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Large number of young candidates emerge in 2016 parliament elections

Political Science Professor Dr Massouma Al-Mubarak and Political Sociology Professor Dr Mohammed Al-RumaihiKUWAIT: After official closing of doors for registering for the parliamentary elections 2016 last October 28 and announcement of names of candidates by the elections Department, it has become obvious the large number of young candidates compared with previous election periods.The number of young candidates for the next Parliamentary...

KUWAIT: Third constituency candidate Ahmad Al-Fadhel speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Son carries on father's tradition of modernity and development

KUWAIT: Third constituency candidate Ahmad Al-Fadhel speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: As part of our series, Candidate Speaks, Kuwait Times met candidate Ahmad Al-Fadhel, who is running from the third constituency. He is the son of MP Nabeel Al-Fadhel, who passed away last December while still in office. He espouses the same modern ideas as his late father, who hoped to make Kuwait the most developed country in the...

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Some 78,643 eligible voters in 1st constituency

Breakdown of candidates' educational levels, agesKUWAIT: The total number of voters registered for the 15th term of the Kuwait National Assembly elections is 483,186 - including 252,756 females - with the first out of five constituencies occupying 16.27 percent.The first constituency includes 78,643 voters (including 41,660 female). Since the July 2013 elections, the number of voters has increased by 1,398 representing a 1.77pct rise, according...

Duo held on visa forgery charges

Egyptian duo held on visa forgery charges

Duo held on visa forgery chargesKUWAIT: Two people were arrested on charges of forging stamps placed on residency visa renewal applications. The suspects, Egyptian, were arrested in an ambush in Hawally that was set up after detectives confirmed information regarding their illegal activity. One of the suspects has a criminal record and is wanted on three swindling charges he is also wanted to pay a KD 9,224 debt. Two passports and a number of...

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Jordanian beggars to be deported; Nepali heroin dealers caught

KUWAIT: Three Jordanian women were sent for deportation after being caught begging in Farwaniya. The three women confessed the charges after being found begging and in possession of KD 41.750. Their husbands and children will also be deported. Meanwhile five Egyptian nationals were sent for deportation as they were caught gambling in Kheitan.Heroin dealers caughtTwo Nepalese men ran away when they saw a police patrol, but were caught and...

IDRIS KHUBBAZ, Iraq: In this handout image provided by Human Rights Watch, destroyed houses are seen in this Iraqi village. - AP

Iraqi Kurds destroy Arab villages: HRW - Forces recapture Nimrud

IDRIS KHUBBAZ, Iraq: In this handout image provided by Human Rights Watch, destroyed houses are seen in this Iraqi village. - APERBIL, Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State in northern Iraq unlawfully destroyed Arab homes in scores of towns and villages in what may amount to a war crime, US-based rights group Human Rights Watch said yesterday. The Kurdish peshmerga and Iraqi armed forces have faced a common enemy in Islamic State...

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo stand at attention after unveiling a commemorative plaque near the Petit Cambodge and Carillon cafes yesterday, during a ceremony held for the victims of last year’s Paris attacks which targeted the Bataclan concert hall as well as a series of bars and killed 130 people. —AP

France remembers the 130 killed in Paris attacks

Silence marked 1ST anniversary PARIS: French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo stand at attention after unveiling a commemorative plaque near the Petit Cambodge and Carillon cafes yesterday, during a ceremony held for the victims of last year’s Paris attacks which targeted the Bataclan concert hall as well as a series of bars and killed 130 people. —APPARIS: A somber silence marked France's anniversary commemorations of...

JARAF, IRAQ: An Iraqi youth shows a placard printed out by the Islamic State (IS) group, explaining why people shouldn’t use satellite dishes, as he visits his school on Saturday. — AFP

In Iraq village, children reclaim their school after IS - 'We forgot everything'

JARAF, IRAQ: An Iraqi youth shows a placard printed out by the Islamic State (IS) group, explaining why people shouldn’t use satellite dishes, as he visits his school on Saturday. — AFPJARAF, IRAQ: "One bullet plus one bullet equals? Two bullets!" This is how the children of the small Iraqi village of Jaraf were taught mathematics during two years of jihadist rule.On Saturday, a neighbor opened the gate of their school for the first time...

WASHINGTON: This file photo taken on September 27, 2016 shows FBI Director James Comey waiting to testify at a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill. — AFP

Clinton blames FBI director Comey for loss

Criticism for reopening probe close to election WASHINGTON: This file photo taken on September 27, 2016 shows FBI Director James Comey waiting to testify at a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill. — AFPWASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton on Saturday blamed FBI director James Comey for her loss in the US presidential race, claiming that re-opening the probe into her email use broke the momentum towards...

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN: In this Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally. — AP

EU foreign ministers to gather to grapple with Trump impact

Will campaign points might translate into real policy? GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN: In this Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally. — APBRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers will gather to discuss the impact of Donald Trump's election on trans-Atlantic ties and whether it will complicate relations with an increasingly belligerent Russia.At informal dinner talks in Brussels,...

KARACHI, PAKISTAN: In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, Pakistani activists protest against the Islamic State group. —AP

Islamic State group flourishes and recruits in Pakistan - Militants initially blamed

KARACHI, PAKISTAN: In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, Pakistani activists protest against the Islamic State group. —APISLAMABAD: The Islamic State group is increasing its presence in Pakistan, recruiting Uzbek militants, attracting disgruntled Taleban fighters and partnering with one of Pakistan's most violent sectarian groups, according to police officers, Taleban officials and analysts.Its latest atrocity was an attack...

HUB, PAKISTAN: Pakistani volunteers carry an injured blast victim at a hospital in the Hub district, some 40 kilometers from Karachi, on November 12, 2016. —AFP

Families ripped apart in Pakistan shrine attack

HUB, PAKISTAN: Pakistani volunteers carry an injured blast victim at a hospital in the Hub district, some 40 kilometers from Karachi, on November 12, 2016. —AFPKHUZDAR DISTRICT, PAKISTAN: Survivors of a massive bomb attack on a shrine in southwest Pakistan that killed dozens spoke of their horror Sunday after families were ripped apart in a strike showing the expanding reach of the Islamic State group.The blast, later confirmed to be the work...

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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