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'Homeless' citizen arrested
KUWAIT: Responding to reports about a man and a dog sleeping in the toilets of the beach near the Scientific Center in Salmiya, detectives rushed to the scene and found that the man is a 41-year-old homeless citizen wanted for second degree murder. The man was arrested and referred to the relevant authorities for further action.Driver arrested for selling liquorAn Asian driver working for a female ruling family member was arrested with 77 bottles...
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Eight absconding Filipina maids detained; Drunk British woman caught
KUWAIT: Eight absconding Filipina maids were arrested in Hawally after a citizen reported seeing his absconding maid in Hawally, said security sources, noting that the suspects used to provide private nursing and day-to-day housemaid services. A case was filed and the suspects were referred to relevant authorities. Separately, residency affairs department detectives arrested 11 people in violation of residency laws in Jahra and Ardhiya industrial...
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Maid pushed out of moving vehicle - Sponsor argued with maid on way back to office
KUWAIT: An Asian woman was rushed to Jahra Hospital with cuts and bruises on her body after she was pushed out of a moving vehicle, said security sources. Eyewitnesses said that the woman, who works as a maid, had an argument with her sponsor, who fought with her and asked her to get into the vehicle to return her to the recruitment office. The witness said that the sponsor pushed the maid out of the moving vehicle and fled the scene. A case was...
Young Voices
‘Kuwait is an amazing place’
Young VoicesNearly a quarter of Kuwait's entire population is under the age of 14 and yet with the exception of school assemblies, we never hear their voices. During Ramadan, Kuwait Times likes to publish a special series that engages with its readership in a more direct, personal way to learn their concerns, issues and viewpoints.This Ramadan, we will chat with some of our youngest readers about their lives in Kuwait, in an attempt to see the...
Dr Teresa Lesher
Gratitude: A lesson of Holy Ramadan
By the end of the day, when I finally sit down to a glass of cool water and a few dates, I am overcome with a sense of gratitude. I realize what a blessing food and water are. I realize that many people do not have access to clean water or nutritious food. I realize that many people never feel the satisfaction I do at the end of a balanced and delicious meal. I become aware of how blessed I am, and as I take those first sips and savor the first...
TEHRAN: A Boeing 747 of Iran's national airline on the tarmac of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. - AP
Iran inks deal to buy 100 Boeing planes
TEHRAN: A Boeing 747 of Iran's national airline on the tarmac of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. - APTEHRAN: Iran said yesterday it has reached an agreement with American aerospace giant Boeing to purchase 100 aircraft to renew its ageing fleet, though the deal must still be approved by the US government. The Islamic republic has ordered about 200 planes from three Western manufacturers since mid-January, when economic sanctions were...
The first nuclear reactor at Barakah in the Western Region under construction.
2 workers killed in UAE nuclear plant accident
The first nuclear reactor at Barakah in the Western Region under construction.DUBAI: A state-owned newspaper has reported that two workers have been killed while building the first nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates.The National of Abu Dhabi reported that the workers were killed and three others injured while working in a “man basket held by a crane” on May 12 at the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE’s...
NAHA, Japan: Protesters hold placards that read “Our anger has reached its limit” during a protest rally against the presence of US military bases on the southwestern island of Okinawa yesterday. —AP
Protesters rally against US military on Okinawa - Anger over GIs’ violent crimes
NAHA, Japan: Protesters hold placards that read “Our anger has reached its limit” during a protest rally against the presence of US military bases on the southwestern island of Okinawa yesterday. —APNAHA, Japan: Tens of thousands rallied yesterday on the Japanese island of Okinawa to protest against the heavy US military presence and violent crimes by American personnel that have angered residents for decades. Demonstrators, claimed by...
TARIN KOT, Afghanistan: In this photograph taken on April 28, 2016, Afghan police commander Seddiqullah, 30, (left) sits alongside his subordinates as he speaks during an interview at a checkpoint in the capital of southern Uruzgan province. —AFP
Taleban send abused boys to attack checkpoints - Child sex slaves kill Afghan police
TARIN KOT, Afghanistan: In this photograph taken on April 28, 2016, Afghan police commander Seddiqullah, 30, (left) sits alongside his subordinates as he speaks during an interview at a checkpoint in the capital of southern Uruzgan province. —AFPTARIN KOT, Afghanistan: The Taleban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of "bacha bazi" - pedophilic boy...
Lee Kaplan
Man charged with rape after receiving 'gift' of US teen
Lee KaplanNEW YORK: The authorities in Pennsylvania have charged a man with raping a teenage girl with whom he fathered two children after receiving her as a "gift" from her parents, US media said Saturday. Police arrested Lee Kaplan, 51, in the town of Feasterville - around 30 km northeast of Philadelphia -on Thursday on charges including statutory sexual assault and corruption of a minor, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.The teen's parents...
Displaced Iraqis from the embattled city of Fallujah cook at a camp where they are taking shelter, some 18 km from Ramadi on Saturday. — AFP
Iraqi camps overwhelmed as residents flee Fallujah
Displaced Iraqis from the embattled city of Fallujah cook at a camp where they are taking shelter, some 18 km from Ramadi on Saturday. — AFPBAGHDAD: Iraqi government-run camps struggled yesterday to shelter people fleeing Fallujah, as the military battled Islamic State militants in the city's northern districts. Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi declared victory over the jihadists on Friday after troops reached the city center, following a...
LONDON: A campaigner for ‘Vote Leave’, the official ‘Leave’ campaign organization, holds a placard during a rally for ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’, the official ‘Remain’ campaign group seeking to avoid Brexit, in Hyde Park yesterday. —AFP
Brexit: How Europe fell out of love with the EU
LONDON: A campaigner for ‘Vote Leave’, the official ‘Leave’ campaign organization, holds a placard during a rally for ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’, the official ‘Remain’ campaign group seeking to avoid Brexit, in Hyde Park yesterday. —AFPSCHENGEN, Luxembourg: When the ceiling fell in recently at the European Museum in the tiny Luxembourg village of Schengen, the local mayor was quick to deny that there was any wider symbolism....
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Gulf Bank Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi
Gulf Bank, Boubyan Bank mull merger into Islamic bank
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
HANIYEH ASSASSINATED
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KUWAIT: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
MoI: No one above the law
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(File photo) Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyah, standing in front of a portrait of the radical group's slain spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, addresses the crowd during rally by the radical group in the former Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the southern Gaza Strip, 16 September 2005. - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, 2024, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Zionist strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered". — AFP
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Zionist strike
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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA
Kuwait’s investments in Morocco reach $1.5 bn