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Eight people arrested for violation of labor and residency regulations.
Eight held for absconding
Eight people arrested for violation of labor and residency regulations.KUWAIT: Residency detectives spotted seven women and a man in a car, whom they deemed suspicious. They were found in violation of residency law and reported absconding by their sponsors.Security campaignA security campaign was carried out in Nugra, where 377 persons were checked, 113 people wanted on civil cases were detained, including 44 absconders, 10 did not have IDs,...
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Student accuses three of rape
KUWAIT: Three persons including a haris (building janitor) were charged with raping a female student in Qairawan. The girl said she befriended a person online, who asked her to come over to his house. She said she was raped there, then three hours later, he called another man to give her a ride. But this man took her to his flat in Riggae, then called a third man, who both raped her. Then a fourth man, the haris, was called, who raped her too....
Four people arrested for possession and sale of alcoholic drinks.
Four bootleggers arrested
Four people arrested for possession and sale of alcoholic drinks.KUWAIT: Four people were arrested for making and selling liquor. The arrests were made after the place where the liquor was brewed was raided. Police found 261 bottles. The suspects, Indian, confessed to making the liquor and storing it in a dilapidated car.Camping violationsKuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi said he gave instructions that the law should be...
Rob Lloyd, the CEO of Hyperloop One, left, shows a model to Emirati officials including Mattar al-Tayer, the director-general and chairman of Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority, third left, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. The futuristic city-state of Dubai announced a deal on Tuesday with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One to study the potential for building a line linking it to the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Dubai eyes hyperloop
New 2021 Gulf rail deadline a ‘moving target’ Rob Lloyd, the CEO of Hyperloop One, left, shows a model to Emirati officials including Mattar al-Tayer, the director-general and chairman of Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority, third left, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. The futuristic city-state of Dubai announced a deal on Tuesday with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One to study the potential for building a line linking it...
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India scraps 500, 1,000 rupee notes
An Indian resident holds 500 and 1000 INR notes in New Delhi on November 8, 2016. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced late November 8 that 500 and 1,000 ($15) rupee notes will be withdrawn from financial circulation from midnight, in a bid to tackle corruption. "To break the grip of corruption and black money, we have decided that the 500 and 1,000 rupee currency notes presently in use will no longer be legal tender from midnight ie 8...
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Eye for an eye for Iran man who blinded toddler
TEHRAN, Nov  8, 2016 (AFP) - Iran blinded a man on Tuesday after  convicting him of throwing chemicals in face of a four-year-old girl and  depriving her of sight, a judicial official was quoted as saying.It was the second time this year that Iran had carried out the strict  eye-for-eye punishment that can be imposed for such crimes in the  Islamic  republic, the head of criminal affairs for the Tehran prosecutor's office,  Mohammad...
MANCHESTER: People wait in line to vote at the Bishop Leo E O’Neil Youth Center said in Manchester, New Hampshire. Voters will choose between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for president, as well as important races for Congress and Senate. — AFP
Asia sees changed US ties, whoever wins
'With or without Trump, this marks the end of US leadership' MANCHESTER: People wait in line to vote at the Bishop Leo E O’Neil Youth Center said in Manchester, New Hampshire. Voters will choose between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for president, as well as important races for Congress and Senate. — AFPTOKYO: Win or lose, Donald Trump's campaign has changed the way countries in Asia view their relationships with Washington. Final polling...
HAMAM AL-ALIL: Iraqi forces pull a body out from a mass grave they discovered in the Hamam Al-Alil area after they recaptured the area from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to retake Mosul, the last IS-held Iraqi city.- AFP
Islamic State brutality comes to light
HAMAM AL-ALIL: Iraqi forces pull a body out from a mass grave they discovered in the Hamam Al-Alil area after they recaptured the area from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to retake Mosul, the last IS-held Iraqi city.- AFPHAMMAM AL-ALIL: From behind the curtains of his bedroom window, 29-year-old Riyad Ahmed would peer out at Islamic State fighters dragging civilians into a makeshift jail across the street and...
KARLSRUHE: A suspect is being led to the Federal Prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe, Germany yesterday. — AP
Islamic State suspects arrested in Germany
KARLSRUHE: A suspect is being led to the Federal Prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe, Germany yesterday. — APBERLIN: German authorities arrested five men yesterday on allegations they aided the Islamic State group in Germany by recruiting members and providing financial and logistical help. The federal prosecutor's office said in a statement that the men were arrested on suspicion of supporting a terrorist organization.The arrests were made in...
This combination of file photos shows Meghan Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry as he arrives at Lord’s cricket ground in London. — AFP
Prince Harry hits out at media 'harassment' of new girlfriend
Harry says press have crossed a line This combination of file photos shows Meghan Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry as he arrives at Lord’s cricket ground in London. — AFPLONDON: Britain's Prince Harry issued a rare statement yesterday criticizing the media for intruding into the private life of his American girlfriend, actress Meghan Markle, saying the press had subjected her to "a wave of abuse and harassment". British newspapers have...
CHENNAI: Indian organizers watch as fish named Chanakya swims to a portrait of US presidential candidate Donald Trump, (left), floating alongside a portrait of US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a fish tank, during an event in Chennai yesterday.
Floating voter: ‘Psychic’ Indian fish picks Trump
CHENNAI: Indian organizers watch as fish named Chanakya swims to a portrait of US presidential candidate Donald Trump, (left), floating alongside a portrait of US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a fish tank, during an event in Chennai yesterday.CHENNAI: A "psychic" fish in India yesterday picked Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, hours before Americans head to the polls. Chanakya II, a flowerhorn cichlid fish, was...
MANILA: Activists, including victims of martial law, march towards the Supreme Court in Manila yesterday. — AFP
Philippines' dictator Marcos 'can be given a hero's burial'
MANILA: Activists, including victims of martial law, march towards the Supreme Court in Manila yesterday. — AFPMANILA: Ex-Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be given a hero's burial, the Supreme Court decided yesterday in a hugely controversial ruling which critics said would whitewash his crimes and divide the nation. The justices overwhelmingly endorsed President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to allow the burial at the "Cemetery of...
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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