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70 e-crimes reported since Jan 12
KUWAIT: A total of 70 e-crime reports have been made so far since the new e-crimes law took effect on January 12, 2016, said informed sources. The first day of the law's implementation saw Public Prosecutor Dherar Al-Asousi receive 15 e-crime reports, which he passed down to attorneys for investigations, the sources said.Further, the sources explained that most of the cases reported involve embezzlement, forgery, data theft, illegal access to...
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No homosexual students dismissed: Essa
Dr Bader Al-EssaKUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa stressed that no studies had been made during his tenure in relation to behavioral phenomena in boys and girls' schools. Essa also denied any intention to dismiss or expel homosexual students or those with sexual disorders from educational facilities.The minister explained that should the students in this case be expelled, "they would return by the...
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Sunny but cold over the next few days
KUWAIT: Weather in Kuwait today is expected to be sunny, with moderate northwesterly winds (12-31 km/h). Temperature meanwhile is forecast at 19-22 degrees. At night, it will turn cold. It will be also sunny tomorrow and Wednesday however coldness will set in after nightfall.—KUNA
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Frozen Issues
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear and honorable readers and welcome back after the nice and warm holidays. I come back writing my columns with full of what I call frozen issues on my agenda. These issues must be handled and dealt with seriously rather than having them sit on shelves inside officials' offices. Many of the issues which I will talk about today deal directly with the daily lives of citizens and expatriates and they can be so...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Finding a job in Kuwait
A common trend around the world currently with all that is going on is immigration. People are moving from one country to another, for different reasons of course, including looking for stability and peace, better lifestyles, job opportunities and so on. The GCC generally has received in the past 10 years a surge of immigrants. The UAE now has nearly eight times more expats than UAE nationals, while Qatar has six times more expats and Kuwait has...
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KD 185 mln bonuses despite austerity
KUWAIT: Nearly KD 185 million are expected to be paid to public sector employees as 'excellent performance' bonuses by the end of the current fiscal year, according to financial sources' estimations.The number could double if bonuses received by oil sector employees are added, the sources said. The sources argued that it would be difficult to carry on with austerity measures in view of such figures. "Almost 99 percent of public sector employees...
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Union protests 'unlawful' chairman election
KUWAIT: Members of the Change List running for the elections of the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) labor union's board of directors yesterday demonstrated outside the Public Authority of Manpower's building in Jabriya, in protest against what they described as 'fake polling results' in the election of the syndicate's chairman. Head of the Change List Anwar Al-Muhaini said the recent election was held in violation of articles 18 of the syndicate's...
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GCC inflation less than 2 percent, except Kuwait - Seminar addresses lifting subsidies
KUWAIT: Inflation rates in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the past ten months of 2015 were less than 2 percent except in Kuwait, a recent report shows. The GCC Statistical Center recently issued a report about the GCC Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 2015, which is the first of its kind issued by the center within an initiative to build a general GCC CPI database by 2020. According to the report, CPI is of great significance for...
KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Health Ministry Qais Al-Dweiri (right) attends a meeting for the GCC committee on diabetes control yesterday. — KUNA
Diabetes hits over 15% of Gulf people: official
KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Health Ministry Qais Al-Dweiri (right) attends a meeting for the GCC committee on diabetes control yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The GCC committee on diabetes control convened in Kuwait yesterday, focusing on how to find effective ways to prevent and control diabetes in the GCC member states. In a keynote speech, Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Health Ministry and Member of the Executive...
A new turning inaugurated on Al-Nuwaiseeb road yesterday
Kuwait to witness several road projects in 2016: official
A new turning inaugurated on Al-Nuwaiseeb road yesterdayKUWAIT: Kuwait will witness this year a large number of roads' development ventures namely inauguration of a main highway, part of renovating Al-Jahra road, an official at the Ministry of Public Works announced yesterday.Ahmad Al-Hsan, the Assistant Undersecretary for Roads' Engineering, made the announcement while inaugurating a turning point on Al-Nuwaiseeb road, as part of up to eight...
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Police raid brothel dedicated for senior citizens in Mahboula
KUWAIT: Ahmadi detectives yesterday raided a brothel in Mahboula that served senior citizens only, and arrested one man and three women inside. Detectives obtained a warrant from the public prosecution to raid the apartment after monitoring it for a week based on information that illegal activities were taking place there. Investigations had revealed that CCTV cameras were placed outside the apartment's door and building's entrance in order to...
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Cell phone gang tied to Central Prison
KUWAIT: Two Arab men were recently arrested for using several civil IDs of expats who had already left the country to purchase mobile phone lines and sell them for high prices to inmates of the central prison, said security sources. Case papers indicate that a citizen had reported that the two suspects, who worked for him in a mobile phone store, had committed several financial violations and resold mobile lines for more than one person. On...
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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