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MP calls for monitoring expat money transfers
Lawmakers inquires if there is a plan to tax expat transfersKUWAIT: Shiite MP Khalil Al-Saleh yesterday called on authorities to impose tighter monitoring on huge money transfers by expatriates, which he said amounted to KD 21.2 billion between 2010 and 2014. In questions to the Finance Ministry, the lawmaker asked if the ministry has any plans to impose taxes or charges on the money transfer by expatriates. Several MPs have already called for...
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Republic of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
Muna Al Fuzai Republic of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh - I don't know who made up this name, but they probably have their reasons. Let's see why. Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh is an area near Kuwait International Airport mostly inhabited by Asian expatriate workers, with some Arabs and a few Kuwaiti families. Kuwait has a population of about 4 million, including 2.8 million expatriates from many different countries. The population of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh was 265,000...
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Ignore nationalists at your own peril!
Shakir Reshamwala In this new era of alternative facts and fake news, traditional media are forced to walk a thin line. Faced with declining circulations, low viewership and falling revenues, they can ill-afford to avoid giving a platform to nationalists. Social media have no problem lapping up every word these rightwing leaders say, and have become the main sources of news for most people who eschew mainstream newspapers and TV channels....
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Souq Al-Mubarakiya reopens; PM intervenes
KUWAIT: The Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Rodhan and some Kuwait MPs visited the market yesterday to address the shop owners. - Photos by Joseph Shagra, Athoob Al-Shuaibi and Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: Souq Al-Mubarakiya reopened yesterday evening after being shuttered by protesting shop owners and merchants over an alleged 500% rent increase. Merchants reopened their shops after Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad...
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Post office abandonment
It was scary, when a drunk man entered the post office one evening and harassed us. He wasn’t ready to leave and it was only two of us, both females at the office. .KUWAIT: The first impression you get on entering almost any post office in Kuwait is one of neglect. Rundown buildings, staff shortages, outdated communications systems, lack of security and limited efforts to keep the posts office working are clear for all to see.The post offices...
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Egyptian Doctor sentenced for forging medical certificate
KUWAIT: The Court Of First Instance sentenced an Egyptian doctor to two years in jail and deportation for forging a medical certificate showing that a former legal advisor at KPC was infected with hepatitis-C. The case goes back to 2014 when the doctor who worked at KOC hospital before being fired produced a certificate stating that the advisor was infected with hepatitis-C. The doctor was sacked. Investigations proved the certificate was forged,...
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'Abnormal' maid from Madagascar; Ethiopian killed
KUWAIT: A domestic helper from Madagascar was seen walking half naked in Nuzha area before being arrested by police, who discovered that she has Psychological problems. A citizen saw her walking with only a towel wrapped around her body and posted the video clip on the social media. The maid was earlier returned to the office by a citizen who noticed she was acting abnormally.Ethiopian killedAn Ethiopian, who is in violation of the Residency Law...
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Al-Jarallah and UK Under-Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Tobias Ellwood are pictured during a press conference. — KUNA
Brexit 'path to greater business' with Kuwait
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Al-Jarallah and UK Under-Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Tobias Ellwood are pictured during a press conference. — KUNAKUWAIT: The British-Kuwaiti ties are deep-rooted and special, particularly in politics and commerce, Ellwood stated yesterday. The two countries' political and commercial relations have expanded significantly in recent years as a result of their mutual trust, which is...
Director General of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF) Faisal Al-Hasawi
Agricultural projects to boost Kuwait GNP
Director General of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF) Faisal Al-HasawiKUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAF) is working hard on a multitude of agricultural and development projects to increase its share in Kuwait's GNP projects, Director General Faisal Al-Hasawi has said. This is part of the state efforts to diversify the sources of national income, Al-Hasawi said in an...
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The city with three walls
"Al Shaab" gate one of the third remaining fence gatesDo you know that a small fort (kut) was the nucleus of Kuwait and its history and that Kuwait derives its name from this famous structure? It was situated where the Amiricani Cultural Center stands today on Arabian Gulf Street close to the National Assembly. According to historical accounts, the date of construction of the fort was around 1669, when Barrak bin Ghurair held the reins of power...
PARIS: French Police officers secure the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday in Paris, after a letter bomb exploded in the premises. —AFP
One hurt in letter bomb blast at IMF Paris office
French President says Paris is still targeted PARIS: French Police officers secure the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday in Paris, after a letter bomb exploded in the premises. —AFPPARIS: A letter bomb exploded at the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund yesterday, injuring a secretary who suffered burns to her hands and face, police said. Employees were evacuated from the building near...
TEHRAN: This file photo shows Afghan schoolchildren attending a class at the Shahid Nasseri refugee camp in Taraz Nahid village near the city of Saveh, some 130 kms southwest of the capital Tehran. —AFP
UN praises Iran's exemplary refugee efforts
TEHRAN: This file photo shows Afghan schoolchildren attending a class at the Shahid Nasseri refugee camp in Taraz Nahid village near the city of Saveh, some 130 kms southwest of the capital Tehran. —AFPTEHRAN: While Iranians would bear the brunt of Donald Trump's visa ban, which has been blocked on the orders of a US court, international officials say the country has quietly emerged as one of the most generous towards refugees. "The leadership...
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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
Brazil plane crash kills 62
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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
Guards get new arms as Iran vows to punish Zionists
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Price of image over true value