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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton points to the crowd while speaking at a rally at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
What if Trump doesn't concede?
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton points to the crowd while speaking at a rally at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. -AP WHITE PLAINS: Hillary Clinton's campaign is increasingly preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump may never concede the presidential election should she win, a development that could enormously complicate the crucial early weeks of her preparations to take office. Aiming to...
Kuwaiti candidates register for the upcoming parliamentary election in Kuwait City on October 19,2016.
20 more candidates register for election
Kuwaiti candidates register for the upcoming parliamentary election in Kuwait City on October 19,2016. Tabtabai among former Opposition MPs to enter frayKUWAIT: A large number of the so-called assembly majority opposition, comprising the February 2012 assembly, yesterday decided to take part in the next month's parliamentary polls, officially breaking a four-year boycott.Former opposition MP Waleed Al-Tabtabai said the decision was taken after...
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah seen during the inauguration of the reserve website of the electronic security computer systems at the Ministry.— KUNA
Interior vows to protect Kuwait - Army chief underscores NATO's peace efforts
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah seen during the inauguration of the reserve website of the electronic security computer systems at the Ministry.— KUNAKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has vowed that the nation will leave no stone unturned to support security forces in their quest to protect security. The Ministry of...
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, center, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton share a laugh during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Trump and Clinton carry barbs into charity dinner
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, center, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton share a laugh during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in New York. -AP PhotoNEW YORK: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton took their acrimonious presidential contest to a charity dinner, where Trump drew boos from the...
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) tries to runs away from Chicago Bears outside linebacker Leonard Floyd (94) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Packers beat Bears 26-10
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) tries to runs away from Chicago Bears outside linebacker Leonard Floyd (94) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)GREEN BAY: Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery emerged as playmakers in the second half and the Green Bay Packers beat the offensively challenged Chicago Bears...
4 warehouses closed
4 warehouses closed
4 warehouses closedKUWAIT: KFSD yesterday closed down four warehouses in Jabriya and Hawalli for violating KFSD standard safety regulations and condition, said security sources noting that the four warehouses had been previously warned and given chance to remove the violations.  Filipino and a Filipina were recently arrested in Mahboula for smuggling pork meat to sell in Kuwait for KD 9 per kilo.Pork meat - KD 9 per kiloA Filipino and a...
TOPSHOT - A member of the Iraqi government forces takes a position  on top of a vehicle as smoke rises on the outskirts of the Qayyarah area, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on October 20, 2016, during an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the main hub city. In the biggest Iraqi military operation in years, forces have retaken dozens of villages, mostly south and east of Mosul, and are planning multiple assaults for October 20. / AFP / BULENT KILIC
IS attacks Iraqi city of Kirkuk, power plant amid Mosul fight
TOPSHOT - A member of the Iraqi government forces takes a position on top of a vehicle as smoke rises on the outskirts of the Qayyarah area, some 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on October 20, 2016, during an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to retake the main hub city. In the biggest Iraqi military operation in years, forces have retaken dozens of villages, mostly south and east of Mosul, and are planning multiple...
 Motorists maneouver around fallen street lights destroyed by super typhoon Haima in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province, north of Manila on October 21, 2016. Super typhoon Haima, one of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines, killed at least eight people on October 20 as ferocious gales and landslides destroyed tens of thousands of homes. / AFP / TED ALJIBE
Typhoon survivors wait for aid in the Philippines
Motorists maneouver around fallen street lights destroyed by super typhoon Haima in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province, north of Manila on October 21, 2016. Super typhoon Haima, one of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines, killed at least eight people on October 20 as ferocious gales and landslides destroyed tens of thousands of homes. / AFP / TED ALJIBEPENABLANCA: Hungry Philippine typhoon survivors huddled in makeshift...
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Outdoor school offers new hope for Islamabad's poor - No walls, no roof and no chairs
In this photograph taken on August 30, 2016, pupils take part in a lesson at a makeshift school in a park in Islamabad. In the corner of a pristine park in one of Islamabad's poshest areas, an open-air classroom run by an aging rescue-worker offers a beacon of hope to the city's poorest residents. For the past 30 years, "Master" Muhammad Ayub, whose day job includes defusing bombs and putting out fires, has cycled from his office to the...
KUWAIT: (Clockwise) Kuwaiti former MP Safaa Al-Hashem, Farah Sadiq, Dr Ghadeer Aseeri and Abeer Jumaa register to run as candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election in Kuwait City yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Four women among 61 new candidates - Ex-MPs urge opposition to take part in full force
KUWAIT: (Clockwise) Kuwaiti former MP Safaa Al-Hashem, Farah Sadiq, Dr Ghadeer Aseeri and Abeer Jumaa register to run as candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election in Kuwait City yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Four women were among 61 new candidates who filed nomination papers yesterday for the national election in the second day of registration, raising the total number of hopefuls to 132. Prominent among yesterday's...
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Kuwait one of the top nations employing women
KUWAIT: Kuwait is one of the top countries in the region that employ women, Chairwoman of Arab International Women's Forum (AIWF) Haifa Al-Kaylani said yesterday. Al-Kaylani made the statement during a speech at the 8th AIWF Conference "Young Arab Women Leaders", adding that Kuwait ranked first amongst Arab countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2014. The one-day event, which is held in collaboration with Ministry of State for Youth Affairs,...
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Fake medics in Jleeb
Muna Al Fuzai Recently, police arrested two Asians for illegally practicing medicine in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. One of these men claimed to be a doctor, while the other pretended to be a pharmacist. I would assume that since a large number of residents in this area are mostly of limited income, many living illegally without residency and unemployed, it's no surprise anyone can call himself a doctor there. Do we have a problem with this area? The...