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KUWAIT: A camel walks in the desert in Kuwait during sunset. —KUNA photo

Kuwaitis used low grade materials to build rock-solid houses in olden days

KUWAIT: Old Kuwaiti houses used to be constructed and designed with low grade materials usually gathered locally or imported from neighboring countries. In their book on the construction of old Kuwaiti houses, authors Mohammad Ali Al-Khers and Maryam Al-Aqroqa said that houses of old were built using materials such as 'Al-Bascil' and 'Jandal' (wood and hay). These substances were used to protect ceilings from rain, dust, and other weather...

KUWAIT: File photos show an area of the Kuwait desert where tents have been set up for people to enjoy the cooler winter months. Kuwait’s camping season runs from November until end of March. — Photo by Yasser Al Zayyat

How to get a license to camp

KUWAIT: File photos show an area of the Kuwait desert where tents have been set up for people to enjoy the cooler winter months. Kuwait’s camping season runs from November until end of March. — Photo by Yasser Al ZayyatThe camping season begins in Kuwait in early November with the arrival of mild weather and the onset of winter. This used to be bad news for the desert, as camps were randomly pitched and campers often destroyed desert flora...

Dr Mohammad Stefan Leca visiting the Kuwait Times to discuss his missionary work and visit to Kuwait. — Photo by Joseph Shagra

Islamic missionary visits Kuwait

'Romanian convert has traveled to 156 countries to spread peaceful message of Islam' Dr Mohammad Stefan Leca visiting the Kuwait Times to discuss his missionary work and visit to Kuwait. — Photo by Joseph ShagraBeing a Muslim is not only about long beards and short dishdashas, according to Dr Mohammad Stefan Leca. Leca is a Romanian who converted to Islam in 1993 when he went to Turkey and was hosted by a Muslim who shared his house with him...

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Citizen beats his wife in public - He suspected her of having an affair

KUWAIT: A citizen followed his wife around Kuwait because he suspected her of having an affair. When she caught him and confronted him, he beat her in a public place. While sitting in a public mall in Salmiya, the woman noticed her husband watching her from a distance, when she approached him, he said he suspected her behavior so she became angry and they started arguing. Then the man started beating the woman. Police were called and the two...

Fire in Farwaniya building

Fire in Farwaniya building

Fire in Farwaniya buildingKUWAIT: Fire broke out in a flat at a Farwaniya building yesterday. The fire started on the second floor. Farwaniya and Ardhiya centers responded immediately to put out the fire which engulfed the entire flat. Two persons suffered smoke inhalation.Abandoned cars removedRelations and Security Information carried out campaigns at the Shuwaikh Industrial area. 450 abandoned cars were removed.KFSD ready for pollsPublic...

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Bangladeshi deportee stopped at airport attempt to re-enter the country

KUWAIT: A Bangladeshi man who was deported two years ago, failed in his attempt to re-enter the country with a forged passport, and was sent for deportation once again. The discovery was made when his fingerprints were taken, and his original name was found to be different from that on the man's current passport.Drug dealers bustedFarwaniya detectives arrested two Indian men in possession of shabu and heroin. A detective made an agreement with...

ADANA, Turkey: A fireman extinguish fire on cars after an explosion yesterday. —AFP

Two killed in bomb attack in southern Turkey - 'Accursed terror'

ADANA, Turkey: A fireman extinguish fire on cars after an explosion yesterday. —AFPISTANBUL: A car bomb exploded in the car park of the governor's office in the southern Turkish city of Adana yesterday killing two people and wounding 33, officials said, in the latest attack to rock Turkey this year.The explosion sparked a fire, with a cloud of dark smoke spewing into the sky, and caused damage to the governorate itself, state-run Anadolu news...

UL, Iraq: An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front of scores of male residents rounded up by the Iraqi army and urged to come out with information of any Islamic State members among them in Gogjali neighborhood yesterday.—AP

Iraq forces in fierce Mosul fighting with jihadists

UL, Iraq: An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front of scores of male residents rounded up by the Iraqi army and urged to come out with information of any Islamic State members among them in Gogjali neighborhood yesterday.—APMOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi forces battled the Islamic State group deep inside Mosul yesterday, piling pressure on jihadists who have no more escape routes but leaving trapped civilians in the crossfire. Elite forces gained new ground...

AGRIGENTO, Italy: This handout picture released by the Italian police (Polizia di Stato) on November 23, 2016, shows police officer Maria Volpe taking care of Oumoh, 4, a young Ivoirian migrant. —AFP

Lost 4-year-old migrant from Africa finds mother in Italy - Rescued by police

AGRIGENTO, Italy: This handout picture released by the Italian police (Polizia di Stato) on November 23, 2016, shows police officer Maria Volpe taking care of Oumoh, 4, a young Ivoirian migrant. —AFPROME: A lost four year-old who made the perilous boat journey from Northern Africa to Italy alone will be reunited with her mother from Ivory Coast thanks to an extraordinary coincidence. Oumoh, who had been taken from her father's family by her...

BADURIA, India : Local residents stand in front of the Sohan Nursing Home and Poly Clinic after an officer from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal police sealed the main Nursing Home, in Baduria around 65 kms west of Kolkata. —AFP

Twelve arrested in India baby trafficking ring

BADURIA, India : Local residents stand in front of the Sohan Nursing Home and Poly Clinic after an officer from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal police sealed the main Nursing Home, in Baduria around 65 kms west of Kolkata. —AFPKOLKATA: Twelve people have been arrested in eastern India for trafficking newborn babies, who were smuggled out of clinics in biscuit boxes, police said yesterday. Police busted the...

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Nepali migrant workers unwitting victims of Indian cash crackdown

KATHMANDU: When Bishnu Pandey, a Nepali migrant working in India, returned home two weeks ago, he had hoped to clear a loan taken by his family to rebuild its village home with his savings. But the 35-year-old New Delhi restaurant worker had his dreams shattered after the bank refused to exchange cash worth $440 because of a crackdown on "black money" ordered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The shock announcement to ban 500 and 1,000...

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Pakistan province criminalizes ‘forced conversions’ to protect minorities

KARACHI: A Pakistan province yesterday passed a law making "forced conversions" punishable with a life sentence and forbidding minors from changing their religion, a bid to protect minorities in the conservative Muslim country. The new bill, passed by legislators in southern Sindh province, also mandates a 21-day waiting period for any person who wants to convert. "It is necessary to criminalize forced conversions and provide protection for...

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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP

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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP

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Al-Sawaber Complex

Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved