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Suicide rate remains high in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Suicides in Kuwait continue to remain at high numbers, with 73 recorded in 2016. Official statistics show 75 suicide cases were registered in 2015, while 61 committed suicide in 2014, and 52 in 2013, 53 in 2012, 37 in 2011 and 52 in 2010.Indians committed the highest number of suicides, with 43 cases recorded. Kuwaitis came next with 11 cases followed by Sri Lankans with six cases, Nepalese with five cases and Egyptians with four cases....
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Deadline to receive applications for railway project extended
KUWAIT: Kuwait Authority for Partnership projects (KAPP) is set to extend the deadline previously announced to receive applications from companies wishing to take part in Kuwait National Rail Road (KNRR) project, and defer it from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2017. KAPP justified the decision by saying it was busy with contracting technical, legal and financial advisors for the project since late 2016. KAPP said that the project...
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah speaks during the conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Interior Ministry tackles social media dangers for children
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah speaks during the conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait organized its first conference focused on protecting children from the dangers of social media yesterday. The three day conference, organized under the patronage of Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah will focus on techniques for protecting children from a legal,...
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
Kuwait to participate in anti-IS meeting in Washington
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-SabahKUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is to arrive in Washington DC today to take part in the meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition on the Defeat of the so-called Islamic State (IS).Foreign ministers of the Global Coalition in Washington, DC. Partners from the 68-member coalition will assemble to review the campaign to date and...
KUWAIT: His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks during a ceremony to celebrate ‘La Francophonie Day’ as Ambassador of Canada to Kuwait Martine Moreau looks on.— Photo by Joseph Shagra
Multiculturalism necessary for world peace: Sheikh Nasser
Canadian Embassy hosts 'La Francophonie Day' KUWAIT: His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks during a ceremony to celebrate ‘La Francophonie Day’ as Ambassador of Canada to Kuwait Martine Moreau looks on.— Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said on Monday that multiculturalism is a necessity for a continuous world peace.  In today's world, multiculturalism crosses...
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Courts hear nationality cases
KUWAIT: Member of the parliament's legislative committee MP Mubarak Al-Hajraf said the committee approved an amendment to the administrative court law granting the judiciary authority to revoke Kuwait nationality. The Kuwaiti government revoked the citizenship of nearly 20 activists in recent years but current court rulings have indicated that most of these are likely to be restored. Several court cases are ongoing.Youth arsonist gets 1 yearThe...
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Social media Iranian sorcerer busted
KUWAIT: The money crimes department of criminal detectives put an end to the activities of an Iranian sorcerer who was using social media to promote himself. The man posted a list of services he offered like removing a spell for KD 150 in advance and KD 350 after recovery, attracting lovers for KD 100 in advance and KD 300 after the loved one arrives, getting rid of adversaries for KD 100 in advance and KD 200 after the job is complete.Detectives...
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Heroin deliveries in Faiha
KUWAIT: An employee for the Ministry of Education was caught delivering drugs to houses in Faiha. A citizen living in the area noticed a car bearing the decal of the Education Ministry in his neighborhood late at night, delivering packages in people's newspaper boxes. He contacted police who set up an investigation and caught the man, a Bangladeshi national, red handed in the act of delivering heroin. The man was arrested and sent to the drugs...
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Liquor factory run by eight Nepali men busted
KUWAIT: Hawally security men raided a liquor factory run by eight Nepalese men, six of whom were already wanted by police. Officers found 2,926 bottles of illicit liquor ready for sale, 415 drums and four machines along with heaters and pipes. The men were sent to concerned authorities.By Hanan Al-Saadoun
VERTOU: Photo shows logos of US online news and social networking service Twitter in Vertou, western France. - AFPn
Twitter suspends 376,890 accounts
Accounts linked to terrorism VERTOU: Photo shows logos of US online news and social networking service Twitter in Vertou, western France. - AFPWASHINGTON: Twitter said yesterday it suspended 376,890 accounts in the second half of 2016 for “promotion of terrorism,” an increase of 60 percent over the prior six-month period. The latest suspensions bring the total number of blocked accounts to 636,248 from August 2015, when Twitter stepped up...
NEW YORK: A Qatar Airways jet is parked at the terminal yesterday at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. Passengers traveling to the United States from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will be prohibited from bringing laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices on board with them when they fly. _ AFP
US, UK slap electronics ban on flights from Muslim countries
Authorities boost security, cite potential threats NEW YORK: A Qatar Airways jet is parked at the terminal yesterday at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. Passengers traveling to the United States from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will be prohibited from bringing laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices on board with them when they fly. _ AFPWASHINGTON: The US and British governments, citing...
DAMASCUS: A general view shows smoke rising from buildings following an air strike on Jobar, a rebel-held district on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, yesterday. — AFP
Syria rebels launch fresh assault on east Damascus
DAMASCUS: A general view shows smoke rising from buildings following an air strike on Jobar, a rebel-held district on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, yesterday. — AFPDAMASCUS: Rebels and jihadists yesterday launched a fresh assault on east Damascus, two days after Syrian government forces repelled an initial attack just a few kilometers from the centre of the capital. An AFP journalist in east Damascus and a monitor both...
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
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