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PERTH: Andy Murray of Britain hits a return against Kenny de Schepper of France during their fourth session men’s singles match on day two of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth yesterday. — AFP

Murray off to flying start with easy win at Hopman Cup

PERTH: Andy Murray of Britain hits a return against Kenny de Schepper of France during their fourth session men’s singles match on day two of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth yesterday. — AFPPERTH: World number two Andy Murray blew away his training court cobwebs with a season-opening demolition of Frenchman Kenny de Schepper at the mixed teams Hopman Cup yesterday. Murray said his form in practice since arriving in Australia had...

Saudi Arabia's state television channel displays an image of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, Dubai. Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced the execution of 47 prisoners accused of terrorism charges, including the Shiite cleric who was a central figure in 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests in the kingdom. The killing of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr may spark new unrest among Saudi Arabia's Shiite minority, largely concentrated in the kingdom’s east, and in Bahrain, which has seen low-level violence since 2011 protests by its Shiite majority demanding greater rights from its Sunni monarchy. Arabic under photo reads: Nimr Baqir Ameen al-Nimr, nationality/Saudi. Red ticker reads: The deviant group determined to strike the national economy and harm the position of the kingdom and its relations with (other) countries. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia's state television channel displays an image of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, Dubai. Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced the execution of 47 prisoners accused of terrorism charges, including the Shiite cleric who was a central figure in 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests in the kingdom. --AP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday night after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to...

Lieutenant GeneralnSuleiman Al-Fahd

Expats face deportation for violating environment laws

Suleiman Al-FahdKUWAIT: The Interior Ministry yesterday warned that violators of environmental laws will face tough action, including deportation for expat offenders. Interior Ministry Undersecretary Maj Gen Suleiman Fahd Al-Fahd said environment police are determined to implement ministerial decision no. 1129 due to its integral role in implementing the environment protection law in cooperation and coordination with concerned authorities. He...

Major General Talal Maarafi

Linking passport, residency validities become effective - No visa to dependents without separate passports

Major General Talal MaarafiKUWAIT: Director General of Residency Affairs Department at the Interior Ministry Major General Talal Maarafi spoke about many decisions, some to become effective today. He said this will lead to achieving more control and secure the country against violators. He said the department will be stricter in collecting fines and transfer them to the state treasury. He said the increase of fees for expat residencies is...

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Morning OPDs at public hospitals only for Kuwaitis from this month

KUWAIT: Al-Anbaa reported that the health ministry prepares to implement a decision to allocate morning OPDs at various public hospitals for citizens only from this month. But it intends to exempt nuclear medicine departments from this decision.Informed sources said the exception was due to the need to rationalize the use of isotopes and radioactive elements by using them only in the mornings instead of doubling the quantity used.Notably, the...

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And the chaos continues...

Lately there have been a lot of crackdowns on illegal expats. Yesterday, while at the newspaper, I heard the guys talking about a raid on a publishing house near Kuwait Times in Shuwaikh. When I checked it out, it seemed that they were looking not only for illegals, but also anyone working part-time somewhere other than with their sponsor. It is not allowed for expatriates in Kuwait to work a second job or with anyone besides their...

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Fear of Filipinos with diseases entering Kuwait - After GAMCA ruling in Philippines

KUWAIT: Following a court decision in the Philippines that does not recognize the GAMCA system for testing expat labor, health ministry sources expressed fear that Filipino laborers infected with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and AIDS may arrive in the country.Sources said this ruling will lead to the Philippines government to consider the GAMCA entity illegal in the country, adding that the ruling will affect the accuracy of medical...

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22,000 bedoons do not meet citizenship criteria

KUWAIT: The Central Apparatus for Illegal Residents’ Affairs has concluded studying the files of 32,678 bedoons (stateless residents) within the second phase of the Cabinet’s roadmap to consider granting bedoons citizenship, said high-ranking sources, noting that 22,037 of them did not match the conditions set to get Kuwaiti citizenship and thus their applications were rejected.The sources added that the concerned committee nominated 745...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Entering into a work relationship

I have been writing for the past two years on multiple platforms and as I look back on last year's accomplishments, I am extremely grateful that I started writing for Kuwait Times. I received in total 4,862 emails in 2015. The most discussed issues are related to the labor law, and although I have discussed various parts of it on multiple occasions via my writings, my advice was mainly focused on ending a work contract. I spoke about the common...

MP Faisal Al-Shaye, MP Faisal Al-Kandari and MP Saleh Ashour

MPs wary over subsidies' rationalization plans - 'Wrong to target citizens' pockets when oil prices drop'

MP Faisal Al-Shaye, MP Faisal Al-Kandari and MP Saleh AshourKUWAIT: Chairman of the parliament's financial affairs committee MP Faisal Al-Shaye said that he supports stopping all 'wasteful official spending' including subsidies, provided it was done according to clear studies and setting binding prices. "The government must not consider making up for the budget deficit due to falling oil prices by increasing revenues collected from citizens," he...

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Hala February Festival to kick off Jan 28

KUWAIT: Hala February Festival 2016 will kick off on January 28 and will continue until February 24, the festival’s Higher Organizing Committee announced yesterday. The festival comes at the time where Kuwait celebrates 20 years since the assumption of power of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah, 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi Invasion and the 55th National Day, said the committee in a...

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Medevac transfers 753 to hospitals during holiday - Five saved off Um Al-Maradem Island

KUWAIT: Director of the Medical Emergencies Department Dr Tariq Al-Jassar said that air medevac units dealt with accidents and cases in northern and southern areas of the country and transferred them to hospitals, in addition to ambulance points on expressways during the new year holiday. The operations department registered 1,087 cases, 753 of which were taken to hospital, while 334 were treated on site, mostly over road accidents, fights, burns...

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