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MP Hayef demands official statement over 'Abdaly cell'

MP Mohammad HayefKUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Mohammad Hayef yesterday called on the interior minister to issue a statement as soon as possible about the reported escape of 14 members of the so-called pro-Iran "Abdaly cell". News reports said on Sunday said 14 of the 26 members of the cell fled Kuwait hours after the court of cassation overturned their acquittals and sentenced them to various jail terms. The men reportedly fled to Iran by sea...

CAIRO: Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Egypt's President Abdelfatah Al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday. - KUNA

Sisi appreciates Amir's efforts to solve Gulf row: spokesman

CAIRO: Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Egypt's President Abdelfatah Al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday. - KUNACAIRO: Egypt's President Abdelfatah Al-Sisi has expressed his appreciation of Kuwait's good efforts led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, reflecting keenness on boosting the Arab solidarity and consensus. Sisi made his remarks on Monday during a...

Engineer Eman Fairoz

Public Authority of Industry wins int'l award for GIS app

Engineer Eman FairozKUWAIT: Kuwait's Public Authority Of Industry (PAI) announced yesterday that it had won a distinguished achievement award in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). The award, described by PAI as a "great achievement," was presented by the leading international company, 'ESRI', at its annual conference held recently in San Diego. Engineers Younis Al-Khilaifi and Eman Fairoz briefed the audience at the conference on...

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Heat wave strikes Kuwait, Middle East

KUWAIT: A record heat wave struck Kuwait and the Middle East region, bringing the maximum temperatures to over 50 Degrees Celsius. The heat wave will last for 52 days, from mid-July until late-August. The term 'Jamarat Al-Gaith,' roughly translated to heated coal, usually describes the unbearable weather during this time of the year. - KUNA

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Domestic help company operates in September

KUWAIT: Chairman of Ishbelia Cooperative Society Bussam Al-Mutairi said the Al-Durra Domestic Help Company will start work in September, adding that the society will provide all possible facilities to organize the process of bringing in workers. Mutairi said he held a technical meeting with the company's operations director Ahmad Al-Fares in the presence of co-op secretary Saad Al-Rasheedi. Some Asian countries were approved for bringing in...

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Kuwaiti beach cleanup campaign nears end

KUWAIT: Kuwait is wrapping up an environmental cleanup campaign through protecting the Bay of Kuwait and making sure that its beaches are kept pristine. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Abdulaziz Al-Shatti, who heads the campaign, noted that the endeavor aims to stave off pollution caused by waste that could sully the bay, which is a major fish habitat in a country with a profound maritime tradition. He added that numerous government...

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Multiple drug-related arrests made around Kuwait

CrimesKUWAIT: Farwaniya security directorate officers arrested an Arab man with possession of 26 envelopes suspected of containing shabu (meth), along with 107 Tramadol pills and three envelopes of chemical; a variation of 'Spice' (synthetic marijuana) with added chemicals. The man was taken to the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) to face charges. In another case, Hawally security arrested a citizen in an abnormal condition who was...

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Man attempted to sell dead body

crime-sceneKUWAIT: An Egyptian man whose job is to transport dead bodies to Kuwait International Airport was arrested and taken to state security after he was caught with the body of a Bangladeshi man that was supposed to be shipped out. The suspect took advantage of a document showing that the official at the airport received two bodies, but delivered only one body. He told authorities that he was about to sell the body to students at the...

KUWAIT: MP Safaa Al-Hashem is seen during a session of the National Assembly. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

MP Safa Al-Hashem proposes 10-year cap for expats, ban on dependent visas

MP Safa Al-HashemKUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem continued her anti-expatriate proposals by demanding a 10-year cap on the stay of foreigners in the country and a ban on dependent visas, except for parents. The lawmaker, who has already proposed taxing expatriates and imposing a five-percent fee on their money transfers, also called yesterday for doubling the charges for the recruitment of expatriates - to be paid by sponsors.Hashem said that the...

MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei

'Abdaly cell' fugitives flee

Islamist opposition MP Waleed Al-TabtabaeiKUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei yesterday questioned Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah over reports that 14 Kuwaitis convicted of forming a cell with ties to Tehran fled by sea to Iran to escape imprisonment. Citing high-ranking security sources, a local daily reported yesterday said the 14 men fled to Iran on speedboats hours after the cassation court overturned their...

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (right) meets Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Sabah (center) as Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry looks on yesterday. —AFP

FM meets Sisi; Egypt insists on demands

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (right) meets Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Sabah (center) as Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry looks on yesterday. —AFPCAIRO: Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at Cairo's Al-Ittihadiya Palace yesterday. The minister delivered a message of greetings from HH the Amir of...

KUWAIT: Acting Premier and Minister of Defense Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. —KUNA

Cabinet assesses efforts to resolve Gulf crisis

KUWAIT: Acting Premier and Minister of Defense Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday mulled over the progress of Kuwait’s role as the main mediator in the Gulf crisis, as the country seeks to defuse an ongoing Gulf row. Presided over by Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Cabinet held its weekly routine...

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