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Houses consume 40% of energy, apartments 20% - Houses take 43% water output, apartments 22%
KUWAIT: Private housing in Kuwait consumes up to 40 percent of the overall energy per year, amounting to 48 billion (kWh), the investment sector (residential apartments) 20 percent, a recent study shows. It further indicates that the commercial sector five percent, the government sector 18 percent, the industrial sector six percent, the agricultural sector six percent, chalets and stables and others five percent.Furthermore, the study shows that...
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Govt launch efforts to convince MPs to pass electricity proposal
KUWAIT: The government has started extensive communications with some lawmakers to convince them vote in favor of its proposed electricity consumption price increases, informed sources said. The sources added that the government found those lawmakers were in a critical situation before voters, feeling that they would lose voters' support if they approved the government's proposal. The source said that lawmakers would reject both the government's...
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Kuwait first worldwide in electricity consumption
KUWAIT: Ministry of Electricity and Water ’s Undersecretary Mohammad Bushehri said the “idea of creating categories for consumption is in harmony with the idea of fair distribution of subsidies, especially under the growing consumption pattern with all types of consumers, be it private, investment, commercial or industrial sectors.” He said the “numbers show the average consumption of power in Kuwait is nearly 15,700 kW, and ranks first...
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Municipality reports bank guarantee forgery
KUWAIT: Communication Minister and State Minister for Municipality Affairs Essa Al-Kandari sent a letter to the prosecutor general regarding a forgery case to release a bank guarantee work KD 40,000. Kandari said the municipality formed a task force earlier in order to investigate the status of guarantee letters submitted by companies and issued by local banks in favor of the municipality, that keeps the original copy. Companies do not recover...
Sheikh Nimr Fahd Al-Malik Al-Sabah tours the exhibition.
Property, Investment Exhibition underway
Sheikh Nimr Fahd Al-Malik Al-Sabah tours the exhibition.KUWAIT: The Property and Investment Exhibition kicked off yesterday at Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref. Sheikh Nimr Fahd Al-Malik Al-Sabah, Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Affairs in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry attended the opening ceremony and toured the exhibition.More than 70 firms are participating in the expo this year. "This is the ninth...
People rounded up during a police crackdown on fishermen’s residence in Sharq
Crackdown on fishermen's residence in Sharq 200 arrested - Interior denies IS attack report
KUWAIT: Relations and Security Department at the Interior Ministry denied in a statement reports in the media that authorities foiled an Islamic State (IS) plot to attack Kuwait International. The statement said that a report that published details of the alleged plot is not true, adding that security authorities continue their duties and take precautionary measures to guarantee the safety and security of the country, citizens and expatriates....
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Two dead while running away from police
KUWAIT: Two citizens, 29 and 26, sustained serious injuries and later died when they lost control over their vehicle and it rolled over several times in a desert area off Al-Salmi highway. The men had the accident while attempting to escape from a weapon inspection patrol, said security sources. The source explained that the men saw the patrol light its flashers and sound its siren to stop them, because they had been spotted hunting with...
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Woman sentenced for offering sexual services over Twitter for KD 150 per hour
KUWAIT: The misdemeanors court sentenced the owner of a social media account to one year in jail followed by deportation, after offering to have sex with other Twitter users in exchange for KD 150 per hour. Vice detective Lt Col Haitham Essa said messages were monitored during which a Twitter user who operated an account called "Lujain" offered to have sex with others and stated the amount of money for that.The suspect denied the charges, and...
(Left) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holds hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi before leaving Cairo international airport yesterday. (Right) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes King Salman upon his arrival at Esenboga airport in Ankara yesterday. - AFP
Saudi king ends landmark Egypt visit - King Salman receives red carpet welcome in Turkey
(Left) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holds hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi before leaving Cairo international airport yesterday. (Right) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes King Salman upon his arrival at Esenboga airport in Ankara yesterday. - AFPCAIRO/ANKARA: Saudi King Salman yesterday wrapped up a landmark five-day visit to Egypt marked by lavish praise and multi-billion-dollar investment deals, in a...
KOLLAM: Footwear of the devotees lie scattered inside the temple compound where a massive fire broke out during a fireworks display at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, Kollam district, southern Kerala state. — AP
Police file charges over India's temple disaster
KOLLAM: Footwear of the devotees lie scattered inside the temple compound where a massive fire broke out during a fireworks display at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, Kollam district, southern Kerala state. — APKOLLAM: Indian police said yesterday they have filed initial charges against six people over a massive explosion during a banned fireworks display that killed over 100 people and left many more with horrific burns....
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon (left) listens during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. — AP
Israelis accused of abusing detained Palestinian minors - Israel clears colonel linked to Palestinian death
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon (left) listens during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. — APJERUSALEM: Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Israeli security forces of using unnecessary force in the arrest and interrogation of Palestinian minors in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem. HRW also said that arrests of youths had spiraled since an October 2015 outbreak of violence that has killed more than 200 people....
DHAKA: Bangladeshi residents prepare an installation at Dhaka University as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka. The Bengali calendar is solar, with the year beginning on Pohela Boishakh, which this year falls on April 14, in Bangladesh. — AFP
Bangladesh in security crackdown for new-year festival
DHAKA: Bangladeshi residents prepare an installation at Dhaka University as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka. The Bengali calendar is solar, with the year beginning on Pohela Boishakh, which this year falls on April 14, in Bangladesh. — AFPDHAKA: There will be "unprecedented" security for this week's Bengali New Year festivities which hardline clerics have branded "un-Islamic", Bangladesh police announced yesterday, as the...
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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