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Tsunami of change dumps old guard by the wayside

Amir congratulates winners; Big names fade, small tribes shineKUWAIT: The 2016 National Assembly elections sprang a number of major surprises that included the failure of many big names and the battering of the three biggest Bedouin tribes, outgoing Assembly members, and Shiite candidates. At the same time, the election saw significant gains by the opposition and its supporters, an important injection of fresh young blood and a stellar and...

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Official list of winners of the 2016 National Assembly elections

KUWAIT: The following is the final list of winners in each constituency with the number of votes as released by the judicial commission tasked with vote counting for the 2016 National Assembly elections Click To View Larger

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir thanks ministries for efforts during elections

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahamirKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday thanked the Interior Ministry for its efforts during the National Assembly's elections. His Highness the Amir extended his gratitude to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as well as the ministry's security and civilian staff for their gigantic...

Kuwait Lawyers Association’s building.

Lawyers Association praises elections

Kuwait Lawyers Association’s building.KUWAIT: Commenting on the results of the parliamentary elections, the Kuwait Lawyers Association's Chairman Nasser Al-Karyoun hailed all the efforts exerted to make the elections a success. He also congratulated His Highness the Amir and the Kuwaiti people on the occasion. In addition, Karyoun congratulated the winning MPs and reminded them that their task would be a tough one, and that they would be...

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New MPs thank voters, vow to work for Kuwait's greater good

Opposition to coordinate for next stepKUWAIT: New MP Ahmed Nabil Al-Fadhl thanked third constituency voters and vowed to represent all Kuwaitis and cooperate with the new parliament. Speaking to reporters after winning the elections, Fadhl urged his fellow lawmakers to prioritize Kuwait's greater good, cooperate and forget all disagreements in order to do something for Kuwait. "I won the election and intend to put my vision into practice,...

US Ambassador Lawrence Silverman

US Ambassador praises parliament elections

US Ambassador Lawrence SilvermanKUWAIT: The United States Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence Silverman released the following statement yesterday, in which he commented on Kuwait's parliamentary elections:'I congratulate Kuwait and its people on the successful holding of yesterday's national parliamentary elections. Kuwait has long been a regional leader with respect to constitutional governance and political participation, as reflected by Saturday's...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Termination, Maternity Leave and Resignation for women

Being terminated isn't always easy to deal with. On top of that, imagine being terminated because you are a woman, you don't speak the language, you don't have family around you, you are in a foreign country and they won't give you your rights. I know many of you have concerns about being terminated in Kuwait, and I know that many people know that employers don't always follow the law. It is a very tough situation to be in, so I hope the...

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Marital problems

KUWAIT: An Egyptian woman who works at Kuwait University said her husband, with whom she has problems, tied her up, and with his brother's help, stole a gold bracelet along with KD 800. They also abducted her son and fled to Egypt.Juveniles arrestedAn Egyptian couple told Khaitan police they were stopped by two bedoons who claimed to be detectives, took their IDs, then beat them. Khaitan detectives had noticed what took place and arrested the...

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Fight at Jahra Hospital

KUWAIT: Jahra Hospital was the scene of a bloody fight between several people, before the brawl was controlled by guards just before police arrived. The fight started between two groups of in-laws in Saad Al-Abdullah, who resumed it at the hospital when they saw each other, and each side asked friends to come for help. Eight bedoons who were on one side were arrested, while the other party of three citizens and their mother escaped.Under the...

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Trump is no surprise

Studying the Donald Trump case does not require much effort. It was a surprise that Trump made it to the White House, winning the American people's votes. The man swept all American states, which reflects the new public trend in the USA and the dominance of far right sentiments. Many political analysts, media figures and ordinary people considered Donald Trump's victory a major shock and disaster that would affect the USA and the entire world. As...

DOHA: Migrants gather at the Search and Follow Up Department in the Qatari capital on Nov 8, 2016. - AFP

Qatar 'illegals' scramble to leave under amnesty

DOHA: Migrants gather at the Search and Follow Up Department in the Qatari capital on Nov 8, 2016. - AFPDOHA: Kalawani has spent the past six years hiding from the Qatari authorities, but finally she is going home to Sri Lanka for the first time since 2010. The former housemaid is one of 9,000 undocumented residents expected to leave Qatar before Dec 1 after Doha introduced a three-month amnesty for those living in the country illegally to leave...

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 10, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at Trump Tower, in New York. The billionaire presidential candidate who prides himself on paying his own way and bashed his competitors for their reliance on political donors now wants their money - and lots of it. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, recently hired a national finance chairman, scheduled his first fundraiser and is on the cusp of signing a deal with the Republican Party that would enable him to solicit donations of more than $300,000 apiece from supporters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Trump calls recount a 'scam' - Effort moves forward

WEST PALM BEACH: For months Donald Trump called the presidential election "rigged." The president-elect has a different word - "scam" - for the recount effort aimed at revisiting the vote in three pivotal battleground states. "The people have spoken and the election is over," Trump declared Saturday in his first comments about the growing effort to force recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. He added, "We must accept this result and...

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