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Railway project offered for bidding next year
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Authority For Partnership Projects (KAPP) is scheduled to offer the railway project's tender for public bidding during the first half of 2017 because it is committed to executing the project jointly with other GCC states. The project comprises of a railway network linking Kuwait City to the airport and marine ports as well as link Kuwait with other GCC states over a 511-km long two-way railway line. KAPP is also preparing to...
KUWAIT: V M Sudheeran, president of Kerala state’s Congress committee meets with Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah.
India banned cash without homework: Congress leader
KUWAIT: V M Sudheeran, president of Kerala state’s Congress committee meets with Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: The India government's shock decision to demonetize 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes without 'proper homework' has wrought havoc across the country, and ordinary people are struggling to pay for their basic goods and needs, said a visiting Congress leader from India on Sunday.The worst-ever...
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Letters to Muna Al-Fuzai
Dear Muna, I am writing you as you have highlighted an important subject matter for respecting people with disabilities.  I agree that it is our prime duty to respect disabled people. I have lived in the UAE for a few years and it is far away from Kuwait in terms of many things. Thanks Anis Dear Muna, Your words in the article "Disabled in Kuwait" touched me deeply, I could certainly relate to your words, not because I'm disabled but...
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Will vote for money
The slogan of 'Will Vote for my Country' used by the information ministry to boost people's awareness of the need to vote is a very beautiful one, but is unfortunately hard to put into practice because of the one-vote electoral system, where most voters vote for candidates from the same tribe, clan, sect or even those known for doing services for constituents. Nowadays, voters usually opt to vote for 'dinar' candidates. Al-Qabas on Oct 25,...
Coastguards foil bird smuggling attempt
Coastguards foil birds smuggling attempt
Coastguards foil bird smuggling attemptKUWAIT: Coastguards foiled two attempts to smuggle 10 birds of prey and 101 houbara bustards via the sea. A boat was spotted south of Boubyan Island, so it was followed and stopped. Two citizens were found onboard, and two bags were found containing eight birds of prey and 80 houbaras. The second haul was discovered when boats arriving into the country were searched and 21 houbaras and two birds of prey...
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Egyptian juveniles fight; 20 arrested in Kabd for residency law
KUWAIT: Four persons were involved in a fight and used knives, so police were called in and broke up the fight. One of those involved was stabbed in the shoulder. He was sent to Mubarak Hospital, while the other three were detained. Meanwhile, three Egyptian juveniles were injured during a fight with other Egyptians, as knives were used. Two of the suspects were sent to Adan Hospital for treatment of wounds they sustained. Investigations are...
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Two Romanian Prostitutes arrested in Mahboulah
KUWAIT: A security source said residency affairs detectives were monitoring videos on social media showing two Romanian prostitutes making offers to meet anyone in any country. The two later arrived in Kuwait after a busy week in another Gulf country. An undercover source was asked after thorough investigations to make a deal with them, and they agreed to receive KD 200 each per hour. Detectives then raided a flat in Mahboula and arrested them....
In this file photo released by a militant website, young boys known as the ‘lion cubs’ hold rifles and Islamic State group flags as they exercise at a training camp
Jihadists say Trump's victory a rallying call for new recruits
IS commander calls Trump a 'maniac'KABUL: From Afghanistan to Algeria, jihadists plan to use Donald Trump's shock US presidential victory as a propaganda tool to bring new fighters to their battlefields. Taleban commanders and Islamic State supporters say Trump's campaign trail rhetoric against Muslims - at one point calling for a total shutdown of Muslims entering the United States - will play perfectly in their recruitment efforts, especially...
KUWAIT: People observe the “supermoon” spectacle yesterday from Balajat beach in Salmiya. The moon is at its closest position to earth since 1948, making it the brightest in nearly 69 years. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Skygazers gawk at extra bright 'supermoon'
KUWAIT: People observe the “supermoon” spectacle yesterday from Balajat beach in Salmiya. The moon is at its closest position to earth since 1948, making it the brightest in nearly 69 years. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatJAKARTA: Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches yesterday to get a glimpse of the closest "supermoon" to Earth in almost seven decades, and snap dramatic pictures. The unusually big and bright moon...
BLUFF STATION, New Zealand: A woman and child are seen in front of a house damaged by an earthquake as it sits on the fault line near Kaikoura on the South Islandís east coast. —AFP
‘Utter devastation’ after New Zealand quake
At least two people killed, tourist town cut off BLUFF STATION, New Zealand: A woman and child are seen in front of a house damaged by an earthquake as it sits on the fault line near Kaikoura on the South Islandís east coast. —AFPWELLINGTON: A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake pummeled central New Zealand early yesterday, killing at least two people, damaging roads and buildings and setting off hundreds of strong aftershocks. Emergency...
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UAE jails Emiratis up to 10 yrs for Islamist links
ABU DHABI: A UAE court yesterday jailed two Emiratis up to 10 years for their links to a “terrorist” organization seen as a branch of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, media said. The first defendant was handed a 10-year jail term after he was convicted of playing a “leading role” in a “banned secret group”, the official WAM news agency reported.The local Gulf News daily said in its online edition that he was found guilty of joining the...
SIALKOT: People allegedly involved in the flogging of a transgender person arrive at a court in Sialkot, Pakistan yesterday. — AP
Pakistan arrests 10 for flogging transgender
SIALKOT: People allegedly involved in the flogging of a transgender person arrive at a court in Sialkot, Pakistan yesterday. — APISLAMABAD: Pakistani police arrested 10 alleged members of a criminal gang yesterday accused of flogging a transgender woman and posting a video of the abuse on social media, officials said. The arrests were made in the eastern city of Sialkot after a video of the flogging was shared thousands of times on social...
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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