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Inside the emergency call center - Official talks about preparations, dealing with different cases
Colonel Ahmad Al-AzmiKUWAIT: When in danger or facing an emergency, people need to call for help, so everyone should remember the number 112. This is the hotline of the emergency call center which replaced the earlier number 777, and it connects the police, fire and ambulance departments.A total of 293 employees work at the center in shifts, with 40-42 employees in each shift. Women always work the 7:00 am to 7:00 pm shifts, while male employees...
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'Women in Corporate World' discusses challenges for women in workplace - Alghanim Industries, Gulf Bank unveil new nation-wide survey research
Speakers at the first panel.KUWAIT: Organized jointly by Alghanim Industries and Gulf Bank, the 'Women in the Corporate World: Beyond the Glass Ceiling' conference brought the topic of 'diversity in the workplace' to the table for discussion by key influential international, regional, and local leaders. The discussion resonated with Kuwait, as the conference was well attended and the audience reflected a cross section of the country. It was open...
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Airport needs female security agents: British delegation
KUWAIT: A British security delegation that visited Kuwait International Airport last week made a few remarks and recommendations to ensure securing both the airport terminal and the planes. According to sources, the delegation, which was headed by the British Minister in charge of airport security and anti-terrorism in the British Ministry of Interior Lord Tareq Ahmad noticed a 'serious shortage' in female security agents needed to prevent...
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Schools witness one crime every 3 days
KUWAIT: A study conducted recently by the Ministry of Education (MOE) revealed alarming statistics regarding the number of crimes committed within schools including violence, aggressiveness and even attempted murder.According to the study, schools witnessed 110 crimes over the 10 months of the past school year. This means that a crime happens every three days in Kuwait in which the criminals are but young students.This annual statistical report...
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Indian reports Pakistani neighbor for sexually harassing his wife
KUWAIT: An Indian man filed a case against his Pakistani neighbor accusing him of sexually harassing his wife, who verified the accusations. The woman noted that she had reprimanded the suspect several times but he kept persisting. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.Wives' rowA female citizen filed a case against her husband's other wife, accusing her of assaulting her and pouring boiling water on her in the absence of...
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Egyptian woman files complaint against two Kuwaiti female neighbors for assault
KUWAIT: An Egyptian woman filed a complaint against her two Kuwaiti female neighbors, accusing them of assaulting her, said security sources. According to the woman, the two assailants knocked her door and they had an argument. They then pulled her out of her apartment to start beating and kicking her before other neighbors rescued her. A case was filed and further investigations are in progress.Ex-wife threatenedA divorced citizen recently...
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Toddler drowns in resort's pool
KUWAIT: A four-year-old child died when he sank in a resort's swimming pool, said security sources. According to the father's story, the child accidentally fell into the pool and he pulled him out, taking him to Adan Hospital where he died. Further investigations are in progress.Fatal accidentA citizen was instantly killed and his 6-year-old son was seriously injured when the father lost control over his vehicle and it flipped over along Salmi...
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Saudi shake-up rolls on with big govt reshuffle - Veteran oil minister Naimi replaced by Aramco chief
Ali Al-Naimi and Khalid Al-FalihRIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman yesterday replaced his veteran oil minister and restructured some big ministries in a major reshuffle apparently intended to support a wide-ranging economic reform program unveiled last week. The most eye-catching move was the creation of a new Energy, Industry and Natural Resources Ministry under Khaled Al-Falih, chairman of the state oil company Aramco. He replaces the...
OREGON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves after speaking to a rally. - AP
Obama blasts Trump: 'Not a reality show'
OREGON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves after speaking to a rally. - APWASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Friday warned the White House race is not a "reality show" and called for Donald Trump's record to be held to close scrutiny as the billionaire seeks to rally divided Republicans behind him. With Trump seizing the mantle of presumptive Republican nominee this week after his rivals exited the race, debate has turned...
BANJA LUKA: People gather on the main square, during the inauguration ceremony of the Ferhat-Pasha mosque, in Banja Luka, on May 7, 2016. — AFP
Historic Bosnia mosque reopens in move towards reconciliation - Ceremony seen as encouraging religious tolerance
BANJA LUKA: People gather on the main square, during the inauguration ceremony of the Ferhat-Pasha mosque, in Banja Luka, on May 7, 2016. — AFPBANJA LUKA: Thousands of Muslims flocked to the capital of Bosnia's Serb region yesterday for the reopening of a historic mosque destroyed during wartime, a ceremony seen as encouraging religious tolerance among deeply divided communities. Twenty years after the devastating war between its Muslim...
KABUL: Afghan security forces inspect the site of a Taleban-claimed deadly suicide attack. — AP
Afghanistan faces tough battle as Haqqanis unify the Taleban - Playing key role in unifying fractured insurgency
KABUL: Afghan security forces inspect the site of a Taleban-claimed deadly suicide attack. — APISLAMABAD: A shadowy, Pakistan-based militant faction is on the rise within the Taleban after its leader was appointed deputy and played a key role in unifying the fractured insurgency. The ascendency of the Haqqani network, a US-designated terrorist organization, could significantly strengthen the Taleban and herald another summer of fierce fighting...
Blood is seen on the floor where Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Chakrabarti, who used the pen-name Niloy Neel, was murdered at his home in Dhaka on August 7, 2015. A gang armed with machetes hacked a secular blogger to death at his home in Dhaka August 7, 2015, sparking protests in the capital over the fourth such murder in Bangladesh this year. AFP PHOTO
Bangladesh Sufi Muslim killed in suspected Islamist attack
DHAKA: A local Sufi Muslim leader has been found hacked to death in Bangladesh in a suspected Islamist killing, police said yesterday, two weeks after the Islamic State group claimed the murder of a liberal professor in the same northwestern district.Mohammad Shahidullah, 65, had been missing since leaving home on Friday morning before villagers last night found his body in a pool of blood in a mango grove in Rajshahi. It comes amid a troubling...
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