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Unified form for residency transactions for verifying data and avoiding mistakes

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry's Residency Affairs Department will use a unified form for all residency transactions starting from Feb 12 to help facilitate the process of verifying data and avoiding mistakes, Director Major General Talal Maarafi said in a statement. The form can be found on the ministry's website at www.moi.gov.kw. The new service comes as part of the department's efforts to develop its systems and facilitate procedures followed...

Dr Humoud Al-Qash’an Dean of Social Studies at Kuwait University (KU) , Suad Al-Bsher Psychological councilor and assistant teacher at the college of basic education and Haifa Al-Kandari Teacher of social studies at Kuwait University (KU) .

Hidden pain: Physical abuse against women rising in Kuwait

Dr Humoud Al-Qash’an Dean of Social Studies at Kuwait University (KU) , Suad Al-Bsher Psychological councilor and assistant teacher at the college of basic education and Haifa Al-Kandari Teacher of social studies at Kuwait University (KU) .KUWAIT: Perhaps the most demeaning kind of domestic violence against women is physical abuse which leaves victims in a state of pandemonium and confusion. Trapped between respecting the patriarchic nature...

KUWAIT: EPA Director Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (right) oversees an inspection campaign at Al-Shamlan harbor yesterday. — KUNA

'Cold wave' to hit Kuwait

KUWAIT: Kuwait is expected to be struck by a cold wave, the coldest since the beginning of winter, starting from today evening, meteorologist Essa Ramadan said. The cold weather will be caused by a Siberian high-pressure front with strong North Westerly winds that will be dusty in desert and open areas, he added. Temperature is expected to drop to subzero levels certain points and vary between 9-14 C degrees starting from tomorrow at dawn through...

KUWAIT: Passengers arrive at Kuwait International Airport yesterday, coming from Turkey on charter flights provided b Kuwait Airways.— Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

DGCA signs baggage check contract

KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said yesterday it has signed a contract with a general trade and contracting company for implementing the automated baggage check system at Kuwait International Airport.The system, which will be applied at second and third baggage weight areas and arrivals lounge at the airport, aims at upgrading the security level and streamlining passenger procedures, the DGCA said in a statement.The...

KUWAIT: Green Line Group’s Chairman Khalid Al-Hajri (second from left) poses with other officials at an archeological site in Subbiya that the group says is being destroyed by construction works.

Construction works 'destroy' archaeological sites in Subbiya

KUWAIT: Green Line Group’s Chairman Khalid Al-Hajri (second from left) poses with other officials at an archeological site in Subbiya that the group says is being destroyed by construction works.KUWAIT: Environment activists yesterday rushed to Subbiya after learning that construction works were taking place in an area of important historical significance. Green Line Group's Chairman Khalid Al-Hajri said construction activity at the Bahra 2...

Lawrence Silverman tours the shelter.

US Ambassador visits migrant women's shelter

'Around 300 women, from 23 nationalities, provided basic needs until they can go home' Lawrence Silverman tours the shelter.KUWAIT: The new United States Ambassador to Kuwait praised the Kuwaiti government yesterday for its ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking and domestic labor abuse.Lawrence Silverman made the comments during a visit to the 'Expatriate Manpower Lodging Center' in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. The female-only shelter, opened in...

Adults and children gather outside a tent in a winter camp in Al-Julaia. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwaitis seek roots in upmarket tents under the stars - Special Report

Adults and children gather outside a tent in a winter camp in Al-Julaia. —Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatAL-JULAIA: Nostalgic for their Bedouin roots, Kuwaitis like Ahmad Al-Shimmari are following in the footsteps of their desert-dwelling ancestors living in tents under the stars-but with a touch of modern luxury.The former oil sector employee and 15 other men, all relatives and friends, are sharing one of six tents in a camp set up by his extended...

KUWAIT: Hydroponics farming in Kuwait is a vital alternative for traditional methods with various benefits. — KUNA

Hydroponics farming boosts production at low cost: experts

KUWAIT: Hydroponics farming in Kuwait is a vital alternative for traditional methods with various benefits. — KUNAKUWAIT: Hydroponics farming in Kuwait is a vital alternative for traditional methods with various benefits including an increase in production at lower cost, according to agricultural engineering specialists.This method, which is not soil based, is one of the best methods used to boost production in such harsh weather conditions in...

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Nepali female detainee falls dead at police station

KUWAIT: A 37-year-old absconding Nepalese female, who had been arrested and detained a week earlier at Salmiya police station, collapsed in detention and was rushed to Mubarak Hospital where she was proclaimed dead. Forensic medicine investigations are in progress to determine the cause of death.Employee suedA female citizen working as a manager in a state department's office filed a complaint against one of the employees working for her,...

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Canada shooter rented flat near Quebec mosque

Alexandre BissonnetteQUEBEC CITY: The French-Canadian student accused of killing six people during evening prayers in a Quebec City mosque had rented an apartment nearby, neighbors said yesterday, a sign he may have been targeting the house of worship. Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, was charged on Monday with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder with a restricted weapon after Sunday evening’s massacre at the Centre...

Saudis attend a concert in Jeddah.

Music comes back to Saudi Arabia

Saudis attend a concert in Jeddah.RIYADH: Concerts have long been an underground affair in Saudi Arabia, where official adherence to the Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam puts music in murky legal territory. But for six hours on Monday night, stretching into the wee hours of yesterday morning, some 8,000 men sang along to epic love songs in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah as the kingdom held its first large-scale concert in nearly seven years.It was...

Sally Yates

Fired: Trump dumps attorney general

Sally YatesWASHINGTON: An embattled Donald Trump fired his government’s chief lawyer for refusing to defend his controversial immigration orders late Monday, deepening a political crisis engulfing his presidency. In a caustic statement, Trump’s White House said acting attorney general Sally Yates “betrayed” the Department of Justice in defying the president and had been relieved of her duties with immediate effect.Yates - a career...

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