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Kuwaiti students seek best paying energy, banking jobs - Universum’s Middle East Talent Survey 2016

.Kuwait’s upcoming pool of job-seekers has prioritized high wages as their main objective when choosing a career, a leading talent survey has revealed. Hundreds of university students were questioned by the international employment research company Universum, the majority of whom listed high future earnings as their leading career preference over factors including on-the-job training, opportunities to travel, and a creative work...

Kuwait surveys sporadic fish kill cases in bay

.KUWAIT: A comprehensive survey of Kuwait Bay yesterday has found minimal fish deaths, the Environment Public Authority (EPA) announced, adding that there have been sporadic cases of fish washed up on shore.The survey, which encompassed the entire Kuwait Bay area and was conducted in conjunction with the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), came about after reports of mass fish deaths, EPA Director General Sheikh...

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Last day for hajj registration today

KUWAIT: Today is the last day for those who want to register for hajj this year, a Kuwaiti official said yesterday. Pilgrims are warned against going to unlicensed campaigns, said Khalaif Al-Athaina, Head of the Kuwait hajj mission and assistant undersecretary for coordination, technical support and foreign relations at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.He also urged pilgrims to make sure that the agencies they go through are approved by...

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Pilgrims’ safety

Muna Al Fuzai Saudi Arabia is busy these days with preparations to host millions of Muslims from across the globe to perform the hajj. It is clear that Saudi Arabia is making a special effort this year to avoid what could disturb or harm the safety and security of millions of pilgrims. When we speak about the pilgrimage this year, we begin by remembering the sad events of the hajj last year, and the region that is confronting a critical...

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Expats to pay own water bills

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) plans to import 100,000 smart meters for water to be installed at apartment buildings and shops, simultaneously with a similar tender to buy and install electricity smart meters.This project will allow the ministry to collect water fees directly from tenants individually, thus signaling a shift from the current system in which building owners mostly pay the water bill for the whole...

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400 expat teachers to be terminated

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education prepared lists containing the names of up to 400 expatriate teachers who can be released by the end of the upcoming school year, ministry insiders revealed. The step comes as part of the ministry’s efforts to replace expatriate teachers with Kuwaitis by 25 percent in some subjects, including computer, science and social studies, the sources said.The expatriate teachers who will be released will likely be...

Kuwait tenth in total Arab countries’ tourism revenue

.KUWAIT: Ten Arab countries earned nearly $57.586 billion in international tourism revenue during 2015, and this represents 3.8 percent of the total international tourism revenue of $1.5 trillion during 2015.The annual report of the World Tourism Organization said at the global level, 10 countries earned $655.9 billion in 2015, which is 43.73 percent of the total revenues. As for Arab countries, UAE topped the list during 2015 with $16.038...

Municipality removes 2,254 illegal billboards in 10 days

.KUWAIT: Emergency teams have administered a total of 424 advertisement violations and removed 2,254 illegal billboards from public areas in the last 10 days, Kuwait’s Municipality announced yesterday.All of these violations have been remedied in the second quarter of the ongoing month alone, a statement by the Municipality noted.Moreover, the statement added that the ad violations are worth KD 108,586, while 284 ad permits have been issued...

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Woman accuses stepson of theft; Five Filipina absconders caught

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti citizen accused her stepson of stealing her jewelry. The woman, in her forties, went to the police station in Mubarak Al-Kabeer and told them jewelry worth KD 6,000 was stolen from her bedroom, and accused her stepson of the theft. Police are investigating.Brothers fight A woman called police for help as her brothers were fighting. The girl was crying hysterically and said, “My brothers are butchering each other.” Police...

KUWAIT: Unlicensed weapons and ammunition found with a man in his eighties during a crackdown in Subbiya.

Senior citizen arrested with unlicensed weapons

KUWAIT: Unlicensed weapons and ammunition found with a man in his eighties during a crackdown in Subbiya.KUWAIT: Weapons detectives carried out a campaign in Subbiya and adjacent areas Thursday night. Two persons were arrested with suspicion of having drugs, while three others were stopped for not complying with policemen’s instructions and driving the wrong way. All were sent to concerned authorities. Meanwhile, detectives arrested a citizen...

ALEPPO: A Syrian rescue worker evacuates a dead baby and a wounded child as civilians search for victims in the Maadi district of this city after regime aircrafts dropped explosive-packed barrel bombs yesterday.— AFP

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia in Syria - Regime barrel bombs kill 15 civilians in Aleppo

ALEPPO: A Syrian rescue worker evacuates a dead baby and a wounded child as civilians search for victims in the Maadi district of this city after regime aircrafts dropped explosive-packed barrel bombs yesterday.— AFPKARKAMIS, Turkey: Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in north Syria yesterday, as Ankara ratcheted up its cross-border offensive by saying it had launched air strikes on Kurdish forces and Islamic State....

KARKAMIS: Turkish tanks stationed near the Syrian border. — AP

Turkey sends more tanks into Syria

KARKAMIS: Turkish tanks stationed near the Syrian border. — APKARKAMIS: Turkey yesterday sent more tanks into Syria to bolster a military offensive against jihadists and Kurdish fighters, as a diplomatic push for a new ceasefire in Syria gathered pace. An AFP photographer in the village of Karkamis on the Turkish side of the border saw six more tanks roll over the frontier as mop-up operations continued in a town wrested from the Islamic State...

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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

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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP

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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA

Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role