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LONDON: Arsenal’s English midfielder Theo Walcott (R) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Leicester at the Emirates Stadium in London yesterday. — AFP
Welbeck late show breaks Leicester hearts
LONDON: Arsenal’s English midfielder Theo Walcott (R) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Leicester at the Emirates Stadium in London yesterday. — AFPLONDON: Substitute Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Arsenal resurrected their Premier League title challenge with a heart-stopping 2-1 Valentine’s Day victory over leaders Leicester City...
KUWAIT: Philippine Vice Consul to Kuwait Attorney Shiena Tesorero (center) receives the ‘Media Transparency Award’ given to her by Filipino journalists in Kuwait.
Filipino VC Shiena Tesorero receives ‘Media Transparency Award’
KUWAIT: Philippine Vice Consul to Kuwait Attorney Shiena Tesorero (center) receives the ‘Media Transparency Award’ given to her by Filipino journalists in Kuwait.KUWAIT: For her admirable integrity, steadfast commitment to government transparency, openness to the media, upholding the tenets of good governance and above all, being a trustworthy partner of the media in the promotion of welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait, Philippine...
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At least with decency
Badrya Darwish What's with the sudden attack on expats in Kuwait? I don't want to beat around the bush. For many, many years, we always had some rules or issues about having too many expats in my country. And we have the right to regulate the population. But for the last 20 years, we didn't solve any problems, so the ministries come up with new rules and then change them the next day, or change them again or before they are on paper. But this...
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Arrival of the tax storm
Petroleum is considered one of the main national sources of income for the Arab Gulf countries, and after the sudden and quick drop in its prices in world markets, Gulf countries suffered losses estimated in the billions, which negatively affected plans and programs of ambitious development and luxury of its people, because expenses are more than income including in Kuwait. It has become imperative for the "wise" Kuwaiti government to take...
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Niqab-wearing trio arrested for theft
KUWAIT: Ahmadi detectives sent a three-woman gang to the public prosecution charged with theft, taking advantage of the niqab. The three, two Egyptians and a Jordanian, said they committed crimes at various markets. The three were arrested red-handed, and they said they targeted luxury stores. The three were arrested while stealing clothes from a store at Gate Mall in Egaila.Parental abuseA citizen accused her husband of breaking the skull of...
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Suspected funds to terror groups investigated
KUWAIT: Informed sources said intense investigations are being conducted by state security on information it received from concerned authorities over funds "suspected of being transferred to terrorist organizations abroad." Sources said investigations revealed that individuals and NGOs collect donations in mosques and diwaniyas illegally and some of it is transferred to suspicious organizations abroad. Intense questioning is going on with persons...
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More Kuwaiti imams hired
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs appointed more than 43 Kuwaiti imams and muezzins in the past six months, although it was suffering earlier from a lack of interest in these professions. Informed sources said the percentage of the increase in the number of Kuwaiti imams and muezzins reached more than 85 percent, as there were 52 of them, and now there are nearly 100.The sources said this number can increase as procedures of...
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KPC stops scholarships to help reduce spending - MP slams bedoon teachers’ release
KUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) circulated a decision to stop all foreign scholarships for the 2016/2017 fiscal year, as part of its measures to reduce spending, following the drop in oil prices. The corporation excluded long-term programs, which is a company commitment, provided they are specialized technical programs related to KPC strategy until 2030. Meanwhile, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) issued a circular about organizational changes...
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FMD controlled, livestock safe, disease-free: Minister
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Dr Ali Al-Omair tours cow farms and dairy factories in Sulaibiya yesterday. —KUNA photoKUWAIT: Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Dr Ali Al-Omair said yesterday that the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been controlled and that medical procedures have been taken to treat infected cows, confirming the safety and...
Acting Chairman of the Kuwait Fishermen’s Union Jalal Al-Shammari
Fishermen's Union working to help solve high prices problem: Acting Chairman - Exclusive Interview
Acting Chairman of the Kuwait Fishermen’s Union Jalal Al-ShammariKUWAIT: A former prisoner of war and a man of many hats, Jalal Al-Shammari is currently the Acting Chairman of the Kuwait Fishermen's Union. He worked at the ministry of defense from 1984 to 1995, but was honorably discharged because of psychological factors resulting from his incarceration in an Iraqi prison during the invasion of Kuwait. Shammari then worked at the General...
Syrian men take a selfie in front of a shop displaying Valentine's day gifts in the northeastern city of Qamishli on February 13, 2016. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN
Turkey, Saudis mulling ground attack in Syria - Ankara strikes Syrian Kurds * Russia decries 'new Cold War'
Syrian men take a selfie in front of a shop displaying Valentine's day gifts in the northeastern city of Qamishli on February 13, 2016. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMANBEIRUT/MUNICH: Turkish artillery yesterday shelled areas of Aleppo province in northern Syria held by Kurdish forces, a monitor said, as Ankara said it could launch a ground assault alongside Saudi troops. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Turkish artillery struck areas of...
Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) vies with Athletic Bilbao's defender Xabier Etxeita during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 13, 2016. / AFP / GERARD JULIEN
Ronaldo double keeps pressure on Barca
Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) vies with Athletic Bilbao's defender Xabier Etxeita during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Athletic Club Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 13, 2016. - AFPMADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Real Madrid overcame a stiff test from Athletic Bilbao to move within a point of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 4-2 win yesterday. Ronaldo's...
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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