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A picture shows Belarus’ singer Ivan, whose real name is Alexander Ivanov, posing for pictures. —AFP photos-
Nude, singing with wolves? - Belarus to test Eurovision limits
A picture shows Belarus’ singer Ivan, whose real name is Alexander Ivanov, posing for pictures. —AFP photos-Belarusian singer Ivan plans to take next month's Eurovision Song Contest by storm-performing completely naked with a wolf at his side. But his plan may prove too much even for a show known as an annual celebration of weirdness, held this year in Stockholm in May. The act by the lanky 21-year-old with a mane of reddish blond hair was...
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Panel asked to ‘speed up’ visa fees increase
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior sent a letter to the National Assembly’s Interior and Defense Committee, requesting that they speed up discussing and enforcing the new fees for residency and visit visas as well as traffic violation fines.A report last week had suggested that the new visa fees, which would double under the proposed plans, could be adopted by June. The ministry says that increasing the visa fees, which remained unchanged for 40...
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Woman arrested for offering illegal domestic help services
KUWAIT: A woman was arrested in South Surra for offering domestic help services illegally. A citizen had reported that he had given an Indian woman KD 250 to provide a nurse for his elderly mother, but she vanished, said security sources. The sources added that initial investigations showed that the woman was well-known to South Surra residents, and that she usually provided them with domestic labor and private nurses. The sources added that the...
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19,143 follow-up cards for illegal residents
KUWAIT: The Central Apparatus for Illegal Residents announced yesterday the issuance of 19,143 new follow-up cards for illegal residents during the first three months of 2016. Director of Card Management in the apparatus Tariq Mohammed Al-Buaijan said that the card is dispensed within a few days from the date of submitting the application.He added that the apparatus issued in the same period 640 ‘To Whom It May Concern’ certificates for the...
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Stations
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear brothers and sisters, and I wish all a blessed week to come. In this article, I would like to change the style of my writing a bit to make it more fun to read, and would like to narrate experiences I had encountered personally with some of what I call ‘Stations’. The Taxi Station: One time I thought of taking a taxi for a short ride. I wanted to see for myself how those helpless taxi drivers are...
KUWAIT: Raul Dado oversees the OAV at the Philippines embassy yesterday. (Left) Filipinos in Kuwait on queues to cast vote during the start of a month-long OAV.n—Photos by Ben Garcia
Filipinos in Kuwait start OAV, hope for radical change
KUWAIT: Raul Dado oversees the OAV at the Philippines embassy yesterday. (Left) Filipinos in Kuwait on queues to cast vote during the start of a month-long OAV.—Photos by Ben GarciaKUWAIT: A 30-day period given to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to cast their vote for president, vice president, senators and a party list representative under the Overseas Absentee Voting law  kicked off yesterday at the Philippine Embassy in Faiha. Hundreds of...
KUWAIT: Eid Al-Rasheedi, Assistant Undersecretary for Supervisionnand Consumer Protection at the Ministry of Commerce andnIndustry speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Joseph Shagra
Inside the commerce ministry's customer protection, supervision departments - Consumer is our priority: Assistant Undersecretary
KUWAIT: Eid Al-Rasheedi, Assistant Undersecretary for Supervisionand Consumer Protection at the Ministry of Commerce andIndustry speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: As part of its responsibilities, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is in charge of consumer protection and inspection of various commercial activities. Kuwait Times spoke to Eid Al-Rasheedi, Assistant Undersecretary for Supervision and Consumer Protection at...
KUWAIT: Security officials inspect counterfeit medicines seized yesterday.
Police bust fake medicine ring
KUWAIT: Security officials inspect counterfeit medicines seized yesterday.KUWAIT: Capital financial crime detectives arrested two Egyptians with half a million counterfeit medical pills that they sold for less than a quarter of the actual price, claiming they were genuine. An expert from the health ministry said that the medicines were fake and that genuine drugs were only given on doctors' prescriptions, because abusing them may cause death....
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Saudi king, Azhar imam urge unity
West Ham's Andy Carroll, right, scores his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Arsenal at Upton Park stadium in London, Saturday April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Carroll treble skewers Arsenal's title hopes
West Ham's Andy Carroll, right, scores his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Arsenal at Upton Park stadium in London, Saturday April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)LONDON: West Ham United striker Andy Carroll scored an eight-minute hat-trick, but Laurent Koscielny snatched a point for Arsenal in a memorable 3-3 Premier League draw yesterday. Goals from Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez had...
This image made from video published online by Amaq News Agency of the Islamic State group shows a cement factory where in a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, Islamic State militants snatched up to 300 cement workers and contractors from their workplace northeast of Damascus Thursday, April 7, 2016. (militant video via AP)
IS frees most of 300 abducted cement workers - Kills 4
This image made from video published online by Amaq News Agency of the Islamic State group shows a cement factory where in a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, Islamic State militants snatched up to 300 cement workers and contractors from their workplace northeast of Damascus Thursday, April 7, 2016. - APBEIRUT: The Islamic State group has released most of the 300 cement workers it abducted near Damascus after questioning them to find out...
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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
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Zain interns sharpen media chops at Kuwait Times and Kuwait News