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The sign in Arabic reads: 'If you can't pay for the food, take it for free'.

Free lunch: Restaurant in Salmiya feeds the poor freely

The sign in Arabic reads: 'If you can't pay for the food, take it for free'.‘If you can’t pay for the food, take it for free’There's a saying that there's no such thing as free lunch. But at a restaurant in Salmiya, lunch is free and so too is dinner for those who can't afford it. Wadi Rum, a small restaurant that opened four years ago near Marina Mall, offers charity in the way of meals for free for people in need. Customers entering the...

Traffic jams emerge as election day approaches

.KUWAIT: As the polling day for the upcoming parliamentary elections 2016 on November 26th approached, signs of traffic jams across the five constituencies start to emerge. The candidates are now entering the heated phase to lure a big number of voters, thus, causing unwanted traffic jams in areas where candidates' headquarters are situated.Though many candidates use valet parking services, large gatherings of crowds are still causing traffic...

‘This is an unislamic abay’, be careful, you’re a preserved diamond, and it will be a huge regret when you enter into the darkness of grave’. These comments are painted on electric substations in some residential areas of Kuwait. — Photos by Athoob Al-Shuaibi

The impact of removing hijab

‘This is an unislamic abay’, be careful, you’re a preserved diamond, and it will be a huge regret when you enter into the darkness of grave’. These comments are painted on electric substations in some residential areas of Kuwait. — Photos by Athoob Al-ShuaibiPiety is not linked with a specific outfit in Islam, as women and girls of all ages - veiled or unveiled - can be found filling mosque halls to pray on time.The Kuwaiti society is...

KUWAIT: Women voters gather to hear candidate and ex MP Dr Abdullah Al-Treiji — Photo by Yasser Al Zayyat

Ex-lawmaker Dr Abdullah Al-Treiji speaks out against corruption, security threats

KUWAIT: Women voters gather to hear candidate and ex MP Dr Abdullah Al-Treiji — Photo by Yasser Al ZayyatKUWAIT: Former MP and candidate in the first district Dr. Abdullah Al-Treiji held a symposium for female voters at the Regency Hotel on Wednesday. Al-Treiji focused on security issues facing Kuwait including concerns about threats posed by regional instability and neighbors as well as problems of corruption domestically.According to...

Candidate Ghadeer Aseri speaks during a campaign meeting in Kuwait City on November 16, 2016.

Education, freedom and change

Candidate Ghadeer Aseri speaks during a campaign meeting in Kuwait City on November 16, 2016.KUWAIT: As part of the coverage of the 2016 parliamentary elections, Kuwait Times is interviewing candidates and attending symposiums to hear their views on challenges facing Kuwait. Dr. Ghadeer Aseri, candidate of the first district held a symposium on Wednesday at the Radisson Blu Hotel. She focused her talk on the issues of education and general...

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Election campaign heats up

KUWAIT: Around 360 hopefuls remain committed to the polls with just two days left for candidates to pull out of the election race. They do not include the 47 candidates barred by the election committee and some of whom have already been re-instated by courts. Former Islamist opposition MP Bader Al-Dahoum yesterday received a clearance from the Appeals Court to remain in the race after the court rejected a government objection against a ruling...

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Father catches son watching pornographic videos

KUWAIT: An Asian sold a juvenile a CD that contained pornographic videos, and gave him his phone number in case he wants more. The juvenile's father noticed that his son is always playing with his computer, and demanded to see what he was watching. The man found pornographic material on the computer and so filed a case with police. Detectives are looking for the vendor.Kuwaiti dupedA citizen who works as an engineer in a ministry was conned by...

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Maid accused of stealing jewelry worth KD 5000/-

KUWAIT: A citizen accused her maid of stealing jewelry worth KD 5000. She told police that she received a call from her son that a cupboard was broken - then she discovered that the jewelry was missing. The Asian maid later confessed to the theft.A fake detectiveAbu Halaifa detectives have arrested a citizen who confessed to committing several robberies. A security source said an Asian complained that someone stopped him - claiming to be a...

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Prostitution and social media

Muna Al Fuzai Two Romanian prostitutes were arrested in Mahboula last week. The news of the arrests itself is not new or surprising, or even the fact that European women come to Kuwait for this type of work. It has happened before and there are even stricter measures for unmarried women to receive visit visas due to such occurrences in the past. But who helped these women to come to Kuwait? And were they arrested as well? According to...

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Are our ideals ideal?

Nejoud Al Yagout Love can slice us open, until we find nothing there: no beliefs, no separation, even no you and me. And, paradoxically, in this nothingness, everything, everyone is welcome. For as long as we pledge allegiance to a nation, an ideology, a race, a gender, we are excluding others. And love never excludes, so the only way to choose love is to be love. A love that accepts all. A love that encourages everyone to grow into who...

MOSUL: Army medics and volunteers attend to an influx of patients suffering a multitude of injuries at an Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division open air field clinic in the Samah neighborhood of Mosul yesterday. — AFP

Iraq forces move on two airports in Mosul battle

Baghdad, Kurds at odds over post-Mosul division of territory MOSUL: Army medics and volunteers attend to an influx of patients suffering a multitude of injuries at an Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division open air field clinic in the Samah neighborhood of Mosul yesterday. — AFPMOSUL: Iraqi forces piled pressure on the Islamic State group around Mosul yesterday, moving closer to cutting off the jihadists' escape route west to Syria and thrusting...

RAQA, Syria: A commander of the Kurdish female Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) speaks in the village of Tuwaylaa, just outside the city of Raqa, yesterday. The YPJ are female brigades fighting alongside male fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the militia alliance supported by the United States in the offensive launched to capture Raqa from IS jihadists. — AFP

Syria air strikes kill 25 in Aleppo

Turkey arrests 2 Czechs who ‘fought for Syria Kurdish militia’ RAQA, Syria: A commander of the Kurdish female Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) speaks in the village of Tuwaylaa, just outside the city of Raqa, yesterday. The YPJ are female brigades fighting alongside male fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the militia alliance supported by the United States in the offensive launched to capture Raqa from IS jihadists. —...

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