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Union condemns police raid of lawyer’s office
Vote buying violations suspectedKUWAIT: The Arab Lawyers Union (ALU)'s secretariat general condemned raiding a lawyer's office by police over allegations that he had been buying votes for the upcoming parliamentary elections, and described the raid as a 'severe violation of the law profession as well as all national and international laws'. ALU also stressed that an official search warrant had to be issued by the public prosecutor and the Lawyers...
Maj Gen Fahd Al-Showain
Traffic Department activates ATV ban
Maj Gen Fahd Al-ShowaiKUWAIT: Interior Ministry Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Maj Gen Fahd Al-Showai said traffic patrols started yesterday a campaign to monitor the use of motorcycles and ATVs on main roads and residential and coastal areas. He said riding an ATV will result in its impoundment. He said the traffic department is exerting efforts to curb the bad behavior of driving ATVs, adding that there will be several...
Abdullah Fahhad Al-Enezi’s elections poster, with a motto that reads “safeguarding a nation.”
Government, parliament limited political activities: candidate
Enezi to address solidarity, prisoners of opinion, humanitarian issues Abdullah Fahhad Al-Enezi’s elections poster, with a motto that reads “safeguarding a nation.”KUWAIT: Fourth constituency candidate for the 2016 parliamentary elections and former Municipal Council member Abdullah Fahhad Al-Enezi said his motive for running was the government's and the previous parliament's failure in achieving the Kuwaiti people's aspirations. He accused...
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57 MPs represented 4th Constituency until 2013
KUWAIT: Some 57 MPs have represented the Fourth Constituency in 12 assemblies between the years 1981 and 2013. Musallam Al-Barrak and Mubarak Al-Khurainij, two kingpins of the Fourth Constituency, lead the pack of recurrently elected MPs, having each served for six legislative terms.Moreover, Talal Al-Ayyar served for five legislative terms, while Mubarak Al-Duwaila, Hussein Al-Daihani, Daifallah Bourumiya and Ali Al-Diqbasi each served for four....
NASA scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Essam Heggy
Kuwait conducts 2nd phase of Kuwait-NASA water project
NASA scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Essam HeggyKUWAIT: NASA scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Essam Heggy announced yesterday the beginning of the second phase of the water discovery project in Kuwait’s desert, using Radar Sounding technology.Heggy said at the end of his visit to Kuwait that he held several meetings with officials from The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) to follow up on the cooperation...
KUWAIT: Officials cut the cake during the ceremony. (Inset) Adem Ceylan, Vice President, Sales - Middle East and Cyprus speaks during the press conference. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Turkish Airlines records up to 25% annual growth on Kuwait's route
New office opened in Kuwait KUWAIT: Officials cut the cake during the ceremony. (Inset) Adem Ceylan, Vice President, Sales - Middle East and Cyprus speaks during the press conference. —Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Turkish Airlines is registering a 20-25 percent growth in sales annually on its Kuwait route. "We moved to this new office in Al Dhow Tower as we needed a bigger place. In 2011, there were five flights weekly between Kuwait and...
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Shepherd commits suicide at pen; Syrian 'Sorcerer' caught
KUWAIT: A shepherd committed suicide at his sponsor's animal pen. The sponsor told police he found the shepherd hanging from the ceiling. The body was recovered by the coroner, and investigations are underway.SwindlingAn Egyptian man working in the construction business told an Iranian and a bedoon he needed a large quantity of gravel, as they made him believe they had a contracting company. The Egyptian handed them KD 30,750, but days went by...
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The sixth sense
Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle said that the main human senses are five - smell, hearing, sight, taste and touch. One cannot smell using his sense of touch or fingers. We cannot hear using our eyes. The only person who could see through his nose was the famous police character Abu Kalabcha in the popular old comic series Sahh Al-Noum. He believed that his nose was always right. Well, I believe that Aristotle was wrong with regards...
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Uncertainty across Middle East after Trump victory
BEIRUT: Uncertainty spread across the Middle East following Donald Trump's US election win, with questions hanging over the war against the Islamic State group, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear deal. In some parts of the region the surprise victory was welcomed with calls for Trump to take action, in others it sparked alarm.  But it was unclear what impact Trump's isolationist views would have on US engagements in the Middle...
NEW YORK: Republican president-elect Donald Trump gives a victory speech on election night at the New York Hilton Midtown early yesterday. – AFP
World in shock, US on new path after Trump victory
Clinton concedes - Obama invites mogul - Amir sends congratulations NEW YORK: Republican president-elect Donald Trump gives a victory speech on election night at the New York Hilton Midtown early yesterday. – AFPNEW YORK: Donald Trump's extraordinary US election victory sent shockwaves across the world yesterday, as opponents braced for a "dangerous" leader in the White House while fellow populists hailed a ballot-box revolution by ordinary...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Muslim school girls pose for a selfie with a cutout of US President-Elect Donald Trump during an event to follow the election results yesterday. – AFP
Many Muslims voice dismay at Trump win
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Muslim school girls pose for a selfie with a cutout of US President-Elect Donald Trump during an event to follow the election results yesterday. – AFPJAKARTA/ISLAMABAD/CAIRO: Many Muslims around the world expressed dismay yesterday at Donald Trump's election as US president, saying they feared it might raise tensions between the West and Islam and contribute to radicalization. While Egypt's president made an early...
MOSUL: A member of the Iraqi forces prepares ammunitions for 122mm howitzers at an army position in the village of Arbid on the southern outskirts of Mosul yesterday, during the ongoing military operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group. — AFP
Crucifixions and vice patrols show Islamic State maintains Mosul grip
Five crucified bodies hung up at road junction MOSUL: A member of the Iraqi forces prepares ammunitions for 122mm howitzers at an army position in the village of Arbid on the southern outskirts of Mosul yesterday, during the ongoing military operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group. — AFPBAGHDAD: Islamic State militants fighting to hold on to their Mosul stronghold have displayed the crucified bodies of five people they said...
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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