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Kuwait targeted by US over lax copyright laws
WASHINGTON: Kuwait, China, Russia and India are among 11 countries targeted by the Obama administration for leaving American producers of music, movies and other copyrighted material open to rampant piracy. The US is placing the 11 countries on a "priority watch list" that subjects them to extra scrutiny and could lead to sanctions if the US brings cases to the World Trade Organization. Also on the list again are Algeria, Argentina, Chile,...
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Ali Al-Omair speaks during a parliamentary session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Only Kuwaitis excluded from power price hike - MPs blame graft for flying gravel
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Ali Al-Omair speaks during a parliamentary session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: MPs yesterday strongly lashed out at ministry of public works officials and road contractors, blaming corruption and lack of supervision for the problem of flying road gravel that damaged windshields of hundreds of vehicles during the rainy season. Lawmakers, who demanded a special debate on...
KUWAIT: US special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter Islamic State (IS) Brett McGurk (left) speaks as Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah looks on during a meeting yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait firm in support of coalition against IS - Concern for humanitarian conditions in Iraq, Syria
KUWAIT: US special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter Islamic State (IS) Brett McGurk (left) speaks as Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah looks on during a meeting yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah confirmed yesterday Kuwait's unequivocal support of the global coalition to counter the so-called Islamic State (IS). In a speech opening the fourth...
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Metro project to be finished in 23 years
KUWAIT: A letter recently sent by the Partnership Technical Bureau (PTB) to an unspecified state department showed that the Kuwait metro project is still under consideration, and that its execution is supposed to go through five phases to build 160 km. The project is expected to be entirely finished in 23 years starting from the date of commencing construction.The PTB did not give the exact cost of the project but it implied that according to the...
KUWAIT: A number of runaway housemaids prepare to travel to Manila through Kuwait government’s Assisted Voluntary Repatriation Program (AVRP).
Philippine embassy repatriates 143 housemaids through Kuwait's AVRP
KUWAIT: A number of runaway housemaids prepare to travel to Manila through Kuwait government’s Assisted Voluntary Repatriation Program (AVRP).KUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait repatriated 143 runaway housemaids to Manila on Tuesday evening through Kuwait government's Assisted Voluntary Repatriation Program (AVRP). With this scheme, repatriated workers are sent straight to the airport without passing through the deportation center...
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah met yesterday with visiting US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh (IS) Brett McGurk. The meeting came within the framework of the fourth meeting of officials from the member states of the Coalition. — KUNA
Global coalition gaining ground against IS at different levels: McGurk
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah met yesterday with visiting US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh (IS) Brett McGurk. The meeting came within the framework of the fourth meeting of officials from the member states of the Coalition. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Global Coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) is gaining ground against the terrorist group both on the ground in Syria and Iraq, and on...
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Panel to study unions’ demands for two weeks
KUWAIT: While discussions continued with representatives of workers in the oil sector with the tri-party committee formed by the Cabinet entrusted to study the benefits of those workers until the late hours of Monday, official oil sources said that it was decided to freeze the initiatives of rationalization in the oil sector for two weeks and form a neutral legal committee to discuss the merits of the dispute between oil unions and Kuwait...
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Kuwait not obliged to naturalize 4,000 bedoons annually: Jarrah
Sheikh Mazen Al-JarrahKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior's Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passports Affairs Major General Mazen Al-Jarrah stressed that the ministry has not stopped holding citizens with dual citizenships accountable, and urged anybody with information about such citizens to report to the ministry. Jarrah added that the government is not obliged to grant citizenship to 4,000 bedoons (stateless) annually as the...
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60 vehicles impounded for driving on right shoulder
KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s General Traffic Department carried out a campaign against people who illegally drive on the right shoulder of Abdelkareem Al- Khatabi road during the morning rush hour. The crackdown resulted in issuing 74 citations and impounding 60 vehicles.The department released a statement appealing to the public not to use the right shoulder at all, and comply with the timings of using the left shoulder, which are as...
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Maid accused of beating toddler
KUWAIT: A female citizen accused her domestic helper of beating her two-year-old daughter and lodged a complaint at Adan police station. A security source said the citizen heard her daughter crying hysterically, and when she went to see what happened, she discovered the domestic helper had beaten her and left bruises on her body that were mentioned in the medical report. Police are investigating.FraudA young man and his two sisters established...
TEHRAN: Iranian women walk past youths playing music on the sidewalk in downtown Tehran on Tuesday. - AP
Unease over undercover Tehran morality police
TEHRAN: Iranian women walk past youths playing music on the sidewalk in downtown Tehran on Tuesday. - APTEHRAN: Tehran resident Sousan Heidari has stopped letting her headscarf slip casually down over her neck and shoulders while driving in the Iranian capital. These days, the 22-year-old with a taste for bold makeup makes sure to pull it tightly over her dark hair, fearful of running afoul of a newly established undercover division of the...
(Left) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech about his vision for foreign policy at the Mayflower Hotel yesterday in Washington, DC. (Right) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses supporters during a primary night event in Philadelphia after winning the Pennsylvania state primary. — AFP
Trump, Clinton press closer to showdown; Trump vows US allies would pay for defense - Cruz to name Fiorina as his No. 2
(Left) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech about his vision for foreign policy at the Mayflower Hotel yesterday in Washington, DC. (Right) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses supporters during a primary night event in Philadelphia after winning the Pennsylvania state primary. — AFPWASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were a giant step closer to their parties' presidential nominations...
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