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PARIS: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates next to a ball boy after winning his men’s quarter-final match against Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych at the Roland Garros 2016 French Tennis Open. — AFP
Djokovic escapes disqualification, faces Dominic Thiem for finals
PARIS: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates next to a ball boy after winning his men’s quarter-final match against Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych at the Roland Garros 2016 French Tennis Open. — AFPPARIS: Novak Djokovic reached his 30th Grand Slam semi-final yesterday but his quest for a first French Open title was almost scuppered by disqualification. The world number one, a three-time runner-up and seeking a maiden Roland Garros crown to...
Mohammad Amir
ICC chief backs pacer Amir to tour England
Mohammad AmirLONDON: International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson expects Pakistan quick bowler Mohammad Amir to tour England next month, saying the former spot-fixer's return is a "good thing" for the sport. Amir, 24, featured in two one-day internationals against New Zealand in January and the Pakistan Cricket Board have approached their English counterparts for help in securing a visa for the talented left-armer.He was given...
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Messi: I signed documents under father's instructions
CELONA: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, right, and his father Jorge Horacio Messi sit in court. — APBARCELONA: Lionel Messi denied having knowledge of the tax issues that led to fraud charges against him, saying yesterday he signed documents without reading them because he trusted his father and the advisers responsible for managing his finances. "I didn't know anything," Messi said while testifying in his tax fraud trial. "I only worried about...
Minister Hind Al-Subaih
Kuwait removed from list of labor rights violators - Subaih urges world to protect workers' rights
GENEVA: Kuwait has been removed from a list of countries that the International Labor Organization (ILO) considers violating labor rights, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih said yesterday. The removal of Kuwait's name was a result of great efforts by national authorities to address all shortcomings related to labor issues, Subaih, also Minister of State for Planning and Development, said in a statement to KUNA.She underlined...
Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi
Expats health fees to be increased 15-20%: Sahlawi
Dr Khaled Al-SahlawiKUWAIT: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is expected to increase the fees collected for health services provided to expats by 15-20 percent and impose health insurance on visitors before the end of the year, Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi said. A company was last year founded to build three hospitals that will provide medical services for expatriates in the private sector. After the hospitals are completed - tentatively by...
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MoI grants amnesty to detained police
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has granted an amnesty to all detained police officers on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.The decision has been made by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on humanitarian grounds to mark the advent of the holy month, a statement by the ministry noted.
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OPEC upbeat, Kuwait wants fair oil price
VIENNA: OPEC ministers were cautiously confident yesterday that the oil market is finally on the mend, cementing expectations that the cartel will keep crude gushing at a meeting in Vienna. "The market is improving," Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister Fayyad Al-Nima said a day before the biannual gathering of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. "The market will become better in the second half of the year," he predicted, in comments...
Chancellor Faisal Al-Mershed
Politicians not fit for judiciary: Mershed
Chancellor Faisal Al-MershedKUWAIT: Former chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council Chancellor Faisal Al-Mershed, rejected politicians' participation in the formation of the constitutional court as part of a government project that calls for separating the constitutional court from the council.Mershed said his rejection was due to article 173 of the constitution that clearly states the 'establishment of a special judicial body to review...
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Evidence proves violations at PAAAFR
KUWAIT: A parliamentary source spoke about scandalous information that officials will be confronted with at the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) during the meeting of the parliamentary public funds protection committee on Sunday, while the government sent the committee's report on the Dow deal to the public prosecution.The source said the committee received documents that "may embarrass officials at PAAAFR...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah is presented with a gift to mark the occasion. — Amiri Diwan photos
Amir patronizes opening of new court complexes
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah is presented with a gift to mark the occasion. — Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: Under the auspices and attendance of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah, the opening ceremony of the Al-Farwaniya and Al-Jahra court complexes was held yesterday.Upon arrival, His Highness the Amir was welcomed by Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Youssef Jassem...
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Judicial laws to be pushed to next term
KUWAIT: Judicial laws that the government is currently preparing to be discussed and passed by the parliament will be deferred until the next parliamentary term, informed sources said. The 'State Council' project includes the public prosecution, courts and the Fatwa and Legislation Department is still subject to study, the sources said, adding that it was also expected to be submitted to the parliament in the next term.The sources added that the...
KUWAIT: This handout photo shows a number of people arrested during a raid at a health club yesterday.
Cross-dressers arrested
KUWAIT: This handout photo shows a number of people arrested during a raid at a health club yesterday.KUWAIT: Interior Ministry's Relations and Security Information Department said the follow up and coordination directorate of residency detectives has intensified its investigations to arrest all those who interacted with five people infected with AIDS, and who were arrested for involvement in vice practices. Eight new suspects were arrested, and...
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