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ONTIME invites its customers to 'Mix and Match' their Fossil Interchangeable watches
ONTIME, the number one source for designer watches in the Middle East, is inviting its valuable customers to visit it stores around Kuwait to enjoy the 'Mix and Match' campaign for its newly introduced Fossil Interchangeable watches. The campaign was officially launched on 23 December 2015 and will run until 26 December 2016.The official launch event took place at its newly re-furbished Marina Mall store and was attended by ONTIME loyal...
Sri Lankan commuters journey past a billboard in Colombo yesterday, associated with a concert of the Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias. — AFP
Organizers of 'sexy' Iglesias show should be whipped, says Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan commuters journey past a billboard in Colombo yesterday, associated with a concert of the Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias. — AFPSri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that organizers of a recent concert by pop star Enrique Iglesias in Colombo should be "whipped with toxic stingray tails" because it was "uncivilized."The December 20 concert in capital Colombo saw ecstatic local women running on stage to hug and kiss...
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Minister reiterates respect of all faiths within framework of law
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Friday reiterated the State’s respect of all religions, and keenness on providing a climate of religious tolerance and freedom within the framework of law and public morals. “Kuwait is the country of coexistence and toleration,” Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid stressed during a tour of churches and other Christian places of worship to inspect...
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50,000 to spend New Year holidays abroad
KUWAIT: Operations Manager at Kuwait International Airport Saleh Al-Fedaghi said that a special high-season plan had been put into practice since Thursday to meet the growing numbers of passengers expected to leave and spend the New Year holidays abroad.Accordingly, Fedaghi urged all passengers to make sure their passports are valid, respect the allowed luggage and weight rules, not carry any banned items and check in in due time prior to their...
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‘Repentant’ extremists banned from traveling to protect them
KUWAIT: Well-informed sources said that the ministries of interior and awqaf were coordinating to ban ‘repentant’ extremists from traveling lest they might rejoin terrorist groups. The sources explained that a list was made with the names of some ‘extremists’ who had been subjected to rehab programs and showed repentance to prevent them from traveling, as well as to assess how far they benefited from the rehab programs they had been...
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MoI transaction ban on 12,000 citizens by 2016 for not renewing weapons licenses
KUWAIT: High-ranking security sources said that MoI Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahd gave the ministry’s IT department the green light to impose a ban on around 12,000 citizens’ transactions with the ministry for not renewing their weapons’ licenses.The sources explained that the ban would include renewing passports, driving licenses, registrations, bringing in domestic labor, renewing labor residencies and others. The sources...
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Ashour: Expats gain most from subsidies - MP claims 'medical visitors', consultants a drain on budget
KUWAIT: MP Saleh Ashour claimed that according to reports made by the parliamentary finance and budget committees on the total cost of subsidies and how they are spent, the majority of subsidies benefit expats. "Millions of dinars are spent on medicine and the majority who benefits from this is expat residents, in addition to visitors who come for medical treatment, mainly surgeries," he said, noting that the same applies to electricity...
Emergency officials transport James Simmons by boat because water over Byler Road prevented them from reaching him in Moulton, Ala., Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. They carried him by boat before loading him into an ambulance. Unseasonably warm weather helped spawn severe storms Friday after violent storms in the Southeast left dozens of families homeless by Christmas Eve.  (Deangelo McDaniel/The Decatur Daily via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Storms kill 17 in southern US
Emergency officials transport James Simmons by boat because water over Byler Road prevented them from reaching him in Moulton, Ala., Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. They carried him by boat before loading him into an ambulance. Unseasonably warm weather helped spawn severe storms Friday after violent storms in the Southeast left dozens of families homeless by Christmas Eve. (Deangelo McDaniel/The Decatur Daily via AP) MANDATORY CREDITCHICAGO: Millions of...
Stoke City's US defender Geoff Cameron (R) vies with Manchester United's English defender Chris Smalling during the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on December 26, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISnnRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications..
Man Utd loses 4th in row at Stoke
Stoke City's US defender Geoff Cameron (R) vies with Manchester United's English defender Chris Smalling during the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on December 26, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PAUL LONDON: Louis van Gaal hinted that he could vacate the Old Trafford hot seat after watching Stoke City swat aside his timid Manchester United team 2-0 in...
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X-Mas airstrikes
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Manpower staff hurt in ceiling collapse - 'Heavy rain' expected Wed
KUWAIT: Well-informed sources at the Manpower Public Authority said that the ceiling of the archive's room at the labor inspection department collapsed on some porters looking up some files, injuring many of them. The sources added that many of the authority's buildings are worn out and stop functioning whenever it rains due to bad wiring and being infested with rats.AutomationMeanwhile, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State...
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Catholic Church celebrates Christmas
KUWAIT: Thousands of Christians congregated at the Holy Family Cathedral Church in Kuwait City on Friday for a Church service marking the Christmas day celebration.In his message to faithful, Bishop Camillo Ballin urged Christians to follow the footsteps of Christ and be good to all. On 25th December every year, Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus.