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Ruling family, leading figures urged to stay away from polls
Reform initiative also calls for change in voting systemKUWAIT: A group of leading personalities that include former ministers and lawmakers, calling itself the Reform and National Consensus Initiative Group, yesterday launched a political reconciliation initiative to end the deterioration in the country's affairs. The initiative called on "competing members of the ruling family and other leading figures" to stop interfering in the election...
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Increase electricity and water tariffs; Medical tests appointment to be available online
KUWAIT: The executive list of the law to increase electricity and water tariffs will be ready within weeks as the Ministry of Electricity and Water plans to release it before the law becomes effective on May 22, 2017, minister Ahmad Al-Jassar said.Medical testsMaking appointments for expatriate workers’ medical tests necessary for visa transactions will soon be available online through the Ministry of Health’s website, Undersecretary...
KUWAIT: Fourth constituency candidate Nayef Al-Sour registers for the upcoming elections.
Legislations needed to address housing, citizenship, economic issues: Mutairi
'Bedoon issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible' KUWAIT: Fourth constituency candidate Nayef Al-Sour registers for the upcoming elections.KUWAIT: According to Nayef Al-Sour Al-Mutairi, a candidate running from the fourth constituency, the most urgent issues Kuwaitis face are housing, withdrawal of citizenships and economic problems, all of which need strict legislations. Sour was a member of the Municipal Council before he resigned to...
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Candidates explore media options to reach voters
KUWAIT: Candidates running for the 2016 parliamentary elections seek with all means to lure voters including the latest integrated and sophisticated advertising and media tools. Such combination of media and advertising means, according to media professors at Kuwait University, includes usage of traditional tools such as radio, television and newspapers, in addition to the modern techniques such as using the Internet, posters and the social media...
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43 MPs represented 2nd constituency till 2013
KUWAIT: Up to 43 MPs represented the second constituency in 12 assemblies between 1981 and 2013. The constituency is marked as number one in terms of recurrent win of parliament seats by same figures, compared with the other constituencies. Khalaf Al-Dumaitheer is on top of the list of recurrently elected MPs in this constituency that comprises sub-divisions two, three, five, six and 18, according to the 25-constituency system-occupying the seat...
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Real estate prices fall over low oil rate: Official
KUWAIT: Real estate price in Kuwait have remarkably plummeted due to the continuing dip in international oil prices, a commerce official said yesterday. Speaking to reporters while opening Kuwait International Real Estate Fair held on November 7-12, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for Commercial Control and Consumer Protection Abdullah Al-Enezi said the fall in property prices is a good opportunity for...
KUWAIT: The officials attend the press conference where the awareness campaign was announced. —Photos by Abdellatif Sharaa
CAN launches prostate cancer awareness campaign
KUWAIT: The officials attend the press conference where the awareness campaign was announced. —Photos by Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The National Campaign for Cancer Awareness (Cancer Aware Nation) launched its prostate cancer campaign on Sunday under the patronage of Director General of Kuwait Ports Authority Sheikh Yousuf Abdullah Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah. The ceremony was attended by CAN Chairman Dr Rasheed Al-Hamad, Deputy Chairman Dr Khalid...
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PM replacement rumors 'baseless'
KUWAIT: Well-informed official sources strongly denied that the ruling family held a meeting during which it agreed on appointing former foreign minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah as the prime minister in the next Cabinet. "All this is hearsay, baseless social media stories, analyses or wishes," the sources said, noting that the selection of the prime minister is the right of His Highness the Amir alone.The sources stressed that His Highness the...
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Pakistani Embassy official faces embezzlement charges
KUWAIT: An official at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) stationed at the Pakistan Embassy in Kuwait here has been caught embezzling funds.The man has reportedly gone into hiding after being accused of embezzling Rs 8.2 million from 2010-12. His visa has been cancelled and passport taken in custody of the Pakistan Embassy.A case against the accused has been registered by Pakistan Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) and a...
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Indian alcohol traders arrested
.KUWAIT: Hawally police arrested two Indian nationals in Nugra for possession of alcohol. The two men were caught with 15 bottles of liquor, and one of them was found in violation of the residency law. Both were sent to concerned authorities. By Hanan Al-Saadoun
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Mosque blast’s belt maker arrested in Saudi
KUWAIT: Saudi authorities arrested a man accused of making the explosive belt that was used in a terrorist attack at the Al-Sadeq Mosque in Kuwait last year.The man was arrested at a checkpoint when he raised suspicions after he tried to escape. He was arrested along with another fugitive following a brief chase, then transported to a maximum security prison, said sources with knowledge of the case.Saudi and Kuwaiti authorities are currently...
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Teens fight in Sulaibiya
KUWAIT: A bloody fight between juveniles in Sulaibiya in which axes were used was brought under control by policemen, who sent them to the juvenile prosecution. The fighters were found with axes and knives. They were sent to hospital and received treatment for their injuries.Body foundThe body of an Indian man was recovered by the coroner after he was found dead in West Mishref, and there are suspicions of foul play behind his death. The body was...
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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
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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