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Kuwaiti and Egyptians arrested for forgery

KUWAIT: Residency detectives have arrested a citizen and two Egyptians for forging bank documents and stealing public funds. Manpower Public Authority received information about a company that won a tender from the Ministry - and part of the conditions is to employ Kuwaiti female security officers. The women were forced to open accounts in a bank, and the company took their ATM cards. The company deposited their salaries in the bank and do...

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Absconder caught

KUWAIT: An Indian man, who has been absconding for seven years, was arrested by Ahmadi police in Mina Abdallah area, and was sent to concerned authorities for legal action. A police patrol suspected the man when he saw the patrol and started acting confused, so he was asked for his civil ID. The man claimed not to have any, so he was arrested and taken to the area police station. A security source said the Indian, during interrogation, asked a...

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Commuting alone is every teen's dream. Be it to any place or any part of the city for the first time. This excitement dawned on me when I had to go to work on the first day of my job. All set and ready with a big smile I walk towards the door to leave home and there she is standing like a body guard...my mom! It's 2016. Women have made strides in politics, in business, in tech, in culture. I can go on my own. Yet, she had to accompany me. "How...

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Orlando massacre

Muna Al Fuzai The United States saw the worst shooting incident in its history on Sunday, with 49 people killed at a gay nightclub after a gunman opened fire on them in Orlando in Florida. The perpetrator is a US citizen of Afghan origin. US President Barack Obama said the incident is considered the worst in the history of the United States, but as expected, terrorists, criminals and militants around the world, led by IS, are praising the crime...

The secret forest of Mahboula

The secret forest of Mahboula

The secret forest of MahboulaThe green and open spaces of Mahboula seem to have turned into an illegal landfill. All over the area garbage is being dumped without the slightest sense of responsibility towards this country or possible damage to the natural environment. In older times, locals used to picnic in the tree-filled areas around Mahboula and Fintas, which were famous for their beauty and greenery in arid Kuwait. But now much of the...

ORLANDO: Kathleen Kerr, of Orlando, Florida, holds flowers before placing them down at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Tuesday.—AP

Orlando gunman raged against 'filthy ways of the west' - Blaming the US for the deaths of "innocent women and children

ORLANDO: Kathleen Kerr, of Orlando, Florida, holds flowers before placing them down at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Tuesday.—APORLANDO: Orlando gunman Omar Mateen apparently made a series of Facebook posts and searches before and during his attack on a gay nightclub, raging against the "filthy ways of the west" and blaming the US for the deaths of "innocent women and children,"...

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Kenya: Judge upholds use of anal probes to define sexuality

MOMBASA, KENYA: A Kenyan court has upheld the use of anal examinations to determine a suspect's sexual orientation. Mombasa High Court Judge Mathew Emukule said Thursday he found no violation of rights or the law and dismissed the petition.Two men had sought a court ruling to stop enforced anal examinations and HIV tests of men accused of being gay after they were subjected to the procedures. The two were arrested in a bar near Ukunda along...

DHAKA: Members of Bangladesh Police Detective Branch escort Mohammed Sumon Hossain yesterday. — AP

Bangladesh police arrest suspect in attack on publisher - Detentions of thousands of suspected criminals led to arrest

DHAKA: Members of Bangladesh Police Detective Branch escort Mohammed Sumon Hossain yesterday. — APDHAKA: The detentions of thousands of suspected criminals across Bangladesh led to the arrest of a suspected member of a banned Islamist group accused of violently attacking a publisher last year, police said yesterday.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the raids are part of an effort to root out Islamic militants blamed for a wave of deadly...

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Pakistani woman ‘throws acid on boyfriend for refusing marriage’

MULTAN, PAKISTAN: A Pakistani woman who allegedly threw acid on her boyfriend causing life-threatening injuries after he refused to marry her, officials said yesterday, and was arrested in a rare case of a woman attacking a man. Momil Mai, a married mother-offour, had been in a relationship with 25- year-old Saddaqat Ali, who was also married, for several years, police near Multan city in Punjab province told AFP.Mai was demanding Ali make her...

Kuwaiti soap operas in Ramadan: ‘Saq Al Bamboo’, Been Galbin

'Saq Al bamboo' and 'Been Galbin': Episode 10

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Times is publishing daily review of two of the Kuwaiti soap operas showing on Al Rai TV and MBC Drama. Here is the review of the tenth episode:'Saq Al bamboo' (Bamboo stalk)Khawla asks Hind if she still loves Ghasan and Hind admints. So she asks he why don't they get married now as time have changed, but Hind says it didn't change much especially for her family.Ghasan brought Eisa's belongings from his house to Ghanima's house,...

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To order or not to order: Chinese Food

Nathalie BasmaHow do you maintain a healthy lifestyle but also enjoy a healthy social life? You're probably wondering how the two are related, right? What do my eating habits have anything to do with my friends? Most social interactions and outings involve food. We meet up at the coffee shop, where we're faced with deliciously sweet frappachinos with triple shots of caramel and double the whipped cream. Or we'll get lunch at the healthy...

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Bahrain jails 8 Shiites, revokes nationality

DUBAI: A Bahraini court Thursday sentenced eight Shiites to 15-year jail terms for forming a "terror" group, as the authorities crack down on opposition in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, a judicial source said. The criminal court also stripped the defendants of their citizenship after convicting them of "establishing and raising donations to fund a terror organization named Bahraini Hezbollah", the source said, citing the verdict. The group's name...

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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

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