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KUWAIT: This November 6, 1991 file photo shows then Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center) attending a ceremony to celebrate the extinguishing of the last burning oil well since the Iraqi Invasion eight months prior. - KUNA photo

Kuwait marks 25th anniversary of extinguishing oil well fires

KUWAIT: This November 6, 1991 file photo shows then Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center) attending a ceremony to celebrate the extinguishing of the last burning oil well since the Iraqi Invasion eight months prior. - KUNA photoKUWAIT: Kuwait commemorates today the 25th anniversary of putting out the last oil well set on fire during the Iraqi invaders. Iraqi troops, in 1990, set about 700 oil wells on fire...

TOPSHOT - Middlesbrough's Spanish midfielder Adama Traore (L) and Manchester City's Spanish midfielder David Silva (R) go up for a header during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Middlesbrough at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on November 5, 2016. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. n / AFP / PAUL ELLIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

De Roon ruins Man City's day with late equaliser

TOPSHOT - Middlesbrough's Spanish midfielder Adama Traore (L) and Manchester City's Spanish midfielder David Silva (R) go up for a header during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Middlesbrough at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on November 5, 2016. -AFP MANCHESTER: Marten De Roon's dramatic stoppage-time header cancelled out Sergio Aguero's first-half goal and earned Middlesbrough a...

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Policeman arrested for breaking traffic laws

crime-sceneKUWAIT: A policeman was arrested for violating traffic laws, dangerous driving and trying to escape arrest. Security sources said the suspect was stopped for a traffic ticket while he was in uniform in his private vehicle, which he did not like. He left his driving license and registration with his colleagues and tried to drive off in a stunt-like manner before backup arrived and stopped him.Fatal accidentA Syrian was instantly killed...

Dozen arrested in fake domestic help office

Dozen arrested in fake domestic help office

Dozen arrested in fake domestic help officeKUWAIT: Residency detectives raided a fake domestic help office in Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh, where 12 residency violators and absconders were arrested with a large number of fake receipts and stamps. Sources added that the office had been providing daily maid services and practicing fraud.Firemen hurtA fire broke out in a Hawally building, said security sources, noting that on rushing to the scene, Hawally and...

Photo shows Kuwaiti National Assembly

NA candidates - a mix of old and new blood - Three candidates drop out of electoral race

Photo shows Kuwaiti National AssemblyKUWAIT: The 2016 National Assembly election, which will be held on November 26, will see a furious competition among experienced and new-comer contenders. This unique mixture of candidates with expertise and others with new schools of thought is expected to draw many voters to the polling stations to choose who will be the best among those to serve the best interest of the people in the next phase. Kuwait...

KUWAIT: The electoral headquarters of the candidates standing for the 2016 parliamentary elections are once again shining with lights ahead of the polls slated for November 26, amid a real democratic and competitive atmosphere. It is so quiet and calm at these headquarters during the day, but it is completely lit at night, as they are packed with candidates’ supporters, and others concerned with politics. — KUNA

Many candidates want prestige and influence - Some make extraordinary promises

KUWAIT: The electoral headquarters of the candidates standing for the 2016 parliamentary elections are once again shining with lights ahead of the polls slated for November 26, amid a real democratic and competitive atmosphere. It is so quiet and calm at these headquarters during the day, but it is completely lit at night, as they are packed with candidates’ supporters, and others concerned with politics. — KUNAKUWAIT: With less than a month...

KUWAIT: Ministry of Interior (MoI) seized 18,000 bottles of illegal liquor worth KD 15 million yesterday. Ministry of Interior Undersecretary Lieutenant General Sulaiman Fahad Al-Fahad said in a statement that officers at drug control department arrested two suspects (a Kuwaiti and an Iranian) who tried to smuggle the largest-ever batch of alcohol into the country. Al-Fahad lauded the drug control officers' careful planning and their dedication to keep the country safe. - moi

In largest haul, Kuwait's MoI seizes KD15m worth of liquor

KUWAIT: Ministry of Interior (MoI) seized 180,000 bottles of illegal liquor worth KD 15 million yesterday. - moiKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday announced the biggest-ever alcohol haul in the country's history - seizing 180,000 bottles of liquor worth KD 15 million, according to security sources. The Ministry of Interior Undersecretary Lieutenant General Suleiman Al-Fahad said in a statement that officers at the Drug Control...

TOPSHOT - People run the streets near the explosion site on November 4, 2016 after a strong blast in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Eight people were killed, including two police, and over 100 wounded in a car bombing by Kurdish militants in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on November 4, 2016, updating an earlier toll. The blast, which Yildirim said was carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), targeted a police headquarters hours after top Kurdish politicians were detained in an unprecedented police crackdown.n / AFP / ILYAS AKENGIN

Turkey detains Kurdish leaders as deadly blast hits southeast

TOPSHOT - People run the streets near the explosion site on November 4, 2016 after a strong blast in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Eight people were killed, including two police, and over 100 wounded in a car bombing by Kurdish militants in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on November 4, 2016, updating an earlier toll. The blast, which Yildirim said was carried out by the outlawed...

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Opposition grows to Spain's migrant detention centers

Members of the Popular Union for Street Vendors hold a banner reading "We do not want more migrants prisoners or dead" during a protest against the discrimination, racism and police violence on illegal street vendors in Barcelona on November 3, 2016. - AFPMADRID: Opposition to Spain's controversial migrant detention centers is growing, with the left-wing mayors of Madrid and Barcelona leading calls to close the facilities, which have been...

Beggar arrested

Municipality inspections

Beggar arrestedKUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspection teams inspected 1620 stores and filed 156 violations in October, said the municipality services follow-up manager Faleh Al-Otaibi. He explained that the 48 violations were filed for using adverts without prior license, 43 for not renewing licenses, 46 for not having licenses in addition to 11 other ad-related case.Beggar arrestedA female Asian beggar was recently arrested in Nugra while...

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Robbery suspect nabbed

crime-sceneKUWAIT: An American was recently arrested for robbing mobile phone stores and money in Abo Fateera, security sources said. The case started when a mobile phone owner filed robbery case his by an unidentified robber who stole five expensive mobile phones and KD 1250 in cash. On checking the surveillance cams, detectives identified the suspect and arrested him while hanging around the area. The suspect confessed and a case was field. In...

Job seekers attend the New York Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) 2016 job fair, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2016, in New York. U.S. employers added a decent 161,000 jobs in October 2016 and raised pay sharply for many workers. It was the final major report on a lukewarm but durable economy before Americans choose a new president next week. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Strong US job growth, rising wages boost rate hike hopes

Job seekers attend the New York Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) 2016 job fair, Wednesday Nov. 2, 2016, in New York. U.S. employers added a decent 161,000 jobs in October 2016 and raised pay sharply for many workers. It was the final major report on a lukewarm but durable economy before Americans choose a new president next week. -AP WASHINGTON: US employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in October and boosted wages...

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