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TEKNAF: Rohingya Muslim refugee carries his belongings as he walks with other people by night after crossing the border from Myanmar, on the Bangladeshi shores of the Naf River. - AFP

Myanmar refugee exodus tops 500,000 as more Rohingya flee

TEKNAF: Rohingya Muslim refugee carries his belongings as he walks with other people by night after crossing the border from Myanmar, on the Bangladeshi shores of the Naf River. - AFPTEKNAF: He trekked to Bangladesh as part of an exodus of a half million people from Myanmar, the largest refugee crisis to hit Asia in decades. But after climbing out of a boat on a creek on Friday, Mohamed Rafiq could go no further. He collapsed onto a muddy spit...

Ministry of Health

New health fees start Sunday

KUWAIT: Public hospitals and polyclinics around Kuwait are gearing up to start collecting increased fees for services offered to expatriates on Sunday. The Health Ministry reportedly sent lists containing the new fees to local medical facilities, which include charging KD 5 for visiting the emergency department of general hospital, KD 10 for going to outpatients clinics, KD 10 per day for inpatients, KD 30 for staying at the intensive care unit...

Inset - Mubarak Bueida, Executive Director at Aldaman Center. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

The ins and outs of vehicle inspection in Kuwait

Inset - Mubarak Bueida, Executive Director at Aldaman Center. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Doing paperwork is a nightmare in Kuwait. Renewing the inspection permit of a vehicle can be one of the easier things to accomplish but it still requires time and a bit of foreknowledge.To renew the car license you need first to renew the car insurance, then pass the technical inspection of the vehicle. This is a must and if you have any...

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Kuwait reiterates support to 'one Iraq'

KUWAIT: An official source at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Wednesday reaffirmed the country's initial stance in support of 'one Iraq' with its independence, sovereignty, security and stability. The source hoped that the recent independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan would not impact Iraq's great efforts to liberate its territories from terrorism, and the so-called Islamic State (IS).The source expressed conviction that "brothers" in Baghdad...

iraqKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh is seen with Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policies Fatma Betul. — KUNA

Training female engineers enhances role in private sector: Minister

iraqKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh is seen with Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policies Fatma Betul. — KUNAKUWAIT: The training program prepared by Turkey's Limak Construction, which is carrying out the Kuwait International Airport's new terminal, for the Kuwaiti female engineers is likely to help boost women's role in the private sector, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh has said. Sabeeh...

Philippines Ambassador Renato Villa delivers his speech.

ASEAN seventh largest economy in the world, says envoy

ASEAN celebrate 50th foundation 'versary Philippines Ambassador Renato Villa delivers his speech.KUWAIT: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc marked its 50th foundation anniversary Wednesday night with exhibitions, fashion and cultural shows, plus food delicacies of these countries. The event was held at the Jumeirah Hotel in Messillah, and was attended by various ambassadors, dignitaries from ASEAN and others. ASEAN...

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"Hope you do not think you are Messi"

KUWAIT: A Pakistani man told police that his eight-year old-son was beaten by an unknown person. The father said his son was playing football in front of a school when a driver stopped and told "hope you do not think you are Messi", then escaped.Girl shot with rifleA five-year-old girl was rushed to the ICU after being shot by an unknown person with an air rifle in her abdomen. The parents of the girl rushed her to Jahra hospital. Her father said...

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Detective robber gang busted

KUWAIT: Abu Halaifa detectives put an end to the activities of three members of a gang that was robbing expatriates and small shops in the area. The detectives uncovered the identities of the gang members and were shocked to learn that the gang leader is himself a detective at the Interior Ministry's forgery department. The man is currently a fugitive and is being sought. Meanwhile one of his accomplices is a policeman training at the Saad...

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Message from the grave

Muna Al Fuzai The news of the death of the Egyptian lady Eman Abdul Ati occupied all headlines. She was known as the lady of half a ton. She passed away last Monday morning at a hospital in the United Arab Emirates after suffering for a long time. Her death sent us all a message from the grave. Eman, 36, weighing half a ton, arrived in the UAE last April for treatment from Mumbai, India at the request of her family. The Egyptian Foreign...

Salman Al-Mutawa

Balancing the 'Triangle'

Salman Al-Mutawa One of the more vital realizations most students undergo is the Work-Play-Sleep balance. Common knowledge dictates that you can only have two of these at a time, sacrificing the third. Well, I'm here to tell you that that is not true, and here is how: One of the first things you learn as an Industrial Engineer is to isolate the value-added choices vs non-value-added choices. Let's say you have a quiz on Monday, and your...

KUWAIT: The UK’s Royal Airforce Red Arrows perform in skies over Kuwait Towers yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Red Arrows perform airshow in Kuwait

KUWAIT: The UK’s Royal Airforce Red Arrows perform in skies over Kuwait Towers yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The Royal Air Force (RAF) aerobatic team the Red Arrows presented a spectacular show yesterday on the Gulf Road near the Kuwait Towers. The show started with a 15 minutes show of the Kuwait Air Force planes, followed by a 20-minutes-long show by the Red Arrows team, which colored the sky with blue, red and white.The...

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A walk through The Cemetery of Fahaheel

Cemeteries are sacred in all parts of the world. Enter a graveyard and the dead impose respect. Even the most callous will walk lightly, treading carefully so as to step between rather than, unintentionally, upon a grave.There are around 45 old and closed cemeteries, spread all over Kuwait. In Fahaheel, the south of Kuwait, there are two such graveyards. The southern cemetery of Fahaheel is now closed but the austere atmosphere of respect...

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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait

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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

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

KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya

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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka