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Man takes advantage of woman; Jordanian woman insulted at restaurant
KUWAIT: A citizen filed a complaint with police regarding a relationship. She said that a man she fell in love with convinced her to a flat in Salmiya, had sex with her then stopped answering or returning her phone calls. Investigations are underway.Woman insulted at restaurantA Jordanian woman received insults and threats from two citizens after asking them to lower their voices while in a Nugra area restaurant, as that disturbed her. A security...
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Surprise campaign nets Ramadan counterfeit drink
KUWAIT: A surprise campaign of commercial supervision department, on supermarkets and shops in Shuwaikh resulted in confiscating 1440 bottles of a popular drink, many use during Ramadan because it was counterfeit and did not have expiry date. The confiscated bottles were sent for testing and the owners were referred to the commercial prosecution to take the necessary action.Liquor factory bustedAn illicit liquor factory has been discovered at a...
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Bike riding on the rise in Kuwait
In many countries, people rely bicycles as their primary means of transport to commute to work or school. But this is not the case in Kuwait, due to the harsh weather conditions, dangerous streets and a lack of bike-friendly lanes on the road. Since there are limited bikes around, there are few bicycle shops and even fewer repair shops in the country. But according to one bike repairman, the popularity of cycling in Kuwait is on the rise.Nanu...
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Fun in the sun at local water park
This is the perfect time to enjoy water activities and games, and Aqua Park is the ideal place for a fun and exciting day out. Aqua Park, which opened in 1995 as the first water park in the country, strives to provide quality entertainment by improving its services every year. Aqua TripoAfter being closed for a few months in winter, the water park reopened to welcome visitors last month with a new surprise - the all new Aqua Tripo. "This slide is...
DOUMA: Syrian school girls sit at their classroom at the Saif Al-Dawla school as they take part in activities surrounding an art competition organized as part of a local initiative to shift the children’s minds from the atrocities of the Syrian war. — AFP
Syrian students sit for exams after escaping IS - 'They turned our school into a prison'
DOUMA: Syrian school girls sit at their classroom at the Saif Al-Dawla school as they take part in activities surrounding an art competition organized as part of a local initiative to shift the children’s minds from the atrocities of the Syrian war. — AFPHASAKEH: Before jihadists seized his hometown and turned his school into a prison, Syrian teenager Ahmad Mohammad never imagined he would be excited about sitting his final exams. After a...
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Egypt Muslims attack Christians after 'love story'
CAIRO: Muslim villagers south of Egypt's capital set ablaze Christian homes and assaulted an elderly woman paraded naked in public over rumors of an interfaith relationship, the church and officials said yesterday. Coptic Pope Tawadros II called for restraint after the incident in Karam village in Minya province, the Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement.The authorities have assured the pope that they will "chase down the perpetrators and...
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian boy flies a kite in Gaza City. — AFP
In Gaza, walls of silence over child sexual assault - Shifting blame, culture of shame damaging kids
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian boy flies a kite in Gaza City. — AFPGAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Life has turned into a nightmare for Fatma's family since her eldest son, 11, was sexually assaulted, a trauma which has damaged them all and forced them to move house."It started one night when our son came home late obviously very troubled," the 30-year-old mother of seven said, speaking to AFP under an assumed name to protect the boy's identity....
TUTZING: Pastor Peter Brummer (C) speaks with the Iraqi immigrants Peshtiwan Nasser Abdal (L) and Suud-iazdxn Arab (R) in the Sant Joseph church. — AFP
Germany's refugees turn to church for sanctuary
TUTZING: Pastor Peter Brummer (C) speaks with the Iraqi immigrants Peshtiwan Nasser Abdal (L) and Suud-iazdxn Arab (R) in the Sant Joseph church. — AFPTUTZING: Peshtiwan Nasser Abdal has been holed up in a church for the past four months, in a desperate bid to avoid deportation from Germany. The 21-year-old Yazidi Iraqi, like 400 other people, is being offered sanctuary by a German church under a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages....
ALBUQUERQUE: A woman waves the Mexican flag while driving past the Albuquerque Convention Center after a rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. — AP
Hispanics face ridicule for supporting trump - Minority speaking out in favor of brash billionaire
ALBUQUERQUE: A woman waves the Mexican flag while driving past the Albuquerque Convention Center after a rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. — APANAHEIM: Hispanic voters in Florida, New Mexico and California have waved Mexican flags and bashed Donald Trump piñatas - clashing with police, at times - to protest the Republican presidential contender's hard line approach to immigration.Yet far from the protests, an...
MUMBAI: Indian fire fighters and rescue personnel work at the site of an explosion at a chemical factory in Dombivli. — AP
Three killed, 35 injured in Mumbai factory explosion
MUMBAI: Indian fire fighters and rescue personnel work at the site of an explosion at a chemical factory in Dombivli. — APMUMBAI: An explosion tore through a chemical plant yesterday, killing three workers and injuring up to 35 others in India's financial capital of Mumbai, officials said. The cylinder blast occurred around 11:00 am (0630 GMT), sparking a major fire at the manufacturing unit of Indian firm Herbert Brown Pharmaceutical &...
This Saturday, May 21, 2016 file photo taken by freelance photographer Abdul Malik, purports to show volunteers standing near the wreckage of the destroyed vehicle, in which Mullah Akhtar Mansour was allegedly traveling in the Ahmed Wal area in Baluchistan province of Pakistan, near Afghanistan border. — AP
Naming of new Taleban chief Dims hopes for peace talks - War seen entering a more violent phase
This Saturday, May 21, 2016 file photo taken by freelance photographer Abdul Malik, purports to show volunteers standing near the wreckage of the destroyed vehicle, in which Mullah Akhtar Mansour was allegedly traveling in the Ahmed Wal area in Baluchistan province of Pakistan, near Afghanistan border. — APWASHINGTON: The selection of a hard-line cleric as the new Taleban chief on Wednesday all but dashes US President Barack Obama's hopes for...
DHAKA: Bangladeshi relatives of a top Hindu priest react after he was killed in the remote northern district of Panchagarh yesterday. — AFP
Bangladesh police suspect Islamists for Hindu's murder
DHAKA: Bangladesh police said yesterday they suspect local Islamists may have murdered a one-legged Hindu shop owner who was hacked to death outside his store, the latest in a wave of killings of liberals and religious minorities.Police had initially said Wednesday's killing of 60-year-old Debesh Chandra Pramanik appeared to be part of a long-running dispute between him and another Hindu who was later arrested. But a top officer said the focus...
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