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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 24, 2017. Le Pen has made multiple visits to Russia, as have her father, niece and other members of the National Front, often meeting with Russian legislators. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia's Putin hosts French contender Le Pen in Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 24, 2017. Le Pen has made multiple visits to Russia, as have her father, niece and other members of the National Front, often meeting with Russian legislators. - APMOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin granted an audience to French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin...
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 11, 2017 shows US President-elect Donald Trump whispers to his daughter Ivanka during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York. nPresident Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka now has an office at the White House, although she will not be a government employee, an administration official told AFP on March 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY
Ivanka Trump: A White House force, just not an 'employee'
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 11, 2017 shows US President-elect Donald Trump whispers to his daughter Ivanka during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka now has an office at the White House, although she will not be a government employee, an administration official told AFP on March 21, 2017. - AFP WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump will have a security...
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti social media activist Thamer Al-Dakheel Bourashed puts his laptop inside his suitcase at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City before boarding a flight to the United States yesterday. Travelers across the Middle East have expressed frustration at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United States and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation. From March 25, passengers on flights to the United States and Britain from major hubs in Turkey and the Arab world will have to check in any device larger than a smartphone, including laptops and tablets.- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwaitis in UK 'safe'
Arab League condemns London attack KUWAIT: Kuwaiti social media activist Thamer Al-Dakheel Bourashed puts his laptop inside his suitcase at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City before boarding a flight to the United States yesterday. Travelers across the Middle East have expressed frustration at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United States and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation. From March 25,...
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No salary for months!!!
Muna Al Fuzai Volunteer work is an act of charity that someone may decide to do in their spare time. But when a person signs a work contract and works, they expect to get paid a salary. In fact, it is a requirement in religion and in law that those who do work be paid in a timely manner. But almost daily we hear stories from across the Gulf of foreign workers who sometimes go months and months without receiving their salaries. This is a...
KUWAIT: Vehicles drive during a heavy dust storm in Kuwait City yesterday. Strong winds and dust caused low visibility on the main roads around Kuwait. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Unstable weather during weekend
KUWAIT: Vehicles drive during a heavy dust storm in Kuwait City yesterday. Strong winds and dust caused low visibility on the main roads around Kuwait. —Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The Director of Kuwait Meteorological Department Emad Al-Sanousi said yesterday that the country will witness unstable weather conditions during the weekend. Al-Sanousi said the weather will be cloudy - with moderate to fresh southeasterly wind at speeds of 25...
Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait City
Getting to know the Christians in Kuwait
'Seven licensed churches - Hundreds of thousands of worshipers'Recently a controversial incident at the Catholic church in Kuwait City garnered international attention. Not everyone knows that there is a sizable, diverse Christian community in Kuwait. But Christians have been here from the earliest days and in fact there are Christian Kuwaiti families.Last December MP Ahmad Al-Fahdl called on the government to declare Christmas a holiday. The...
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Drug smuggling foiled; Corruption in residency affairs
.KUWAIT: Police at the Central Prison foiled several attempts by prisoners to smuggle drugs into the prison. One prisoner attempted to bring in 12 nylon rolls he had somehow obtained during a visit to court. In another incident, authorities found a solid yellow roll hidden in the electric box of a bus that was transferring prisoners from court to prison. A total of 23 rolls were found in a cell in addition to other smuggled material, besides...
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Kuwait imposes stricter examination of imports
KUWAIT: The Municipal Department charged with imports works according to resolutions, ministerial laws and by-laws that regulate the food importation, Al-Mutairi explained.He further clarified that the tasked personnel and workers deal with the imports upon arrival by: First, visual examination, second by examination at laboratories ahead of pondering specifications of the products. Invalid ones are either discarded or exported. Each food...
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How About Censoring Censorship?
Nejoud Al Yagout This week, Disney decided to pull Beauty and the Beast from theaters across Kuwait, because our local censors, ever-ready to step up to defending antiquated beliefs of separation, decided it was best to cut what they deemed was inappropriate for the masses. Additionally, just in case once was not enough, it was also announced that Tarweek fi Beirut, a movie directed by Kuwaiti filmmaker Farah Al-Hashim, was banned at our very...
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A young Bangladeshi man paralyzed and abandoned
‘Quadriplegic patient at Al-Adan Hospital needs help’Khurshid Allam, 36, a construction helper from Bangladesh suffered a tragic accident on 24 October 2016. He was helping a colleague move a heavy kitchen cabinet when the thing fell onto him Khurshid AllamKUWAIT: A young Bangladeshi man has been paralyzed for life and is stuck in Adan hospital - unable to get home. Khurshid Allam, 36, a construction helper from Bangladesh suffered a tragic...
DOHA: A file picture taken on Nov 16, 2014 shows workers at a construction site in the Qatari capital. - AFP
Qatar given deadline to end abuse of migrant workers or face investigation
NEW DELHI: Qatar has until November to implement new labor reforms designed to end abuse of migrant workers or potentially face an investigation by an international labor watchdog in the lead up to hosting the 2022 World Cup. The United Nation's International Labor Organization (ILO) said it was deferring until November a decision on whether to investigate the Gulf state for forced labor violations involving migrant workers.Around 90 percent of...
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Bahrain sentences three to death for terrorism, bomb attacks
DUBAI: A Bahraini court sentenced three Shi'ite Muslim men to death yesterday after they were convicted on charges of terrorism and involvement in 2014 bomb attacks that injured a number of police officers. The High Criminal Court also sentenced 14 other people linked to the same case to prison terms ranging from 10 years to life in jail, state news agency BNA reported, quoting a state prosecution statement. At least were sentenced in absentia,...
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