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In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, a displaced girl waits for donated food at al-Takia camp in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 3 million Iraqis are displaced within the country by violence and instability. ìTheyíve lost their livelihoods, their jobs, and hunger and the inability to purchase food is a reality in their everyday life,î said Marwa Awad, with the World Food Program. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Hunger grips millions across Mideast - Fighters using food as weapon in region torn apart by war
In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, a displaced girl waits for donated food at al-Takia camp in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 3 million Iraqis are displaced within the country by violence and instability. ìTheyíve lost their livelihoods, their jobs, and hunger and the inability to purchase food is a reality in their everyday life,î said Marwa Awad, with the World Food Program. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BEIRUT: In a Middle East torn apart by war and...
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Cameron closes in on EU migrant benefits deal - Last-ditch bid to keep Britain in EU
BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister David Cameron was making a final push yesterday in Brussels to seal a deal on curbing welfare benefits for migrants in a bid to keep Britain in the EU.The talks with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker are set to focus on an emergency "migration brake" that would meet Cameron's controversial key demand-a four-year limit before European Union workers in Britain can claim welfare payments. A deal would...
TO GO WITH: Hong Kong-culture-social-housing-development, FOCUS by Dennis ChongnThis photo taken on January 25, 2016 shows a woman walking past the Nga Tsin Wai village to be demolished as part of a city re-urbanisation plan in Hong Kong. The village can be traced back to 14th century, the authorities say, and is the city's only remaining walled village in urban area. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lope
Heartbreak as historic Hong Kong village demolished
TO GO WITH: Hong Kong-culture-social-housing-development, FOCUS by Dennis ChongThis photo taken on January 25, 2016 shows a woman walking past the Nga Tsin Wai village to be demolished as part of a city re-urbanisation plan in Hong Kong. The village can be traced back to 14th century, the authorities say, and is the city's only remaining walled village in urban area. AFP PHOTO / Philippe LopeHONG KONG: A 650-year-old urban walled village in Hong...
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Integrating students with special needs in education - Part IV
Developing the strategy of vocational development for school directors in terms of integration in mainstream schools in Kuwait, we have to review the elements of achieving success of this strategy in particular and of any educational one in general. A strategy is a way of solving certain problems, diagnosing them, setting policies and putting them into practice through proper measures. Some of the elements taken into consideration when setting...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwaitis celebrate His Highness the Amir's 10-year ascendency
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: The sun shines ever so brightly on a Thursday which marks 10 years since His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stood before the parliament to take his oath of office as the 15th ruler of Kuwait.His Highness Sheikh Sabah is a distinguished ruler who received both executive and legislative backing along with the support of the people at the start of his...
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First ever snow in Kuwait - maybe
KUWAIT: Videos and photos from social media claimed to show snow falling in Kuwait near the Salmi border, possibly for the first time in modern history. Temperatures in Kuwait can reach 55+ C in the summer months but will often sink to as low as 2C during the short winter period. An unusual cold front pushed into Kuwait Thursday, with temperatures reaching as low as 3C in some parts of the country during the early morning hours.There is no known...
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'Partial' amnesty for violators
Muna Al Fuzai Earlier this month, the Ministry of Interior announced a partial amnesty for all illegal residents in Kuwait. The decision will allow residency violators to pay their fines and either legalize their status or leave the country without being blacklisted. This means that they will be allowed to return on a new visa in the future (if they so wish and if they can find a job and if they can pay a recruiter - all big 'ifs'). The...
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Gulf road to be closed
Click to viewKUWAIT: Relations and Security Department at the Interior Ministry said that preparations have been made for Hala February carnival, including security and traffic. Gulf road will be closed from 1:00 am today - starting from Third Ring Road to the British Embassy cross-roads (from the seaside) - then both directions will be closed starting at 9:00 am. Several public’s parking lots have designated. They include; Graduates society...
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Kuwait eyes well-trained, skillful Egyptian workers
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials have demonstrated their commitment to linking Egypt and Kuwait electronically to ease the importation of Egyptian labor to the Kuwaiti marketplace, said a visiting Egyptian minister yesterday. Jamal Suroor, Minister of Manpower in Egypt, said in a press statement after meeting with Kuwait’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hend Al- Sabeeh, that he discussed with the Kuwaiti minister and other officials on labor...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a joint meeting of the Cabinet and the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD). — KUNA
Kuwait sees a record budget deficit on falling oil income - Cabinet approves draft budget for 2016-17 fiscal year
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a joint meeting of the Cabinet and the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD). — KUNAKUWAIT: OPEC member Kuwait projected a record budget deficit for the fiscal year starting April 1 on the sliding price of oil, the finance ministry said yesterday. The shortfall for the 2016-17 fiscal year is estimated at 11.5 billion dinars ($38 billion) or a...
Photo taken by Khaled Al-Abdul Mughni at Souq Al Mubarakiya.
Shut up and shoot: The importance of street Photography in Kuwait
Photo taken by Khaled Al-Abdul Mughni at Souq Al Mubarakiya.The scene is quiet. A tall Kuwaiti man crosses his hands, a Leica camera hanging from a strap from his shoulder to the side of his waist. He's chatting with the man behind the counter, an older Arab date vendor, about the future of Souq Mubarakiya. The former is Khaled Al-Abdul Mughni, a prominent Kuwaiti street photographer and a businessman who, on that morning, was turning his lens...
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A new life for original Kuwait bikers
'Kuwait Bikers' was the first bikers' team in Kuwait, which formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2004. Last week, 11 founding members got together to form a new version of Kuwait Bikers. "The members of our old team got busy with their lives and not many activities were held, so the team dissolved. Now we have decided to stage a comeback with a new team and new members, both Kuwaitis and expats," Ali Al-Mousawi, group leader and founder of the Kuwait...
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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