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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah greets Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem as he attends the opening ceremony of the new Sabah Al- Ahmad building at the National Assembly yesterday, along with HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. — KUNA
Assembly gives final nod to naturalize 4,000 in 2016 - MPs vote to lift Dashti's immunity again
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah greets Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem as he attends the opening ceremony of the new Sabah Al- Ahmad building at the National Assembly yesterday, along with HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. — KUNAKUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly passed a law in the second and final reading to allow the government to naturalize up to 4,000 foreigners in 2016....
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Ministry prepared for energy consumption hike
KUWAIT: Maximum electricity consumption during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan is expected to be 13,800 megawatts, Ministry of Electricity and Water's Undersecretary Mohammed Boshehri said, adding that the ministry is ready with a total power production of 15,000 megawatts. However, Bosherhi urged all consumers to rationalize electricity usage. He also assured consumers that the maximum water consumption would be 450-460 million imperial...
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Kuwaitis spent KD 3.7 billion abroad
KUWAIT: Official statistics show that Kuwaitis' spending on travel and tourism in 2015 reached nearly KD 3.7 billion, and includes items such as spending on university scholarships and treatment abroad (18 percent of the total). Informed sources said this is a record amount by all standards (nearly $12.2 billion), especially since it is repeated every year and has repercussions on the balance of payments in general. This spending has not...
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Ministry of Education plans to terminate 512 employees
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education plans to terminate 512 employees on September 17, 2016, said Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs Yousuf Al-Najjar. He added that a list containing 85 others whose services were no longer needed was delivered to the Civil Services Commission (CSC). - Al-RaiFalse reportA Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry official denied reports published by Gambian media which stated that 320 'highly trained Kuwaiti...
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Manpower authority ready to implement fees increase
KUWAIT: Only a few days are left before Social Affairs and Labor Minister and State Minister for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih is expected to make decisions to increase the fees of some procedures for bringing in and employing expatriate labor forces. The decision is expected to become effective June 1, and includes increasing fees for the issuance, transfer and renewal of work permits.Sources at the Manpower Public Authority (MPA) said...
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Shelter Center for Migrant Labor: Your Big Home - Human Rights Society, int'l groups visit shelter
KUWAIT: "In Kuwait, there is a particular interest in the rights of migrant workers which reflects the general trend to preserve human dignity, without exception, and to respect all the international conventions and agreements signed by Kuwait. The most prominent of these concerns is the Shelter Center for Migrant Labor of the Ministry of affairs," said lawyer Mohammed Thaar Al-Otaibi, Director of Training and Development Center of the Kuwait...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, members of the Cabinet and National Assembly are pictured in a group photo at the new parliament building which was inaugurated yesterday. —Amiri Diwan photos
Amir inaugurates new parliament building
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, members of the Cabinet and National Assembly are pictured in a group photo at the new parliament building which was inaugurated yesterday. —Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah patronized and attended the opening ceremony of the new Sabah Al-Ahmad...
Minister Anas Al-Saleh
Minister confirms 7.5% raise to oil workers
Minister Anas Al-SalehKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Acting Oil Minister Anas Al-Saleh yesterday addressed all oil sector employees, congratulating them on the occasion of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. He also announced that following its recent meeting with union leaders, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has decided to pay the usual 7.5 percent annual raise. Saleh added that it was also agreed to give retirees the...
A man arrested for collecting cash illegally from donors.
'Charity' collector arrested
A man arrested for collecting cash illegally from donors.KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested a Jordanian man who was collecting donations and keeping them for himself. Detectives learned about the man's activities - collecting charity from citizens and expats without a license in Salmiya. The suspect confessed to collecting KD 50,000, adding that he spent some of it for his pleasure.Traffic crackdownsThe traffic department carried out several...
KUWAIT: A handout photo provided by the Interior Ministry shows a mark found on a jacket recovered at the suspect’s room, which matches the one worn by the suspect and shown in CCTV footage during one of his robberies below A metal piece and sneakers found in the suspect’s room, which he wore during one of his robberies.
Police catch thief responsible for 27 robberies in Hawally, Farwaniya
KUWAIT: A handout photo provided by the Interior Ministry shows a mark found on a jacket recovered at the suspect’s room, which matches the one worn by the suspect and shown in CCTV footage during one of his robberies below A metal piece and sneakers found in the suspect’s room, which he wore during one of his robberies.KUWAIT: The Relations and Security Information Department at the Interior Ministry said that the crime scene monitoring...
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Brothel run by Bangladeshi woman raided
KUWAIT: Farwaniya police raided a brothel run by a Bangladeshi woman and frequented by a large number of men. A security source said information was received about the brothel and an expat woman who was popular among customers, and nicknamed 'scorpion.' Three women and an Asian man were arrested. Separately, an illegal call center run by an Ethiopian woman was raided. Expats using the center were also arrested and the equipment was...
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Student commits suicide after failing his tests
KUWAIT: A Syrian boy hanged himself to death inside his family's Nugra home after failing his finals exams. His body was recovered by the coroner. Family members were shocked to find the 14-year-old hanging dead, so they called the police, who went along with criminal evidence personnel to the scene. The family members said their son was going through tough times after failing his exams and kept to himself.Doctor jailed for drug useAhmadi...
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