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Kuwait Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah cuts the cake during the Kuwait national day reception.

Kuwait embassies mark 'national days' in style

Kuwait Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah cuts the cake during the Kuwait national day reception.KUWAIT: Kuwaiti embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions abroad continued yesterday to celebrate Kuwait's 56th National Day, 26th Liberation Anniversary, and 11th occasion of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's rule of the country. In Tokyo, the Kuwaiti Embassy held a large reception,...

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What to do when you lose your wallet in Kuwait

'Lost driver's license, civil ID most important to replace immediately'"You will need a copy of your company's etimad tawqia (authorized signature form), passport copy and a printout from the traffic department." I lost my wallet two weeks ago with all my important identification and bank cards inside. This unfortunate incident led me to face the tedious bureaucratic process of reacquiring my civil ID card and driving license, which...

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Weather expected to be clear and sunny

KUWAIT: Rain is expected to continue until midnight while the weather will clear during the weekend, said an official at Kuwait Meteorological Center Abdulaziz Al- Qarawi yesterday.Al-Qarawi said that thundershowers might be expected with the lowest and high temperatures reaching between 7 to 9 Degrees Celsius.As for today and tomorrow, the official said that the weather will hopefully become clear and sunny with low and high temperatures...

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Drugs via sea? Suspects arrested

KUWAIT: Marine security men arrested a gang of four persons who attempted to smuggle drugs into the country via sea. Radars spotted a boat picking what is thought to be drugs. 103 pieces of drugs were found.MoI rewards officersInterior Ministry Undersecretary Lt General Suleiman Al-Fahad has rewarded Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Maj General Abdelhameed Al-Awadhi along with several officers and policemen from the Criminal...

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Deport expat for urinating in the sink?

KUWAIT: Director General of Ahmadi Governorate Security Directorate Brig Abdallah Saffah sent a letter to Interior Ministry Undersecretary to deport an expat for urinating in a cleaning sink. A security source said the emergency team of Ahmadi governorate saw the expat urinating in the sink when they went to inspect the store. The suspect claimed that he had to urinate in the sink because the bathroom is far from the store.Kuwaiti attackedA...

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Negative phenomena: Water guns

Muna Al Fuzai The next two days will mark the 56th National Day and 26th Liberation Day of Kuwait. This event brings back a lot of memories for those who witnessed the period before and after the Iraqi invasion and how the national celebration was a day of joy, pride and accomplishment for everyone. Times have changed now, with much demand for traveling during the short holiday until the so-called celebrations are over on Monday. Since...

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KPC earmarks KD 5 million for training

KUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has earmarked KD five million for training in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, an official of the corporation said yesterday. Speaking at a news conference, KPC Deputy Managing Director for Training Hamad Al-Subaiee, said a number of staff who have taken part in seminars and training workshops at the KPC training center will reach 26,000 by end of the current fiscal year - higher than the plan to train...

Lawrence SilvermannUS Ambassador to Kuwait

Kuwaiti National and Liberation Days 2017

Lawrence SilvermanUS Ambassador to Kuwait I warmly congratulate the Government and people of Kuwait on the 56th anniversary of their independence and the 26th anniversary of liberation. The United States is proud to have contributed to the liberation of Kuwait and remains proud today to be a partner in a close, strategic and growing bilateral relationship. We made a commitment to Kuwait’s liberation, and we helped make that a reality in...

Kuwait ambassador to Belgium Jasim Al-Budaiwi seen with other top officials during the Kuwait national day reception

EU's President praises Kuwait democratic values, freedoms

Kuwait ambassador to Belgium Jasim Al-Budaiwi seen with other top officials during the Kuwait national day receptionBRUSSELS: The President of the European Council Donald Tusk has praised Kuwait's efforts to enhance democratic values and freedoms, pointing out that, this made Kuwait a unique state in the region. This came during the presentation ceremony of the credential letter of Kuwait's ambassador to the European Union (EU) Jassim Al-Budaiwi...

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Kuwaiting for love

Nejoud Al Yagout On June 26, 2015, IS attacked the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait during Friday prayers and in the holy month of Ramadan, killing 27 Shiite worshippers and injuring more than 200. Within half an hour, our Amir, HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, arrived at the scene of the attack. When the guards present at the site saw him, they asked him to leave the area, which was not secured yet, but with tears in his eyes, he responded:...

Ramona Crasto

Thenatophobia - Fear of violence

Ramona Crasto Returning to Kuwait was so exciting; I have a perfect job, life and family. All that I could wish for, I have. But all of a sudden, a deep feeling of fear crawls through me, raising my heartbeat. Every day there is a new attack, every day thousands are dying. I fear violence. Strange but true, every time I step out of my house, I am scared. Travelling alone, traveling anywhere scares me. Like me, billions were raised in a...

KABUL An Afghan refugee who was deported from Germany arrives with his belongings at the international airport. — AFP

Germany deports third batch of Afghan migrants to Kabul

KABUL: Eighteen Afghans deported from Germany arrived in Kabul yesterday after their asylum pleas were rejected, the third batch to be sent back in recent months as Berlin speeds up the expulsions. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved new measures on Wednesday to expedite the repatriations even as controversy rages over sending people back to strife-torn Afghanistan. “An elderly man was among the deportees and the rest were...

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