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Badrya Darwish Lately, I've noticed that since the past few years, corruption and petty bribery have become a way of life in Kuwait. We never experienced this in Kuwait in the previous decades. Corruption is now endemic in the public sector. When you go to process any paperwork - which is your right and required by law - it is the duty of the employee, whoever he or she is, to do it. But you feel that they are not encouraged to accomplish...

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Over 9,647 roaming taxi permits in Kuwait

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah said the total number of drivers holding valid roaming taxi permits was 9,647 as of March 28. In a response to an inquiry by MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari, Sheikh Khaled explained that ministerial decision number 182/2004 set some conditions for roaming taxi permits including limiting the permit to Kuwaitis. He added that the decision authorized the traffic licenses...

Justice Minister Faleh Al-Azeb

Judiciary members must submit financial statements by May 13

Justice Minister Faleh Al-AzebKUWAIT: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Assembly Affairs Faleh Al-Azeb stressed that both members of the judiciary and the board of trustees will have to file their financial statements by May 13 and those who fail to do so would be held legally accountable. Speaking at an open meeting held at the diwaniya of former vice president of the Municipal Council Jassar Al-Jassar, Azeb stressed that as the...

KUWAIT: Head of the UNHCR office in Kuwait Dr Hanan Hamdan and Omar Al-Ghanim, CEO of Al- Ghanim Industries, sign the memorandum of understanding. —Photo by Joseph Shagra

UNHCR, Alghanim Industries sign MoU on educating Syrian refugees

KUWAIT: Head of the UNHCR office in Kuwait Dr Hanan Hamdan and Omar Al-Ghanim, CEO of Al- Ghanim Industries, sign the memorandum of understanding. —Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Alghanim Industries yesterday signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to educate Syrian refugees in MENA region through various key programs.This took place following a high-level panel discussion held at UN...

KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- Hamad Al-Sabah (right) speaks during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

German foreign minister hails economic relations with Kuwait

KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- Hamad Al-Sabah (right) speaks during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel. —Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The German foreign minister hailed long-standing and distinguished economic relations between Germany and Kuwait, adding that Germany would like to strengthen this successful relationship. "Kuwait is important...

KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and trade Peter Szijjarto exchange one of three documents they signed yesterday. —KUNA

Kuwait, Hungary ink 3 cooperation memos

Amir receives letter from Hungarian President KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and trade Peter Szijjarto exchange one of three documents they signed yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: The State of Kuwait and Hungary inked yesterday documents stipulating organization of high-level bilateral consultations, cooperation in sports...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses after receiving an artwork presented to him as a memento

Amir attends, patronizes Kuwait Int'l Quran contest ceremony

125 participants from 70 countries 'gathered for the love of the Holy Quran' His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses after receiving an artwork presented to him as a mementoKUWAIT: The closing ceremony of the Kuwait international Quran contest was held in Bayan Palace yesterday, with the attendance and patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Upon arrival, His Highness Sheikh Sabah...

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Arab Forum Activities of E-government launches Sunday in Sharam Al-Sheikh

Under the patronage of Egyptian Prime MinisterKUWAIT: Sharam Al Sheikh City will witness on Sunday the launch of the Arab Forum of the ongoing E-government under the slogan "the Road to Sustainable Development" which will be under the patronage of the engineer Shareef Ismael, Prime Minister of Arab Republic of Egypt. This forum will be held from 23 to 25 of April in the Maritim International Conferences Hall with a joint effort between Akhbar...

Jeri Al-Jeri

America: Gothamized?

Jeri Al-Jeri Comic books, novels, and movies all reassure a sense of old school heroism. But let us not forget that heroes need their polar opposites: 'evil doers.' Batman's greatness is dependent on villains, with all their stereotypes, to punch in the face, and to defeat. He can only remain the Dark Knight and gain what vote-dependent politicians desire, popularity, when he is out 'fighting' the good fight. The world's police, however,...

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Maid accused of stealing KD 150,000 necklace

KUWAIT: A well-known Kuwaiti businessman accused his domestic helper of stealing a KD 150,000 necklace from his Faiha house and then disappearing. Police are investigating. Separately, a Bangladeshi man told Maidan Hawally police that a person chocked him then robbed KD 225 in cash from him as well as his smartphone then escaped. A case was filed for investigations. In Shamiya, a citizen lodged a complaint with police saying that her expensive...

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Artist arrested for swindling

KUWAIT: Hawally detectives arrested a Gulf artist who swindled a Kuwaiti actress of KD 8,000 to design and make special sofas for an upcoming project. The Gulf national claimed that he own a company known for such works, but he did not deliver on his part of the deal.Detectives found out that he had no relations with the company he claimed he owned. Based on their findings, police headed to the man’s house and arrested him there. In another...

RIYADH: Saudi King Salman meets US Defense Secretary James Mattis yesterday. – AP

US weighs more military aid for Saudis over Yemen war

Mattis says US wants 'strong' Saudi Arabia, warns of Yemen 'Hezbollah' RIYADH: Saudi King Salman meets US Defense Secretary James Mattis yesterday. – APRIYADH: The United States is considering ways to boost military support for the Saudi-led fight against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, believing military pressure is needed to prod the militants into a negotiated end to the conflict, US officials said yesterday. The US already is helping the...

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