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KUWAIT: Lulu Exchange outlet at Sama Mall in Egaila being launched in the presence of Sunil Jain, Indian Ambassador to Kuwait, Yusuffali M A, Managing Director, LuLu Group International, Adeeb Ahamed, Director, Lulu Exchange, KNS Das, General Manager Lulu Exchange and other dignitaries.
Lulu Exchange opens 2 new branches in Kuwait - 19th and 20th outlets open in Sama Mall, Egalia and Mehmoula
KUWAIT: Lulu Exchange outlet at Sama Mall in Egaila being launched in the presence of Sunil Jain, Indian Ambassador to Kuwait, Yusuffali M A, Managing Director, LuLu Group International, Adeeb Ahamed, Director, Lulu Exchange, KNS Das, General Manager Lulu Exchange and other dignitaries.KUWAIT: Lulu Exchange, one of the leading global remittance and foreign exchange brands in Kuwait, inaugurated its 19th and 20th outlets at Sama Mall in Egaila...
Indian post office employee working inside a post office in a village in the Rajasthan district of Neemrana
India Post rides e-commerce wave as villagers buy online
Indian post office employee working inside a post office in a village in the Rajasthan district of NeemranaALWAR: With his rickety bicycle and sackcloth mail bag, 62-year-old Indian postman Chet Ram does not look like a worker at the vanguard of an e-commerce revolution delivering everything from mobile phones to cow manure.He pedals miles each day in rural Rajasthan state, ferrying packages to villages and takes payments in cash because most of...
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Al Sayer Medical sponsors the 4th Kuwait Dental Department Conference
Al Sayer Medical Company, one of Al Sayer Group Holding Companies, held the 4th Kuwait Dental Department Conference & Exhibition,” For Better Future Vision” under the Patronage of HE Dr Ali Al-Obaidi, Minister of Health and 34 specialists and lecturers from around the world spoke at the conference.The conference was an opportunity to engage with internationally renowned specialists and professors from different areas of dentistry through...
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Real to reel: 10 Oscar hopefuls based on true stories
From biopics and historical epics to spy stories and harrowing tales of abduction and abuse, this year's list of Oscar nominees features a bevy of films based on true stories. Some stick faithfully to history, but many play fast and loose with the facts-and others are almost entirely fictionalized. Here are 10 Oscar-nominated films which prove the maxim that real life can sometimes be stranger-or at least more entertaining-than fiction:The...
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Hala Febrayr concerts light up Kuwait
Abdullah Al-RuwaishedAbdullah Al-Ruwaished and NawalBalqisMajid Al-MuhandisWael JassarWael KfouriThe third musical concert of the Febrayr Al Kuwait 2016 festival organized by Rotana was held on Thursday night at the Baraka Ballroom at Crowne Plaza Hotel. Like other concerts, this one was also fully sold out. The concert commenced at 10:20 pm with popular Lebanese singer Wael Kfouri.He expressed his happiness to be performing in Kuwait and...
KUWAIT: Ali Al-Khamees celebrates at his election headquarters after he won the third constituency by-elections yesterday. (Inset) Khamees is congratulated by National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Newcomer Ali Al-Khamees wins parliamentary seat - Amir congratulates citizens on success of by-elections
KUWAIT: Ali Al-Khamees celebrates at his election headquarters after he won the third constituency by-elections yesterday. Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Independent newcomer Ali Abdullah Al-Khamees yesterday became a member of parliament after winning the only seat in the by-election that became vacant with the death of late MP Nabil Al-Fadhl. Khamees won 7,281 votes, beating his nearest rival Abdullah Ahmad Al-Kandari, who received 4,836...
KUWAIT: The opening of every new parliamentary session is an event that is eagerly awaited by citizens because they are building big hopes and aspirations on the parliament. The previous parliamentary sessions have constituted a unique political event embodying the Kuwaiti democratic experience under the dome of the parliament. — KUNA
Govt submits subsidy study to MPs - Overseas treatment cut decision 'frozen'
KUWAIT: The government yesterday submitted to the National Assembly a study on economic reforms including proposals to cut subsidies on petrol, electricity and water, but no decision was taken as more meetings have been set for further details. Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh said yesterday's meeting between MPs and ministers was comprehensive and focused on measures that would reform the path of the national economy.The government's paper...
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Border alert over fears of 'dirty bomb'
KUWAIT: Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) announced tightening inspection measures at all border centers after warnings that deadly radioactive material went missing in Basra province in southern Iraq. A radiography device using iridium-192 was reportedly stolen from an oil service company in November.The material could be combined with traditional explosives to produce a dirty bomb, KGAC Director-General Khaled Al-Saif told...
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State departments asked to lay off 'unnecessary' expats
KUWAIT: The Cabinet has recently instructed different governmental bodies to stop recruiting expatriates with the exception of doctors and teachers in fields the state needed, well-informed governmental sources said. The instructions also included laying off extraneous expats, the sources said, noting that this would be considerably done in the coming fiscal year. "Government bodies will have to do so before the end of this year and each laid-off...
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Ending Services of Expatriates
Muna Al Fuzai The government's step to correct the labor market composition and its demographics is indeed a required one, but it must be well-organized and implemented in a humane manner, taking into account the culprits in this mess and not the expats. The government's decision to end of services of expats who reached the age of 50 by March was not well received by many expats. This was bad news, especially for those who have worked here for...
ALABAMA: In this Saturday, March 2, 2013, photo, a cigarette burns in an ashtray at a home in Hayneville. A government study released yesterday shows that even though fewer US teens are smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke remains a big problem. —AP
Smoking ban in malls applied this week - Fine ranging between KD 50 and KD 100
KUWAIT: A smoking ban inside malls will be implemented this week, a source at the Environment Public Authority (EPA) said, reminding that smokers indoors would have to pay a fine ranging between KD 50 and KD 100.The penalty would also apply on those who smoke electronic cigarettes inside restaurants or cafes, the sources said. Meanwhile, an owner of a restaurant or cafe that allows smoking inside his or her facility risks paying up to KD 5,000,...
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Company owners can transfer to ‘small businesses’
KUWAIT: Owners of commercial licenses can transfer their files with the relevant manpower authorities to the ‘small businesses’ categories according to the conditions applied to open small enterprises, a local daily reported yesterday quoting a source at the Public Authority for Manpower.However, his business should not be in fields banned from the small businesses’ categories, which include contracting, consulting, tobacco, elevators,...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones