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Social Affairs Minister Hind Al-Sabeeh

Govt employees, company reps arrested on visa trafficking charges

Social Affairs Minister Hind Al-SabeehKUWAIT: Ten public servants and 30 company representatives were arrested and referred to public prosecution in 2016 on charges of receiving huge bribes to add more laborers on fake companies' files and aid visa trafficking, according to a document issued from the office of Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh.Every private company in Kuwait has a file...

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti bariatric (weight loss) surgeon Dr Mohammad Al-Jarallah during a surgery. — KUNA

Association urges more incentives to Kuwaiti nurses

KUWAIT: Kuwait Nursing Association's (KNA) Chairman Bandar Nashmi Al-Enezi urged the Cabinet to pass a special payroll cadre for nurses, which was already approved by the Civil Services Commission (CSC) three years ago. He also stressed that nurses in Kuwait had the worst salaries in all GCC states. "Approving the new payroll system will help encourage more Kuwaitis to join nursing, because there is already a paucity of 1,600 nurses from the...

Dr Humoud Al-Enezi

Kick Kuwaitis out of Kuwait!

Dr Humoud Al-Enezi I know, dear readers, that this article's title might be shocking, but what is happening nowadays by advocates of racism begets such a call. The best proof of this is what happened in Souq Mubarakiya a few days ago, right in front of Mubarak Kiosk, the historic and cultural landmark of Kuwait. We unfortunately watched how the symbolism of such a historic edifice was utilized, when according to her sick, racist and most ugly...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Attorney Fajer Ahmed Absconding by definition, according to Merriam-Webster, is to depart secretly and hide oneself. The word absconding is a harsh word and is usually used for someone that is running away from something or even escaping from jail, but the general public seems to use the word in Kuwait to describe an offense of leaving an employment contract without agreeing with the employer on the termination methods. This can be very...

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa pose for a picture after signing an agreement in Kuwait City yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Foreign Minister reiterates Kuwait's support to Bahrain against terrorism

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa pose for a picture after signing an agreement in Kuwait City yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait's First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday reaffirmed the country's support to Bahrain's efforts to counter terrorism. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled...

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Woman attempts suicide to escape marital problems

KUWAIT: A citizen who wanted to put an end to her marital problems threw herself out of her boyfriend’s balcony in Shaab, and was taken in critical condition to Mubarak Al- Kabeer Hospital.Her boyfriend said that she was complaining about family problems before surprising him by jumping. Police will question her when her condition improves. Meanwhile, a citizen committed suicide by jumping from the roof of his house in Farwaniya. A security...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa. — Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos

Amir meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa. — Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace...

The Internationally-renowned artist Yanni

JACC concerts for the richest? Ticket prices tripled by scalpers

The Internationally-renowned artist YanniKUWAIT: Internationally-renowned artist Yanni, who is famous for his modern classical music, will be performing in his first concerts in Kuwait at the Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC) this weekend. The musician has a large fanbase in the Gulf region, but his fans were let down after tickets for his two concerts were all sold out within an hour of their release. Fans expressed their displeasure and...

Smuggled orangutan repatriated

Smuggled orangutan repatriated

Smuggled orangutan repatriatedKUWAIT: An orangutan that had been smuggled into Kuwait has been repatriated to Indonesia this week through the efforts of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuwait in cooperation with the Kuwait Zoo and Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia as well as BOS Foundation.The two-year-old male orangutan, named Taymur, was rescued in June 2016,...

Motorist killed, three injured in accident

Motorist killed, three injured in accident

Motorist killed, three injured in accidentKUWAIT: An Egyptian man died and three others were injured when their vehicle flipped over and caught fire on King Fahd Road near Hadiya. Firefighters rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call, then worked on tackling the flames while helping the victims out of the burning vehicle. Paramedics pronounced one of the victims dead on the scene and left his body to be taken to the forensic...

CAIRO: Aya Hijazi, center, a dual US-Egyptian citizen, is acquitted by an Egyptian court after nearly three years of detention over accusations related to running a foundation dedicated to helping street children. —AP

Egypt acquits American detained for three years

CAIRO: Aya Hijazi, center, a dual US-Egyptian citizen, is acquitted by an Egyptian court after nearly three years of detention over accusations related to running a foundation dedicated to helping street children. —APCAIRO: An Egyptian court yesterday acquitted Aya Hijazi, a dual US-Egyptian citizen who has been held in detention for nearly three years over accusations related to a non-governmental organization she founded to aid street...

JIDDAH: In this Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2007 file photo, a Saudi veiled woman enjoys a swing in a park during holiday. — AP

Saudi woman's plea exposes risks runaways face

'If my family come, they will kill me. If I go back, I will be dead' JIDDAH: In this Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2007 file photo, a Saudi veiled woman enjoys a swing in a park during holiday. — APDUBAI: A young Saudi woman's plea for help after she was stopped in an airport in the Philippines en route to Australia where she planned to seek asylum has triggered a firestorm on social media and drawn attention to the plight of female runaways. For runaway...

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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP

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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of
Investment Khalid Al-Falih

Saudi Cabinet approves new investment law