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KUWAIT: Nilda Oliva, head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in her office at the Philippines Embassy in Saddiq area. — Photo by Ben Garcia

Numbers of undocumented children rising in Kuwait

‘Higher dependency visa cap, illegal status main causes’ KUWAIT: Nilda Oliva, head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in her office at the Philippines Embassy in Saddiq area. — Photo by Ben GarciaThere has been a steady rise in the number of undocumented children in Kuwait. Among the Filipinio community, the problem is reaching untenable levels. Lowincome expatriate parents cannot meet the salary cap, recently raised...

GACA Chairman Sheikh Mubarak Salem Al-Sabah tours the new airport terminal. — KUNA

New airport terminal to be operational by Nov

GACA Chairman Sheikh Mubarak Salem Al-Sabah tours the new airport terminal. — KUNAKUWAIT: Construction work at the new terminal of the Kuwait International Airport (Terminal No 2) is expected to be completed in November, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced yesterday.Speaking to KUNA, GACA Chairman Sheikh Mubarak Salem Al-Sabah underscored the significance of the terminal that will assist travelers perturbed over increasing...

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Moderate temperatures during weekend

Kuwait to witness penumbral lunar eclipseKUWAIT: Kuwait will witness a penumbral lunar eclipse at 01:32 am until 6:00 am local-time tomorrow, Kuwaiti astrologist Adel Al-Sa’doun said yesterday. The eclipse will not be as visible as the total lunar eclipse, he said. This eclipse happens at the time of a full moon in the mid of the month of February where the earth, the moon, and the sun are parallel to each other.Meanwhile, the temperature in...

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Parents should be responsible

Muna Al Fuzai Teenagers cannot be served shisha in Kuwait under law 15/1995, which prohibits the sale or provision of any type of tobacco to people under 21 years of age. The penalty for offending is a KD 50 fine, which is doubled for every repeated offense. But teenagers can always send the maid or driver to the local shop to buy it for them - prohibiting it is not a solution, because the forbidden fruit is sweetest. Now a new rule by...

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti researcher Al-Anoud Al-Sharekh with French Ambassador to Kuwait Christian Nakhlah during her honoring ceremony. — KUNA

‘Equal opportunities main challenge facing women’

Al-Sharekh calls for women’s representation in politics KUWAIT: Kuwaiti researcher Al-Anoud Al-Sharekh with French Ambassador to Kuwait Christian Nakhlah during her honoring ceremony. — KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwaiti women’s rights activist Dr Al-Anoud Al-Sharekh said yesterday that the issue of equal opportunities is among the most prominent difficulties faced by Kuwaiti women, calling for further women’s representation in politics. In an interview...

Security campaign

‘Kidnapped and smuggled out’

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Relations and Security Information Department has launched an investigation over a social media report about a child who was kidnapped and smuggled out of the country with the help of an Interior Ministry employee. An investigation committee has been formed to find out about the child’s departure with his expat father via Kuwait International Airport.Detour along GhazaliTraffic department in cooperation with Ministry...

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Swindling and forgery case

KUWAIT: The Finance Prosecution is questioning a lawyer over a swindling and forgery case, following a complaint by a police colonel who lost his KD 2 million. When the police colonel asked the bank what happened, he was told that a real estate company owned by a lawyer withdrew the money from his account. The colonel initially planned to buy a house from the real estate company after which he rejected to the deal. Police investigations revealed...

Mubarakiya lit up for NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

.Street decorations for the national holidays evoke joy and bring delight. Kuwait City's Al-Mubarakiya area is bedecked with Kuwaiti flags, ornaments, decorative lighting and national songs. Scores of local and regional visitors come to Souq Al-Mubarakiya every week, gathering with friends and family in a simple traditional atmosphere.Some older Kuwaiti women wear the abaya and veil to cover their faces, even if they don't usually wear it...

The delivery route

.Ali, 62, is the Lebanese owner of a small business and a deliveryman. Beginning his day at 5:30 am, he and his nephew collect boxes of fresh eggs from a company in Shuwaikh.From 6 am, you can find him roaming around Kuwait in his minivan. Venturing from Kuwait City, where I met him, Ali’s minivan rolls through Hawally and Maidan Hawally before a final stop in Salmiya. Every day, he delivers eggs to baqalas, restaurants and confectionery...

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A life full of flowers

It’s great when you can turn your passion into your life’s work. This is what Syrian expat Abu Mustafa has been doing for over 25 years in Kuwait. His flower shop is filled with beautifully designed bouquets of different types of flowers and colors, all made by him. He and his partner work for six hours daily in shifts. “When I was young, back in my home country, I used to regularly visit my uncle at his flower shop and worked with him...

SANAA: A Yemeni child peddler sells clothing in Sanaa’s Suq Al-Melh (Salt Market). —AFP

In war-torn Yemen, hungry children turn to begging

Yemen faces catastrophe with no food, money SANAA: A Yemeni child peddler sells clothing in Sanaa’s Suq Al-Melh (Salt Market). —AFPSANAA: After Mustafa’s father was killed in Yemen’s conflict between the government and Shiite Huthi rebels, the 15- year-old turned to begging to survive. He is just one of scores of Yemeni children who plead for donations at the rebel-held capital’s road junctions every day to feed themselves and their...

DUBAI: In this Sept 22, 2015 photo, with the Marina Waterfront skyline in the background, laborers work at a construction site at the Palm Jumeirah. — AP

Qatar approves draft law for domestic workers

DOHA: Qatar has approved a draft law which would provide legal protection for tens of thousands of female domestic workers for the first time, according to state media. The law is expected to specify how many hours staff such as nannies, drivers and gardeners should work per week, how many days holiday they receive annually and how they are paid, reported the Qatar News Agency (QNA).Legislation has been agreed by the cabinet, said QNA in a...

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

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