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Minister confirms hiring Palestinian teachers
Education MinisterDr Bader Al-EssaKUWAIT: Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa reiterated that the ministry intends to hire Palestinian teachers soon, saying that he would visit Palestine before the holy month of Ramadan in June to sign the needed agreements on that regard.Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) recently quoted Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub, saying that Kuwait will officially hire Palestinian...
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Boat impounded for illegal fishing
KUWAIT: Marine environment police caught a leisure boat fishing in Kuwait Bay in an off-limits area, using illegal fishing nets. A citation was issued and the boat was impounded.Thieves caughtHawally detectives arrested two persons who stole mobile phones from picnickers at a Salwa park. Detectives received several complaints about a citizen and an Iraqi who stole phones of Salwa park patrons. A task force caught the two red-handed with two...
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Girl hospitalized after assault - Saudi muggers caught
KUWAIT: A citizen in her twenties accused a person she knows of beating and raping her in Jabriya, then threatened to hurt her if she informed anyone. A security source said a call was received from Mubarak Hospital's investigator telling them of a girl in poor physical and psychological condition, claiming that she was beaten and raped by a person she knows only by his first name. She told police that she got acquainted with the suspect...
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Liquor possession
KUWAIT: Sources at Kuwait airport said a ruling family member arrived from a Gulf country and entered the VIP hall with several bottles of liquor, but customs officers discovered them.The sources said an officer attempted to confiscate the liquor, which made the “sheikh” angry and a verbal exchange took place, prompting the officer to inform his seniors.When they arrived, the argument got more heated to a point that the sheikh insulted all...
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What happened to us?!
Nowadays, we are surrounded by restlessness everywhere. Opening a newspaper, one can only read about disasters and depression. Tuning in to TV channels is no different, where many disgusting series talk about sadness, treason and pessimism. Songs are disturbing. Open windows and you would be appalled by automobile horns honking loudly. Drive a vehicle and you will be shocked by traffic congestions and horror on various streets. Apply for a job...
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Saudi Arabia's bitter Lebanese divorce
BEIRUT/RIYADH: The waspish cartoon in a Saudi-owned newspaper summed up the anger behind Riyadh's decision to cancel billions of dollars in military aid and suspend decades of engagement in Lebanon's fraught politics. "The State of Lebanon: April Fool", it read. Published on the same day that a Saudi-owned television news channel shut down its Lebanese operations, Friday's cartoon was the latest sign of a falling out which began in January and...
Al-EIS, Syria: A general view shows the wreckage of a government warplane after Al-Nusra Front (Al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate) reportedly shot it down over this northern Syrian town yesterday and captured one crewmember alive. — AFP
Syria rebel group downs warplane, captures pilot - Second Syrian jet shot down in a month
Al-EIS, Syria: A general view shows the wreckage of a government warplane after Al-Nusra Front (Al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate) reportedly shot it down over this northern Syrian town yesterday and captured one crewmember alive. — AFPAMMAN/BEIRUT: Rebels shot down a second Syrian warplane in less than a month yesterday and reportedly captured its pilot in an area near Aleppo where heavy fighting has erupted in recent days despite a cessation of...
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Panama Papers expose sparks chorus of denials - Iceland premier resigns over scandal
Sigmundur GunnlaugssonREYKJAVIK: Iceland's prime minister resigned yesterday, becoming the first political victim of a mushrooming worldwide scandal over hidden offshore financial dealings exposed in the so-called Panama Papers. Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson was the biggest casualty of a worldwide media probe into 11.5 million leaked documents that purportedly reveal the offshore financial activities of 140 political figures,...
MILWAUKEE: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to his wife Melania Trump speak to supporters at a campaign stop on Monday. — AFP
Ted Cruz looks to emerge from WI as the alternative to Trump - 'Everybody hates Cruz' says Trump
MILWAUKEE: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to his wife Melania Trump speak to supporters at a campaign stop on Monday. — AFPMILWAUKEE: US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz appears poised for victory over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, presenting himself as a uniter for Republican voters despite a Senate tenure marked by bitter feuds and uncompromising stances.Cruz, a first-term US senator from Texas, is trying to...
Bangui: French soldiers, part of Operation Sangaris, patrolling in the capital on May 20, 2015. — AFP
Paris opens new sex abuse probe into troops in C. Africa
Bangui: French soldiers, part of Operation Sangaris, patrolling in the capital on May 20, 2015. — AFPPARIS: French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into new allegations of sexual abuse against French troops based in Central African Republic, a judiciary source said yesterday. The prosecutors’ office said the probe was opened after the UN passed on allegations of sexual abuse involving French troops that took place in the...
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Train blast, a roof collapse and the flood death toll rises in Pakistan
QUETTA: Pakistani passengers help an injured train blast victim as they arrive at a railway station yesterday. — AFPQUETTA/MULTAN/PESHAWAR: A bomb planted on the track killed at least one train passenger and wounded four others in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan yesterday, officials said.The improvised explosive device exploded as the Jaffar Express from Rawalpindi passed over it 180 kilometers east of Quetta, local...
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India’s Bihar bans all alcohol sales
PATNA: The Indian state of Bihar completely banned the sale of alcohol in a surprise move yesterday, including liquor at bars and hotels. The state government had announced an end to sales of locally brewed liquor last week and said a complete ban would be phased over six months.However Nitish Kumar, the state’s top elected official, said the ban on local liquor was so popular that the government was ready to bar all sales of alcohol...
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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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