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Models present creations for fashion house Fendi during the Men's Fall-Winter 2017-2018 fashion week in Milan. — AP/AFP photos

Impish, boyish looks permeate Milan's menswear runways

Models present creations for fashion house Fendi during the Men's Fall-Winter 2017-2018 fashion week in Milan. — AP/AFP photosImpish, boyish looks are permeating the Milan menswear runway this season, and the mood seems to be a search for a simpler past. Hooded parkas with contrasting color panels, straight trousers, boxy jackets and slightly oversized knitwear bely a nostalgia for the 1970s - a time when, more than one designer has recalled,...

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Scene from a security crackdown carried out in Khaitan

Lawmakers seek special debate on expat numbers

Bill calls to lower voting age to 18 MP Abdulkareem Al-KandariKUWAIT: Opposition MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari said yesterday he has begun collecting signatures of other MPs to demand holding a special debate in the Assembly to discuss the dangers of the rising numbers of expatriates in the country. Kandari, who criticized expatriates while commenting on the Amiri speech last week, said he expects the debate to be held in February to discuss the...

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Kuwait cuts could reach 146-148,000 bpd

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: Kuwait's oil output cuts could reach between 146,000 and 148,000 barrels per day, which is more than the reduction to which the OPEC member committed itself under last month's global deal among producers, its oil minister told Sky News Arabia. "We used this opportunity to do maintenance at some wells, whether they were at Burgan field or the northern fields," Essam Al-Marzouq said in a programme broadcast on Sunday. "Our...

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Easy Scapegoats

Badrya Darwish What's with the intense anti-expat campaign in Kuwait nowadays? Why now? Did we wake up all of a sudden in the morning and discover that we have too many expats on our streets? Yes, I agree we may have a surplus of marginal labor. You can notice them on the streets and see them crowding at the airport. You can drive in some areas and feel that you are in another country. But this is not a new norm for the Gulf to have...

Photo shows a model of Jaber Hospital

Harbi: Jaber Hospital for Kuwaitis only

KUWAIT: Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi (center) opens three medical centers affiliated to the private Al-Salam International Hospital on Sunday. – KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Health Jamal Al-Harbi reaffirmed Sunday that the new world-class Jaber Hospital would start operation in months to serve nationals only. A highly-qualified foreign administration would manage the hospital until training of national cadres is completed to take over later, the...

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

Cabinet approves restructuring program, manpower authority merger

Priority given to appointment of Kuwaitis KUWAIT: Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The cabinet yesterday approved the merging of the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) into the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM). The decision was made during a routine weekly meeting held at Bayan Palace chaired by Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh...

KUWAIT: Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah inaugurates the 2017 Horeca Kuwait exhibition. — Photos by Joseph Shagra

Youth creativity essential to tourism development: minister

2017 Horeca Kuwait exhibition underway KUWAIT: Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah inaugurates the 2017 Horeca Kuwait exhibition. — Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: The three-day 2017 Horeca Kuwait exhibition kicked off yesterday at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref, with the participation of over 80 companies specialized in hospitality, catering and hotel equipment. The event is organized by the Leaders Group...

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Minister ready to face grilling

KUWAIT: Information Minister and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al Sabah said he is ready for the grilling submitted against him over the sports suspension. He said he will take this opportunity to explain facts to the public transparently.He called upon MPs to listen to both views and not just that of one side. He said the grilling is a constitutional right of MPs and "we are also carrying out our duties according to...

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'High quality' residential projects at Sawaber location

KUWAIT: Chairman of the structural plan committee at the Municipal Council Ali Al-Moussa said the new plan for Al-Sawaber Complex requires demolition of the old buildings and establishing new high-quality residential projects. He said the area will be opened up with the construction of a new road, and is designed to attract commercial projects in the area and revive it.During a workshop held by the committee on Sawaber, Moussa said the...

Stolen construction material caught with two thieves arrested yesterday, while two others managed to flee and Rotten olives found during a municipality inspection campaign yesterday.

Construction material thieves caught

Stolen construction material caught with two thieves arrested yesterday, while two others managed to flee and Rotten olives found during a municipality inspection campaign yesterday.KUWAIT: Two expatriates were caught red-handed stealing construction material in Maidan Hawally, according to a statement from the Ministry of Interior's relations and security information department. Two other suspects escaped and are being sought by police.Spoilt...

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Teacher 'picked on' arsonist student: lawyer

KUWAIT: The public prosecution decided to detain a student accused of setting a fire at Farhan Al-Khalid School to continue interrogations. The suspect's lawyer Hawraa Al-Habeeb said her client is an outstanding student and has won medals in sports from the same school and does not need to cheat, as it has been said. She said there is something "dangerous" that will be told to the court. She said the student was being picked on by a teacher,...

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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos

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