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A man with a vision
Badrya Darwish It was very interesting to hear and read in the media about the Saudi kingdom's plan to launch a new system for expatriates. Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced yesterday that the kingdom will within five years implement a 'green card' system to allow expatriate Arabs and Muslims to live and work in the kingdom long term. This is historic. The expat problem in the Gulf has been an enigma since the first oil...
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Education Needs Discipline
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear and honorable brothers and sisters. Today's article is a little bit different from the previous ones which tackled mostly wrongdoings in public places, some of which are associated with the traffic department. The title of this article 'Education Needs Disciples' has been in my mind for a long time, and I wanted to dedicate adequate time and effort to address it rather than writing a paragraph or two about...
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Govt OKs clubs' promotion bill; Expatriates' housing
KUWAIT: The cabinet has given the thumbs up to a draft law mainly aiming at the promotion and development of national sports clubs, and sent it to His Highness the Amir before being taken to the National Assembly for final approval.The bill, which was approved during a customary cabinet meeting held at Bayan Palace under chairmanship of Acting Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, is meant to provide annual...
KUWAIT: (From left) Ahmad Al-Faris, Chairman of the Kuwait Association for Accountants and Auditors, Yousef Al-Amiri, Director of the Kuwait House for National Works Museum, and Wijdan Al-Eqaab, Head of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society attend the press conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
10 NGOs in Shuwaikh face demolition
KUWAIT: (From left) Ahmad Al-Faris, Chairman of the Kuwait Association for Accountants and Auditors, Yousef Al-Amiri, Director of the Kuwait House for National Works Museum, and Wijdan Al-Eqaab, Head of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society attend the press conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The Kuwait House for National Works Museum along with other NGO headquarters located on street 70 in Shuwaikh will be demolished soon to...
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Workers who spurned strike to be rewarded; No doctors’ strike
KUWAT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Nizar Al-Adsani sent an urgent letter to KOC, KNPC, KOTC and PIC CEOs over the workers' recent strike and asked them for the names of workers who were at work during the strike, as oil sources expected this request aims at rewarding them. Meanwhile, union sources said KPC's intentions to reward workers who worked during the strike is a provocative matter for striking workers, and it comes out of pressuring...
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No BBQs on Kuwaiti islands
KUWAIT: Chairman of the Environment Public Authority (EPA) Sheikh Abdullah Al-Humoud Al-Sabah called for 'regulating' barbequing on Kuwaiti coasts and islands. In a letter he sent to Kuwait Municipality's director, Sheikh Abdullah said that a meeting had been held including the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), Kuwait Municipality and the Touristic Enterprises Company (TEC) to discuss regulating the locations...
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, lawmakers and education ministry officials take a group photo with students at the end of the 3rd round of Student Parliament yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Democratic, human values must be taught to children since early age: Speaker
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, lawmakers and education ministry officials take a group photo with students at the end of the 3rd round of Student Parliament yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem said yesterday that Democratic and human values should be taught to children since early years. Ghanem said at the opening of the 3rd round of Student Parliament that the...
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MP Dashti remanded for 10 days once arrested
Abdulhameed DashtiKUWAIT: The public prosecution yesterday ordered detaining MP Abdulhameed Dashti for 10 days starting from the day he is arrested over a case filed against him by the Saudi embassy in Kuwait. Dashti is currently out of Kuwait, and an arrest warrant was already issued to arrest him as soon as he steps foot into Kuwait. Notably, both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have filed state security cases accusing Dashti of undermining brotherly...
KUWAIT: This handout photo shows Nabeel Ibrahim, an advisor at the Ministry of Electricity and Water who was arrested for receiving bribes to pass illegal transactions
Ministry advisor an Egyptian arrested for receiving KD 120,000 in bribes
KUWAIT: This handout photo shows Nabeel Ibrahim, an advisor at the Ministry of Electricity and Water who was arrested for receiving bribes to pass illegal transactionsKUWAIT: Police yesterday arrested an advisor at the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) who received around KD 120,000 in bribes in order to pass illegal transactions for companies that have contract with the ministry. The suspect, identified as Nabeel Ibrahim, Egyptian, took...
This handout picture shows two people who were arrested for forging documents to issue 247 permits for workers in a farm.
Pakistani arrested for forgery; Duo forged documents to issue 247 permits illegally
KUWAIT: Detectives arrested a Pakistani man for forgery of official documents. Information was received about forgery of a mandoub's (company representative) ID card, who used it to submit a residency extension transaction for an Indian national. When checked, it was discovered that a man called Sharazad gave his ID card to another expat of the same nationality named Shawkat Tanweer, who forged it and put details of his private company on it,...
Weapons and ammunition confiscated inside a man’s house who had kept them without a license.
Kuwaiti man arrested with weapons
Weapons and ammunition confiscated inside a man’s house who had kept them without a license.KUWAIT: Weapons detectives arrested a Kuwaiti man with possession of unlicensed weapons and ammunition, who was sentenced to two years in jail on drugs charges. Investigations revealed that the citizen had the weapons, then following legal procedures, his Sabahiya house was searched and four AK-47s, six pistols, a shotgun and air rifle and 14 AK-47...
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Three arrested on scam charges
KUWAIT: Criminal detectives led by Major General Mahmoud Al-Tabbakh arrested three Arab nationals who conned victims by selling an electronic device they made buyers believe was worth KD 300, offering it to them for KD 50, although the device is worth only KD 30. Several citizens and expats filed complaints that they were cheated. Investigations identified a person, who was arrested. The man then confessed regarding the names of his two...
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
Prince Mohammed endorses Saudi FIFA World Cup 2034 bid