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KNPC seeks $6.4bn loan - KD 34.5bn to be spent on oil projects
KUWAIT: The oil sector is expected to spend about KD 34.5 billion over the next five years for the implementation of large development projects, the representative of the acting oil minister, Wafa Al-Zaabi, said yesterday. About KD 30 billion will be spent in Kuwait in the exploration and production sector, which is about 63 percent, while 37 percent will be spent in the refining and petrochemical sector, she said during the opening of a forum on...
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Americana scraps sale to consortium
DUBAI: Kuwait's Al-Kharafi family has scrapped a sale of a majority stake in Kuwait Food Co (Americana) to a Gulf-based consortium, a company controlled by the family said yesterday, ending months of talks over the multibillion-dollar deal. Americana, which owns the Middle East franchises for fast food chains KFC and Pizza Hut and also produces branded consumer foods, has been up for sale since early 2014.Investment firm Adeptio, which is led by...
KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al- Humoud Al-Sabah speaks during the Kuwait Banking Association forum. — KUNA
Sheikh Salman stresses social responsibility in private sector
KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al- Humoud Al-Sabah speaks during the Kuwait Banking Association forum. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah has emphasized momentousness of activating the principle of social responsibility as a method of work for the private sector.Sheikh Salman, also chairman...
GENEVA: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih and Kuwait’s permanent envoy to the UN Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim. — KUNA
Kuwait supports ILO’s efforts in protecting laborers’ rights: Subaih
GENEVA: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih and Kuwait’s permanent envoy to the UN Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim. — KUNAGENEVA: Kuwait’s participation in the International Labor Organization (ILO) conference is a testament to the country’s support of laborers, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih said...
The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court
Court orders reconnecting power to violating buildings
KUWAIT: A court yesterday compelled Kuwait Municipality to reconnect power to various buildings found in violation of municipality rules. Notably, lawyer Mohammed Al-Ansari had filed scores of cases against the municipality, and the court ruled that disconnecting the power supply would negatively affect the lives of families. The municipality had launched efforts last week to force property owners to correct construction violations such as...
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Only in Kuwait - Part 9
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear and honorable brothers and sisters, and I greet you in advance on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. In this article, I return to the 'Only in Kuwait' series to pinpoint on wrongdoings that must be addressed and resolved. Only in Kuwait sick leaves taken by employees during short holidays make up more than the actual working days. Only in Kuwait many doctors at clinics and hospitals help the...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Lending and borrowing money
Today I will discuss the legal issues regarding lending or borrowing money, as I have never discussed these issues before and I seem to be getting more and more emails regarding different debt situations lately. I am going to be answering questions regarding debts that were done on a friendly basis mostly, and this is because I understand how awkward it can get when you lend money to a friend or when you have to pay back a family member. As...
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76 Fake companies referred to the public prosecution
KUWAIT: The Manpower Public Authority referred 76 fake companies to the public prosecution since the beginning of 2016, Inspections Director Sultan Hassan said, adding that 789 workers are registered on those companies’ files. Inspectors filed citations against 438 workers during inspections carried out in the first quarter of this year, he said. — Al-JaridaCourt orderAn officer won a court order forcing the Interior Ministry to enroll him in...
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Maids ‘ads’ on the rise ahead of Ramadan
KUWAIT: Local papers and the Internet are currently full of ads offering services of housemaids for 'sale' or transfer as Ramadan is approaching. Informed sources said that there is a growing demand for housemaids as Ramadan is close, and their hiring costs are accordingly increasing, especially with a shortage of housemaids in the local market.The sources added that due to the short period remaining before Ramadan begins, specialized housemaid...
Suspect arrested
Bedoon, Egyptian arrested over torture video
Suspect arrestedKUWAIT: MOI's security media and relations directorate yesterday announced that security forces arrested a bedoon named Ali Abdullah Al-Shemarri (born 1976) who appeared in a video circulated over social media networks while assaulting, insulting and humiliating the Egyptian, Ashraf Abu Al-Yameen ( Born 1981).The directorate explained that the incident shown in the video took place almost 18 months earlier and said that the...
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Couple kill three-and-a half-year-old daughter daughter, stuff body in freezer
KUWAIT: A couple who killed their young daughter and kept her body in a freezer were arrested yesterday. The interior ministry's security media and relations department said the body of three-and-a half-year-old girl Israa Salem Sabah Abdullah Bohan was found at her family's residence, and her father confessed to placing her body in the freezer immediately after her death a week ago.Salem Sabah Abdullah Bohan, 26, said that he along with his wife...
Damage seen after firemen tackled a blaze in a Wafra camp yesterday.
Police arrest murderer on way out of Kuwait
KUWAIT: Police arrested the suspected killer of a Ukrainian man whose body was found in his car in Fahaheel. The suspect, Russian, was arrested while attempting to leave the country and was sent to concerned authorities. Damage seen after firemen tackled a blaze in a Wafra camp yesterday.FiresMishref fire center responded to a call about a fire in the diwaniya of a house, which was evacuated. Firemen were told a disabled person was inside, who...
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