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Fuel reform will serve fiscal policy: Moody's - Move to boost Kuwait finances hit by oil plunge

KUWAIT: The recently-approved restructuring of fuel prices by Kuwait will be helpful for implementing the state's belt-tightening policy and lowering spending, according to the internationally-renowned Moody's Corporation. These fuel price reforms are credit positive for the sovereign state because they will lower current expenditures and bolster government finances dented by the downturn in global oil prices, while reducing wasteful...

KUWAIT: Construction workers work diligently to accomplish the governmental or private construction projects at night to avoid the scorching summer heat. Kuwaiti laws prohibit exposing workers under severe and scorching heat from the beginning of June until the end of August, especially as temperatures sometimes touch 50 degrees Celsius. —KUNA

Kuwait Human Rights Society launches Health Rights Committee - In line with international conventions on human rights

KUWAIT: Construction workers work diligently to accomplish the governmental or private construction projects at night to avoid the scorching summer heat. Kuwaiti laws prohibit exposing workers under severe and scorching heat from the beginning of June until the end of August, especially as temperatures sometimes touch 50 degrees Celsius. —KUNAKUWAIT: The launch of the Health Rights Committee of the Society was announced yesterday. Khalid...

Consuming countries’ oil reserves affect prices: OAPEC

.KUWAIT: The current developments in international oil markets show the effects of oil reserves of consuming countries on prices, said the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC). International oil prices are currently unstable due to many factors, mainly the increase in US oil reserves, OAPEC said in its monthly bulletin published yesterday. Oil reserves are kept for use in cases of emergencies and unexpected rise or drop in...

60 percent believe finding first job challenging

Not about the salary: Fresh graduates in Kuwait want job they feel passionate about

60 percent believe finding first job challengingKUWAIT: At around 23 percent, the soaring rates of youth unemployment across the Middle East and North Africa region, are almost twice the global average of 13 percent. These figures have led to discontent among fresh graduates in Kuwait, who claim - according to the Bayt.com 'Fresh Graduates in the Middle East and North Africa Survey' - that the greatest challenge standing between them and a...

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KD 2.5 fee imposed for vehicles’ entry, exit; 14 Charities closed

KUWAIT: The customs department imposed a KD 2.5 fee for a paper stating entry and exit of vehicles through land outlets, after handing the job to a private company. A source said this work was earlier performed by customs employees free of charge. Social media was awash with a large number of complaints by travelers because of this fee that benefits a private company.Charities closedSocial Affairs and Labor Minister Hind Al-Subaih said 14 charity...

Minister Ahmad Al-Jassar

Minister orders probe in worker’s death

Minister Ahmad Al-JassarKUWAIT: Minister of Electricity and Water Minister Ahmad Al-Jassar formed an investigations committee in the drowning accident of a worker of a contractor at the west Doha station three days earlier. The committee will check the contractor's compliance with security and safety procedures in the jobs he was given. The Ministry of Electricity and Water's workers union said earlier this is not the first accident of its type,...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. —KUNA

Cabinet displeased at Kuwait's absence from Rio Olympics - Ministers laud efforts aiming to maintain security

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: The Cabinet has deeply regretted the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s deprivation of Kuwaiti athletes from representing their country in Rio Olympic Games. The IOC's suspension of Kuwaiti sports has deprived Kuwaiti athletes from vying with their international peers and representing their country in this...

Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah

Man used fake citizenship to commit fraud, other crimes

Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-SabahKUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality and Passports Affairs Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah learned about a case involving a Saudi man who reportedly bought the Kuwaiti nationality from a citizen, so he asked detectives to investigate.When the information was confirmed, the suspect was placed under surveillance, then his Mangaf house was raided, where Tramadol...

KUWAIT: A police vehicle’s flasher for sale with an officer who was arrested yesterday for selling police equipment

Officer arrested for selling police equipment; Egyptian 'Naked runner' caught

KUWAIT: A police vehicle’s flasher for sale with an officer who was arrested yesterday for selling police equipmentKUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested a policeman for attempting to sell equipment, flashlights and sirens used by police patrols. The department said the suspect was trying to sell the equipment through social media in violation of the law, because the equipment is exclusively used by police and can only be used by official...

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Maid threatens employers’ kids with a knife

KUWAIT: An African maid became furious and threatened the daughters of her sponsor with a knife. A security source said a female citizen called Salwa police station seeking help to rescue her daughters as the African maid pulled a knife on them. A patrol went to the house, controlled the maid and took her to the police station where she was detained. —Al-Anbaa

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Maid raped; Unconsented sex

KUWAIT: A fight in Nugra revealed the rape of an expatriate woman by two persons, who also beat her. A security source said that a patrol responded to a call about the fight, and a woman said her maid was beaten by an Indian. The victim was taken to hospital, then when examined, it was found out that she was not only beaten but also raped by two persons, and was highly exhausted.Unconsented sexThe Hawally prosecutor ordered a case to be...

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Drug addict attacks family; Mom reports addicted daughter

KUWAIT: A citizen on drugs attacked his family and destroyed the furniture in their Fahd Al-Ahmad house. His mother called the police to save the family from her son, who was beating them and destroying everything. Ahmadi police responded and subdued the man, who was on drugs. He was detained on charges of drug use and destroying property.Mom reports addicted daughterA citizen in her seventies had to call police to rescue her daughter from drugs....

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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos

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TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei office shows him (center) leading the prayer, next to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (center right), over the coffin of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, during his funeral procession in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. --- AFP

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