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KUWAIT: Former lawmaker Nawaf Al-Fuzai speaks to Kuwait Times. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Interview with outspoken lawyer and candidate Nawaf Al-Fuzai
KUWAIT: Former lawmaker Nawaf Al-Fuzai speaks to Kuwait Times. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat'Price hikes should pass through the parliament'KUWAIT: In less than six weeks, Kuwaitis will go to the polls to elect a new parliament. In the run-up to the elections, Kuwait Times will be interviewing candidates from across the political spectrum to hear their views on the challenges facing Kuwait and what can be done.In today's issue, we speak with...
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State departments urged to help make elections 'a success'
KUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday urged all government bodies to work on facilitating the success of the upcoming parliamentary election process, starting with the registration of candidates until polling day on Nov 26. The Cabinet also stressed the importance of strict law enforcement.In this regard, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor stressed its strong intentions to monitor the spending of charity funds during the elections. Charities also...
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Court adjourns ‘terrorist cell’ case to November 29
The Palace of JusticeKUWAIT: The Criminal Court postponed looking into the 'terrorist cell' case, in which 26 defendants are involved, to November 29 to announce the rest of the suspects. The court had held its first hearing on August 16 to examine "behind closed doors" the case of "training with weaponry outside the country" which was sent to it by the Court of Appeals.On June 21, the Court of Appeals said that Kuwaiti law renders punishment to...
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Van thieves arrested
One of the suspects pictured with two stolen vans.KUWAIT: Farwaniya detectives arrested five gang members (two Syrians and three Indians) for stealing vans. The Ministry of Interior’s department of relations and security information said in a statement said that the arrests were made following several complaints by expat van owners in Jleeb Al- Shuyoukh.The statement said several patrols roamed the area for five days, resulting in arresting...
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Drug users arrested
KUWAIT: Hawally Security Director Brig Abdeen Al-Abdeen sent several drug users including a Kuwaiti woman to the Drugs Control General Department (DCGD). A security source said police patrols in Mishref arrested an Egyptian man with shabu. Meanwhile, police noticed a car being driven erratically by a woman, who was found wanted to serve a three-year jail sentence. Police found 'spice' and 'shabu' drugs in her bag, while a bedoon who was with her...
MISSOURI: Melania Trump (left) shakes hands with former US President Bill Clinton before the town hall debate at Washington University in this photo. — AFP
Trump bashes Clinton - Melania shrugs off husband's way with women
MISSOURI: Melania Trump (left) shakes hands with former US President Bill Clinton before the town hall debate at Washington University in this photo. — AFPGREEN BAY: White House hopeful Donald Trump branded Hillary Clinton's operations a "criminal enterprise" Monday as he assailed her for creating conditions for a rigged election, and accused US media of wanting to "poison" voters' minds. Trailing in national polls and in key battleground...
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Hotdogs set for name change in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Food outlets in Muslim-majority Malaysia must rename hotdogs or risk being refused halal certification, a government religious authority said yesterday.The ruling, which also includes other food items whose name includes the word "dog", has garnered much ridicule on social media. It follows complaints by Muslim tourists from overseas, said Sirajuddin Suhaimee, director of the halal division from the Department of Islamic...
SHAQOULI, Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters react yesterday in this village, about 35 km east of Mosul, after they recaptured it from the Islamic State (IS) group. - AFP
Iraqi forces make gains in push to retake Mosul
SHAQOULI, Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters react yesterday in this village, about 35 km east of Mosul, after they recaptured it from the Islamic State (IS) group. - AFPQAYYARAH, Iraq: Iraqi forces were making gains as tens of thousands of fighters advanced on Mosul yesterday in an unprecedented offensive to retake the city from the Islamic State group. With the crucial battle in its second day, Iraqi commanders said progress was being made...
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On the trail of S Korea's high-tech peeping Toms
SEOUL: This picture taken on Aug 18, 2016 shows a member of Seoul city's "hidden camera-hunting" squad (left) and a policewoman inspecting a women's bathroom stall to find "secret cameras" at a museum. - AFPSEOUL: Walking into an empty women's bathroom stall, Park Kwang-Mi waves a hand-held detector around the toilet seat, paper roll holder, doorknob and even the ventilation grill on the ceiling. "It's my job to make sure there's no camera to...
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Syria first lady rejected offers to leave country
DAMASCUS: Syria’s first lady Asma Al-Assad said she rejected multiple offers to flee the war-ravaged country with her children, according to an interview with broadcaster Russia24 aired yesterday.The comments were part of the British-born Assad’s first interview with international media since Syria’s revolt erupted in 2011 with demands for her husband Bashar’s ouster. “I never thought of being anywhere else at all. ... Yes, I was...
ALEPPO: Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets try to remove a boy stuck in the debris of a building in the neighborhood of Qaterji in rebel-held east Aleppo following an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. — AP
Russia and Syria halt Aleppo strikes ahead of brief truce - An 8-hour 'humanitarian pause' in battered city
ALEPPO: Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets try to remove a boy stuck in the debris of a building in the neighborhood of Qaterji in rebel-held east Aleppo following an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. — APMOSCOW: Moscow announced yesterday that Russian and Syrian air forces have stopped bombing Aleppo ahead of a brief truce, a move the Kremlin said showed "goodwill" as it faces mounting criticism for backing a brutal regime...
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Fears rise in Europe over jihadist influx
BERLIN: Europe faces a new influx of Islamic State jihadists if Iraqi forces retake the group's stronghold Mosul, officials and analysts warned yesterday, adding to fears on a continent battered by a string of Islamist attacks. Thousands of Europeans have left for Iraq and Syria over the last two years to wage jihad, but after the IS suffered a string of territorial defeats this year in both countries, some of its fighters have begun returning to...
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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
Why small-scale project visas can be problematic
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GAZA: A woman mourns over the bodies of children killed in Zionist bombardment on the Hassan Salama and Al-Nasser schools housing displaced Palestinians on Aug 4, 2024 at the at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital in Gaza City. - AFP
Bloodbath in Gaza as region boils
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DHAKA: A garment store is set ablaze amid protests on Aug 4, 2024. - AFP
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Ministries of Awqaf discuss ways to counter extremism, terrorism