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KUWAIT: A motorist buys fuel at a gas station. Kuwait government’s recent decision to make cuts to Kuwait’s petrol subsidy system is expected to boost state coffers amid low global oil prices, despite some push-back from organized labor.

Govt challenges verdict against petrol price hike - Wednesday's meeting crucial to resolve crisis: MP

KUWAIT: The government yesterday submitted an appeal against the administrative court verdict which ruled that the increase in petrol prices was "unlawful" due to procedural flaws. The appeals court will now set a date to start hearing the case. Its decision is crucial to the fate of the hike in petrol prices, which went into effect on Sept 1. In its appeal, the government's legal department insisted that the decision is legal and followed the...

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Kuwait's exports down 25.8% in Q2

KUWAIT: Kuwait's exports hit KD 3.5 billion in the second quarter of 2016, down 25.8 percent compared to April-June 2015, according to the country's Central Administration of Statistics (CAS). In the same period, volume of trade decreased 17.6 percent compared to the second quarter of 2015. Volume of trade was KD 5.9 billion in April-June 2016, while it was KD 7.1 billion in April-June 2015, it said in a press statement to KUNA.Coverage rate was...

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24 Kuwaitis arrested in US over mobile content

KUWAIT: Well-informed sources said around 24 young citizens, mainly students and some tourists, had been arrested in the US over the past few months over the contents of their mobile phones or laptops.The sources added that in view of the different rules followed in some states, many of the arrested citizens did not know the laws and regulations concerning what customs officers described as illegal content on their devices, and deemed such...

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Woman dumps dead newborn in mosque

KUWAIT: The body of a newborn baby was found in a bag dumped at a Salmiya mosque, said security sources, noting that worshippers called the police after suspecting the bag. Commenting on the case, the interior ministry's relations and security media department said that the baby had been dumped in a donation storage area in the women's section of the mosque. Detectives later found that a 34-year-old citizen living in a nearby building had given...

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Increase in fractures, accidents, joint pain

KUWAIT: President of Kuwait's 1st Orthopedic Surgery Conference and orthopedic surgeon at Al-Razi Hospital Dr Ali Jrag stressed that an increase in fractures, accidents, joint pain and osteoporosis has increased the demand for orthopedic surgery in Kuwait. Speaking on the sidelines of the conference jointly sponsored by KISR, the faculty of medicine and Al-Razi Hospital, Jrag said that orthopedic surgeries have come a long way and are highly...

Photos show some patients at the hospital. KRCS has launched a new phase in its campaign to treat Syrian refugees suffering from kidney failure. — KUNA photos

Kuwait assists refugees with kidney problems

Photos show some patients at the hospital. KRCS has launched a new phase in its campaign to treat Syrian refugees suffering from kidney failure. — KUNA photosTRIPOLI: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) is launching a new phase in its campaign to treat Syrian refugees suffering from kidney failure and illnesses. Maha Al-Barjas, the KRCS General Secretary, said in a statement to KUNA that the new stage, due for six months, would get underway...

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PAYS keen on overcoming obstacles facing athletes

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- Humoud Al-Sabah yesterday stressed on Public Authority for Youth and Sports’ (PAYS) keenness on overcoming obstacles facing the Kuwaiti athletes. This came in a press release issued by PAYS following the 10th meeting of its board of directors, attended by PAYS Director General Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.The meeting...

ALABAMA: In this Saturday, March 2, 2013, photo, a cigarette burns in an ashtray at a home in Hayneville. A government study released yesterday shows that even though fewer US teens are smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke remains a big problem. —AP

20.5 percent of adult Kuwaitis are ‘smokers’

KUWAIT: Recent surveys revealed that 20.5% of adult Kuwaitis are smokers and about 56% suffer from high cholesterol, Health Ministry media office said. Head of the media office Dr Ghalya Al-Mutairi revealed these statistics during an awareness day that was held as the world is celebrating World Heart Day.The event is organized by the social committee for National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim and is under the sponsorship of Dr Fayza...

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Filipina and Kuwaiti Police boyfriend arrested - Caught for wearing a military cap

Filipina who was caught for wearing military capKuwait: Following up the image of a Filipina circulating on social media wearing a military cap, MoI’s relations and security media explained that the Filipina was identified and arrested along with her Kuwaiti boyfriend in Hawally.The sources added that the boyfriend was a policeman who has been suspended since March 2015 over criminal charges.Car accidentsA citizen broke his left arm in a car...

Vehicles collide, burst into flames

.KUWAIT: A fire broke out in a vehicle when it collided with another car yesterday on the Sixth Ring Road, said security sources, noting that firemen rushed to the scene and controlled the fire. Separately, a 36-year-old Egyptian sustained back pain when his vehicle collided into another in Ardiya. Also, a 35-year-old citizen and a 24-year-old Filipina were rushed to Amiri Hospital with various injuries they sustained in a car collision along...

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Arab expatriate arrested for multiple fraud cases

KUWAIT: An Arab expat was arrested for multiple fraud cases, said security sources, adding that the suspect had collected money from his victims claiming to give them 200 percent profits.'Mental case'A citizen called the police requesting help in controlling his son who became hysterical and started damaging the furniture and attacking his siblings. The man was controlled and referred to the mental diseases hospital.Kuwaiti suspects arrestedTwo...

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Internationalization of environment protection

Labeed Abdal The adoption of Mediterranean provinces’ heads and major local authorities to an agreement to develop governance of the Mediterranean climate after concluding the second session of the MedCop Climate conference in Tangier in Morocco indicates alarm over the increase of global emissions beyond internationally approved rates. The parties that signed this agreement are meant to enhance regional cooperation on climate change issues....

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