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Religious co-habitation brings together all communities in Kuwait
Kuwaiti Reverent Emanuel B GhareebKUWAIT: On Saturday evenings, Muslims and Christians, of different nationalities and backgrounds, nonchalantly sit together in the Diwaniya of the National Evangelical Church of Kuwait (NECK) to chit chat, laugh, and discuss current political, social or economic issues, while sipping teas and munching on snacks, said Kuwaiti Reverent Emanuel B Ghareeb."I only built this Diwaniya a local term for reception hall...
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Govt shifts attention to lifting petrol subsidization
KUWAIT: The government intends to go ahead soon with plans to reduce subsidies on petrol, as a cabinet-affiliated economic committee meets this week to study proposals presented on that regard.The proposals, prepared by the Finance Ministry's subsidies review committee, calls for ending subsidization of 'ultra' gasoline, while keeping partial subsidization of the 'super' and 'premium' varieties. Studies have shown that ultra gas users in Kuwait...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Legal issues regarding resignation
Resigning can be such a hard decision to make, but when we are working for someone, we eventually have to leave. Some of us leave because we reached retirement age, or retirement goal, for health reasons, or maybe we are moving to somewhere new. Whatever the reason is, we all have to eventually leave. Making the decision to leave your workplace has a lot of legal implications, and so I wanted to look at them closely. I know that the majority...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Qatari boys Ghanem Mohammad Al-Muftah and Ahmad Mohammad Al-Muftah, as well as the ‘Ghanem Around-the-World Tour’ team, in the presence of Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.
Amir welcomes two Qatari boys
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Qatari boys Ghanem Mohammad Al-Muftah and Ahmad Mohammad Al-Muftah, as well as the ‘Ghanem Around-the-World Tour’ team, in the presence of Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah welcomed at Bayan Palace yesterday Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs...
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Ministry addresses rebar price increase
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry yesterday received a report made by a special committee it had formed to survey the local market concerning the reinforcing steel crisis. The ministry stressed that all needed measures would be taken to limit the phenomenal price increases of reinforcing bars, or rebar over the past months. Notably, rebar prices have jumped from KD 120 a ton to KD 220 despite the recent drop in oil prices that was...
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Letter to Badriya
Madam, Thank you for another great piece, and congratulations to Kuwait Times for giving yourself and your colleague, Ms Fuzai, front-page coverage to the excellent and challenging pieces you both write. As a Kuwait expat (with my wife and youngest son) of almost 10 years, we have great affection for this country... but the 'whole country', as per the phrase you use in your headline, which for all my family means, not only men and women, but...
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Egyptians’ remittances retreat by $1 billion
KUWAIT: Egyptian Central Bank's Governor Tareq Amer recently told Kuwaiti officials that remittances of Egyptians working in Kuwait retreated by $1 billion since the recent 'Dollar Crisis' started in Egypt, well-informed sources said.Amer made a quick visit to Kuwait last week during which he met with officials from Kuwait Central Bank and Kuwait Investment Authority, the sources said. He explained to them that the main reason behind the retreat...
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182,397 travel ban orders last year
KUWAIT: A total of 147 complaints were filed against state officials for failure to implement court orders last year, Ministry of Justice statistics show.These include 53 complaints filed against ministers, which the Attorney General has received and then referred to the relevant investigation authorities.Meanwhile, the recent statistics show that a total of 182,397 travel ban orders were issued last year against individuals who failed to...
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Kuwaiti citizen beaten by her Syrian husband
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti citizen was beaten by her Syrian husband and she suffered extensive injuries including a broken nose. A security source said the citizen had a dispute with her husband that became heated, then he beat her. She obtained a medical reports from Adan Hospital and lodged a complaint at Ahmadi police station. Detectives are investigating.Ex-con caughtAn ex-convict was arrested following a chase in Sabahiya are when he attempted to...
KUWAIT: MP Majed Mousa and others help Louis Rajan out of his wrecked vehicle following an accident near Andalus yesterday.
Travel exec dies after car accident
KUWAIT: MP Majed Mousa and others help Louis Rajan out of his wrecked vehicle following an accident near Andalus yesterday.KUWAIT: Louis Francis Rajan, 70, a travel executive and vice president of House of Travels, Kuwait, Cargo Division, died following a car accident near Andalus yesterday.According to reports, Rajan’s car lost control and swerved into the pavement on King Faisal Road near Andalus as he was driving from his cargo division...
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Mr 5%
One of the proposals newly made to cover up for the government's financial deficit is to impose a five percent tax on the sums expatriates transfer back to their home countries. Such a proposal will surely create a new totally unjustified wave of criticism, not only because such a bill lacks real economic value, but also because of the considerable psychological and financial damage scores of thousands of poor helpless expatriate laborers might...
FORT MCMURRAY: In this image released by the Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), members of the RCMP monitor the Fort McMurray wildfire on Saturday. — AFP
Canada wildfire to burn for months
FORT MCMURRAY: In this image released by the Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), members of the RCMP monitor the Fort McMurray wildfire on Saturday. — AFPFORT MCMURRAY, Alberta: The images are ones of devastation - scorched homes, virtually whole neighborhoods burned to the ground. It rained a little yesterday morning in Fort McMurray, but Canadian officials say they expect to fight the massive wildfire that has destroyed large parts...
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