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Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Sabah

Illegals' deportation best solution for demographic imbalance: Governor

Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-SabahKUWAIT: Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Malik Al-Sabah joined voices calling for immediate deportation of illegal expatriates, saying that this would be the best solution to address the country's severe demographic imbalance and to alleviate pressure on public services."All concerned state departments must coordinate to fight the problem of marginal labor forces and adjust the...

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Domestic helpers' approval necessary to accompany sponsors abroad: official

KUWAIT: Director General of Residency Affairs Major General Talal Maarafi said the department began implementing organizational procedures to obtain absence permissions for domestic helpers. This facility is only available for Kuwaiti sponsors. He said the domestic helper must go personally to the department to obtain a form stating his/her wish to travel and work with the sponsor and his family abroad, in accordance with item 46 of the domestic...

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No posters allowed on cars: Interior Ministry

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Interior Ministry warned citizens of putting illegal posters, logos or pictures on their cars as part of traffic preparations ahead of the parliamentary elections slated for November 26th. Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Traffic Affairs and acting Director General of the General Directorate of Traffic Major General Fahad Al-Shuwaya said that the traffic sector works to ensure the safety of road users,...

The final asphalt work on the bridge of Jahra Road mainline (Inset) Engineer Ahmad Al-Hassan

Ministry of Public Works celebrates opening of Jahra Road mainline tomorrow

From hospital area to Kaifan, Shuwaikh Residential The final asphalt work on the bridge of Jahra Road mainline (Inset) Engineer Ahmad Al-HassanKUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday that the elevated portion of the Jahra Road Development Project is set to open in its entirety tomorrow morning. Marking this important milestone, an opening ceremony will be held under the patronage of the Minister of Public Works, Engineer Ahmed...

Fourth constituencyncandidate Faraz Al-Mutairi

Change must come from within the parliament: Faraz Al-Mutairi

Fourth constituencycandidate Faraz Al-MutairiKUWAIT: As part of its series of interviews with candidates ahead of next Saturday's National Assembly elections, Kuwait Times spoke with fourth constituency candidate Faraz Mohammed Faraz Al-Mutairi, who spoke about the electoral system, the state's budget, citizenship withdrawal, bedoons (stateless residents) and other topics. The following are excerpts from the interview:Kuwait Times: What is the...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNA

MGRP to study legislative amendments to curb fake employment: cabinet

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The cabinet yesterday entrusted the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) with studying a proposal for introducing legislative amendments to curb the phenomenon of fake employment. The cabinet held its regular weekly meeting at Bayan Palace, chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh...

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Fake Egyptian doctor arrested; Fake office run by Ethiopian woman busted

Kuwait: Police learned about a woman claiming to be a doctor in a private clinic injecting patients with medical material without a license. The woman, an Egyptian, was found to have been practicing "medicine" for six months and received a monthly salary. The department added that six residency violators were arrested along with a woman claiming to be a cosmetologist, three nurses working without licenses, a receptionist and a cleaner with...

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Boy falls to death from balcony

KUWAIT: A 5-year-old Egyptian boy fell to his death from the fifth floor. The boy was playing in the balcony under his parents' gaze, but somehow got on a chair, lost his balance and fell, according to investigations.Body foundAn Egyptian arts teacher was found dead in his car after being missing for two days. The teacher played football with his friends, then went to his car but did not make it home. His wife called the police, who found him...

KABUL: Afghans carry the dead body of a man at a hospital as a woman (left) cries after a suicide attack yesterday. — AP

IS suicide blast kills 32 at Kabul Shiite mosque

KABUL: Afghans carry the dead body of a man at a hospital as a woman (left) cries after a suicide attack yesterday. — APKABUL: Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a crowded Shiite mosque in Kabul yesterday that killed more than 30 people and wounded dozens in its third major attack on minority Shiites in the Afghan capital since July. Officials said the attacker entered the Baqir-ul-Olum mosque shortly after midday as...

KARBALA: Shiite worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Abbas, seen in the background, and Imam Hussein, for Arbaeen in Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad. - AP

Millions throng Iraq shrine despite fears

KARBALA: Shiite worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Abbas, seen in the background, and Imam Hussein, for Arbaeen in Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad. - APKARBALA: Millions of black-clad Shiite Muslims, crying and beating their chests in mourning, streamed through a shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala yesterday under heavy protection from the security forces. The processions of faithful walking to Imam Hussein's mausoleum from...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (center) is helped to dress for the celebration of a mass marking the end of the Jubilee of Mercy in Vatican. — AFP

Pope extends power to forgive abortion

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (center) is helped to dress for the celebration of a mass marking the end of the Jubilee of Mercy in Vatican. — AFPVATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yesterday extended indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors. Francis, who has made a more inclusive and forgiving Roman Catholic Church a characteristic of his papacy, made the...

France has been repeatedly targeted by Islamic extremists in the last two years (AFP Photo/Philippe Huguen)

Terror attack foiled; 7 arrested in France

PARIS: Police have broken up a terror ring plotting an attack in France after arresting seven suspects in Strasbourg and Marseille, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said yesterday. The arrests of the alleged plotters from France, Morocco and Afghanistan "enabled us to prevent a long-planned terror attack on our soil," Cazeneuve told a televised news conference. He said the investigation would show whether "the foiled attack was a coordinated...

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

Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters

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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

Why small-scale project visas can be problematic

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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

Kuwait population hits 4.919 million

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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

People power rocks Bangladesh

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Al-Sawaber Complex

Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved