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KD 519 million spent on studies
KUWAIT: The cost of research, studies and consultations paid for by the government during the past five years reached around KD 519 million, distributed as follows: KD 42 million in 2011/2012; KD 134 million in 2012/2013; KD 102 million in 2013/2014; KD 107 million in 2014/2015 and KD 74 million in 2015/2016.The above-mentioned years agree with the five-year development plan, so the numbers or costs may seem logical compared with the amount of...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Australia’s Governor General Peter John Cosgrove, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. — Amiri Diwan photos
Amir holds official talks with Australia’s Governor General
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Australia’s Governor General Peter John Cosgrove, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. — Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace the visiting Australia's Governor General Peter John Cosgrove and his accompanying delegation....
KUWAIT: A cell phone photo that shows what appears to be former MP Musallam Al-Barrak waiving to attendees during a court hearing for the parliament’s storming case yesterday.
Storming case adjourned
KUWAIT: A cell phone photo that shows what appears to be former MP Musallam Al-Barrak waiving to attendees during a court hearing for the parliament’s storming case yesterday.KUWAIT: The court of appeal yesterday adjourned the case of storming the parliament’s building, in which 70 citizens including 11 former MPs face charges. Most of the defendants, including nine former MPs, did not attend the hearing, sources said, adding that some...
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Human remains found in Bayan
KUWAIT: Detectives are working on a case of human skull and bones found in the sewer of a citizen's home in Bayan area. A security source said a citizen asked workers to clean his sewers and while cleaning the ground they were surprised to find human remains. They became scared and called the owner who in turn called the authorities.Thief steals goods and carA salesman of a company sought the help of Meidan Hawally police when a thief drove off...
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An expert with a towel!
'Abu Foutah' (the one with a towel) is the local name of a type of domestic pigeon. I personally do not know why people use such a name because I have never seen any of these pigeons flying with a towel it used to dry sweat or wear it around its neck as a scarf. However, like many others, I do know the 'expert with the towel'. In the comic play named 'Ala Haman Ya Fer'oun' we saw an example of such an expert and ever since, the 'expert' title...
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Binladin Group workers set buses ablaze in protest
RIYADH: Employees at the Saudi Binladin Group, a construction giant, have set fire to more than seven company buses in the latest protest by disgruntled staff over not being paid salaries for months and a large round of reported layoffs. Maj Nayef Al-Sharif, the spokesman for the Civil Defense in the city of Makkah, said late Saturday that firefighters put out the blaze without any injuries reported.The Binladin Group has not issued any...
SAMAWAH, Iraq: Iraqi women walk past a damaged car following a twin suicide bombing attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group in this southern Iraqi city yesterday. — AFP
Rare IS bombings in southern Iraq kill 33
SAMAWAH, Iraq: Iraqi women walk past a damaged car following a twin suicide bombing attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group in this southern Iraqi city yesterday. — AFPNAJAF: The Islamic State group carried out rare attacks in Iraq's deep Shiite south yesterday, killing at least 33 people with twin suicide car bomb blasts in the city of Samawa. "The hospitals have received 33 dead," a senior official in the Muthanna health department,...
JOLO: In this photo provided by the Office of Sulu Governor, freed Indonesian tugboat crewmen sit inside a house in Jolo, Sulu province, southern Philippines yesterday. — AP
Militants free 10 Indonesian hostages in south Philippines - Four still remain captive by Abu Sayyaf men
JOLO: In this photo provided by the Office of Sulu Governor, freed Indonesian tugboat crewmen sit inside a house in Jolo, Sulu province, southern Philippines yesterday. — APMANILA: Abu Sayyaf militants have freed 10 Indonesian crewmen who were seized at sea in March in the first of three attacks on tugboats that have sparked a regional maritime security alarm, officials said yesterday.The Indonesians appeared to be in good health when they...
LONDON: A combination of pictures created on Saturday shows British Conservative Party London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith (left) and opposition Labor party candidate for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. — AFP
Muslim favorite Khan to run for London mayor
LONDON: A combination of pictures created on Saturday shows British Conservative Party London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith (left) and opposition Labor party candidate for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. — AFPLONDON: Sadiq Khan, a Muslim lawmaker from Britain's opposition Labour Party, is the strong favourite to win London's mayoral election on Thursday after a bitter contest marked by religious tensions and accusations of racism. Polls show...
TIKAMGARH, Madhya Pradesh: A young Indian child swims in a water reservoir in Tikamgarh in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Armed men have been securing the Barighat dam for months against water thefts by desperate farmers from neighboring state to ensure supply of potable water to thousands of residents of Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh state. — AFP
Armed guards at India dams as drought ravages farmers - 330 million suffer from unprecedented heat wave
TIKAMGARH, Madhya Pradesh: A young Indian child swims in a water reservoir in Tikamgarh in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Armed men have been securing the Barighat dam for months against water thefts by desperate farmers from neighboring state to ensure supply of potable water to thousands of residents of Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh state. — AFPTIKAMGARH, India: As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the...
SOCHI: Winner Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg (C) celebrates on the podium next to second placed Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and third placed Scuderia Ferrari’s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (R) after the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit yesterday. — AFP
Seven-up Nico Rosberg enjoys stroll in Sochi
SOCHI: Winner Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg (C) celebrates on the podium next to second placed Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and third placed Scuderia Ferrari’s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (R) after the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit yesterday. — AFPSOCHI: Nico Rosberg became only the fourth driver in Formula One history to record seven...
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Qatar probes death at World Cup site
DOHA: The organisers of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup said yesterday they were investigating the death of an Indian labourer at one of its sites but denied it was caused by working conditions which the wealthy Gulf country is under pressure to improve. Along with accusations of corruption during its World Cup bid, Qatar has long been under fire from rights groups for labour abuses. Last week, world soccer body FIFA urged Qatar to hasten improvements...
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