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Joggers beware: Car thieves are targeting you
Visitors to Kuwait's parks, walking tracks and other public spaces should be careful when leaving their vehicles unattended with valuables inside such as mobile phones, wallets, purses or cash, even for a few minutes. Hundreds of cases of thefts from cars are reported each year in Kuwait and a growing number are targeting cars left at parks and walking tracks.Abeer, 30, lost her purse with her wallet and other belongings left inside her vehicle...
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Fishermen attacked by 'pirates'
KUWAIT: Three Egyptian fishermen were injured when they were intercepted by two boats with eight men on board near Kubbar island and threatened them with arms. The Egyptians resisted the men, most of whom later escaped. One, who jumped into the boat of the Egyptian fishermen, was caught and later found to be Iranian. The Egyptians radioed the Coast Guard who rushed to the location and took them to Amiri hospital and the Iranian was taken to Sharq...
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Charcoal kills!
Muna Al Fuzai Last week crowned charcoal as the leading cause for deaths in Kuwait. Several people were found dead or in a coma due to carbon monoxide poisoning. I honestly fail to understand why anyone would burn charcoal in their rooms and go to sleep! It is simple - charcoal kills, and should only be used in open places. How difficult is that? I tried to speak to some people who have witnessed such cases and it seems they now know how...
Pinoy Arabia FM Team
Mobile apps a new trend for Pinoy radio lovers
Pinoy Arabia FM TeamThis reporter started as a radio announcer in the year 2000 at the Ministry of Information in Kuwait. Compared to now and those years, the approach was absolutely different. During my time at the ministry, conventional equipment was a familiar sight in the studios. The Internet had just started to emerge, and mobile phones were in their infancy. In fact, it was a melange of old and new technology in broadcasting.As an...
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Overfeeding at Kuwait Zoo
Zoos around the world prohibit visitors from feeding the animals lest they be harmed, yet this is roundly ignored in Kuwait. Despite signs and repeated efforts by zoo staff to warn visitors against feeding the animals, the practice continues. The animals at Kuwait’s zoo - especially after high visitor numbers on the weekends - can often become sick from eating too many snacks, chips, cookies, nuts and other items meant for human...
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Taking art to the public - Sketchbook Diwaniya invites public to sketch, draw and live art in daily life
In a cafe in the heart of Kuwait City, the ambient music is the kind of music to wrap up the day with. The low lighting is comfortable to the eye. There, one evening, the big square table isn’t covered with food. Instead its littered with candles, sketchbooks, charcoal, pencils, colored pens and even iPads. People gathered round the table talk in low voices, concentrating on the sketchbooks in front of them.In the last few years, Kuwait has...
LONDON, UK: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah delivers a speech at the 4th Annual Syrian Donors Conference held in London yesterday. — AFP
Kuwait to give $300 million aid for Syrians
LONDON, UK: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah delivers a speech at the 4th Annual Syrian Donors Conference held in London yesterday. — AFPLONDON: His Highness the Amir met with world leaders yesterday and pledged $300 for Kuwait at the Syrian donors conference in London. The Amir met with UK Premier David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna...
GAZA: A Palestinian man looks out over destruction in part of Gaza City’s Al-Tufah neighborhood in this file photo. — AFP
West Bank unrest simmers - Gaza, Israel on edge
GAZA: A Palestinian man looks out over destruction in part of Gaza City’s Al-Tufah neighborhood in this file photo. — AFPGAZA: Struck in an Israeli air raid in the 2014 Gaza war, Mohammed's home was only recently rebuilt but he remains undaunted by the prospect of another showdown with the Jewish state. "I'm not afraid of Israel," the 35-year-old father of six said while seated on floor cushions in his home in the Zeitoun neighborhood of...
LONDON: German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Prime Minister David Cameron, (right) at the ‘Supporting Syria and the Region’ conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London yesterday. —AP
Billions pledged for Syria at London donors conference - Germany, UK, Norway the lead way, promise $5.5 bn
LONDON: German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Prime Minister David Cameron, (right) at the ‘Supporting Syria and the Region’ conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London yesterday. —APLONDON: Donor nations pledged yesterday to give billions of dollars in aid to Syrians as world leaders gathered for a conference in London to tackle the world's worst humanitarian crisis after the breakdown of peace talks the...
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US eyes ways to toughen fight against domestic extremists - Militant groups present 'clear and present danger'
WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department is considering legal changes to combat what it sees as a rising threat from domestic anti-government extremists, senior officials told Reuters, even as it steps up efforts to stop Islamic State-inspired attacks at home. Extremist groups motivated by a range of US-born philosophies present a "clear and present danger," John Carlin, the Justice Department's chief of national security, told Reuters in an...
BANGALORE: Indian pedestrians gather near the burnt-out shell of a vehicle at a local police station in Bangalore. India police arrested five people yesterday over an enraged mob’s attack on a Tanzanian student who was beaten, her shirt ripped off and car set ablaze in the city of Bangalore. — AFP
Indian mob beats, partly strips Tanzanian student - India Foreign Minister brands the attack 'shameful'
BANGALORE: Indian pedestrians gather near the burnt-out shell of a vehicle at a local police station in Bangalore. India police arrested five people yesterday over an enraged mob’s attack on a Tanzanian student who was beaten, her shirt ripped off and car set ablaze in the city of Bangalore. — AFPBANGALORE: India police arrested five people yesterday over an enraged mob's attack on a Tanzanian student who was beaten, her shirt ripped off and...
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Sri Lanka lifts unofficial ban on Tamil national anthem
COLOMBO: A Tamil-language version of Sri Lanka’s national anthem was performed at the country’s independence ceremony yesterday, lifting an unofficial ban in another step toward post-civil war ethnic reconciliation. Schoolchildren sang the anthem in Sinhalese, from the ethnic majority group, and the minority Tamil language at the ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of independence from Britain.The move, despite opposition from Sinhalese...
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
Amir’s visit to UK boosts ties
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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP
Kuwait's Amir visits UK King in Dumfries House
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Taxes will target commodities harmful to human health: Kuwait's Finance Minister
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SCOTLAND: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is welcomed by Lord-Lieutenant Iona MacDonald, representative of King Charles for the Ayrshire area upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. — Amiri Diwan photos
Amir’s landmark visit to UK chance to expand ties: Envoy