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Saudi singer Mohammed Abdu performs during a concert in Jeddah.

Saudi 'Paul McCartney' in rare concert

Saudi singer Mohammed Abdu performs during a concert in Jeddah.Saudi Arabia's "Paul McCartney" took to the stage in Jeddah late Monday for a rare concert in a kingdom seeking to boost entertainment despite religious warnings of "depravity." The performance by Mohammed Abdu, a mustachioed singer popular throughout the Arab world, was the first major concert in seven years in Jeddah, the kingdom's second city, according to Arab News. About 8,000...

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Govt launches ambitious 'New Kuwait' 2035 strategy

Nod to budget with huge deficit - 60-40 expat ratio eyed KUWAIT: Prime Minister HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (fifth left) poses for a group photo with his Cabinet ministers at the Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center in Kuwait City yesterday. The ministers announced the "Kuwait 2035" vision, which includes various mega projects. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday affirmed a...

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Regulation, not discrimination

Badrya Darwish I received a recording on WhatsApp yesterday of a Saudi imam delivering a sermon in a mosque. I was impressed by his speech. It was very long guys, but it was full of pieces of advice and wisdom. I’m writing about this imam’s speech because I am proud to know that there are still many people among us who believe in justice and fairness and fear God. Lately, we are hearing a lot of criticism left, right and center from...

KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah (right) and Australian Ambassador to Kuwait Warren Hauck cut the cake during a ceremony to celebrate Australia’s national day. — Photo by Joseph Shagra

Kuwait respects border demarcation with Iraq

Executions follow lawful, transparent hearings: Jarallah KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah (right) and Australian Ambassador to Kuwait Warren Hauck cut the cake during a ceremony to celebrate Australia’s national day. — Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: The State of Kuwait fully respect what have been agreed upon with Iraq regarding border demarcation and maintenance of border signs, in line with UN resolution 833, a senior...

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry’s UndersecretarynLt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd speaks during a special presentation yesterday.

Crimes down by nearly 25%

Cybercrimes increase; accidents dropped 15% KUWAIT: Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd speaks during a special presentation yesterday.KUWAIT: Crimes dropped by 24.8 percent last year compared to a year before, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced yesterday. Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd made the announcement during a special presentation on 2016 statistics, which was also attended by assistant...

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Juice producers urged to reduce sugar amounts

KUWAIT: Nutritionist Dr Nawal Al-Hamad invited national juice production companies to a meeting to discuss voluntary participation in a national campaign to reduce the amount of sugar in their products. This was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in a meeting on reducing sugar intake in the Middle East held in 2015, as sugar is the main reason behind tooth cavities, obesity and diabetes. Hamad explained WHO recommended only a...

MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei

MP proposes committee to manage demography

MP Waleed Al-TabtabaeiKUWAIT: MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei filed a proposal to form a special committee under the name of 'The National Committee to Regulate and Manage Demography.'According to the proposal, the committee would be responsible for achieving the population balance, making sure that citizens get all rights as per the constitution, and performing a study and plan to limit expats' numbers to only 50 percent of the population within a...

Information and Youth Minister nSheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah

Opposition MPs meet ahead of information minister grilling

MPs want vote on amendment to charges law Information and Youth MinisterSheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-SabahKUWAIT: About 12 opposition MPs held a coordination meeting yesterday ahead of the debate of the grilling against Information and Youth Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah which is scheduled to take place today.Although several other MPs could not attend because they were either outside the country or busy, the opposition bloc formed of...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA

Cabinet deplores mosque attack in Quebec, Canada

Cabinet rechristens committee tasked with improving business KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet yesterday condemned yesterday's attack against the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center in which six people were killed and eight others injured. The cabinet reiterated in a statement Kuwait's firm position based on rejecting these...

KUWAIT: In these file photos, Kuwait Dive Team members carry out operations at coral reefs in Kuwait including cleaning and inspecting the spread of bleaching. — KUNA

Kuwait Dive Team partners with Queensland University in coral reef protection program

Project monitors over 1,200 coral reef sites worldwide KUWAIT: In these file photos, Kuwait Dive Team members carry out operations at coral reefs in Kuwait including cleaning and inspecting the spread of bleaching. — KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait Dive Team of the Volunteer Environmental Foundation stressed yesterday the importance of strengthening international relations and environmental visits with various bodies and specialized centers in the field of...

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Ministry denies phone tap rumors

KUWAIT: Director of the Interior Ministry's Relations and Security Media Department Brigadier Adel Al-Hashash strongly denied rumors claiming that the ministry is monitoring phone conversations and personal social media messages, describing such allegations as 'baseless.' "The ministry does not tap phones or violate privacies," he said, noting that images that went viral on social media showing people installing special cameras were actually...

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