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Moderate weather in daytime, cold in evening
KUWAIT: A moderate weather during the day and cold at night is predicted for Kuwait in the upcoming days, acting director of the Meteorological Department Samie Al-Othman said yesterday.The extreme cold weather will decrease fairly, where a moderate temperature and sunny weather will be during the daylight hours and remain cool at night in some areas, Al-Othman said. Maximum temperature recorded yesterday ranged between 19-21 degrees, where the...
KUWAIT: Wafra firemen rushed to the scene where a car crashed in residential Sabah Al-Ahmad area. Two persons were injured and one was found dead
Shooting inside hotel
KUWAIT: Interior Ministry operations received a call about a person inside a Bidaa area hotel shooting at random. Meanwhile, the suspect who was placed under arrest appeared to be abnormal. In another development, Jahra detectives are looking for an unknown person who stormed a restaurant in Jahra at dawn yesterday with a firearm and a knife, but failed in his robbery and then escaped.Smuggling attempts foiledAirport customs foiled two attempts...
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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...
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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