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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, attended joint military exercises involving Kuwaiti land forces and British army forces at Sheikh Salem Al Ali Alsabah camp 40 km north of Kuwait City today. The duke is in Kuwait for a two day official visit as part of a regional tour. Photos by Kuwait TimesKuwaitTimes #Kuwait #UK #kuwaitnews #kuwaitnewspaper

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Bahrain beat Kuwait, advances to s-final

Qatar, Saudi and Bahraini teams in semifinalsDOHA: Bahrain national football team defeated yesterday the Kuwaiti counterpart 4-2, as part of group B in the 24th Gulf Cup at Doha's Khalifa International Stadium. The Bahraini team looked more in control and calm, and was able to score first at 46 minute by Ali Jaafar. Bahrain scored again at the 70 minute thanks to Jassim Al-Sheikh, at the 83 minute by Tiago, and again at extra time by Tiago....

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Kuwait saleswoman accuses employer of assault, denying her visa transfer

Manpower authority refused transfer despite acknowledging abuse KUWAIT: A copy of the police station report confirming that the complainant had been subjected to physical assault KUWAIT: Despite frequent inspections by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), labor violations are still taking place. Shirin is a Syrian saleswoman whose labor rights have allegedly been denied and she was even beaten at her workplace. The desperate woman told her...

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498 workers on 99 suspended businesses

KUWAIT: A special committee formed to inspect commercial stores inspected a number of stores in the Capital governorate areas, and discovered hundreds of workers sponsored by businesses which had their licenses suspended. Committee chairman and acting manpower authority director Mubarak Al-Azmi said the committee comprises of elements from the manpower authority, interior and commerce ministries, Kuwait Municipality and the Public Authority for...

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Indian women trafficked to Kuwait get help from neighbor

KUWAIT: Two Indian women were allegedly trafficked to Kuwait by a compatriot in India, local Indian newspapers reported yesterday. The two women, a 24 year old woman and her 45 year old mother, were promised well-paying office jobs by a recruitment agent in Tamil Nadu. But upon arrival in Kuwait, they both had their passports confiscated and were sent to work as domestic helpers. The mother-daughter duo worked in different houses and the mother...

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Kuwait Amir receives Saudi King's invitation to 40th GCC summit

Sheikh Sabah congratulates King Salman on winning Gulf Basketball Championship KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr Abdullatif bin Rashed Al-Zayani. —Amiri Diwan photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr...

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Allan Villiers' 'Sons of Sinbad' expo opens

KUWAIT: Dignitaries attend the exhibition. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Allan Villiers' 'Sons of Sinbad' exhibition was inaugurated yesterday at Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah. The event is held under the auspices of the Australian Embassy in Kuwait, National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, Council for Australian-Arab Relations and the Australian National Maritime Museum. The opening was attended by Sheikha Hussa Al-Sabah and...

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8 children among 13 Pakistanis killed in Jordan farm fire

AMMAN: Thirteen Pakistanis including eight children died early yesterday when a blaze tore through their corrugated metal home in a rural area of western Jordan, authorities said. Rescue services said "13 people died and three others were injured when fire broke out in a corrugated metal house" on a farm in South Shona, around 50 km west of Amman. The makeshift building was home to two Pakistani families working as agricultural laborers, they...

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India rape protests swell as school girl killed

NEW DELHI: Demonstrators shout slogans yesterday to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor in Hyderabad. - AFP NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Indian protestors took to the streets yesterday as public anger grew over the brutal gang-rape and murder of a female veterinary doctor, with one MP calling for the perpetrators to be "lynched". The demonstrations in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and elsewhere took place...

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Could life insurance go up in smoke for some vapers?

LONDON/NEW YORK: Global reinsurers are stepping up their warnings to life insurer clients about the potential risks of vaping, putting pressure on underwriters to charge certain vapers higher rates than smokers, or even exclude them altogether. US authorities said last month that there had been 47 deaths this year from a lung illness tied to vaping. The health concerns about vaping have grown despite evidence showing e-cigarettes help smokers to...

ISTANBUL: People walk in central Istanbul’s Taksim Square, back dropped by a poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. — AP

Turkey not 'blackmailing' NATO over Baltics defense plan rejection

Greece to ask for NATO support over Turkish-Libyan military agreement ANKARA: Turkey is not blackmailing NATO with its rejection of a defense plan for the Baltics and Poland, and has full veto rights within the alliance, a Turkish security source said yesterday ahead of a NATO alliance summit in London. Reuters reported last week that Turkey was refusing to back a NATO defence plan for the Baltics and Poland until it received more support for its...

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3 French rescuers die in copter crash in flood-hit south

MARSEILLE: Three French emergency workers were killed when their helicopter crashed while on a mission to rescue victims of severe flooding in the south of France as a new spate of bad weather claimed two more lives, officials said yesterday. Eleven people have now been killed in the last 10 days in southeastern France, which has been battered by two successive Mediterranean storms marked by torrential rain, heavy flooding and high winds. Their...