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Models wear creations during the Erdem Autumn/Winter 2017 London Fashion Week show

Fashion takes London by storm with Preen, Topshop, Mulberry

Models wear creations during the Erdem Autumn/Winter 2017 London Fashion Week showLondon Fashion Week neared its climax Sunday with shows by Preen, Topshop, Mulberry and others taking place at many sites in the more-chic-than-usual British capital. A fleet of Mercedes-Benz sedans is ferrying VIPs from venue to venue as buyers, bloggers and wannabes gauge each show for that elusive dash of something special and off the wall. Not to be outdone,...

Members of the Pakistani transgender community dance at a party in Peshawar

Pakistan's third sex seeks a reformation

Members of the Pakistani transgender community dance at a party in PeshawarFarzana draws all eyes when she dances, with the twist of her hips and hair-but today she is above all the voice of a Pakistani community with an ambiguous status: the khawajasiras. The 30-year-old is a guru, a matriarch at the head of a "family" of several hundred khawajasiras, an umbrella term in Pakistan denoting a third sex that includes transsexuals, transvestites...

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The Cabinet yesterday decided to raise petrol prices

Panel passes bill to scrap petrol, utility price hikes

MPs urge health minister to apply reformsKUWAIT: The National Assembly's financial and economic affairs committee yesterday approved a draft bill calling to scrap all increases in utility charges and fuel prices, rapporteur of the panel MP Safaa Al-Hashem said. Hashem said after reviewing nine draft laws submitted by lawmakers, the committee passed a joint draft law stating that increases in public charges and prices of commodities cannot be...

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Top municipal official jailed for joining IS

KUWAIT: The cassation court yesterday sentenced a top bureaucrat to 10 years in jail for joining and fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. The court also fined the unnamed Kuwaiti national, who was a top official at the Municipality, KD 10,000 and convicted him of calling other people to join the group. The ruling is final and cannot be challenged.

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Kuwaitis make up 74 percent of public sector employees

Expats mostly find in health, education, awqaf ministriesKUWAIT: Recent Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) figures have shown that the total number of government employees reached 338,400 as of the beginning of this year, including 252,800 Kuwaitis - 74 percent of the total workforce, while non-Kuwaitis were 85,670, 26 percent of the total. According to CSB statistics, the total number of Arab government employees was 50,350, while non-Arabs...

FIFA deems pitch in Kuwait ready to host int’l games

.KUWAIT: A soccer stadium located in the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training's (PAAET) sports and technology complex has been accredited by FIFA and could potentially host international games, PAAET announced yesterday. The stadium in Al-Shuwaikh area has been approved by FIFA and found to be fit and on par with international standards, a statement by PAAET noted, adding that the field opened its doors last November.Moreover, the...

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Baba, sheelni, Baba!

Muna Al Fuzai The Syrian tragedy returned in the past few days to the fore in the global media and with the emergence of an image of a Syrian child. A 25-second video shows a young boy with both his legs blown off due to an air strike, screaming at his father to pick him up. The video was heartbreaking and sent a message to the people that the war is Syria is bloody and devastating. The child's name is Abdul Basset, and he was screaming...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Attorney Fajer Ahmed I feel very blessed to be able to write to my readers and answer questions that may be of concern and that may affect their lives. I am also grateful that I have the freedom to talk about issues that may be very sensitive at times. Dealing with lawyers, unfortunately (and I hope to change this through my firm), can be very stressful. Dealing with lawyers about family issues is even more stressful for both the person...

KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Rawdan speaks during the 4th Kuwait Investment Forum yesterday. — KUNA

UIC chief underlines private sector's development role

Kuwait adopts free economic policies: Minister KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Rawdan speaks during the 4th Kuwait Investment Forum yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: Chairman of the Union of Investment Companies (UIC) Bader Al-Subai stressed yesterday the significance of establishing the principle of partnership with the private sector at governmental agencies in order to achieve sustainable development and diversify income...

KUWAIT: This February 20, 2006 file photo shows His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah swearing in during an extraordinary National Assembly session. —KUNA

Kuwait marks Crown Prince's 11th anniversary of assuming office

KUWAIT: This February 20, 2006 file photo shows His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah swearing in during an extraordinary National Assembly session. —KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait celebrates today the 11th anniversary of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's assumption of office. On February 7th 2006, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued an Amiri Decree,...

The Education Ministry’s new headquarters’ building.

Educational projects cornerstone of ‘Kuwait Vision 2035’

The Education Ministry’s new headquarters’ building. Ongoing construction works at the college of education at Sabah Al-Salem University CityKUWAIT: Kuwait’s human development is the essence of the ‘Kuwait Vision 2035’ project, which was launched along education projects which represented a key part to all projects related education organizations. For example, the establishment of the Sabah Al-Salem University City, new colleges, and...

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