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Abdul Raheem Thabet Al-Mazeni
Take It Easy On Expats!
Abdul Raheem Thabet Al-Mazeni Kuwait is suffering from a state budget deficit this year and this made concerned authorities take some harsh economic measures of great importance to Kuwait's economy, including launching awareness campaigns to enlighten citizens about the significance of such measures for future generations. Amidst all this, expats have been a point of argument amongst politicians, decision makers and Kuwaiti lawmakers, who...
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High oil prices 'temporary'
.KUWAIT: The rise in oil prices in the past few days will not last for long, as prices will remain between $40 to $50 per barrel for Brent crude oil, according to Kuwaiti oil analyst Dr Hassan Qabazard. The OPEC members' agreement on limiting production rate, recently signed in Algeria led Kuwaiti oil barrel to rise by $2.7 on Monday, Qabazard, also CEO of Kuwait Catalyst Company (KCC) said yesterday. The weak performance of the US economy and...
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Kuwait sports club presidents banned; Discussion on KAC employees to be transferred to other Govt. offices
KUWAIT: The committee entrusted with running Kuwait Football Association’s affairs yesterday decided banning all sports club presidents from entering the field or sitting with their reserve players during matches, because many of them had been affecting the performance of referees and objecting to their decisionsKAC employeesA number of MPs are preparing for a meeting to be held to discuss transferring Kuwait Airways employees to other...
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Kuwaiti hacker released
KUWAIT: A court yesterday released a Kuwaiti hacker accused of stealing from others' bank accounts on a KD 1,000 bail.Workshop kicks offA workshop for national youth leaders jointly organized by the Supreme Planning and Development Council's secretariat general and UNDP kicked off yesterday. The opening ceremony was attended by the council's Secretary General Dr Khaled Mahdi, UNDP Resident Coordinator in Kuwait Zainab bin Jalloon, UNDP's Resident...
Cable thieves nabbed
Asian cable thieves nabbed
Cable thieves nabbedKUWAIT: Three Asians were arrested in Seddiq with three sacks of copper cables. They confessed to stealing them from a nearby power unit.Vehicles collideA citizen was seriously injured when he lost control over his vehicle and it collided into another car along Wafra Expressway. Firemen had to cut open the wreckage to release him and take him to hospital. Separately, a citizen sustained various injuries when he lost control...
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Filipina housemaid arrested for attempted murder; Nepalese stabbed; Bedoon wife flees
KUWAIT: A Filipina housemaid was arrested in Jabriya for attempted murder, said security sources, noting that the maid's sponsor reported that she got angry when asked to do her duties properly and threatened her with a knife.Nepalese stabbedTwo Nepalese were rushed to Farwaniya Hospital with serious wounds they sustained when they fought and stabbed each other, said security sources.Bedoon wife fleesA citizen reported that his bedoon wife fled...
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Asian commits suicide; Kuwaitis arrested for fighting
KUWAIT: An Asian housemaid hanged herself in her sponsor's house in Jahra.Kuwaitis arrested for fightingTwo citizens were arrested for fighting at the diwaniya of a friend. Security sources said the two were joking before things got serious between them. In another development, the owner of a cafe in Nugra filed a complaint against a regular customer, a female citizen, accusing her of smashing the cafe's glasses and throwing them at others when...
ALEPPO: A Syrian civil defense volunteer holds the body of a child after he was pulled from the rubble following a government air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Karm Homad in this northern city yesterday. – AFP
Army advances in Aleppo, IS wedding attack kills 34
ALEPPO: A Syrian civil defense volunteer holds the body of a child after he was pulled from the rubble following a government air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Karm Homad in this northern city yesterday. – AFPALEPPO: Syrian regime forces advanced against rebels during intense street battles in the heart of Aleppo yesterday, after the United States abandoned talks with Russia aimed at reviving a ceasefire deal. Washington said its...
CAIRO: In this Jan 25, 2016 file photo, supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, chant slogans and raise an image of him after the Muslim Brotherhood called on its supporters to take to the streets on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising. —AP
Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader killed in shootout
CAIRO: In this Jan 25, 2016 file photo, supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, chant slogans and raise an image of him after the Muslim Brotherhood called on its supporters to take to the streets on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising. —APCAIRO: Egypt’s security forces killed a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader and another member of the outlawed Islamist group in an overnight shootout at a Cairo apartment, the Interior...
ISTANBUL: Employees of prominent pro-Kurdish television channel IMC TV react as Turkish police raided the headquarters of the TV channel. - AFP
Turkey channel shuts down while live on air
ISTANBUL: Employees of prominent pro-Kurdish television channel IMC TV react as Turkish police raided the headquarters of the TV channel. - AFPISTANBUL: When the police finally came, the staff of IMC TV in Istanbul were ready. Dozens of employees crowded behind the anchor's news desk, applauding their management and shouting "free media won't be silenced." Then as technical experts sent by the authorities fiddled with wires in the backroom,...
D, Pennsylvania: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by her daughter Chelsea Clinton (right) and actress Elizabeth Banks, attends a town hall meeting at the Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental Center yesterday. — AP
Trump's women problem grows - Megyn, Alicia, Hillary forming conga-line of scandals
D, Pennsylvania: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by her daughter Chelsea Clinton (right) and actress Elizabeth Banks, attends a town hall meeting at the Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental Center yesterday. — APWASHINGTON: Insults, personal attacks on Twitter, tirades on television: Donald Trump's behavior toward women, including presidential rival Hillary Clinton, has become a liability that could...
Partial view of the coastline of Santo Domingo, near the Port of Haina on October 3, 2016 as strong winds and rain are expected in the next few hours in Dominican Republic. —AFP
Two dead as deadly Hurricane Matthew slams ashore in Haiti - Thousands flee the path of the storm
Partial view of the coastline of Santo Domingo, near the Port of Haina on October 3, 2016 as strong winds and rain are expected in the next few hours in Dominican Republic. —AFPPORT-AU-PRINCE: Hurricane Matthew made landfall in southwestern Haiti early yesterday, triggering major floods and forcing thousands to flee the path of the deadly storm that has already claimed two lives in the poorest country in the Americas.The National Hurricane...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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Shereeda Al-Maousherji
CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
Britain hit by worst rioting in 13 years
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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32