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This photo taken on June 30, 2017 shows Indian traders shouting slogans as they burn an effigy of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during a protest against the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Allahabad. India is bracing for its most significant reform in a generation as the world's fastest growing major economy is unified into a single market for the first time with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1. - TO GO WITH AFP STORY INDIA-ECONOMY-TAXATION-GSTn / AFP / SANJAY KANOJIA / TO GO WITH AFP STORY INDIA-ECONOMY-TAXATION-GST
India launches nationwide tax revolution
This photo taken on June 30, 2017 shows Indian traders shouting slogans as they burn an effigy of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during a protest against the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Allahabad. India is bracing for its most significant reform in a generation as the world's fastest growing major economy is unified into a single market for the first time with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1. NEW DELHI:...
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A massive fire engulfed a shopping complex under construction in Sharq
 A massive fire engulfed a shopping complex under construction in Sharq, Kuwait City today. No details on the cause of the blaze were immediately available. It is unclear if anyone was injured in the fire though several firefighters have been treated for smoke inhalation.
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Kuwait swelters as temperature hits 50 deg celsius
KUWAIT: Hot weather will prevail during the weekend in Kuwait with temperatures soaring up to 51 Degrees Celsius, Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi, weather forecaster at Kuwait Meteorological Center said yesterday.Speaking to KUNA, Al-Qarawi said that today’s weather will be very hot with moderate to fresh northwesterly wind at the speed of 20-40 kph during the day.During the evening, there will be moderate northwesterly wind with the speed of 12-32 kph....
Animals are kept in tiny cages, often for days and weeks at a time outdoors or in shops without proper ventilation or air conditioning at the pet market in Al-Rai, Kuwait. — Photos by Ben Garcia
Pet market open despite heat
Animals are kept in tiny cages, often for days and weeks at a time outdoors or in shops without proper ventilation or air conditioning at the pet market in Al-Rai, Kuwait. — Photos by Ben GarciaAmidst the searing heat, Kuwait Times visited the infamous pet market in Rai near the Friday Market. Recently, some social media have reported that pets are being abandoned in droves by people leaving Kuwait for the summer. There have also been...
Salmiya Post Office
Mail handlers on strike
Salmiya Post OfficeKUWAIT: The employees handling the mail boxes at Salmiya Post Office went on strike yesterday over unpaid salaries.According to the director of the post office, the employees decided to go on strike because they didn’t receive their salaries for the past three months.Although the post offices in Kuwait are run by the government, under the Ministry of Communications, some mail services are done by private companies.Kuwait...
ABU SAMRAH, Qatar : A general view of the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing with Saudi Arabia. On June 5, Saudi Arabia and its allies cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar, pulling their ambassadors from the gas-rich emirate and giving its citizens a two-week deadline to leave their territory. The measures also included closing Qatar’s only land border, banning its planes from using their airspace and barring Qatari nationals from transiting through their airports. — AFP
Dubai ruler takes to verse, urging Qatar to turnabout
Using poetry to convey a message ABU SAMRAH, Qatar : A general view of the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing with Saudi Arabia. On June 5, Saudi Arabia and its allies cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar, pulling their ambassadors from the gas-rich emirate and giving its citizens a two-week deadline to leave their territory. The measures also included closing Qatar’s only land border, banning its planes from using their airspace and...
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Fires in Kuwait
Muna Al Fuzai The series of fires in Kuwait do not seem to end, and hardly a week passes without reports of fires making headlines, especially if the damage is severe and innocent lives are lost. This raises a question about the causes of fires and what should be done to avoid negative effects on the environment and people's health. Sometimes, the reasons for the blazes are either incomprehensible or not announced to the public - like the...
Ramona Crasto
That fear should 'not' be there
Ramona Crasto I got the habit of saying 'that fear should be there' from a friend of mine and I realized that after a while when you constantly use a phrase it turns into a catchphrase and when people around you listen to it, they start using it and the circle continues. Have you ever given this a thought, since childhood we all know that one person we are scared of or dislike. Reason? Don't know, we just don't like that person on the basis...
Sana Kalim
Childhood discrimination
There is an issue that must be addressed. For too long, this sector of our society has remained silent, unheard of. I am talking about people who have dreams, just like you me. They are passionate and pure - they just have to do it in their own way. The world was not cut out for them as cleanly as ours. We are selfish to think that our lives are difficult. What about theirs? I am talking about people who have a different neurological pathway:...
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Criminal gang busted
KUWAIT: Criminal detectives busted a criminal gang network. Detective received a tip from a source about their activities near a farm in Wafra. The farm was raided and six Kuwaitis and two Gulf nationals were arrested. Items that were reported stolen before were found in their possession, along with drugs and paraphernalia. They were all sent to concerned authorities for further legal action.Truck driver injuredA truck driver was injured when his...
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Charred body found; Husband dupes wife for KD 20,000
KUWAIT: Criminal detectives are investigating the case of charred body of a citizen whose body was found near his car. Police received a call about the body behind Nuwaiseeb gas station. The body of the young man was found 200 meters away from his car. Detectives are investigating whether it is a murder case. In another development, detectives and forensics are investigating the death of a Gulf national whose body was found in Salmi desert....
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Kuwait's first 'Japanese' manga writer
An interview with Shinigami Sensei author Hisham Najem Hisham NajemJapanese manga and anime have a wide following in Kuwait and the region. One young Kuwaiti writer however has taken his interest in the popular graphic storytelling to a personal level by writing his own manga series, Shinigami Sensei. Published in a series format twice weekly online, Shinigami Sensei combines 27 year old Kuwaiti writer Hisham Najem's storyline with...
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