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Salute to Indians
Muna Al Fuzai I am not an Indian, but I wish I was one. This article salutes all Indians around the globe, and especially those in Kuwait. Despite being the most hardworking and intelligent community that knows the best way to live and even survive under all kinds of pressures, I'm sorry to say that they don't receive the appreciation they deserve. I don't mean to sound racist, but the truth is that some Arabs and Kuwaitis mock Indians'...
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Govt files fraud charges against several businesses
KUWAIT: The ministry of commerce and industry referred to the commercial prosecution department a number of irregularities and fraud cases recently detected at coffee shops, restaurants and shopping malls. Under instructions of Minister Khaled Al-Roudhan, the ministry's sector of commercial supervision and consumer protection was able to spot these irregularities and file for legal action against those involved, the Ministry's Assistant...
Kuwait Airways B777-300ER makes maiden commercial flight to Dubai
Kuwait Airways B777-300ER makes maiden commercial flight to Dubai
Kuwait Airways B777-300ER makes maiden commercial flight to DubaiKUWAIT: Following its arrival in Kuwait, on Dec 9, and undergoing its flight and technical testing, the official national carrier of Kuwait commenced commercial operations of its new flagship aircraft, the Boeing 777-300ER, with two flights to Dubai, on Dec 15. Return flights KU671/KU672 and KU675/KU676 departed from Kuwait International Airport at 10:05 and 17:00,...
KUWAIT: First Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and UK Minister for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs Tobias Ellwood are seen during the signing ceremony. — KUNA
Kuwait, Britain ink extradition accord
Speaker hails pact, warns embezzlers KUWAIT: First Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and UK Minister for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs Tobias Ellwood are seen during the signing ceremony. — KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait and the United Kingdom yesterday signed an accord stipulating wanted criminals' extradition between the two states. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that First Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled...
municipal raids in Jleeb
Security, municipal raids held in Jleeb
municipal raids in JleebKUWAIT: A security campaign was held in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and details of 3,500 persons were checked. Police arrested 185 people without IDs, 12 absconders, 20 wanted on civil cases, 49 as their residencies were expired, two wanted for felonies, nine for indecent acts, nine for drunkenness and one person who was banned from entering the country. The campaign also resulted in issuing 200 traffic citations, 35 vehicles were...
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Egyptian Doctor arrested
KUWAIT: An Egyptian doctor was arrested to serve a five-year jail sentence after being convicted of killing a fetus through an abortion. The doctor disappeared after the conviction, but resumed his activity of holding abortions in a clinic in Hawally. Detectives learnt about his whereabouts and arrested him red-handed. - Al-Rai and Al-Anbaa
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Filipina maid raped
KUWAIT: Jahra prosecutor ordered the arrest of a citizen who was accused by his Filipina domestic helper of raping her. A security source said the Filipina told Qairawan police that she worked for the accused for a year, during which he gave her strange looks, which she ignored. She also claimed he later started to grope her, then two weeks ago, he attacked and raped her, so she went to her embassy for help.- Al-Rai and Al-Anbaa
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Blackmailer beaten
KUWAIT: A policeman told interrogators that he beat a tourist guide was because the guide blackmailed him when he was undergoing treatment in Germany. A source said that a tourist guide arrived at Mubarak Hospital with wounds and fractures, claiming a citizen beat him. When he was arrested, the suspect said that the tourist guide, who was his translator in Germany, had blackmailed him, so after they returned to Kuwait, he beat him. - Al-Rai and...
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Farmworker dies after burning coal indoors
KUWAIT: Despite warnings by Kuwait Fire Services Directorate to avoid using coal heaters in enclosed areas, some people are still not heeding the warnings, as the case was at a Mutlaa farm, where an expat died of carbon monoxide poisoning and another was found in critical condition. A citizen told police that his farmworkers were not responding to his calls, so he went to the farm, broke open the door open and found them on the ground. Paramedics...
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Aleppo Again and Again (And Again)
Nejoud Al Yagout There always seems to be a new genocide, another invasion, a war, a terrorist attack. Those of us without power watch, with broken hearts, and donate money to sites without a guarantee that the money will reach the intended parties. We pray, we hold vigils, we send messages on social media, because our helplessness has become a burden, a crucible too painful to carry around in our minds. And today, we watch with horror as...
Children play in the desert under the cool winter sun. — Photo by Athoob Al-Shuaibi
Forty Days of Winter
Seasonal food sweep dining and coffee tables. Chestnuts are among the most popular winter fruits. Truffles aren’t called the White Gold for nothing. Children play in the desert under the cool winter sun. — Photo by Athoob Al-ShuaibiThe coldest time of the year in Kuwait is between the second week of December to mid-January. Forty days of winter, which is locally called by "Al-Marba'aniya". The weather after that, gradually changes to...
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Fake charities and phone calls
What if the charity is fake and is illegally fleecing people? “In this case, MSAL will transfer the case to the interior ministry to take legal action against the fake or illegal charity."Donate one dinar for printing a copy of the Holy Quran. We will send the mandoub to your place to collect the donation. These copies will be distributed to Muslims living in poor countries," says an Arab woman who randomly calls people, which can be very...
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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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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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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
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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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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates