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Court adjourns case calling for blocking Twitter in Kuwait
Increasing Kuwaiti private sector workers on panel's agendaKUWAIT: A local court yesterday adjourned hearing a case filed by a lawyer who demanded blocking Twitter in Kuwait, and decided to set a later hearing. A local lawyer had filed a case demanding closing access to Twitter in Kuwait in order to "protect the Kuwaiti society from manipulation and rumors, especially in view of the many fake Twitter accounts in use." The lawyer also demanded...
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Man arrested for posting strangers' pictures
KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested an Asian man for taking pictures of women and posting them on social media without their knowledge. The suspect works as a driver and uploaded the pictures on his personal account, the Interior Ministry's Relations and Security Media Department said in a statement to the press yesterday. The man was sent to concerned authorities for further action. - By Hanan Al-SaadounWoman found dead KUWAIT: An Asian woman...
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KGL provides KFSD with advanced winter machineries
KUWAIT: KGL announced that it has participated at Kuwait Fire Station Department's (KFSD) inaugural ceremony of machines' workshop, which was held in presence of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh, General Manager of KFSD Lt Gen Khaled Al-Mekrad and Engineer Suha Ashkanani, General Manager of Public Authority for Roads and Transportation, in addition to elite representation from Kuwait National Guards and...
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Amir meets Estonian President; Kuwait, Estonia hold official talks
Leaders discuss enhancing cooperation between two countries in all fields KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah held official talks at Bayan Palace yesterday with the visiting President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid. The talks were attended by His Highness the Crown...
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Arab airlines look forward to 'greater horizons'
Bilal Eksi, CEO of Turkish Airlines, speaks to Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) held its 52nd annual general meeting yesterday at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. The meeting was hosted by Kuwait Airways. "In light of the rapid developments taking place in the world, we look forward to opening greater horizons for the...
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Sunset captured from Dajeej area
KUWAIT: The sunset captured from Dajeej area. — Photo by Islam Al-Sharaa
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Yemen govt, separatists sign accord
RIYADH: (Rear, from left) Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi applaud as (front, from left) Yemeni Southern Transitional Council member and former Aden governor Nasser Al-Khabji shakes hands and kisses Yemen's deputy prime minister Salem Al-Khanbashi during a peace-signing ceremony yesterday. - AFP RIYADH: Yemen’s internationally...
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Qatar eyes polls, hails economy despite boycott
DOHA: Qatar's ruler said yesterday his gas-rich Gulf state has overcome the economic impact of a regional embargo and will be ready to hold its first national elections within two years. In a speech to the Shura Council, Qatar's consultative policy reviewing chamber, Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said preparations for the vote would be completed by 2022. He did not say when polls would actually be held but the timetable for preparations...
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Saudis scramble to raise cash for Aramco share sale
RIYADH: From tapping lenders to selling personal assets, Saudis are scrambling to raise cash to invest in Aramco stocks after the oil giant announced its blockbuster market debut even as it offered few listing details. After years of delay and false starts, the state-owned company said on Sunday it plans to sell an unspecified number of shares on the Riyadh stock exchange, but no date was set and the firm's valuation remains shrouded in mystery....
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Snowden warns of internet giants' 'irresistible power'
LISBON: Technology has given internet giants "irresistible power" when they work in concert with governments, whistleblower Ed Snowden told the Web Summit that opened in Lisbon on Monday. "When we see government and corporations working in concert… they become the left and right hands of the same body. What we see is the concentration of power," he told the European celebration of startups and new technologies gathering high-tech entrepreneurs...
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Workplace romance - It is very complicated in the #MeToo era
1 out of 3 American adults is in workplace romance WASHINGTON: Workplace romances are fairly common, but they are becoming more regulated in the United States amid the #MeToo movement. US companies, particularly the larger ones, have had codes of conduct for their employees for years, and more firms have been adopting them recently. At McDonald's, for example, "employees who have a direct or indirect reporting relationship to each other are...
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A digital war unfolding in Mali
WhatsApp becomes battleground in jihad conflictBAMAKO: A digital war is unfolding in Mali alongside a jihadist conflict that has claimed thousands of lives: the battle to sway young minds is being waged on the mobile phone. "Jihadists today are recruiting on WhatsApp. We have to stop the bloodshed," said Hama Cisse, a moderate imam. He says fiery sermons relayed through the mobile phone application by jihadist leader Amadou Koufa are luring young...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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