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Jail, fine for parking in spaces for disabled
KUWAIT: The traffic department will start implementation of article 63 of law 8/2010 related to the rights of the disabled, which says “any person who uses parking spaces designated for the disabled will be jailed for a maximum of one month and fined KD 100 or either of the two penalties, and in case of repeated offences, the court can order suspension of the driving license for a month.” A statement by the interior ministry’s security...
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Expats' apartment ownership won't include other privileges
KUWAIT: When the Real Estate Owners Union suggested that the prime minister allows expats to own apartments in Kuwait, union sources assured that such ownership will not entitle owners to demand citizenship or any other privileges enjoyed by citizens. The source added that the system already exists in some neighboring GCC states.The sources stressed that the decision will have a positive impact on various sectors, create more job opportunities...
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19,772 Kuwaitis on job waiting list by year's end
KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that the total number of citizens waiting for a job at the public sector will reach 19,772 by the end of 2016, including 15,327 females and 4,445 males. CSC added that 10,225 of these applicants hold intermediate school certificates, 5,275 hold school leaving certificates and 4,272 hold university degrees.Four classesKuwait University is currently considering having teaching staff teach four...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinetís weekly meeting yesterday. — KUNA
Govt pleased with steps to lift sports ban
Cabinet touts UNSC resolution against Israeli settlements KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinetís weekly meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday lauded recent measures that had been taken at the national level to lift the ban on the sports sector enforced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). During its weekly meeting, the Cabinet praised these measures that...
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Imported foodstuffs subjected to strict measures: Municipality
Pictures from a raid carried out by a municipality team at a food warehouse, which was eventually closed downKUWAIT: Director of imported food management at Kuwait Municipality Al-Humaidi Al-Mutairi asserted yesterday that his department carries out strict inspection campaigns of all sorts of foodstuffs since entering the country to ensure they meet all health requirements.That food shipments will not be released without full inspection and that...
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28 residential projects pending
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) said yesterday that it is currently working on residential projects at a total cost of more than KD 645 million. PAHW has undertaken projects dealing with residential compounds in Jaber Al-Ahmad city, Deputy Secretary General of PAHW’s Implementation Department Ali Al-Habail said in a statement to the press.Moreover, he noted that the projects comprise residential compounds, housing units...
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Royal, husband involved in dispute
KUWAIT: Three citizens insulted a ruling family member and her Saudi husband and damaged her car following a dispute over a parking spot in front of a restaurant in Funaitees. A complaint was lodged at Adan police station. The three citizens who escaped were later arrested and are being interrogated.Ingrate sonA citizen in Qasr told police that her son beat her, and lodged a complaint. Police attempted to call the suspect several times but he did...
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US led UN 'gang-up' on Israel vote: Ambassador
Ron DermerWASHINGTON: The White House orchestrated a "gang-up" against Israel on last week's UN settlement vote, its ambassador to Washington said yesterday, in the latest sign of anger between the longtime allies. Israel's ambassador Ron Dermer said in an interview with CNN that his government plans to show evidence of the alleged US maneuvering in due time. "What is outrageous is that the United States was actually behind that gang-up. I think...
SOCHI: People lay flowers along the pier in this Black Sea city yesterday, a day after a Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria. — AFP
Parts of crashed Russian plane found
Pilot error, technical fault main theories - No evidence of foul play found SOCHI: People lay flowers along the pier in this Black Sea city yesterday, a day after a Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria. — AFPSOCHI: Russian rescuers found yesterday the first parts of the Syria-bound military plane that plunged into the Black Sea, as officials dismissed terrorism as a possible cause of the crash that killed all 92 people on board....
This file photo taken on July 16, 2016 shows a general view of the village of Buleusa. A militia from DR Congo’s Nande ethnic group has killed 13 civilians including a child from the Hutu community in the restive North Kivu province, an official told AFP yesterday. —AFP
Christmas massacres in DR Congo leave 35 dead
Troops kill 10 soldiers from Burundi This file photo taken on July 16, 2016 shows a general view of the village of Buleusa. A militia from DR Congo’s Nande ethnic group has killed 13 civilians including a child from the Hutu community in the restive North Kivu province, an official told AFP yesterday. —AFPGOMA, DR Congo: Attacks in villages and fighting between militias killed at least 35 people over the Christmas weekend in North Kivu, a...
Indian students shout slogans during a protest against the rapes of two minor girls outside the police headquarters. — AFP
India police arrest 4 over US woman’s gang-rape
NEW DELHI: Indian police yesterday arrested four men accused of drugging and raping an American tourist at a five-star hotel in New Delhi earlier this year, an officer said.The woman told police that she was part of a tour group visiting India in April when her local guide gave her a spiked bottle of water and raped her with four acquaintances inside her hotel room. “We arrested four of them a few hours ago. And they, as in the tour guide,...
Eight human traffickers have received life prison sentences and hefty fines in Odisha. Photo: AFP
Traffickers get life term in India for chopping off labourers’ hands
Eight human traffickers have received life prison sentences and hefty fines in Odisha. Photo: AFPBHUBANESWAR: Eight human traffickers found guilty of torturing and chopping off the hands of two labourers have received life prison sentences and hefty fines, a prosecutor said on Sunday, hoping the severity of the punishment would deter others. Prosecutor Dhirendra Nath Patra said the court in Bhubaneswar heard how the traffickers chopped off 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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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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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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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief