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Attorney Fajer Ahmed
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Attorney Fajer Ahmed Moving to a new country is difficult. It is a bold step to take, and although a lot of information is available online, it can still be an overwhelming experience to find a job, and to move to a new country. It seems that it is difficult in Kuwait to understand rental laws, especially since they are available only in Arabic. I think important laws should easily be accessible, as well as their bylaws. Although the laws are...
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Uniformed man shot dead inside apartment
KUWAIT: An investigation is underway to reveal the circumstances behind the death of a uniformed man working for criminal investigations who was found dead inside his Nahda apartment yesterday. The man reportedly died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the police report, and detectives are working on uncovering the mysteries surrounding the case.Fatal crashTwo Asian men died and 11 others were wounded in an accident reported at Al-Artal...
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UN urged to punish Myanmar army for Rohingya ‘atrocities’
YANGON: Pressure grew on Myanmar yesterday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on its military, which is accused of driving out more than 410,000 Rohingya Muslims in an orchestrated "ethnic cleansing" campaign. The call from Human Rights Watch came as the UN General Assembly prepared to convene in New York, with the crisis in Myanmar one of the most pressing topics. It also came on the eve of a highly-anticipated national...
ST LOUIS: People run after vandalizing as demonstrators march in response to a not guilty verdict in the trial of former St Louis police officer Jason Stockley. — AP
Protests resume after 80 arrests in St Louis unrest
Third day of protest rocks city ST LOUIS: People run after vandalizing as demonstrators march in response to a not guilty verdict in the trial of former St Louis police officer Jason Stockley. — APST LOUIS: A racially mixed crowd of demonstrators locked arms and marched quietly through downtown St Louis yesterday morning to protest the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect, following another night of...
SUNBURY: A police officer stands by a cordon on Cavendish Road. —AP
UK police quiz two ex-foster children over subway bomb
SUNBURY: A police officer stands by a cordon on Cavendish Road. —APLONDON: The two suspects detained over last week's London subway bombing are an 18-year-old refugee from Iraq and a 21-year old believed to be from Syria, both of whom were fostered by a British couple, according to a local official and media reports.The 18-year-old was detained Saturday at the southeast England port of Dover, a departure point for ferries to France. The...
BERLIN: Top candidates of Germany’s anti-Islam, anti-immigration AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) party for upcoming general elections Alice Weidel (L) and Alexander Gauland leave after giving a press conference. — AFP
After poll boost, German populists AfD attack Islam
BERLIN: Top candidates of Germany’s anti-Islam, anti-immigration AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) party for upcoming general elections Alice Weidel (L) and Alexander Gauland leave after giving a press conference. — AFPBERLIN: Germany's right-wing populist AfD party ramped up attacks yesterday against immigration and Islam as its poll ratings jumped in the final stretch of election campaigning, while Chancellor Angela Merkel's party dipped....
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Saudi trains first women air traffic controllers
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will train women to work as air traffic controllers, state media reported, as the conservative Islamic kingdom seeks to create more jobs for women as part of a reform push to wean the economy off oil. Its Vision 2030 plan aims to increase employment and diversify revenue sources as low oil prices have hit the finances of the world’s top exporter. Some of the planned changes, like increasing the number of women in the...
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Snapchat scrubs Al-Jazeera from app in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI: Global image messaging service Snapchat has scrubbed Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera from its app in Saudi Arabia at the request of Saudi authorities, the company said yesterday. “We make an effort to comply with local laws in the countries where we operate,” a spokesman for parent company Snap Inc. said.The request to block Al- Jazeera’s Snapchat presence in the kingdom was made before the weekend, the company said. According to Snap...
BEIJING: This photo shows a woman making purchases through her smartphone at a shop in Beijing.-AFP
Unease grows as India curbs internet to keep the peace
MUMBAI: First he tried messaging friends, but WhatsApp was down. Then, the credit card readers at his clothing store weren't working. Ride-sharing apps were offline too. Harsh Madhok, who runs a clothing business in Jaipur, a city of three million people, had read about internet shutdowns elsewhere in India. Now he was in the middle of one in his city in central India, as authorities tried to damp down unrest following a traffic incident that led...
This handout photo taken on September 18, 2017 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry in Seoul shows a US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber (R), US F-35B stealth jet fighters (bottom) and South Korean F-15K fighter jets (top) flying over South Korea during a joint military drill aimed to counter North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests. —AFP
US flies powerful warplanes amid tensions with N Korea
US and South Korean planes practice attacks This handout photo taken on September 18, 2017 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry in Seoul shows a US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber (R), US F-35B stealth jet fighters (bottom) and South Korean F-15K fighter jets (top) flying over South Korea during a joint military drill aimed to counter North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests. —AFPSEOUL: The US military flew advanced bombers...
Members of Harakah al-Yaqin, a Rohingya Muslim militant group in Myanmar's Rakhine state that denies it is a terrorist organisation. Photo: YouTube
India calls Rohingya a threat to support deportation case
NEW DELHI: The Indian government told the country's top court yesterday that the Muslim Rohingya who have fled Myanmar are a serious security threat as it sought to justify moves to deport up to 40,000 of the refugees. Mukesh Mittal, a senior home ministry official, said the Supreme Court must let the government to take a decision in Indian interests because of Rohingya links to extremist groups.The case is being heard as Bangladesh struggles...
MANILA: Rescued Roman Catholic priest Father Teresito Soganub, center, waves to the media as he is presented in a news conference. Philippine troops have rescued Soganub and another civilian who were among dozens of people abducted in May when hundreds of militants aligned with the Islamic State group laid siege on southern Marawi city, officials said. —AP
Philippines: 3 Marawi siege leaders dead, 2 still fighting
MANILA: Rescued Roman Catholic priest Father Teresito Soganub, center, waves to the media as he is presented in a news conference. Philippine troops have rescued Soganub and another civilian who were among dozens of people abducted in May when hundreds of militants aligned with the Islamic State group laid siege on southern Marawi city, officials said. —APMANILA: The Philippine military chief said yesterday that three leaders of Islamic...
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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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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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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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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA
Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna