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Rogan WardESTCOURT: Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up crowds hurling insults at a group of men accused of cannibalism in a South African farming town. More than 500 people gathered outside the magistrates court in eastern Kwa-Zulu Natal province yesterday as the men sat inside,...

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Hazing nightmares: Abuse pervasive at US colleges

Wheaton College in suburban ChicagoCHICAGO: From sex abuse to sleep deprivation to unexpected deaths of very young men and women: hazing has become shockingly common for university students across the United States. By the time 19-year-old Timothy Piazza died of a ruptured spleen and internal bleeding, he had been injured for nearly 12 hours, authorities say. Piazza had become so drunk during initiation rituals at a Penn State University...

A still image from a video posted by the Taliban on social media on December 19, 2016 shows American Caitlan Coleman (L) speaking next to her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their two sons. Courtesy Taliban/Social media via REUTERS

Pakistan rescues US-Canadian couple, three children from terrorist custody

A still image from a video posted by the Taliban on social media on December 19, 2016 shows American Caitlan Coleman (L) speaking next to her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their two sons. Courtesy Taliban/Social media via REUTERSISLAMABAD: The Pakistani military rescued a kidnapped US-Canadian couple and their three children after receiving intelligence from the United States, Pakistan said yesterday, nearly five years after the couple was...

ROME: Pope Francis leads a mass on the occasion of the Centenary of the Congregation for Oriental Churches, at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome.-AFP

Pope to visit Myanmar as anti-Rohingya hatred seethes

Myanmar Pope will head to Bangladesh - Pope to hold talks with Aung San Suu Kyi ROME: Pope Francis leads a mass on the occasion of the Centenary of the Congregation for Oriental Churches, at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome.-AFPYANGON: Pope Francis will push for peace during his visit to mainly-Buddhist Myanmar, a church official said yesterday, a trip that plunges the pontiff into the centre of a simmering religious conflict which has...

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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

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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.

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