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Maid's 7-floor fall filmed

KUWAIT: A maid fell from the 7th floor of her sponsor's apartment in Sabah Al-Salem after hanging from a window and begging for help. The maid's employer filmed her holding onto the window and then falling to the corrugated roof of a laundry below. Unconfirmed reports say that the maid was attempting suicide.At least one lawyer, Fawzia Al-Sabah announced that she will file a complaint with the public prosecutor against the maid's employer,...

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Badrya Darwish What changes people and makes them so cold blooded lately? The story of this Ethiopian maid who fell and is all over the social media today in Kuwait is shocking. It’s bizarre, I don’t understand. I watched the video 100 times and I can’t figure it out. Her employer (called kafeela) was standing right there and could have helped the lady but instead she was busy videotaping the maid as she hung from the window by her...

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Medical exams for Filipino workers back to GAMCA

KUWAIT: Medical examinations for Filipino workers bound to Kuwait will now revert back to its original process using the regional screening agreed through the GAMCA. Speaking with the Kuwait Times, an official from the Philippines Embassy confirmed the old scheme would be resumed after the suspension of a controversial new contract that limited medical screening to eight clinics only."I still don't have the official report from Manila about this...

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Bogus helpers' office busted; Forged workpermits

KUWAIT: Residency detectives discovered a bogus domestic helpers office run by six Ethiopians in mahboula area. Detectives worked on tips about a bogus office the swindles citizens by making agreements with them to get domestic helps in exchange of money and gives them receipts to show they are dealing with a legitimate office. The office was stormed and six Ethiopians were found, all reported absconding and wanted.Forged workpermitsTwo...

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MP Adasani threatens to grill Prime Minister

KUWAIT: Leading opposition lawmaker Riyadh A-Adasani said he has prepared a grilling to Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and what remains is just to put the date on it. Adasani said he is not part of any deal with the government and that he will not wait for the highly anticipated ruling of the Constitutional Court on May 3. The lawmaker had in the past repeatedly threatened to file to grill the prime minister over the issue of...

KUWAIT: Affirmative Team (from left) Sara Al-Mutairi, president of the Constitutional Law Society in Kuwait University and Maryam Al-Eissa, founder and director of Re:food, a humanitarian non-profit initiative.

Should Kuwaiti women be able to pass nationality to their children? - The Niqashna debates

KUWAIT: Affirmative Team (from left) Sara Al-Mutairi, president of the Constitutional Law Society in Kuwait University and Maryam Al-Eissa, founder and director of Re:food, a humanitarian non-profit initiative.Dozens of activists gathered Wednesday evening in the Promenade Mall in Hawally to discuss one of the most controversial topics in Kuwait. Should a Kuwaiti woman have the right to pass nationality to her children if she is married to a...

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Happiness patrol

Muna Al Fuzai On a recent trip to Abu Dhabi, my friend took me on a city tour. While we were enjoying the open, clean and organized roads, something that seemed like a police patrol car grabbed my attention, but it was not a regular police jeep - it was the happiness patrol! This police initiative aims to promote positive values and encourage road users to abide by traffic laws. In 2016, UAE's minister of state for happiness and...

Minister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq during the Shuaiba refinery’s closure.

Shuaiba refinery closed

Minister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq during the Shuaiba refinery’s closure.KUWAIT: The decision to shut down Kuwait's long-running Shuaiba refinery was the result of thorough studies that found the facility to be unfit for business, Minister of Oil Essam Al-Marzouq said yesterday. Speaking to the press, Al-Marzouq, who is also Minister of Electricity and Water, said that the decision to close the refinery is largely an economical one and that...

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Three young men driving recklessly arrested

KUWAIT: Three young men were arrested for driving recklessly and insulting police officers. Two police officers were patrolling Bayan area at dawn and saw the three behaving recklessly, so they stopped the men. While charges of suspected drunkenness were being prepared, the three verbally insulted the patrol men and threatened to hurt them. All three were detained for further legal action, and their car impounded.Man caught at airportCapital...

Jeri Al-Jeri

Spiritual wellness: On sale!

Jeri Al-Jeri We all have our insecurities in life. Our mortality, forces us to wonder what is this all about? And we all have our ways on how to deal with it. Traditionally, people have turned to their inherit belief system, with its preacher, guru, sheikh who promised to suffice their "spiritual" needs. And all cultures, have valued concepts such as "harmony", "peacefulness", "happiness "; etc. And as luck would have it, these "blissful...

Sabbiya, an area in northeast of Kuwait bears witness to human life and civilizations that existed thousands of years ago. — KUNA Photos

Sabbiya - witness to ancient civilizations

Sabbiya, an area in northeast of Kuwait bears witness to human life and civilizations that existed thousands of years ago. — KUNA PhotosKUWAIT: Sabbiya, an area in northeast of Kuwait, bears witness to human life and civilizations that existed in this historic area thousands of years ago. Sabbiya, 50 kilometers from Al-Jahra City, includes historic sites and ancient archaeological relics, some of them dating back to the Ubaid civilization,...

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A DAY IN THE LIFE - The trials and 'fake' life of a promotor

Ghoson YousefShe wears a black dress with shiny black shoes, and full makeup is required to attract customers, along with a (fake) smile. Waking up at eight in the morning to get ready to stand all day long - up to 12 hours - seems exhausting, but for Ghoson Yousef, a 25-year-old full-time promoter, it is just another day. "I start my day early to try to get a feel of the market and the big news of the day, to see if competitors launched...

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