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The withdrawn nationalities commission submits report
KUWAIT: The commission of withdrawn nationalities has submitted its first report to His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on examinations of 40 applications of total 184, the commission's secretary Dr Nayef Al-Ajmi announced yesterday.The report includes the committee's recommendations on the 40 completed applications after informing their related bodies, Al-Ajmi stated to KUNA. The commission will continue to...
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s stock traders follow the stock market activity at the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Boursa Kuwait ends trading in red zone
KUWAIT: Trading at Boursa Kuwait ended yesterday's trading in the red zone with the benchmark down by 6.29 points to settle at 6,725.78 points.  The weighted index went down by 1.49 points to stand at 403.64, whereas the KSX 15 index shed 6.45 points to read at 919.44 points. The value of shares was at KD 14,387,979.653 with the volume of 155,855,646 shares done through 3,882 deals.Meanwhile the price of Kuwaiti oil was down 42 cents to 48.36...
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Rambo of Jahra arrested; Thief caught at airport
KUWAIT:A man labeled the "Rambo" of Jahra was arrested by Taima detectives and he was found wanted on 10 cases. Detectives rushed to the scene when they learned the man's location. But the man resisted arrested and beat the officers. The suspect was brought under control and taken to the police station.Thief caught at airportAn Egyptian was caught at Kuwait International Airport trying to flee with KD 17,000 he had stolen from his employer. A...
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Drug users, traffickers arrested
KUWAIT: Hawally police arrested four Asian expats for drug trafficking in Jabriya earlier in the week. A source said police patrols noticed a car being driven in reckless manner, so they asked the driver to stop but he sped off instead. A chase ensued and the driver was eventually caught and arrested. He was found to be in an inebriated condition along with three passengers in the car. Thirteen illicit tablets and bottles of locally made liquor...
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Store closures in Hawally - Operating without a license
.KUWAIT: Mubarak Al-Kabeer's general cleanliness and road occupancy department carried out several campaigns to improve street cleanliness, resulting in five citations issued to unlicensed roaming vendors who deal with food material. They also removed 126 loads of leftovers, wood, furniture in addition four abandoned cars were impounded.Meanwhile in Jahra a campaign was carried out on coops and food warehouses which resulted in the destruction...
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Armed Iraqi men caught off shore
KUWAIT: The coast guard detected an Iraqi boat inside Kuwait's territorial waters yesterday. On sighting the vessel, a patrol approached the boat and found four armed Iraqis on board. The armed men threatened the patrol but the situation was handled well and was brought under control. A police officer and an Iraqi were injured during the scuffle and further investigations are on-going.Hawally security campaignsSeveral security campaigns were...
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Flying gravel
Muna Al Fuzai The court of appeal rejected a claim by a woman for KD 5,000 in compensation for damage to her vehicle as a result of flying gravel on the roads. The rejection of the case sent a message to everyone not to trouble themselves to file more cases and hire lawyers, because those who are affected due to the bad job by the contractor and the ministry of public works need to remain silent and accept the reality. Or take the long road...
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Intrusion
Dana Al-Rashid Are we really, and I mean truly, free? Are we able to shape our lives as we wish - as long as it does not violate the law - or are we forever burdened by societal expectations? Our personal choices are often judged, scrutinized and even limited by "the social norm", even if those choices are deemed harmless to others. We all face social conditioning from early childhood. In our teenage years, we start to experiment with...
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Literature: Helping us connect Let’s start with literature. You may ask well, why must we spend our time reading poems, when out there we have a war, people dying and mouths to feed? Literature pulls us through emotions, events and choices that we might go through ourselves. Books that describe tragedies of life like divorce, murder or even the events that lead to a corrupted government, will allow us to lead life safely and securely. It...
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Papercraft: Transforming old newspapers into something beautiful and useful
Analee GarciaAnalee Garcia, 55, is a domestic helper who also works as a part-time office cleaner - and a paper crafter. She can make something out of almost anything - left over newspaper becomes flower vases, bags, paper chandeliers, laundry baskets and pen holders. She sells her skillful artworks for prices ranging from KD 5 to KD 50, depending on the size and design. "People buy my products not only because they are beautiful, but also...
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
Saudi Arabia working to dazzle Trump
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. — APDUBAI: Saudi Arabia is making every effort to dazzle and impress President Donald Trump on his first overseas trip, seizing on the visit to cement itself as a major player on the world stage and shove aside rival Iran. The kingdom has...
MOSUL: A displaced Iraqi walks past a destroyed vehicle after residents were evacuated from their homes in a neighborhood of west Mosul during an ongoing offensive from the Iraqi forces to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. — AFP
On west Mosul front, Iraqi forces come as civilians go
CTS fighters torn between compassion and suspicion MOSUL: A displaced Iraqi walks past a destroyed vehicle after residents were evacuated from their homes in a neighborhood of west Mosul during an ongoing offensive from the Iraqi forces to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. — AFPMOSUL: The black Humvee slaloming between car bomb carcasses and mortar craters stops to let fleeing civilians cross and then resumes its...
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