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Dr Ahmed Al-Athari, the Director General of PAAET
Kuwait's PAAET launches Microsoft Office 365 - The largest deployment of Office 365 in Kuwait
Dr Ahmed Al-Athari, the Director General of PAAETKUWAIT: In line with the belief in the importance of leveraging technology to develop employable skills to prepare youth for a stronger future, Microsoft Kuwait has announced that its Microsoft Office 365 product will be deployed by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), to be used by the establishment's students, faculty, and staff.The new Microsoft office 365 which was...
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Kuwait's mobile handset market set to shrink in 2016
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti mobile handset market is tipped to shrink 6 percent year on year in 2016, according to the latest forecasts from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting services firm expects the market to follow up respective year-on-year declines of 19 percent and 22 percent in the second and third quarters of this year with a downturn of 17 percent for 2015 as a whole."In line with global trends,...
NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on December 18, 2015, Indian commuters travel on a polluted road near a bus terminus in the Anand Vihar District of New Delhi. — AFP
'I don't send my children to the park to play' - Anger, fear at Delhi's pollution ground zero
NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on December 18, 2015, Indian commuters travel on a polluted road near a bus terminus in the Anand Vihar District of New Delhi. — AFPNEW DELHI: For 12 hours a day, Raju Misra stands at his snack stall in the world's ultimate pollution blackspot, inhaling toxic fumes and railing against India's politicians for failing to clean up the filthy air. Anger and alarm are rapidly rising throughout sprawling New Delhi...
US filmaker George Lucas and Mellody Hobson attend the opening of the European Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in central London on December 16, 2015. —AFP
Hollywood loved 'Star Wars,' but Lucas didn't love Hollywood
US filmaker George Lucas and Mellody Hobson attend the opening of the European Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in central London on December 16, 2015. —AFPAt the Dec 14 world premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Hollywood, the audience gave a standing ovation to George Lucas, since there would be no "Star Wars" without him. However, this is the first film he wasn't directly involved in. But while "Star Wars" itself is...
Mireia Lalaguna Rozo Miss World Spain is crowned after winning the new title at the Miss World Grand Final in Sanya, in southern China’s Hainan province. Contestants from over 110 countries compete in the final of the 65th Miss World Competition. — AFP photos
Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo wins Miss World title in China
Mireia Lalaguna Rozo Miss World Spain is crowned after winning the new title at the Miss World Grand Final in Sanya, in southern China’s Hainan province. Contestants from over 110 countries compete in the final of the 65th Miss World Competition. — AFP photosSpain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo was named the winner of the Miss World 2015 competition in the southern Chinese island resort of Sanya, an event dogged by controversy over China's refusal...
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Lifting fuel subsidies, rationalizing energy's waiting official announcement - MP warns minister over Jahra's 'suspicious cafés'
KUWAIT: A decision to lift fuel subsidies and apply the new water and electricity consumption prices is ready and only waiting for an official announcement, well-informed sources said. However, the sources stressed that the government was waiting for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to decide on effective execution measures to monitor prices and prevent inflation once the decision is put into practice in order to avoid consequences similar...
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Marginal Laborers
The subject of expatriate workers has become a major issue in the Gulf not only due to their increasing numbers, which is a defect in demographics, but because of the so-called employment of marginal workers. These marginal laborers pose a social, security and economic problem that threaten the safety of Gulf societies. This file must be opened and solved. The problem of marginal laborers is serious. A lack of income would surely lead to the...
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Female employees prefer lower wages to working with males
KUWAIT: Many families still insist that their employed female members do not mingle with male colleagues at work. Many of them with graduate and postgraduate degrees are deprived of special cadres and allowances because they prefer working in departments that require lower degrees and qualifications simply because they prefer not to deal with male colleagues or members of the public.One of such female employees stressed that men seek lawmakers'...
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Linking MGRP to exits detects fake employees
KUWAIT: The Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) recently found that considerable numbers of citizens were involved in fake employment with various companies, while they actually lived abroad. In this regard, informed sources said that the cases were discovered through inspections and exchanging information with the interior ministry, namely the border exists department, which showed that considerable numbers of citizens were...
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Public prosecutor detains six employees for fingerprint forgery
KUWAIT: Following initial investigations, the public prosecutor decided to detain six suspects charged with fingerprint forgery for 10 days pending further investigations. The public prosecutor also referred the suspects to the central prison and asked forensic experts to examine the plastic fingerprints they had been using and to report accordingly.Informed sources said that the public prosecution would summon about 350 Ministry of Electricity...
Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Advisor at the Amiri Diwan Mohammad Daifallah Sherar and officials tour the Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Heritage Village.
Heritage Village opens under Amir's aegis - GCC heritage festival kicks off
Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Advisor at the Amiri Diwan Mohammad Daifallah Sherar and officials tour the Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Heritage Village.KUWAIT: The opening ceremony of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Heritage Village started yesterday under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The event was mainly attended by Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah...
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Egyptian man arrested with 6,000 tramadol pills
The suspect pictured with the drugs in this handout photoKUWAIT: A man was arrested on drug possession and trafficking charges in Khaitan yesterday. The Egyptian national was reportedly lured to a trap where he was arrested selling 250 tramadol pills to an undercover agent. Following his arrest, officers moved to the suspect's house where they found an additional 5,750 pills, bringing the total to 6,000. The suspect was taken to the Drug Control...
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