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Kuwait Parliament seeks expanded services for special needs citizens
KUWAIT: The parliamentary committee charged with special needs' affairs discussed during a meeting with Minister of Social Affairs Dr Hind Al-Sebeeh yesterday prospects of establishing branches for the Public Authority for Disabled in the governorates of Al-Ahmadi and Al-Jahraa.The commission rapporteur, Hamdan Al-Azmi, said in a statement post the meeting that the request was intended to shorten transactions' time for this segment of the Kuwaiti...
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Ethiopian expat thrown off second floor
KUWAIT: An Ethiopian expat fell from the second floor of a Maidan Hawally building and was taken to hospital in a critical condition. She claimed her bedoon boyfriend pushed her out. He was detained and an investigation has commenced.Fisticuff over girlTwo citizens started a bloody fight in a café in Salmiya until police broke it up. It was found out that the fight was over a girl. Both were taken to police station for interrogation.
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Citizens fall victims to 'fake Saudi plot sales'
KUWAIT: Several citizens found themselves victims of a fraud by committed by a 'leader' at Kuwait municipality and lecturer at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) when he sold them plots of land in Saudi Arabia that could not be legally transferred to their names. The cheating came to light only after they paid large sums of money to the tunes of KD 17,000 for each plot in certain cases.A security source said that a...
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You cannot fight the wind
Muna Al Fuzai Is a parental guide for movies possible to achieve? A friend of mine who's a mother of teenage boys asked my opinion on this issue, and wondered if she is the only one who feels confused about the matter. I believe the concept of a parental guide is misleading. It is like the health warning on cigarette packs that says smoking causes death. It is pointless. The world has become an open space, and it is very difficult and...
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A thank you letter to the terrorist
Sahar Moussa I don’t know why evil seems to be winning these days. That’s what my friend told me, referring to the massacre that took place at Istanbul’s Reina nightclub on New Year’s Eve. At least 11 victims of the attack on the upscale nightclub were from Turkey, according to Anadolu news agency, while at least 27 victims were from 13 other countries including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, Israel,...
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Do you know the code?
. Alfa Romeo Foxtrot. Hear this and you may be reminded of the opening of a particularly bloody Oliver Stone film or else fear there is a new silly pop song out of Norway. Neither, however, would be correct. As odd as it seems, these words and their partners are part of a code to help reduce miscommunication across cultures. Commonly known as the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the 26-word code was created in the 1950s as the International...
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Kuwait addresses FIFA for temporary suspension lift
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s parliamentary committee for sports and youth affairs decided yesterday to address a message to the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) requesting temporary lift of the suspension enforced on Kuwait Football Association to enable the national team take part in forthcoming Asian Cup finals. Chairman of the commission MP Saadoun Hammad Al-Otaibi said in a statement that the committee is asking FIFA to lift the...
Several farms in Kuwait are open to the public or offer open days on weekends and welcome visitors. Photos show a recent visit to Yasmin Farms in Wafra. Other farms open for visitors include Bab Dokalh, Bohayra and Sadeer in Abdaly (information and directions for all can be found on their Instagram accounts.). — Photos by Jamie Etheridge
Exploring Kuwait's countryside A visit to a local farm
Several farms in Kuwait are open to the public or offer open days on weekends and welcome visitors. Photos show a recent visit to Yasmin Farms in Wafra. Other farms open for visitors include Bab Dokalh, Bohayra and Sadeer in Abdaly (information and directions for all can be found on their Instagram accounts.). — Photos by Jamie EtheridgeDuring the cooler winter months in Kuwait, many people prefer to spend time outdoors and a new activity now...
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Review: Loach film is a searing call for humanity, decency
This image released by Sundance Selects shows, from left, Briana Shann, Hayley Squires, Dave Johns and Dylan McKiernan, foreground right, in a scene from, "I, Daniel Blake." — AP photosJust like a Michael Moore documentary, there's nothing subtle about a Ken Loach drama. The 80-year-old British director and social critic has long been an ardent, insistent, eloquent champion of the more vulnerable members of society - particularly working-class...
Miss Golden Globe 2017 Sophia Stallone, Sistine Stallone, Scarlett Stallone, HFPA President Lorenzo Soria, host Jimmy Fallon, Executive Producer Allen Shapiro and Executive Producer Barry Adelman attend the 74th Annual Golden Globes Preview Day at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Glitzy Golden Globes launch Hollywood awards season
Miss Golden Globe 2017 Sophia Stallone, Sistine Stallone, Scarlett Stallone, HFPA President Lorenzo Soria, host Jimmy Fallon, Executive Producer Allen Shapiro and Executive Producer Barry Adelman attend the 74th Annual Golden Globes Preview Day at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.Hollywood's elite hits the red carpet on Sunday for the Golden Globes, launching a fiercely-contested awards season that looks set to reward escapist fantasy and gritty drama...
ISRAEL: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the press at his Jerusalem office in response to a speech by the US Secretary of State.—AFP
Netanyahu urges pardon for soldier who killed Palestinian
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a pardon for a soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker as he lay on the ground. Elor Azaria, whose military trial since May has deeply divided Israel, was convicted on Wednesday, with right-wing politicians defending him despite top army brass condemning his actions. He now faces up to 20 years in prison. Reacting to the conviction,...
MOSUL, Iraq: People observe an Iraqi army helicopter as they target an Islamic State (IS) group position on the western edge of Al-Intisar neighborhood in southeastern Mosul yesterday.-AFP
Iraq launches offensive on IS near Syria border
'Zero hour has come to liberate the western areas' MOSUL, Iraq: People observe an Iraqi army helicopter as they target an Islamic State (IS) group position on the western edge of Al-Intisar neighborhood in southeastern Mosul yesterday.-AFPBAGHDAD: Iraqi forces launched an offensive against the Islamic State group near the Syrian border Thursday, piling further pressure on the jihadists' crumbling "caliphate." Baghdad and its allies also turned up...
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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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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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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