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KUWAIT: A maintenance man climbs the sphere of Kuwait Towers to perform maintenance work. - Photo by Mohammad Al-Hajeri (KUNA)
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Tensions loom over expats' hiring in Kuwaiti oil sector
KUWAIT: An archive photo showing Kuwait Petroleum Corporation's building in Kuwait City. - KUNA By A Saleh KUWAIT: A new topic of tension could emerge between the government and National Assembly over recruitments in Kuwaiti oil companies which some lawmakers believe have favored expatriate candidates over similarly qualified Kuwaiti jobseekers. According to sources familiar with the situation, the information, which are set to be investigated...
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Kuwait Foreign Minister holds ceremony in honor of veteran ex-chief diplomat
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) receives a memento from Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah (left) as Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah looks on. - KUNA KUWAIT: In honor and with presence of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah held a...
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Kuwait PM hosts commerce minister, KDIPA's chief
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Nasser Al-Roudhan, Director General of KDIPA, President of the Permanent Committee for Streamlining Business Environment and Enhancing Competitiveness Sheikh Dr Meshaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, as well as members of the commission and personnel. - KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled...
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Trip down memory lane at Kuwait's newest arcades
By Faten OmarRecently, a videogame arcade opened in the basement of Symphony Mall in Salmiya. Going to this place brought back memories from my childhood. Every game I played resulted in happy moments that I could not resist. It was like a time machine that took me back to my childhood to enjoy the fun moments I had when I was a happy child.When I was a kid, arcades were a magical place to go to. I remember the first arcade I went to when I was...
Partial solar eclipse seen in Kuwait City on December 26, 2019. The partial eclipse covered 85 percent of the sun for the first time since 1999.
Early morning partial solar eclipse in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait witnessed a partial solar eclipse with 80 percent of the sun's disk covered by the moon. The eclipse started round 06:40 am and ended at around 07:48 am yesterday. Kuwait witnessed several partial solar eclipses in 1914, 1922, 1976 and 1999. Partial solar eclipse seen in Kuwait City on December 26, 2019. The partial eclipse covered 85 percent of the sun for the first time since 1999.Partial solar eclipse seen in Kuwait City on...
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Events for the (paying) public
Nawara Fattahova It is disappointing that many of the activities or events that we used to attend or visit for free - even those that one has to pay for in other countries such as museums - are no longer gratis. For instance, fairs or exhibitions were always free of charge, but now there are some that require entrance fees, although the visitor will not get any service for this payment. Most of these fairs are about shopping, so there is...
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Labor suicides
Muna Al-Fuzai Despite official statements that usually reject and condemn the crime of human trafficking and exploitation of poor people for money by bringing them from their countries under false work contracts, this devastating offense still occurs. Recently, it ended with the death of a poor Egyptian man. He came to work in Kuwait to start a new life, but ended it here.The worker threw himself from the tenth floor trying to escape from...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights a Hanukkah candle alongside the Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovitch (L) and US ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 22, 2019. (Photo by Sebastian Scheiner / POOL / AFP)
Israel's indicted Netanyahu faces party leadership challenge
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights a Hanukkah candle alongside the Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovitch (L) and US ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the Old City of Jerusalem. - AFP JERUSALEM: Israel's embattled premier Benjamin Netanyahu faced off against longtime rival Gideon Saar for the Likud party leadership yesterday, in a contest that could threaten...
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Turkey's Erdogan paves the way for troop deployment in Libya
ANKARA: A hand out image made available by the Turkish Presidential Press Service shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking to members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara yesterday. - AFP ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday opened the way for direct Turkish military intervention in Libya, announcing a parliamentary vote in early January on sending troops to support the UN-backed Tripoli...
A nanny walks with children at the ìMankan Tunî orphanage in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 23, 2019. (Photo by KAREN MINASYAN / AFP)
'Babies-for-sale' scheme shocks Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia: A nanny walks with children at the 'Mankan Tun' orphanage in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 23, 2019. - AFP YEREVAN, Armenia: Syuzan Patvakanyan has been searching for her daughter ever since doctors in post-Soviet Armenia forced her to give her up as a baby nearly two decades ago. Now 35, she shared her story as the authorities this month detained the country's chief obstetrician-gynaecologist, the head of an orphanage and...
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Two passengers arrested with drugs at airport
KUWAIT: Hashish found with the Arab man. By Hanan Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: Customs inspectors at Terminal 1 (T1) of Kuwait International Airport arrested two people - an Arab man and an African woman - with possession of hashish and qat that were found hidden in their luggage yesterday. This comes following six similar smuggling cases the customs department has foiled recently. The Arab man arrived from his home country with possession of around 360...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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KUWAIT: Health Minister, Dr Ahmed Al-Awadhi holds talks with officials. - KUNA
Ministry of Health boosts efficiency
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