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Judge to consider fate of Dickinson lawsuit against Cosby
Janice Dickinson and Bill CosbyA judge will consider whether to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by model and TV host Janice Dickinson against Bill Cosby. Cosby’s lawyers are seeking dismissal of the case Dickinson filed last year after the comedian’s then-lawyer denied her allegations that Cosby drugged and raped her in 1982. Dickinson contends the denials in which she was called a liar caused her to feel revictimized.A decision on...
This file photo shows British actor Henry Cavill poses for a photograph after arriving to attend the European Premiere of the film ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, in central London. — AFP
'Batman v Superman' gross revised down to $166.1 million
This file photo shows British actor Henry Cavill poses for a photograph after arriving to attend the European Premiere of the film ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, in central London. — AFPFinal box-office figures took a little wind out of the sails of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Warner Bros on Monday revised down the film's weekend gross by $4 million, lowering it from the Sunday estimate of $170.1 million to $166.1 million....
This picture shows ‘Avenue Breteuil,’ a painting by Ukrainian-American artist Jacques Hnizdovsky
NYC exhibition explores works of woodcut artist Hnizdovsky
This picture shows ‘Avenue Breteuil,’ a painting by Ukrainian-American artist Jacques HnizdovskyA new exhibition explores the prolific career of Ukrainian- American artist Jacques Hnizdovsky, a master of intricate woodcuts and paintings depicting an array of stylized flora and fauna. “Jacques Hnizdovsky: Content and Style” at the Ukrainian Museum in New York’s East Village covers the breadth of his creative output, from 1944 until his...
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KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem meets representatives of the oil workers unions yesterday. — KUNA
Speaker, oil workers hold talks as salary row rages - Cabinet approves, refers draft electricity bill to Amir
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem meets representatives of the oil workers unions yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: Representatives of the oil workers unions yesterday met with National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem, who vowed that the unified scale will not be implemented before being thoroughly studied by the National Assembly. MP Faisal Al-Kundari said a number of MPs also attended the meeting adding that Ghanem told the...
KUWAIT: Photo shows a general view of the Fahad Al-Salem Street in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links - Those classified ‘dangerous cases’ have just 2 days to leave
KUWAIT: Photo shows a general view of the Fahad Al-Salem Street in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hezbollah in the latest Gulf Arab move against the militant group, a newspaper reported yesterday.Those to be deported "all had permanent residency which has been revoked", Al-Qabas daily said. Those classified as "dangerous cases" were given just two days to leave the country,...
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Manpower to allow some visa transfers
KUWAIT: The Manpower Public Authority is considering a plan to allow the transfer of visas of expatriates on government contracts without the sponsor’s approval. The transfers would only be allowed in specific cases.The authority explained the conditions needed for a laborer to transfer his or her visa from one government contract to another without the sponsor’s approval.They include; having the laborer file a labor dispute complaint that...
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Kuwait readies for new tax schemes
KUWAIT: Governments in the Middle East and North Africa are experimenting with new taxation methods in a bid to ratchet up their assets and maintain economic stability, an international tax expert said yesterday. Speaking at a lecture entitled, “New Taxation Developments in Kuwait,” Tax Advisory Service agent at Ernst Young (EY) Alok Chugh said that a new law of governmentimposed corporate taxes is in the works, adding that he expected the...
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Indian Community School crisis blows over
KUWAIT: A crisis at the Indian Community School Kuwait (ICSK) has blown over on Sunday following an amicable settlement with the school sponsor, said S Kumar Wadhawan, the Chairman of the school's Board of Trustees.A piquant situation was created on Thursday after the sponsor locked the boardroom of the school over a dispute regarding a piece of land for a new school building. The government has leased a piece of land in Mahboula where the fifth...
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No cash donations in Ramadan
KUWAIT: Official sources at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL) said that the ministry was currently considering three options to collect charity donations during the next Holy month of Ramadan including POS (K-net), bank deduction and online e-transfers.The sources added that all charities had been informed that all forms of cash donations would be banned in this year’s Ramadan, which means there would be no receipts. In addition,...
MP Saud Al-Huraiji and MP Hamdan Al-Azmi
MPs conflicted over whether bedoons were discussed during Comoros visit
MP Saud Al-Huraiji and MP Hamdan Al-AzmiKUWAIT: Two lawmakers who recently arrived back from the Comoros gave conflicting statements on whether the issue of stateless residents was discussed or not, adding even more uncertainty surrounding the fate of Kuwait's population of 'bedoons'.MP Saud Al-Huraiji, head of the parliamentary delegation that visited the African nation last week, denied on Sunday that Kuwaiti lawmakers had any discussions with...
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Public prosecution alerts borders to arrest Dashti upon his return
KUWAIT: The public prosecution issued a directive to all exit borders to execute an arrest warrant issued nearly a week ago for MP Abdul Hameed Dashti on arrival to Kuwait, Al-Jarida daily reported.Dashti faces charges of slander, filed against him by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and the judges in the Abdali cell case. Notably, Bahrain’s Public Prosecution had issued a directive including an Interpol arrest warrant against Dashti. Commenting on the...
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Overstayers, sponsors to be deported
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
Mideast seethes amid carnage
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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
The impact of oil discoveries