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Contract signed for labor city project

KUWAIT: Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has signed a contract between public and private sectors and a group of companies headed by 'Projacs' for projects management, to provide special advisory for the South Al-Jahra Labor City project. South Al-Jahra Labor City will be offered for investment with the establishment of a Kuwaiti shareholding company, KAPP said in a statement.The company will be established in accordance with the...

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'Chaos' at medical examination department

KUWAIT: A state of chaos prevailed yesterday at the domestic helpers' medical examination department, where hundreds crowded to undergo medical tests pending renewing residency visas, which resulted in delaying many transactions.Illegal campsJahra municipality launched a wide-scale campaign to fine illegal camps pitched without having valid licenses, violating the limits specified for each camp, or camping in off-limit areas. Some camps were...

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Candidates should undergo physical, mental tests: analyst

KUWAIT: Political analyst Rima Al-Odheeb stressed the need for all parliamentary elections candidates to undergo medical tests, adding that such a decision has been delayed for too long and should have been put into practice years ago. She noted many Arab countries have made such tests mandatory to run. Odheeb said medical examination of candidates is a major step towards having parliamentarians with good health that would be positively echoed in...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Criminal laws in Kuwait

Attorney Fajer Ahmed What constitutes a crime varies from one country to another, and what might be a social norm in one country can be a serious crime in another. Therefore, it is important to explain crimes punishable under Kuwaiti law to the large expat community living here. I usually refrain from writing about criminal laws in Kuwait, because controversial topics such as sexual crimes, drug trafficking, stealing and so on are usually...

Lieutenant GeneralnSuleiman Al-Fahd

Ministry takes action against ATV drivers on public roads

Lt Gen Suleiman Al-FahdKUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd said the Interior Ministry is working hard on resolving the traffic problem according to the most modern scientific and practical methods. He pointed to the danger of driving all-terrain-vehicles (ATVs) and similar vehicles on streets and the accidents they cause, despite efforts and campaigns to limit such accidents. He said riding of ATVs by children and...

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Man raped for having relationship with a female relative

KUWAIT: A juvenile sought the help of two friends to lure a man who had an affair with one of his relatives, then raped him. A police source said the youth discovered that one of his female relatives had a relationship with a man, so he took her phone and beat her before locking her up. The source said the suspect, with two of his friends, tricked the man into having a meeting, then abducted him and beat him. He was then raped. The source said...

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Maids beat up elderly sponsor

KUWAIT: Two maids beat up their elderly sponsor and escaped. The sponsor included a medical report in her complaint, which listed several injuries. She said the maids entered her room, with one holding a stick, adding that she does not know why the two attacked her.Search for reckless driverA citizen crashed his car into a laundry shop, then backed into a parked car before escaping. Interior ministry operations received a call about the incident...

Todd Kohlhepp

US man held for chaining woman admits 7 killings

Todd KohlheppMIAMI: A man who was arrested in the US state of South Carolina for holding a woman hostage and “chained like a dog” has confessed to up to seven killings, a local sheriff said.Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright told a press conference late Saturday that warrants were issued charging Todd Christopher Kohlhepp with a quadruple murder that baffled police and investigators for 13 years. Wright said that the suspect had also...

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Bangladesh player acquitted in maid torture case

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court yesterday acquitted cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife on charges of torturing an 11-year-old girl whom he employed as a maid, a prosecutor said.Police last year charged the 30-year-old fast bowler and his wife Nritto Shahadat with assault and torture after the young girl was found crying by the roadside with her eyes bruised and swollen."The couple have been released as the prosecution failed to prove them...

BEIRUT: In this picture taken on Friday, Oct 7, 2016, Syrian citizens attend a sit-in against the forced displacement in Syria, in front of the United Nations headquarters. — AP

Displaced Syrians fear return, marking a demographic shift

Discouraging 'disloyal' population from returning BEIRUT: In this picture taken on Friday, Oct 7, 2016, Syrian citizens attend a sit-in against the forced displacement in Syria, in front of the United Nations headquarters. — APBEIRUT: Syria's government says people who fled rebel zones that have since been retaken by the military are now welcome to return. But that's not how it worked out for one refugee family that came to check out the state...

DENVER: Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign rally. — AP

Trump inspires conspiracists in his camp, ramps up distrust

Media a prime target for Trump's rhetoric DENVER: Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign rally. — APALLENTOWN: Rigged election, biased media-Donald Trump regularly condemns alleged tactics aimed at derailing his bid for the White House, rhetoric that resonates with some supporters who are growing more mistrustful. The Republican presidential nominee has offered no concrete proof to back up his allegations but,...

MOSUL: Iraqi children, one flashing the sign of victory, greet Iraqi army’s soldiers from the 9th armored division in the area of Ali Rash, adjacent to the eastern Al-Intissar neighborhood of Mosul during a military operation to retake the main hub city from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. — AFP

Mosul battle rages as resistance falters

IS bombings around country leave 20 dead MOSUL: Iraqi children, one flashing the sign of victory, greet Iraqi army’s soldiers from the 9th armored division in the area of Ali Rash, adjacent to the eastern Al-Intissar neighborhood of Mosul during a military operation to retake the main hub city from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. — AFPMOSUL: Iraq's special forces worked Sunday to clear neighborhoods on the eastern edge of Islamic...

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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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