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The marriage advice - By Hassan Al Mousawi
The marriage advice no one gave you
The marriage advice - By Hassan Al MousawiMarriage is a beautiful blend between science and art. Expression is artistic yet how men and women think can be analyzed scientifically. For the past decade, the only advice I hear married men give is . . . don't sleep while upset and don't involve other people in your marriage. Although I fully agree with both, there must be more. While generic advice might save you a lot of heartache, my question is:...
Udta Punjab
Bollywood filmmaker challenges censoring of drug-abuse film
Udta PunjabA Bollywood film producer took his row with India's censor board to a court yesterday, challenging dozens of cuts and changes to a film that depicts the menace of drug abuse in the northern state of Punjab.Censor Board Chief Pahlaj Nihalini said in a newspaper interview that the movie wrongly depicts 70 percent of people of the state consuming drugs and defaming them. He told reporters that the censor board has approved the movie for...
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Trump and Hillary
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis shop at a market during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in downtown Kuwait City yesterday. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk, when they break the fast with a meal known as iftar. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
New labor law stiffens salary delay penalties, visa-trading - Kuwait lawmakers unanimously pass amendments
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis shop at a market during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in downtown Kuwait City yesterday. Muslims fasting in the month of Ramadan must abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk, when they break the fast with a meal known as iftar. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday unanimously passed amendments to the labor law in the private sector raising penalties against employers...
A model of the Jaber Hospital.
Ministries discuss preparations to hand over Jaber Hospital
A model of the Jaber Hospital.KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works and Ministry of Health (MoH) held extensive meetings recently to discuss handing over the new Jaber Hospital to MoH in order to install medical equipment, MPW Undersecretary Awatef Al-Ghunaim said, adding that since constructions are almost complete. Ghunaim added that within the coming few days, MPW would hand over all the hospital's blueprints upon MoH's request. She also said...
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No increase to Kuwait University acceptance rate
KUWAIT: Minister of Education Dr Bader Al-Essa denied increasing the minimum grades needed to accept students at Kuwait University (KU) in the coming academic year. Essa added that the ministry had some academic restrictions about certain British and American universities, adding alternatives would be offered to students planning to study in these countries. On a different concern, Essa issued a decision on forming a supreme committee for school...
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Ministry to pay ‘rare specialties’ teachers
KUWAIT: Following the announcement of high school exam results, educational sources said the Education Ministry asked education zones to tally teachers of rare specialties, so the lists can be sent to the financial center to pay them the rare specialty allowance. They said many educational areas have rare specialty teachers who have not been paid the allowance, which is KD 50.The source said that on the instructions of Education Minister Dr Badr...
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Fake companies received farms; ‘Fake fingerprints’ employees prosecuted
KUWAIT: The parliament’s public funds protection committee discovered that 53 fake companies are suspected to have obtained farms illegally, as these companies had fake licenses and were already referred to the public prosecution. The committee will request extending its work period before the parliamentary summer break in order investigate this issue, chairman MP Dr Abdullah Al-Huraiji said. — Al-Qabas ‘Fake fingerprints’ employees...
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86.8% Middle East professionals agree Ramadan one of favorite times of year - 6 in 10 respondents believe Ramadan lifts morale at work
DUBAI: It is no secret that Ramadan can bring out the best in people. Dedicated to reflection, restraint, generosity and unity, the holy month draws families and friends together to share and reflect-and for professionals in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), the spirit of Ramadan carries from home to the workplace. According to the new Bayt.com "Ramadan in the Middle East Workplace" poll, carried out by Bayt.com, the Middle East's...
Young Voices
'I miss Ramadan in Egypt, where the streets are full of color and light' - Young Voices
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...
A beggar arrested with cash and two cell phones, including a smart phone. ( Left) Two beggars arrested.
Crackdown on beggars continues - Woman dies in Salmiya fire
The victim’s body.KUWAIT: An Arab woman in her seventies died from smoke inhalation during a fire reported in Salmiya yesterday. Firemen rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call and discovered that the fire started inside the living room of a second floor apartment. Firemen immediately evacuated the building but the smoke resulting from the fire was so thick that it also affected three of the firefighters who suffered from thermal...
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Man charged with beating pregnant wife
KUWAIT: A bedoon woman accused her Kuwaiti husband of beating her badly in an attempt to make her miscarry, adding that he also attempted to do so by using drugs. The man was charged with beating with intention to abort. The woman was taken to the hospital by her family with various injuries in the face, eyes, abdomen and jaw. Jahra police was asked to arrest the husband to appear at the public prosecution.Fugitives arrestedJahra police arrested...
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Gulf Bank Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi
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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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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
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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