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AT SEA: (Above and below) These handout photos show images taken from a helicopter of protected minke whales onboard the Nisshin Maru.

Sea Shepherd finds Japanese ship 'with slaughtered whale'

AT SEA: (Above and below) These handout photos show images taken from a helicopter of protected minke whales onboard the Nisshin Maru.SYDNEY: A Japanese ship has been caught with a slaughtered whale in the Antarctic in defiance of an international court decision against Tokyo's hunts, activist group Sea Shepherd said yesterday. The conservationist organization-whose two vessels departed Australia last month for the Southern Ocean to disrupt the...

Italian designer Giorgio Armani poses with models at the end of his show Emporio Armani during the Men’s Fall-Winter 2017-2018 fashion week

Dolce & Gabbana, Versace and Giorgio Armani kicks Milan Fashion week

Italian designer Giorgio Armani poses with models at the end of his show Emporio Armani during the Men’s Fall-Winter 2017-2018 fashion weekIf turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst. Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with notables like Bottega Veneta and Gucci sitting out this round, preferring to combine menswear and womenswear previews next...

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Despite being passed over a year ago, a law that would grant greater rights to domestic workers in Kuwait is yet to be implemented. (Image credit: Matthijs de Bruijne via http://gdr.cascoprojects.org)

Kuwait’s domestic labor law: One year later

• Corporation to control price hikes and avoid human rights violations• KD 13,000 in unpaid salaries for domestic workers claimed• There are at least 661,414 domestic workers in Kuwait• Bank guarantee required for employers to recruit a worker• A plan to create residency cards that feature workers’ and sponsors’ information Despite being passed over a year ago, a law that would grant greater rights to domestic workers in Kuwait is...

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1090 companies including 90 fake companies closed

KUWAIT: Assessment and follow-up director at the Public Authority for Manpower Sabah Al-Mutairi said 1,090 companies - including 90 fake ones - that were closed down according to code 71, had been referred for investigations for violating labor laws in 2016 and expected these companies to be referred to prosecution.Mutairi added that the committee includes elements from the manpower authority, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Commerce and...

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Tender processed for 19,000 meters - To be installed ahead of tariffs increase

KUWAIT: A committee formed to study the bids made for a tender to supply electric meters (types A5/300, A-5/200 and A-3/125) recommended awarding the tender to bidders with the lowest bids after approval by the supreme tenders committee at the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW). The tender involves purchasing and supplying 19,000 meters to cover consumer needs in various sectors - be they commercial, investment or residential, MEW sources....

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Inauspicious Predictions

With the advent of the new year, many websites such as Bloomberg and some books published pessimistic expectations about the most important events foreseen in 2017 politically and economically. I don’t see these predictions as prophecies, but good indicators of current events. The public labeled these predictions as inauspicious, but I think these are normal expectations over what is going on now, especially with regards to terrorism and...

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Construction of new airport terminal on schedule: MPW

Minister of Public Works Abdulrahman Al-Mutawa said yesterday. The minister, during an inspection tour at the site, indicatedKUWAIT: Construction of a new terminal at the airport is proceeding according to schedule since work started in early December, Minister of Public Works Abdulrahman Al-Mutawa said yesterday. The minister, during an inspection tour at the site, indicated that more time might be needed to thrash out some problems such as the...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C, R) applauds after he inaugurated the new Palestinian diplomatic mission to the Holy See with Palestinian Ambassador Issa Kassissieh (L) in Rome on January 14, 2017nn Abbas meets Pope Francis on the eve of an international conference on Middle East peace in Paris as diplomats play down Israeli fears of a second UN Security Council resolution critical of its actions. / AFP / Tiziana FABI

Abbas warns against US embassy move

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (C, R) applauds after he inaugurated the new Palestinian diplomatic mission to the Holy See with Palestinian Ambassador Issa Kassissieh (L) in Rome on January 14, 2017Abbas meets Pope Francis on the eve of an international conference on Middle East peace in Paris as diplomats play down Israeli fears of a second UN Security Council resolution critical of its actions. - AFP VATICAN: Palestinian president...

ate Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Kuwait marks 11th anniversary of Sheikh Jaber's passing

ate Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: After 11 years have passed since the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah passed away; Kuwaitis still recall the deeds and achievements of the 'Amir of Hearts' who spent his life serving his country. Sheikh Jaber, who passed away on January 15, 2006 after being at the helm for 28 years, was the 13th ruler of Kuwait, and the third Amir during the state's constitutional era that...

CAIRO: KIJS Chairman Sharian Al-Sharian and AFT Chairman Ahmad Khairi sign thenprotocol. —KUNA

KIJS inks training protocol with Arab Federation for Training

CAIRO: KIJS Chairman Sharian Al-Sharian and AFT Chairman Ahmad Khairi sign theprotocol. —KUNACAIRO: Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies (KIJS) has hammered out a protocol with Arab Federation for Training (AFT), an affiliate to Arab League, to provide Kuwaiti legal cadres with special training on intellectual rights."The protocol is the first step for preparing to found a Kuwaiti entity specialized in intellectual rights," KIJS...

Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah

Horeca Kuwait 2017 kicks off tomorrow

Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-SabahKUWAIT: Under auspices of Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, the Horeca Kuwait 2017 exhibition opens tomorrow at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref with participation of over 80 companies specialized in hospitality, catering and hotel equipment. The three-day event is organized by the...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait army alert, govt prepared

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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.

A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates

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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP

Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh

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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

Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened

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Video grab taken from a video footage shows rescuers helping a person out of a hotel that partly collapsed on August 7, 2024 in Kroev, western Germany, killing one person and burying eight others. - A floor in the hotel in Kroev, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Frankfurt, collapsed for unknown reasons, police said in a statement. Of the 14 people inside at the time, five managed to get out. — AFP

One dead, several buried in German hotel collapse