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Photo shows thousands of dead fish washed ashore along Kuwait beach near Doha area
Natural and unnatural causes trigger fish deaths: KISR study
Photo shows thousands of dead fish washed ashore along Kuwait beach near Doha areaKUWAIT: A combination of natural and unnatural causes had triggered a recent rise in fish deaths, a Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) study found. In a statement issued to KUNA, KISR noted that around 1000,000 cubic meters of rancid sewage has spilled into the bay of Kuwait, carrying with it high concentrations of toxic pollutants.Moreover, the...
Kuwaiti Ambassador to France, Sami Mohammad Al-Suleiman is pictured during the ceremony. - KUNAn
Kuwait signs the 'Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters'
Kuwaiti Ambassador to France, Sami Mohammad Al-Suleiman is pictured during the ceremony. - KUNAPARIS: Kuwait yesterday signed the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, during a ceremony held at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris. The Kuwaiti delegation was led by the country's ambassador to France Sami Mohammad Al-Suleiman who signed the Convention.This is the first...
Kuwait Red Crescent Society and Qatar Red Crescent assist refugees. - KUNA photos
Qatar, Kuwait assist refugees
Kuwait Red Crescent Society and Qatar Red Crescent assist refugees. - KUNA photosDOHA: With the rise of natural disasters, armed conflicts, famine and increasing number of refugees and displaced around the world, the collaboration of humanitarian organizations to address these crises is urgently needed.  Relief societies in the Arabian Gulf countries have been at the forefront of societies that offered assistant to millions of people affected...
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Liquor dealer nabbed
AlcoholKUWAIT: A citizen was arrested for selling imported alcohol, said security sources. Case papers indicate that detectives were tipped off concerning the suspect's activity and he was later arrested. Bottles of alcohol were found in his possession.GCC nationals arrestedTwo GCC nationals were arrested in Sulaibiya for setting garbage containers on fire and multiple robberies.Shopping mall fireA fire broke out yesterday on the roof of a...
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Asians arrested for drugs
KUWAIT: An Asian man was arrested with 1.25 kg of ice and hashish. Security sources said after receiving tips about the suspect's activities, he was ambushed and caught in Farwaniya. The sources added that on searching the suspect's room, they found the drugs that he confessed to possessing for trading purposes.In another development, a citizen was arrested in Naseem in Jahra for using and possessing drugs, said security sources, noting that on...
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Kuwait records account deficit of KD 1510 million
.KUWAIT: Kuwait recorded a current account deficit of KD 1510 million during 2016 (4.5% of total estimated 2016 GDP at current prices) against a surplus of KD 1208 million during 2015 (3.5% of 2015 GDP at current prices). The current account sums up transactions between the domestic economy and other economies encompassing good, services and income. Statistical figures were included in a report released by the Central Bank of Kuwait yesterday....
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The ‘Embassy of Palestine’ warns against fraudsters
KUWAIT: The Embassy of ‘State of Palestine’ issued a statement about some people collecting donations in the name of Jerusalem governor. The Embassy said it received many calls from establishments and Kuwaiti dignitaries enquiring about a group claiming to be from Jerusalem governorate. The group is using the name of the governor to ask for financial donations for the injured people in Palestine.The statement added that the Embassy enquired...
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New traffic cameras
KUWAIT: The Traffic Department is installing additional 60 cameras (Traffic Tower 2) to monitor overspeeding and to raise the level of safety. A statement by Relations and Security Information Department said the cameras can take pictures on both directions at the same time.Jordan security delegationUndersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG) Lieutenant General Hashim Al-Rifai met yesterday with visiting Jordanian Director General of the...
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Police hunt con woman
KUWAIT: Detectives are working towards establishing the identity of a woman who used to con people and steal their properties using improvised methods. The first victim reportedly put his "Casco bird" up for sale on an online application. In response, a woman called him and asked him to place the bird in front of a house in Taima and go to Naeem area to collect the price. The man did as told and went to Naeem to get his money. But no one was...
Al-Mutlaa housing project
'NewKuwait' seeks better living conditions
Al-Mutlaa housing projectKUWAIT: Kuwait has embarked on a huge and ambitious multi-billion Kuwaiti Dinars development plan that would ensure Kuwait enjoys, in amongst other key fields, a living accommodation through environmentally sound resources and practices. That will be achieved through building housing projects in different locations of the country as part of the government's housing care, in addition to maintaining air quality and...
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A lifeguard in Kuwait: Superman in the water
Manjula Wickramasingha, Sri Lankan nationalSummer is just around the corner, as always on the top of our bucket list of our summer plans is to spend a day with our family at the beach or in a swimming pool. But how sure are we about our safety at the sea? Sharks, stingrays and even jellyfish lurk just beneath the waves. Even more unpredictable are rip currents, body cramps and the possibility of drowning. Even in a swimming pool, the danger of...
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EPA examines Kuwait Bay
KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) is examining Kuwait's waters in a follow-up of the fish mortality in Kuwait Bay, an EPA official said yesterday. A survey mission conducted from the Sabah Al Ahmad Base, All-Fintas, to the bay found little amounts of dead fish near the Shuwaikh Port, EPA's Deputy Director General for Technical Monitoring Affairs Eng Mohammed Al-Enezi said. The mission also collected some samples of seawater and...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah