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Dependent visa, lawful right
Some decisions are subject to cancellation or freezing because they do not rhyme with public tendencies. This applies for the recent decision not to renew residency visas for expatriates' parents and siblings. Some people hailed the decision with the excuse that it would reduce pressure on health services and facilities. However, very few bought such justifications before lawmakers and columnists criticized the decision. The main motive for...
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Performing well at work serves society - MAKE KUWAIT GREAT
Each of us can contribute to making Kuwait a better place for all of us to live. In our daily deeds and actions, we can find - if we choose to look - opportunities for improving Kuwait's environment. From not littering on the streets, to choosing to be kind and helpful to others, each individual here can have a positive impact on the society as a whole. Kuwait Times wants to know what can you do?  Mohammad AnisMohammad Anis is 27-year-old from...
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Firemen tackle blaze at Industrial Shuwaikh
.KUWAIT: A fire broke out in a deserted building in Shuwaikh industrial area located over an area of 1,500 square meters, said security sources, noting that firemen rushed to the scene and managed to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings. Firemen found a number of cooking gas cylinders stored in the building and managed to remove them before they caught fire. No casualties were reported except for a fireman who suffered a knee...
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Jail time for drug trafficking producer
KUWAIT: The criminal court sentenced a Kuwaiti producer for 10 years in jail and fined him KD 50,000, while his Iraqi partner was sentenced to seven years, a KD 35,000 fine and deportation after being convicted of money laundering and trading in drugs. The Interior Ministry had announced the arrest of the suspect and charged him with trading in drugs using his show business company as a cover for his illegal activities as he turned his office...
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Kuwait detectives end scam activities
KUWAIT: Detectives put an end to a Jamaican man's activities who cheated Asians by telling them he can turn KD 200 in KD 2,500, as they shut down his instagram account. The '@Jesscampbell_477' account was being monitored by detectives when they learned it was used for swindling by targeting people in Kuwait and making them believe they can make quick profits. Detectives found out about the account's activities and were able to determine the...
WASHINGTON: In this file photo, US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. — AP
Trump berates Qatar as Gulf stand-off escalates
Saudi Arabia and allies hail Trump warning to QatarWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has accused Qatar's leadership of bankrolling extremists and demanded a halt to that funding, drawing praise yesterday from Saudi Arabia and its allies. Their approval came as Washington joined intensifying international efforts to heal the rift between the key Western Gulf allies, which has escalated into the region's worst diplomatic crisis in years.Russia...
BANNU, Pakistan: Pakistani father Gulzar Khan (center) 57, who has 36 children from his three wives, walks with his children as they return home after school in the northwestern town of Bannu. — AFP
3 men, 96 children - Pakistan's population booms
BANNU, Pakistan: Pakistani father Gulzar Khan (center) 57, who has 36 children from his three wives, walks with his children as they return home after school in the northwestern town of Bannu. — AFPBANNU: Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging...
MARAWI, Philippines: The body of Abdillah Masid, 15, is surrounded by his family inside the Camp Ranao Mosque in Barangay Saber on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Friday. Abdilla died after a stray bullet hit him in the neck during Friday prayers inside the mosque. —AP
US forces back Philippine troops in Marawi
Militants kill 13 Philippine marines in war-torn city MARAWI, Philippines: The body of Abdillah Masid, 15, is surrounded by his family inside the Camp Ranao Mosque in Barangay Saber on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Friday. Abdilla died after a stray bullet hit him in the neck during Friday prayers inside the mosque. —APMARAWI, Philippines: United States special forces are providing support to the Philippine military battling to...
MOSUL: This undated frame grab from video posted online May 17, 2017 by supporters of the Islamic State militant group shows an American fighter identified as Abu Hamza Al-Americi sitting next to rocket launchers said to be manufactured by IS. — AP
Islamic State propaganda hard hit by killings, battlefield setbacks
MOSUL: This undated frame grab from video posted online May 17, 2017 by supporters of the Islamic State militant group shows an American fighter identified as Abu Hamza Al-Americi sitting next to rocket launchers said to be manufactured by IS. — APBEIRUT: Supported by crutches and a fellow Islamic State militant, Abu Shuaib Al-Maslawi hopped on his left leg toward the explosives-laden black SUV that he would minutes later plow into a group of...
DOHA: In this June 8, 2017 photo, Al-Jazeera staff work at the TV station.— AP
Al-Jazeera a target in Gulf confrontation with Qatar
Network has long angered Mideast governments DOHA: In this June 8, 2017 photo, Al-Jazeera staff work at the TV station.— APDOHA: The Arabic news network Al-Jazeera has been thrust into the center of the story as Qatar came under virtual siege by its Gulf neighbors, pressuring it to shut down the channel that has infuriated them with its coverage for 20 years. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed ties with Qatar this...
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Iran arrests 8 suspected of supporting Tehran attacks
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have arrested eight suspects for allegedly supporting the Islamic State-claimed attacks on Iran's parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that killed 17 people in Tehran, the state-run IRNA news agency reported yesterday. The report quoted Ahmad Fazelian, chief justice of Alborz province west of Tehran as saying: "These agents who were supporters of the two terrorist groups, and had full coordination...
An undated handout photo issued by the Metropolitan Police, London, and made available yesterday shows the interior of the van used in the London Bridge attacks. (Inset) One of the knives used in the attacks. — AP photos
London Bridge attackers tried to rent larger truck
Man used pink ceramic kitchen knives An undated handout photo issued by the Metropolitan Police, London, and made available yesterday shows the interior of the van used in the London Bridge attacks. (Inset) One of the knives used in the attacks. — AP photosLONDON: The three Islamists who killed eight people after driving a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attacking nearby revellers had initially tried to hire a 7.5 tonne truck,...
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