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Opposition MPs discuss potential PM grilling
KUWAIT: Well-informed parliamentary sources said 26 opposition MPs will hold a meeting next week to discuss MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei's intention to grill His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. The sources added that 10 lawmakers already support Tabtabaei's proposed grilling over the fuel and electricity prices issue, not returning withdrawn citizenships, violations at the premier's Diwan concerning overseas treatment and...
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Premier must clampdown on corruption to avoid grilling: MP
MP Adasani to demand special debate on housing MP Youssef Al-FadhalahKUWAIT: MP Youssef Al-Fadhalah said yesterday that Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah must hold to account corrupt senior officials at the health ministry and answer his questions in order to avoid questioning next month.Fadhalah warned on Tuesday that he will file to grill the prime minister on March 5 if he fails to support Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi who...
KUWAIT: A fireman rescues a child from a burning building in Mahboula
30 people rescued from burning building
KUWAIT: A fireman rescues a child from a burning building in MahboulaKUWAIT: Firemen rescued 30 persons following a fire in a Mahboula building. Wrongful storage in the building led to the spread of thick smoke, as among the stored material were tires, being the major cause of the heavy smoke. The building was evacuated, while six persons who suffered smoke inhalation were treated onsite.Gas leakThe fire department received a call about an...
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Medical tests forgery - Bangladeshi gang busted
KUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested a gang of Bangladeshis that manipulated results of expats' medical tests. Tips were received about a Bangladeshi man who got a certificate as "medically fit", and obtained residency as a chef in a house. The suspect was arrested and sent for re-examination, and was found to be infected with hepatitis B. The department said the suspect confessed to having knowledge of his condition and forged the medical...
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Filipino man forges documents to steal smartphones and sell for cheaper price
KUWAIT: A Filipino man was sent to the public prosecution after investigations revealed that he forged documents to steal smartphones and then sell them for cheap. The man took advantage of the fact that he knew the password to the computer of his friend at a telecom services' shop.He entered the system and made purchases for smartphones and phone plans, using the identities of people whose profiles are uploaded in the system.He then obtained a...
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Foul play suspected in Egyptian man's death
KUWAIT: The body of an Egyptian man was sent to the coroner amid suspicions of foul play. A security source received a call about the death of a man in Maidan Hawally, so police and paramedics went to the scene. Forensics men who examined the body confirmed foul play was involved. Hawally detectives are investigating.Drug users arrestedPolice arrested four drugs users including a girl in Salmiya. They found 37 illicit tablets and six envelopes...
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Minds vs constitution Islamization
According to our religion, which is a more worthy outcome: rewording a nominal phrase in the constitution or the true embodiment of Islamic values, such as tolerant behavior, polite debate and co-existence? Which is more important now: amending article 79 of the constitution or activating other articles to protect liberties? Lawmakers proposing an amendment of article 79 know better than most that the proposal is doomed to failure. Why, then,...
This illustration provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows an artist's conception of what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about their diameters, masses and distances from the host star. - AFP
Seven Earth-like planets discovered around 1 star
This illustration provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows an artist's conception of what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about their diameters, masses and distances from the host star. - AFPPARIS: Researchers announced yesterday the stunning discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our galaxy, opening up the most promising hunting ground so far for life beyond the Solar System. All seven...
MANAMA: In this file photo, Bahraini lawmakers participate in a special session of parliament to discuss how to handle the uprising in the Gulf island kingdom. — AP
Bahrain police clash with protesters
MANAMA: In this file photo, Bahraini lawmakers participate in a special session of parliament to discuss how to handle the uprising in the Gulf island kingdom. — APDUBAI: Bahrain police clashed with demonstrators following the death of a young man who attempted to escape arrest, witnesses said yesterday, days after 20 people were detained across Shiite villages. It was the latest flare-up of unrest pitting members of the kingdom's Shiite...
Yazidis fill a crowded waiting room at a clinic inside the Sharya camp for civilians displaced by war in Iraq. A new psychological trauma institute is being established at the university of Dohuk in Iraq, the first in the entire region. The program will train local mental health professionals to treat Islamic State victims, including thousands of Yazidi women and children. —AP
New hope for Yazidi women raped, tortured by Islamic State fighters
Yazidis fill a crowded waiting room at a clinic inside the Sharya camp for civilians displaced by war in Iraq. A new psychological trauma institute is being established at the university of Dohuk in Iraq, the first in the entire region. The program will train local mental health professionals to treat Islamic State victims, including thousands of Yazidi women and children. —APDOHUK: It's been less than two weeks since Perwin Ali Baku escaped...
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Bavaria pushes ahead with burqa ban; elections loom
MUNICH: Bavaria will ban the full-face veil in schools, universities, government workplaces and polling stations, the southern German state said on Tuesday. The move comes seven months before a federal election where immigration will be a prominent issue and the Bavarian conservatives that govern the region, the sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel's, are worried about losing votes to the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany...
LOS ANGELES: People wave US flags during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in Los Angeles. Since Trump’s immigration enforcement order and travel ban, immigrants have been rushing to prepare applications to become Americans. — AP
US targets millions in sweeping deportation plan
Mexican migrant kills self after third deportation from US LOS ANGELES: People wave US flags during a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in Los Angeles. Since Trump’s immigration enforcement order and travel ban, immigrants have been rushing to prepare applications to become Americans. — APWASHINGTON: The Trump administration has issued tough new orders for a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigrants, putting nearly...
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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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MOSCOW: Muscovites crowd the counter of a Soviet bank to change their rubles into foreign currency in Moscow in this file photo. -- AFP
Russian economic growth dips in second quarter as inflation rises
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An operator with the call sign Yuri demonstrates the capabilities of a robot dog at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug 7, 2024. - AFP
Ukraine to let robodogs loose on frontlines
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VIENNA: Fans of US singer Taylor Swift, swifties, gather after the singer's concerts were cancelled in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024. — AFP
Plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Austria linked to Islamic State