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Ghanem hopeful of political stability, diffusion in tension
Govt to reject Assembly bid to scrap price hikesKUWAIT: National Assembly speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday he was optimistic that certain positive moves and efforts would succeed in defusing tension and achieving political stability. Ghanem told reporters that he believes these efforts would bear fruit in the coming week when the National Assembly is scheduled to hold regular sessions to debate a number of crucial issues. He said that he...
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Power plant workers protest unpaid salaries
KUWAIT: A number of contracted employees working at West Doha power plant staged a protest outside the Indian embassy yesterday to demand their unpaid salaries. Commenting on the issue, Abdullah Al-Motoutah, Acting Director of the Public Authority for Manpower, confirmed that the protest was because the employees' salaries had been delayed. Motoutah added that the authority's investigators rushed to the scene and advised the employees to check...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA
Cabinet tasks Ministry to set budget ceiling
Ministers review Trumps letter to Amir KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday assigned the Ministry of Finance to oversee measures taken by its economic committee dealing with setting an expenditure ceiling for the nation's state budget. Furthermore, the Cabinet has approved appointing Haya Ahmad Al-Wadani as secretary...
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Opposition lawmakers meet to discuss demands
KUWAIT: Twelve opposition awmakers yesterday met outside the parliament to discuss moves against the government if it fails to meet demands they intend to make public on Tuesday. Those demands include returning withdrawn citizenships, cancelling the law banning blasphemers from taking part in elections and cancelling the fuel and electricity price increases. Informed sources said the MPs included Mohammed Al-Mutair, Waleed Al-Tabtabaei, Jamaan...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah bids farewell to Bahraini Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. — KUNA
Bahraini Crown Prince concludes Kuwait's visit
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah bids farewell to Bahraini Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. — KUNAKUWAIT: Bahraini Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and his accompanying delegation departed Kuwait yesterday, concluding a two-day official visit during which...
Qatari-Kuwaiti military drill in Doha
Qatari-Kuwaiti military drill in Doha successful: Brigadier Zayed
Qatari-Kuwaiti military drill in DohaKUWAIT: The Qatari-Kuwaiti Amiri Guards drill, codenamed 'Saqer Al-Khalij 2,' was successful, said chief of Kuwait's Amiri Guard, Brigadier Fahad Al-Zayed yesterday. The drill was launched to develop security cooperation between Kuwait and Qatar, the military official said, adding that the exercise displayed the readiness and professionalism of both forces.He affirmed that the GCC nations were looking forward...
BEIJING: The Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Sameeh Johar Hayat and other diplomats cut the cake during a ceremony celebrating Kuwait’s national days. — KUNA
Embassies abroad continue to celebrate national days
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti diplomatic missions in Sweden, Mexico, and China held ceremonies celebrating the anniversaries of Kuwait's 56th National Day and 26th Liberation Day, and the 11th year of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assumption of power.In Sweden, the Kuwaiti Ambassador Nabeel Rashed Al-Dekheel and members of the embassy celebrated Kuwait's national occasions. The ceremony was attended by a number of local...
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Relatives fight in Ardiya café
KUWAIT: Five female citizens who are related engaged in a fight with each other in an Ardiya cafe. They were taken to the police station and charged with fighting. The five women hurled insults at each other before exchanging blows, so police were called.Escapees caughtAhmadi detectives arrested two dangerous suspects who had escaped from their holding cell. The two, who were found in Hawally, said they opened the cell's door with a copy of the...
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (right) applaud as US President Donald Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. — AFP
Trump vows 'renewal of American spirit'
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (right) applaud as US President Donald Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. — AFPWASHINGTON: Donald Trump pledged a "renewal of the American spirit" Tuesday, as he fleshed out his America-first agenda in a more measured presidential tone during a landmark speech to Congress....
CALIFORNIA: Smoke rises from a fire after a plane crashed in Riverside, Calif on Monday, Feb 27, 2017. — AP
Plane crash ignites horrifying inferno in California
CALIFORNIA: Smoke rises from a fire after a plane crashed in Riverside, Calif on Monday, Feb 27, 2017. — APRIVERSIDE: Juan Cortes and his son were installing fencing when they saw a low-flying plane make an awkward tilt and go straight down into a quiet Southern California neighborhood of single-family homes. Moments later they and others were confronted with a horrifying inferno. "I saw the smoke, the black smoke," said Cortes, 42, who raced...
MOSUL: The logo of the Islamic State (IS) group is seen in a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training centre by the jihadists in the village of Abu Sayf, on the southern outskirts of Mosul. — AFP
Army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping IS
Civilians continue to flee fighting under Islamic State fire MOSUL: The logo of the Islamic State (IS) group is seen in a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training centre by the jihadists in the village of Abu Sayf, on the southern outskirts of Mosul. — AFPMOSUL: US-backed Iraqi army units yesterday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State's hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area...
SEATTLE: Asti Gallina (center) a volunteer law student from the University of Washington, works at a station near where passengers arrive on international flights at Seattle- Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Gallina was volunteering with the group Airport Lawyer, which also offers a secure website and mobile phone app that alerts volunteer lawyers to ensure travelers make it through customs without trouble. — AP
Airports and legal volunteers set for new Trump travel ban
SEATTLE: Asti Gallina (center) a volunteer law student from the University of Washington, works at a station near where passengers arrive on international flights at Seattle- Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Gallina was volunteering with the group Airport Lawyer, which also offers a secure website and mobile phone app that alerts volunteer lawyers to ensure travelers make it through customs without trouble. — APSEATTLE: Airport...
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