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Petrol prices to be probably hiked by May
KUWAIT: Petrol prices are most likely to be increased before the end of May as part of a series of steps and measures to be made to avoid reducing Kuwait’s sovereign rating, wellinformed sources said. Increasing gasoline prices is a practical solution so that the government could avoid downgrading, especially since hiking petrol prices do not need a special law like electricity prices, the sources added.Further, the sources said that the...
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Policemen rewarded for discovering nationality forgeries
Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-SabahKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Sabah approved a request by Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality and Passports Affairs Major General Mazen Al-Jarrah to pay KD 5,000 to officers and KD 3,000 to policemen as reward for those who participated in discovering nationality forgeries, sources said. Jarrah lauded the efforts of the nationality department represented by...
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Expat workers at Justice Palace protest unpaid wages
KUWAIT: A number of expatriate laborers working at the Palace of Justice (the courts' complex) went on strike yesterday in protest over not receiving their monthly salaries for three months. Accordingly, a number of lawyers and employees urged the minister to act to resolve the problem, especially since some of them have residency visas that expired two years ago. "How can injustice prevail at the courts' complex?" wondered some lawyers.Courts'...
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'40,000 diabetics in Kuwait' - 'Beat Diabetes' highlight World Health Day celebrations
Sebamed staff demonstrate products to visitorsKUWAIT: Diabetes is one of the fastest spreading diseases worldwide, as World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show diabetics around the world number more than 350 million, and expected to double in 20 years. This was stated by Health Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Affairs Dr Majida Al-Qattan after she launched the ministry's celebration of World Health Day yesterday. This...
CAIRO: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (right) and Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Al-Araby attend the 23th conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU).— KUNA
Ghanem urges int'l parliamentary action against 'Israeli arrogance'
CAIRO: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (right) and Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Al-Araby attend the 23th conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU).— KUNACAIRO: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday that Arab parliaments should seek an organized international parliamentary move to put an end to what he described as the 'Israeli arrogance.' "I urge Arab parliaments to...
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Egyptian Plumber accused of theft by Filipina woman - Hidden money at airport
KUWAIT: A woman accused an Egyptian plumber of stealing KD 700 and a gold bracelet from her flat after getting the key to make repairs in her kitchen. The Filipina woman went to Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh police station and told them she gave the suspect the key, and when she returned from work, she discovered the money was missing as well as the bracelet which were in the bedroom. Detectives are investigating.Fight in JahraA fight between two citizens in...
People lined up inside a police station to have their IDs checked
Scores arrested in Farwaniya, Jahra crackdowns
People lined up inside a police station to have their IDs checkedSix people arrested with possession of homebrewed liquor during crackdowns in Farwaniya and JahraA policeman inspects the contents of a vehicle’s trunk during the campaign.Drivers stop at a security checkpoint set up during the campaignKUWAIT: Security campaigns Farwaniya and Jahra security directorates carried out several campaigns resulting in the arrest of 94 persons. Police...
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Egyptian Interpol hands over fugitive to Kuwait
KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s Relations and Security Media Department announced that the Interpol department received a fugitive from its Egyptian counterpart. It said that due to coordination and communications between the interior ministries of Kuwait and Egypt, Mohammad Al-Mutairi, Saudi, was arrested as he is wanted by Kuwait courts for issuing dud cheques and swindling.Violating adsThe Public Relations Department at Kuwait Municipality...
PARAVUR, India: Indian officials and bystanders gather beside a collapsed building as they try and rescue survivors after an explosion and fire at the Puttingal Devi Temple early yesterday. — AFP
Fireworks accident at temple in India kills more than 100
PARAVUR, India: Indian officials and bystanders gather beside a collapsed building as they try and rescue survivors after an explosion and fire at the Puttingal Devi Temple early yesterday. — AFPKOLLAM, India: A massive explosion and blaze apparently sparked by a stray firework during an unauthorized display killed over 100 people and injured scores more at a temple in southern India yesterday. Thousands had packed overnight into the Hindu...
CAIRO: A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 9, 2016 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (C-R) and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (C-L) attending a signing ceremony for bilateral agreements at the Abdeen Palace in the capital. — AFP
King Salman calls for joint fight against 'terrorism' - Saudi king addresses Egypt parliament
CAIRO: A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 9, 2016 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (C-R) and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (C-L) attending a signing ceremony for bilateral agreements at the Abdeen Palace in the capital. — AFPCAIRO: Saudi King Salman called yesterday for a joint fight against "terrorism" in the Middle East at a time when Riyadh is engaged in several conflicts the region. The...
GENT: People take part in a march “Gent against terrorism” organized by three Turkish organizations. — AFP
Jihadists 'switched attack to Brussels from France' - 'Man in the hat' charged with 'terrorist murders'
GENT: People take part in a march “Gent against terrorism” organized by three Turkish organizations. — AFPBRUSSELS: The Brussels-based Islamic State jihadists behind the Paris attacks planned a fresh strike in France but targeted the Belgian capital instead as police closed in, the federal prosecutor said yesterday. The prosecutor also announced that the so-called "man in the hat" Mohamed Abrini had been charged with "terrorist murders"...
MUMBAI: Former Indian cricketers Dilip Vengsarkar (left)and Sachin Tendulkar(second right)looks on as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge(center)and an unseen Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge play a game of cricket with Indian children who are beneficiaries of NGO's at The Oval Maidan. - AFP
Prince William, wife Kate begin royal tour of India - A day of cricket, Bollywood and memorials
MUMBAI: Former Indian cricketers Dilip Vengsarkar (left)and Sachin Tendulkar(second right)looks on as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge(center)and an unseen Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge play a game of cricket with Indian children who are beneficiaries of NGO's at The Oval Maidan. - AFPMUMBAI: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid their respects at one of the sites of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks yesterday as they began a...
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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