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Govt given ultimatum over fuel, fees hikes

MP threatens to grill PMKUWAIT: The National Assembly's financial and economic affairs committee yesterday gave the government two weeks to provide its views over two draft laws that would effectively prevent the government from raising charges or fuel prices. Rapporteur of the committee MP Safa Al-Hashem said the two bills relate to prevent the government from raising charges on public services or hiking fuel prices without a law by the...

LESBOS: Afghan refugees gather around a fire to warm themselves from the early morning cold, after spending the night at a resting point, after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast. —AP

Extreme cold weather till Jan end: Saadoun

KUWAIT: Extreme cold weather will be prevalent in Kuwait starting today until the end of the month, said Adel Al-Saadoun, a Kuwaiti astronomer and historian.Speaking to KUNA, Saadoun said that the current cold weather was due to northwesterly winds, which usually bring temperatures down, especially in the early hours of the morning. Saadoun added that Kuwait’s desert and open areas will also see a sharp drop in temperature.

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No H5N8 human infection

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health emphasized Monday that no human infection of the deadly H5N8 virus was detected in Kuwait. The ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary Dr Majeda Al-Qattan stated that no reports about receiving H5N8-inftected people were received from hospitals and medical centers and institutions across the country. Qattan assured that the highly contagious H5N8 is spreading among poultry, but the likelihood of human infection is...

KUWAIT: Women and their children demonstrate outside the National Assembly’s building yesterday in protest against a decision to cut their social allowances. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Stateless women protest against suspended allowances

'Death sentence for our families' KUWAIT: Women and their children demonstrate outside the National Assembly’s building yesterday in protest against a decision to cut their social allowances. — Photo by Fouad Al-ShaikhKUWAIT: For the second day in a row, a number of stateless mothers of Kuwaiti children demonstrated outside the National Assembly's building in protest against a Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL) decision to suspend...

First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah poses for a picture with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following their meeting.

Foreign Minister urges increased efforts to fight 'terror scourge'

ICI center vital hub for NATO-Gulf cooperation: Stoltenberg First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah poses for a picture with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following their meeting.KUWAIT: It is imperative to bolster cooperation with regional and international organizations to cope with grave threats, chiefly, the 'scourge of terrorism,' Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh...

Trees help protect archaeological from sandstorms

.KUWAIT: The second phase of a project to plant trees at various archaeological sites in Bahra in Subbiya north of the country started yesterday, with participation of a number of government and voluntary bodies, such the Green Line Group, the Teaching Staff Society and the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR). Teaching Staff Society member Dr Shamlan Al-Qenae said the first phase involved planting trees and...

KUWAIT: This file photo shows Al-Sawaber Complex (right) in Kuwait City.

Panel meets again to discuss Sawaber's fate

KUWAIT: This file photo shows Al-Sawaber Complex (right) in Kuwait City.KUWAIT: A Municipal Council committee tasked with following up with the structural plan for the Sawaber area will discuss during its next meeting recommendations with regards to the municipality's vision for the area and how it is going to be used. Committee Chairman Ali Al-Mousa said members will discuss the possibility of issuing a decision by the Municipal Council to...

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Bogus domestic help office busted

KUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested a gang that ran a bogus domestic help office by harboring absconding persons and making them work in violation of the law. The gang, mostly consisting of Ethiopian nationals, used to send absconding domestic helpers to other employers, then the maids later escaped and returned to the office again. Five Ethiopians reported as absconding were arrested and sent to concerned authorities. Meanwhile, the domestic...

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Iranian national arrested for forging Portuguese passports

KUWAIT: Criminal investigators recently arrested an Iranian national on charges of forging Portuguese passports for himself and his kids, based on which they got residency visas as Portuguese citizens, said security sources. Case papers indicate that investigations went underway based on information that detectives received, which indicated that the man had changed his and his children's nationality.After contacting the Arab and International...

Salah Al-Sayer

Truth About Hate

The West hates and detests radical political Islam that antagonizes the entire world Saying that the West antagonizes Islam is baseless and is mainly built on illusions to spread hate among human beings. The West long ago surpassed the issue of religious beliefs and thus built states and communities governed by law. One can live in Europe for years without being asked about his religion. People there respect the individual's right to choose or...

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Thai woman raped

KUWAIT: A Thai woman told police a man tricked and raped her. The victim said a man she knows, who had promised to marry her, invited her for dinner, but instead of going to the restaurant, he took her to an isolated area and raped her. She filed a complaint at Salmiya police station. Separately, a case was reported involving a driver who took a flight attendant to a mall, then invited her for a cup of coffee in his apartment, where he raped her....

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Body of an Egyptian found in mall parking lot

KUWAIT: The body of an Egyptian was turned to the coroner after he was found dead in a car behind a mall in Farwaniya. Police received a call about a person sleeping in his car, so patrols went to the area. When they knocked on the window, there was no response, so they obtained a warrant and smashed the glass. Paramedics at the scene declared him dead. Police are investigating the cause of death, because there may be foul play involved.Policeman...

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