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Essam Al-Marzouq

KD 1 billion collected in overdue power bills

Essam Al-MarzouqKUWAIT: Minister of Oil and Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq said the ministry has collected around KD 1 billion since it started a campaign to collect overdue bills, including KD 33 million collected in May alone. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony held at the Ministry of Electricity and Water to celebrate the advent of Ramadan, Marzouq assured all programmed cuts of water or electricity had been halted...

Social Affairs Minister Hind Al-Sabeeh

79% of development plan realized: Sabeeh

'Study to handover metro rail project to Kuwaiti investor' Social Affairs Minister Hind Al-SabeehhindKUWAIT: Around 79 percent of this year's development plan was completed, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh said yesterday, citing a 10 percent increase from last year. Speaking to the press, Sabeeh, who is also Minister of State for Economic Affairs, said that most projects included in the development plan that ended on March 31,...

Sheikh Jaber Causeway

79% of Sheikh Jaber Causeway completed

Sheikh Jaber CausewayKUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works announced the completion of about 79 percent of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Causeway project. The project is set to open by end of 2018, as the bridge will be the fourth longest in the world with both its Doha and Subbiyah links, said Assistant Undersecretary of Road Engineering at the ministry Ahmad Al-Hessan in a press statement yesterday. The bridge is part of Kuwait's development plan and...

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Badrya Darwish The recent cyber-attacks that affected many countries around the globe made me think about the future of cybercrime, cyber war and our vulnerabilities. How serious can it reach in the future? One of the worst affected by the recent attacks was the NHS system in the UK. The ransomware caused a lot of chaos for doctors, hospitals and patients. Thank God no one died, but it was chaos for a few days. Of course, other firms...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Attorney Fajer Ahmed Ramadan Mubarak to all my readers, I wish them and their families a time of reflection, self-improvement, love, happiness and great food. It is a time where Muslims get together to be compassionate towards each other and others as well, kindness and generosity are encouraged. Ramadan is a religious month yet their laws in Kuwait that affect all of us. Our schedules change, even our work environments change. It all makes...

Jerry Lopez

'Accept and respect all kinds of people' - MAKE KUWAIT GREAT

Jerry LopezEach 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?Jerry Lopez is 54 years of age from...

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The essence of Ramadan

The word Ramadan is derived from the Arabic root word ramida or ar-ramad signifying strong burning heat and dryness, especially the ground. Thus, the word Ramadan indicates the warm sensation in the stomach as a result of thirst. Spiritually, Ramadan burns out the sins with good deeds, as the sun burns the ground. The hearts and souls of believers are more receptive to the warnings and remembrance of Allah during Ramadan, just as the sand and...

Arwa Al-Waqian

Human trafficking in humanity land

A quick glance at where one works, goes shopping or visits the hospital for a medical checkup, one will find so many people who had been victims of human trafficking and exploitation that some of us are unaware of. Most porters, cleaners or kitchen labor in various ministries are Indians and Bangladeshis living under extreme conditions with salaries between KD 60 and 120 for 16 hours a week. And just imagine them going back to their accommodation...

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Police arrests citizen who attacked cops

Cop killer sentenced Al-Fali deportedKUWAIT: Security forces arrested a citizen who attacked earlier police officers while trying to arrest him after committing several traffic violations, the Interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Al-Jahra security patrols tried to stop a vehicle in Al-Ouyoon area after its driver committed several traffic violations, the statement said, adding when the driver stopped he turned out to be in an...

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Man stabbed over broken car deal

KUWAIT: A citizen sustained various injuries after being stabbed in the thigh and arm during a fight with two others in Sabahiya over a deal to sell a used vehicle. According to security sources, the two assailants had bought the vehicle from the man and paid him a down payment before they found out that the vehicle's engine was broken. The seller refused to refund the down payment, which prompted the attack.Murder threatA citizen called police...

MARAWI, Philippines: A fire rages in houses following air strikes by the Philippine Air Force yesterday. —AP

2,000 trapped as fighting rages in Philippine city

MARAWI, Philippines: Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped yesterday inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling Islamist militants, authorities said, as the death toll from almost a week of fighting neared 100. The military intensified a bombing campaign on parts of Marawi on Mindanao island, one of the biggest Muslim cities in the mainly Catholic nation, as it accused the gunmen of atrocities including murdering women and...

MANCHESTER: Members of the British Muslim Forum and religious leaders from Christian and Jewish faiths pay their respects at St Ann's square in Manchester yesterday. - AP

Manchester police make fresh arrest; bomber's network still at large

MANCHESTER: Members of the British Muslim Forum and religious leaders from Christian and Jewish faiths pay their respects at St Ann's square in Manchester yesterday. - APMANCHESTER: A British minister said yesterday members of suicide bomber Salman Abedi's network could still be a large, as thousands defied the terror threat to take part in an annual half marathon. As runners pounded the streets of the northwestern English city, police arrested...

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