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Unify - not divide
Just when you think you have heard or seen it all in Kuwait, there will always be something weird and absurd that will blow your mind. Where shall I start? Let me start talking about an incident that happened to me at the police station. I'm sure that everybody (expats or locals) have had at least one experience at the police station or with the police in general for whatever reason. For my bad luck - I lost my wallet. As if that is not enough, I...
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Zika virus a threat
Muna Al Fuzai It seems the world now is in a state of confusion and fear with the rapid spread of a new virus called Zika. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the virus is a threat to public health and in the absence of a vaccine for treating patients, this has increased concerns among health departments around the world. The WHO also announced earlier this month that Zika, which has appeared in approximately 26 countries, a...
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Shame on you! - Awareness campaign against bullying in Kuwait
Bullying can be defined as using force, threatening or aggressively dominating others. This behavior is often repeated and habitual in schools, as well as in other aspects of life. Rationalizations for such behavior sometimes include differences of social class, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, appearance, behavior, body language, personality, reputation, lineage, strength or ability.Anti-bullying campaigns are popping up everywhere in...
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Beating back the boundaries: Artist explores life and society in Kuwait
Sakina Al-Kout,Art has few boundaries itself but is often controlled or limited by the society in which artists live. Local Kuwaiti artist Sakina Al-Kout, an enthusiast turned professional, believes boundaries are set by people who do not want change or progress. "We must allow creativity to flourish in us, and this can only be done if we are committed to exploring and creating new ideas and accepting challenges. Reject being confined in a box -...
JAZAN: Ambulances and security are seen outside a Ministry of Education office, located in Al-Dayer, Jazan region, Saudi Arabia in this handout photo. Several people were killed yesterday in a mass shooting at an education department in southern Saudi Arabia. Others were injured in the shooting. The attacker has reportedly been arrested. — AP
Six killed; two wounded; shooter arrested - Saudi teacher goes on shooting rampage
JAZAN: Ambulances and security are seen outside a Ministry of Education office, located in Al-Dayer, Jazan region, Saudi Arabia in this handout photo. Several people were killed yesterday in a mass shooting at an education department in southern Saudi Arabia. Others were injured in the shooting. The attacker has reportedly been arrested. — APRIYADH: A teacher in southern Saudi Arabia opened fire on colleagues yesterday, killing at least six...
ALEPPO: In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians gather in a street that was hit by shelling, in the predominantly Christian and Armenian neighborhood of Suleimaniyeh. - AP
Russia ready to discuss Syria ceasefire at talks
ALEPPO: In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians gather in a street that was hit by shelling, in the predominantly Christian and Armenian neighborhood of Suleimaniyeh. - APMUNICH; Russia said yesterday it was ready to discuss a ceasefire in Syria as foreign ministers gathered in Munich in a bid to kick-start peace talks derailed by the regime onslaught on the besieged city of Aleppo. The UN said 51,000 Syrians had...
TEHRAN: Members of Iranian Basij paramilitary force re-enact the January capture of US sailors by the Revolutionary Guard in the Persian Gulf, in a rally commemorating the 37th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. - AP
Banners and selfies as Iranians mark revolution anniversary - 'Death to America' still remains common placards
TEHRAN: Members of Iranian Basij paramilitary force re-enact the January capture of US sailors by the Revolutionary Guard in the Persian Gulf, in a rally commemorating the 37th anniversary of Islamic Revolution. - APTEHRAN: Iranians waved "Death to America" banners and took selfies with a ballistic missile yesterday as they marked 37 years since the Islamic revolution, weeks after Iran finalized a nuclear deal with world powers. In the capital,...
HOOKSETT: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton mingles with supporters at her New Hampshire presidential primary campaign rally. – AP
No country for old ladies: Hilary losing with women
HOOKSETT: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton mingles with supporters at her New Hampshire presidential primary campaign rally. – APCONCORD: For young women, political revolution is currently trumping the idea of a Madame President. In New Hampshire, women under the age of 45 overwhelmingly backed Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton, exit polls showed. It's a problem for the former secretary of state as she tries to build the...
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Backpackers kidnapped and raped in Australia
SYDNEY: Two young foreign backpackers were recovering yesterday from a harrowing ordeal at a remote Australian beach campsite after allegedly being abducted and raped by a travelling companion they met just hours earlier.Police arrested a 59-year-old man late Wednesday and charged him with attempted murder, kidnapping and sexual intercourse without consent over the incident at Coorong National Park, 180 kilometers southeast of Adelaide, after...
BANGALORE: A file picture taken on February 7, 2016 shows an Indian man (L) with a tranquilizer gun watching as a leopard attacks a man identified by Indian media as wildlife conservationist Sanjay Gubbi (R) at a private school on the outskirts of Bangalore. — AFP
Bangalore schools close down after ‘leopard sighting’
BANGALORE: A file picture taken on February 7, 2016 shows an Indian man (L) with a tranquilizer gun watching as a leopard attacks a man identified by Indian media as wildlife conservationist Sanjay Gubbi (R) at a private school on the outskirts of Bangalore. — AFPBANGALORE: A reported leopard sighting close to where a big cat injured five people at the weekend forced the closure of 130 schools in the southern Indian city of Bangalore...
SEOUL: Anti-North Korean activists burn placards showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as they protest the latest nuclear test and rocket launch by Pyongyang. — AFP
North expels S Koreans from industrial zone, seizes assets - Significant escalation of cross-border tensions
SEOUL: Anti-North Korean activists burn placards showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as they protest the latest nuclear test and rocket launch by Pyongyang. — AFPSEOUL: North Korea yesterday expelled all South Koreans from the jointly-run Kaesong industrial zone and placed it under military control, saying Seoul's earlier decision to shutter the complex had amounted to a "declaration of war". Pyongyang said it was seizing the assets of all...
Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) scores during the French Cup round of 16 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Lyon (OL) yesterday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. - AFP n
Ibrahimovic sends PSG into French Cup quarters
Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) scores during the French Cup round of 16 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Lyon (OL) yesterday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. - AFPPARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as holders Paris Saint-Germain eased past Lyon 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday, extending the capital club's winning run to 16 matches. Ibrahimovic bundled in...
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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