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Police chase didn't cause injury: interior

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry said in a statement yesterday that social media reports claiming that a person was hospitalized following an accident caused by police are untrue. The ministry explained that two fugitives drove away from a police checkpoint in Taima yesterday morning, and stopped outside a house. One of them went inside the house, while the other climbed on top of the house next door and attempted to jump back to his friend's house....

This picture taken on February 17, 2017 shows coroners taking the dead body of a man killed by unidentified gunman in Manila. Shadowy assassins have killed scores of poor victims in the Philippines after President Rodrigo Duterte officially ordered police to withdraw from his deadly drug war, a rights monitor said on February 17. / AFP / NOEL CELIS

More murders in Philippine drug war - Seven-month campaign left 6,485 people dead

This picture taken on February 17, 2017 shows coroners taking the dead body of a man killed by unidentified gunman in Manila. Shadowy assassins have killed scores of poor victims in the Philippines after President Rodrigo Duterte officially ordered police to withdraw from his deadly drug war, a rights monitor said on February 17. - AFP MANILA: Shadowy assassins are still killing poor Filipinos, despite a police withdrawal from Rodrigo...

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Nine years without her salary - Maid narrates her ordeal

Domestic helper kept prisoner, unpaid for nearly a decadeThere are more than 600,000 domestic helpers in Kuwait. While the majority are treated fairly, thousands more face regular abuse, unpaid salaries, harsh working conditions including isolation from family and friends, no days off and no paid overtime. NenaNine years trapped in an abusive household without pay might sound like a nightmare, but it was all too real for one domestic helper...

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Kuwait oil production hits 2.75 million bpd

KUWAIT: Kuwait's total oil production has reached around 2.75 million barrels per day (bpd), CEO of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Jamal Jaafar said yesterday. In a statement to the press on the sidelines of Kuwait's International Health Safety and Environment (KIHSE) Conference and Exhibition, Jaafar underscored Kuwait's commitment to an OPEC deal to cut oil output, which has no bearing on production.On Kuwait's production of natural gas, he revealed...

Low temperatures expected over the weekend

KUWAIT: Low temperatures are expected over the weekend due to the northwestern wind, executive at Kuwait Meteorological Center Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi said yesterday. The country has been affected recently by the seasonal low-pressure winds coming from the direction of Sudan, leading to clouds and rainfall on some areas, Al-Qarawi said. The lowest temperature recorded today was between 12-10 Celsius while the highest will reach 22 Celsius with light...

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Controversial video clip; 'Prostitutes' nabbed

KUWAIT: A Tunisian woman and two citizens were arrested following the broadcast of a video clip that could harm national unity. The three were charged with promoting vice, instigating strife and violating Kuwaiti societal customs and traditions. A security source said the Tunisian expat will be deported when investigations by the prosecution are complete. Detectives checked the tape, which was the subject of multiple complaints, and agreed it...

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Blackmail and robbery; Kuwaiti beats girlfriend

KUWAIT: A policeman was sent to the Public Prosecution at the order of Criminal Security Affairs Maj Gen Abdelhameed Al-Awadhi for blackmail and robbery using his uniform. The suspect was caught in Mahboula with a victim in his car after blackmailing him, a security source said. The source said the suspect may be responsible for various thefts in the area. After confessing to seven, the office was charged with three. A security source said...

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Muna Al Fuzai When an authority decided to shut a vital highway in Kuwait - Al-Ghazali Road - with a stroke of a pen, it made people angry, because they were forced to spend hours on the roads due to the resulting traffic jams. This is surely a big mistake and the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and the Traffic Department. Closing any street for development is acceptable, but doing it without preparations will lead to...

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Ain't love grand?

Nejoud Al Yagout We judge ourselves and others very harshly. We believe we should behave in certain ways, and when we stray from society's obligations, we feel guilty, anxious and afraid. What if we cut ourselves some slack? When we begin to love ourselves, suddenly all that we perceived was wrong in others begins to dissolve too. Many people spend limitless energy being upset at those they love for being late, for canceling plans at the...

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The value of language tourism

"Challenging ideas is impossible without bilingually stepping into the realm of a language novel to oneself."Language acquisition is considered to be a highly dignified and respected goal worldwide, whatever the language might be. The learner is considered to be a successful person with an admired character because of the strength of her intelligence and the hard work involved in learning a second (or third, or fourth) language.However my...

A pioneering food bank in Kuwait

A pioneering food bank in Kuwait

"More than 700 individuals and families benefit from the 'redistribution' of food via this local food bank." A pioneering food bank in KuwaitCan you imagine the fate of unsold food nearing the end of its shelf life? At cooperative societies and supermarkets, food companies offer products at a discount before they expire. The rest end up incinerated or buried inlandfills. In Kuwait, solidwaste goes up each year by more than two million tons, 50...

GAZA: Palestinian rescue members evacuate a man from a flooded home using a fishing boat during a heavy rain storm in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip yesterday. —AP

Israeli joy, Palestinian alarm at 2-state shift

Trump drops US commitment to 'two-state' Mideast deal GAZA: Palestinian rescue members evacuate a man from a flooded home using a fishing boat during a heavy rain storm in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip yesterday. —APJERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump's shelving of the decades-long goal of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict has excited Israelis and alarmed Palestinians, though no one is quite sure what it means. The...

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