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Shelter received 4,915 workers in one year
KUWAIT: Director of the expatriate labor shelter at the Manpower Public Authority said the center received 4,915 laborers from March 2015 till March 2016, while 4,514 left the shelter after rehabilitating them socially and psychologically, besides resolving the material and moral damages caused by employers, while 401 workers remain.Mutairi said their distribution by nationality is as follows:2,103 Sri Lankan (1,972 left and 131 remain),409...
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Juvenile offenders should be provided with all means of social care: Minister
KUWAIT: Juvenile offenders should be provided with all means of social care to rehabilitate them and make them competent members of the society, Minister of Social Affairs and State Minister for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih stressed yesterday. She made this remark at the opening of a GCC seminar on juvenile offenders. The seminar is organized by the Executive Bureau of the GCC Social Affairs and Labor Ministers Council.Juvenile...
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Fake customs official arrested at the airport
KUWAIT: Farwaniya detectives arrested a citizen involved in several swindling cases after he posed as a customs official at the airport. A security source said the citizen was arrested after years of searching, and he was wearing a customs uniform and had a seal although he is unemployed. The source said the suspect introduced himself to businessmen and said he could bring goods into the country such as computers, mobile phones and "may be...
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Man killed, three injured in fire
KUWAIT: A person was killed and three others, including two firemen, were injured when a fire broke out in a Farwaniya apartment yesterday, said security sources. On arriving to the scene, firemen found a man already dead due to smoke inhalation, they noted. An African woman suffered burn injuries while two firemen sustained various burns while trying to rescue her, they added. The fire was controlled and the three injured people were rushed to...
DAVAO CITY: Presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte clenches his fist prior to voting in a polling precinct at Daniel R Aguinaldo National High School in the Matina district of his hometown yesterday. —AP
Duterte wins Philippine presidential elections
DAVAO CITY: Presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte clenches his fist prior to voting in a polling precinct at Daniel R Aguinaldo National High School in the Matina district of his hometown yesterday. —APMANILA: Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte secured a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to a poll monitor, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced vows to kill criminals. Duterte,...
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North Korea detains, expels BBC reporter
BEIJING: BBC’s journalist Rupert Wingfield-Hayes pushes his cart past journalists as he arrives at the airport yesterday. — APSEOUL: A BBC reporter in North Korea was detained, interrogated for eight hours and eventually expelled over his reporting in the run-up to a rare ruling party congress, the British broadcaster said yesterday. Foreign reporters invited to cover specific events in North Korea are subjected to very tight restrictions on...
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Trial opens of Israeli soldier who shot injured Palestinian
JAFFA: The politically charged trial began yesterday of an Israeli soldier accused of shooting dead a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground. The head of the military court's three-judge panel read out the manslaughter indictment to Elor Azaria, who was clad in his uniform and surrounded by family in the cramped courtroom, an AFP journalist said. The 19-year-old soldier also faces charges of conduct unbecoming before the court in...
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Stunned Trump foes face options at GOP convention - In order to stop Trump from changing the party
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINA: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on Thursday.—APWASHINGTON: Still shaken by Donald Trump's triumph, Republican and conservative foes of the billionaire can still cause headaches for the party's presumptive presidential nominee at this summer's GOP convention. But their options are shrinking by the day.With Trump's last two rivals - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich - abandoning their...
PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reporting works of the North Korean Workers Party Central Committee during the third day of the 7th Workers Party Congress at the ‘April 25 Palace’ on Sunday.—AFP
Kim crowned as party leader at North Korean congress - Congress seen as a coronation for the young leader
PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reporting works of the North Korean Workers Party Central Committee during the third day of the 7th Workers Party Congress at the ‘April 25 Palace’ on Sunday.—AFPPYONGYANG: North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Un was named chairman of the ruling Workers' Party yesterday at a once in a generation congress seen as a coronation for the young leader.Thousands of delegates, many in uniform, clapped and...
Britain’s Andy Murray (right) taking part in a training session with his coach Amelie Mauresmo in Melbourne.
Murray splits from Coach Mauresmo
Britain’s Andy Murray (right) taking part in a training session with his coach Amelie Mauresmo in Melbourne.LONDON: Andy Murray split with Coach Amelie Mauresmo yesterday, ending a groundbreaking two-year relationship during which the British star improved as a clay-court player but failed to add to his collection of Grand Slam titles. A statement released by Murray's management company didn't disclose the reason behind the decision, although...
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Audi quattro Cup tournament
KUWAIT: Hosted by Audi Kuwait and represented by Fouad Alghanim and Sons Automotive Company, the 8th Audi quattro Cup golf tournament ended in style - attracting Audi and Golf enthusiasts from Kuwait and across the world. The Audi quattro Cup - amateur golf calendar's most celebrated tournament was held at Sahara Kuwait Golf Resort. The tournament finished on an exciting note with Deepak Malhotra and Manoj Jolly finishing in the first place. They...
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Gulf Bank wins 'Special CSR Award' from Arabian Business Magazine
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank's corporate social responsibility (CSR) was awarded the 'Special CSR Award' at the Arabian Business Awards Kuwait 2016 on 2 May at the Jumeriah Messilah Beach Hotel.Mr César González-Bueno, Gulf Bank Chief Executive Officer said: "We are very pleased that our corporate social responsibility program has been recognized by Arabian Business, a leading weekly bi-lingual business magazine in the Gulf. This award reinforces the...
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