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Gardeners are seen working near a street in Kuwait City in this file photo. The picture is used for illustrative purposes only.
Six cities to house 220,000 laborers
Gardeners are seen working near a street in Kuwait City in this file photo. The picture is used for illustrative purposes only.KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality's Acting Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi announced the completion of a report that includes the locations where new labor cities are planned to be built in Kuwait.The report, which will be sent to the cabinet soon, specifies six locations to build residential areas for laborers in Subbiya,...
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New bill restricts referral to psychiatric disease hospital
KUWAIT: In a major step towards improving psychiatric treatment, the cabinet recently passed a bill on psychiatric healthcare for psychiatric patients, which will be referred to the parliament for review and approval within a few days. According to the new law, no one is to be admitted to public or private psychiatric hospitals or clinics without diagnosis and recommendation from a psychiatrist made upon developing severe psychiatric disorder...
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90,000 people expected to spend New Year abroad
KUWAIT: Informed sources at Kuwait International Airport said it is expected that nearly 90,000 citizens and expatriates will leave the country during the New Year holiday. They said the number of passengers has been increasing due to the fact that the New Year holidays coincides with the end of the first school semester for intermediate and secondary stages.Courts' roundupThe judge yesterday released Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on a KD...
Mohammad Al-Shatti
Kuwaiti oil barrel to drop to $27 in Feb: Analyst
Mohammad Al-ShattiKUWAIT: A Kuwaiti oil analyst has forecasted the price of Kuwaiti oil barrel would drop to $27 per barrel next February, affected by the pumping of Iranian oil into the markets and the decision to lift the ban on exports of US crude oil.International oil experts all agreed that such factors, mainly pumping about 500,000 Iranian oil barrels daily will lead to a drop in GCC's oil prices, analyst Mohammad Al-Shatti said yesterday....
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Minister Essa under fire over UNESCO Secretary-General post - Army Captain arrested with drugs
Dr Bader Al-EssaKUWAIT: MP Mohammad Tana Al-Enezi threatened to grill Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa if he bows to pressure to cancel the appointment of Dr Ahmad Al-Enezi as Secretary-General of the Permanent Delegation of the State of Kuwait to UNESCO, while MP Saleh Ashour threatened to grill the minister if the secretary general was not replaced. Enezi, Secretary General of the National Kuwait...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir arrives at the scene of the Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque shortly following a terrorist attack which left 26 worshippers dead and 227 others wounded. — KUNA photos
Major local events in 2015 - Part I
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir arrives at the scene of the Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque shortly following a terrorist attack which left 26 worshippers dead and 227 others wounded. — KUNA photosKUWAIT: The following is part one of a list of major local events that happened in 2015, courtesy of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA):His Highness the Amir:January 9: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah patronized the opening of the Fifth...
Weapons and ammo confiscated during a campaign in Wafra yesterday. (Below Left) A package containing marijuana discovered by airport customs officers (Below Right) The scene after a fire was extinguished at a camp near Saad Al- Abdullah.
Weapons' detectives search Wafra farms
Weapons and ammo confiscated during a campaign in Wafra yesterday. (Below Left) A package containing marijuana discovered by airport customs officers (Below Right) The scene after a fire was extinguished at a camp near Saad Al- Abdullah.KUWAIT: Weapons detectives obtained a warrant from the public prosecution to search block 3 of Wafra farms, based on article one of law 6/2015. The campaign began yesterday with the help of general security,...
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Officer arrested for robbing expats in Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh
KUWAIT: A citizen working for the Ministry of Interior was arrested in Farwaniya for robbing several expats in Jleeb Al-Shuyiukh, said security sources, noting that many of the victims identified the robber in a lineup. Case papers indicate that an Asian man reported that he had been robbed by a man in police uniform driving an SUV in Jleeb. A few minutes later, another expat showed up at the police station filing a similar complaint, giving the...
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'Pregnant' African maid arrested
KUWAIT: A citizen handed in his African housemaid to Sulaibikhat police station after finding out that she was pregnant, said security sources, noting that the man had taken the maid to Sabah Hospital with some health complaints that turned out to be pregnancy-related.MP insultedA parliamentarian filed a case at Naeem police station in Jahra, accusing seven bloggers of insulting him on their Twitter accounts, said security sources, noting that...
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Mercy, chickenpox years
Kuwaitis have always 'dated' years, giving them certain names according to major incidents. Thus, they have historically known the year 1918 as the year of 'mercy' due to the great number of people who died in that year, namely children who were killed when a flu epidemic spread in Kuwait. The term 'mercy' (Rahma in Arabic) comes from Islamic traditions of praying to Almighty Allah to bestow his mercy on the souls of dead people, that was done...
RAMADI: Smoke rises as Iraqi security forces attack the government complex in central Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi military forces on Monday retook a strategic government complex in the city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants who have occupied the city since May. - AP
IS 'fatwa' outlines who can have sex with slaves - Islamic State establishes 'war spoils' department to manage slavery
RAMADI: Smoke rises as Iraqi security forces attack the government complex in central Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi military forces on Monday retook a strategic government complex in the city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants who have occupied the city since May. - APWASHINGTON: Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when "owners" of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them,...
nnTEXAS: A destroyed apartment complex is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Garland, Texas. The southern US state of Texas reeled from rare December tornados, as days of storms battering a vast region stretching from the southwestern US to Canada claimed at least 43 lives. - AFP n
Storms threaten rare winter tornadoes; flights cancelled - Chicago-area airports worst hit
TEXAS: A destroyed apartment complex is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Garland, Texas. The southern US state of Texas reeled from rare December tornados, as days of storms battering a vast region stretching from the southwestern US to Canada claimed at least 43 lives. - AFPCHICAGO: Snow, sleet and hail snarled transportation across swaths of the United States on Monday during one of the busiest travel weeks, after dozens died in US storms...
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Riding smart: Motorcycle expert shares safety tips for riders in Kuwait
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MILWAUKEE: US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at West Allis Central High School during her first presidential campaign rally on July 23, 2024. - AFP
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