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The damaged bus of Borussia Dortmund is pictured after an explosion some 10km away from the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 1st leg quarter-final football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Monaco in Dortmund, western Germany on April 11, 2017. Germany

Triple blasts hit Dortmund bus, player injured

The damaged bus of Borussia Dortmund is pictured after an explosion some 10km away from the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 1st leg quarter-final football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Monaco in Dortmund, western Germany on April 11, 2017. GermanyDORTMUND, Germany: Spain international Marc Bartra was injured in explosions which hit the Borussia Dortmund team bus yesterday and saw their Champions League game against Monaco called off,...

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FM condoles with Egypt over deadly church attacks

Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-SabahKUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah phoned Monday Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry to extend condolences over victims of Sunday's deadly terror attacks on two churches. During the phone conversation, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled expressed deep sympathy with the victims of the bombing attacks on St George Church in Tanta and Saint Mark's Cathedral in...

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Pope Tawadros visit to Kuwait on schedule

KUWAIT: Pastor of the St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Kuwait, Father Bishoy, stressed that the visit of Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria to Kuwait in the period of April 23-27 on an invitation by Kuwait's political leadership remains scheduled.Bishoy also expressed gratitude to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for condoling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Pope Tawadros on those killed in the bombings of...

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University exempted from 'Kuwaitization'

KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) agreed to exempt Kuwait University (KU) from applying the 'Kuwaitization' policy of replacing expatriate labor forces with national manpower in the current fiscal year 2017-2018.A letter CSC sent to KU said the exemption request was reviewed by CSC and was granted upon the justifications presented by the university, including the fact that Kuwaitis seem to refrain from applying for many of the advertised...

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Firework fumes choke school revelers

KUWAIT: Up to 21 people suffered from breathing difficulty due to fireworks during a celebration held at Dasman Elementary School yesterday. The fire department reported that a number of revelers at the school set off fireworks at graduates' celebration, causing fumes and causing breathing problems for 16 peoples, who were transported to the Amiri Hospital. A single case was transported to hospital aboard a private car and four others were...

Photo shows Kuwait skyline from the Arabian Gulf Road. — KUNA

Minister signs KD 8.5 million road maintenance contracts

KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Abdul Rahman Al-Mutawa signed two road maintenance contracts with a total value of KD 8,560,000 yesterday, said informed sources. The first contract, with a total value of KD 5 million, involve urgent maintenance operations on various roads including asphalt, tiles, curbstones, ditches, cracks and water accumulation spots as well as roads and yards within various ministries. The second contract, with a total value...

RIYADH: GCC justice ministries’ undersecretaries meet in Riyadh yesterday.— KUNA

GCC team to follow up JASTA

RIYADH: GCC justice ministries’ undersecretaries meet in Riyadh yesterday.— KUNARIYADH: The eighth annual meeting of GCC justice ministries' undersecretaries kicked off in Riyadh yesterday, focusing on inter-GCC judicial cooperation. Emerging from the meeting, Kuwait's Ministry of Justice Undersecretary Abdullatif Al-Saree said that the officials discussed a suggestion to form a specialized team from state members to follow up the US Justice...

KUWAIT: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (left) receives Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir at Bayan Palace yesterday. – KUNA

Amir, Sudanese President hold official talks

KUWAIT: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (left) receives Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir at Bayan Palace yesterday. – KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday the visiting President of Sudan Omar Al-Bashir and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was held in presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...

DUBAI: Kuwaiti farmer Youssef Al-Kiraibani receives the award. —KUNA

Kuwaiti farmer grabs award for innovation

DUBAI: Kuwaiti farmer Youssef Al-Kiraibani receives the award. —KUNADUBAI: Kuwaiti farmer Youssef Al-Kiraibani has won farm innovation prize of the Middle East agricultural award, or AgraME, for cultivating a variety of corps non-indigenous to the Middle East. "I have succeeded in planting a slew of exotic crops such as black tomatoes, white strawberry and red corn, and several others in Kuwait's harsh agricultural environment," Kiraibani said...

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Con artists scammed people with fake trip prizes

KUWAIT: A Jordanian and an Egyptian were arrested for swindling and blackmailing. A security source said a citizen told criminal detectives that he received a call saying he won a trip with all costs covered except for the ticket price. The man was asked to go to the company's office in Salmiya, where he met two expats and paid KD 160. He later discovered that he was a victim of scam. And not only that, but he also learned that the suspects had...

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Reckless driver held in Maidan Hawally

KUWAIT: A 21-year-old Kuwaiti was held at Maidan Hawally police station for endangering others' lives, then escaping from police and attempting to kill an Asian man. He was also charged with several traffic violations including driving in the wrong direction, running a red light and causing a collision. Police received a call about a driver blocking an important and busy intersection in Maidan Hawally. When a police patrol asked him to stop, he...

DUBAI: Laborers work at a road construction site on Monday. - AP

Gulf workers bearing all recruitment costs

DUBAI: Laborers work at a road construction site on Monday. - APDUBAI: South Asian migrants working in the multibillion dollar construction industry in Arab Gulf countries are shouldering the costs of their own recruitment fees while companies and their clients are reaping the benefits from inexpensive labor, according to a study released yesterday. The research by New York University's Stern Center for Business and Human Rights found that...

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