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Egyptian mandoub arrested for issuing work permits; Illegal plastic surgeries

KUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested a mandoub named Nabaeel Talaat Ahmad, an Egyptian on forgery charges. A citizen complained to police that 35 work permits were registered in the name of his company without his knowledge. Following investigations, it was found out that the Egyptian mandoub carried out the transactions and that he was charging KD 550 per transaction to obtain a residency permit. .Illegal plastic surgeriesThree Asians were...

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Ex-cop steals delivery car; Strange license plate

KUWAIT: A former policeman stole a delivery car and drove it to a café to get a shisha. According to a complaint, an Asian who was delivering an order to Salmiya was stopped by a person who beat him up and drove off with his car.The Asian told police about what happened. The detectives found the car parked in front of a Jahra café and they waited to see who will drive it. The detectives saw a man who got into the car and they caught him after a...

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Egyptian beats his wife

KUWAIT: An Egyptian vented his anger at his wife by beating her and she lodged a complaint against him. The woman submitted a medical report from Farwaniya hospital stating that she sustained cuts and bruises from the attack. According to her, husband returned home angry and when she asked what was wrong he swore at her and beat her up. Case of felonyA citizen deliberately hurt his neighbor by unleashing his dog on the neighbor. The victim said...

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Female students injured in college campus fight

KUWAIT: Four female students were injured during a fight at the Basic Education College in which miscreants used perfume bottles to attack their rivals. Students used water to break up the fight. One of the injured was taken to hospital while the remaining three were treated at the college. The fight started during a discussion over results of students' elections. As police are not allowed to enter the campus, they waited outside while students...

German Business Council visits NBK Museum

German Business Council visit NBK Museum

German Business Council visits NBK MuseumKUWAIT: A delegation of members from the German Business Council in Kuwait toured the historic museum of the National Bank of Kuwait in Sharq this week.The delegation included a number of ambassadors, businessmen and representatives of various local and international institutions, as part of the bank’s strategy aiming to strengthen relations with the business community.Salah Al Fulaij, Chief Executive...

Artist Mohammed Al-Hemd

'Artist explores the lessons of history' - Understand the past to comprehend the present

Artist Mohammed Al-HemdHistory tells us war crimes committed in the name of religion are not confined to one belief. An artist from Kuwait has attempted to compare in a semiotic manner crimes committed during the Dark Ages to current issues. Mohammed Al-Hemd also visually explains why crimes are continuing to be executed against the human race every day.Hemd was born and raised in Kuwait. He got a bachelor's degree in engineering, followed by a...

Local weightlifter wins medals in international competition - 'Steroid use common in Kuwait'

.Captain Ahmad Ashkanani won the silver medal at the international bodybuilding competition Mr Olympia held in September in the US, and is bursting with pride. This professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend is organized annually by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB).The 31-year-old Kuwaiti is satisfied with his accomplishment. "This title is a pride for Kuwait and...

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Saudi social media users see Prince's execution as sign of equality

RIYADH/DOHA: Saudi social media users interpret the rare execution of an Al Saud prince as a sign of equality under Islamic law, approval likely to reassure Riyadh's absolute rulers as large spending cuts test the kingdom's welfare-based social contract.Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was found guilty of shooting dead another Saudi national during a brawl and was executed after a royal order by King Salman, the interior ministry said on...

ALEPPO: Opposition fighters from the Sham Legion look at flyers reportedly distributed by the government encouraging people to leave a rebel-held area yesterday.—FP

Syria army urges residents to quit Aleppo as ceasefire begins - Residents not heeding calls to leave

ALEPPO: Opposition fighters from the Sham Legion look at flyers reportedly distributed by the government encouraging people to leave a rebel-held area yesterday.—FPALEPPO: A "humanitarian pause" in the Syrian army's Russian-backed assault on Aleppo took effect yesterday, but despite a drop in violence there was little sign residents were heeding calls to leave.The UN said it hoped to carry out the first medical evacuations from Aleppo on...

BARCELONA: This file photo taken on October 7, 2016 shows a woman holding a placard representing the map of Catalonia with two “banderillas” stabbed on it during a protest against bullfighting in front of the bullring in central Barcelona.—AFP

Spain’s top court cancels bullfighting ban in Catalonia

BARCELONA: This file photo taken on October 7, 2016 shows a woman holding a placard representing the map of Catalonia with two “banderillas” stabbed on it during a protest against bullfighting in front of the bullring in central Barcelona.—AFPMADRID: Spain's Constitutional Court yesterday cancelled a bullfighting ban in Catalonia in what is likely to exacerbate tensions between Madrid and the separatist region, and drew an outcry from...

SAN FRANCISICO: The headquarters of Uber. —AP

Uber driver admits to sexually battering customer

MIAMI: A Miami Uber driver has been arrested after police say he admitted to sexually battering a customer while she was incapacitated. News outlets report arrest records show 26-year-old Nimer Abdallah was taken into custody Tuesday on a charge of sexual battery of a victim who was physically incapacitated.A report says Abdallah picked up the female victim and another person to drive them home early Saturday. Investigators say at some point,...

INDIANAPOLIS: In this Jan 7, 2015 file photo, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson speak. — AP

Residents rushing to correct their names - Indiana official clarifies voter registration fraud probe

INDIANAPOLIS: In this Jan 7, 2015 file photo, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson speak. — APINDIANAPOLIS: After initially warning of potential widespread voting fraud, Indiana's secretary of state has acknowledged that many of the thousands of altered registration records she flagged might just be residents rushing to correct their names or birth dates ahead of the election.Republican Secretary of State Connie Lawson told The Associated...

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