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Dwayne Bravo says WI board needs shake up

Dwayne BravoMELBOURNE: Out-of-favour all-rounder Dwayne Bravo yesterday lamented the sorry state of West Indian cricket and said those running the game needed to take a long hard look at themselves. Bravo was stripped of the one-day captaincy a year ago then left out of the West Indies' World Cup squad after the team he skippered walked out of their tour of India last year in a row over contracts.He has not been picked for one-dayers since and...

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For Serena, Grand Slam is one feat to still chase

NEW YORK: US Tennis player Serena Williams (C) receives the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year trophy from her sister Venus Williams as their mother Oracene Price (L) looks on during a ceremony in New York on Tuesday. -- AFPNEW YORK: Serena Williams says completing a Grand Slam is a goal she'd like to accomplish. For now, her focus is on winning another major tournament, not four in a row.Williams was two victories away from sweeping...

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Gerrard, Pirlo, Xavi won't play in Kuwait - IOC ready for talks

Gerrard, Pirlo, XaviZURICH/BUDAPEST: Steven Gerrard, Andrea Pirlo and Xavi Hernandez have been stopped from playing in a friendly in Kuwait because of the nation's ban from international football. Kuwait was suspended by FIFA in October because of government interference, a case which threatens the country's place in World Cup qualifying. The ban from international competitions extends to active players registered with clubs from taking part in...

KUWAIT: Social Affairs and Labor and Planning Minister Hind Al-Subaih speaks to MP Khaleel Al-Saleh as MP Rawdan Al-Rawdan looks on during a parliament session at the Assembly yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

MPs slam failure to diversify economy - Joint panel to study govt request for defense funds

KUWAIT: Social Affairs and Labor and Planning Minister Hind Al-Subaih speaks to MP Khaleel Al-Saleh as MP Rawdan Al-Rawdan looks on during a parliament session at the Assembly yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The National Assembly agreed yesterday to form a joint panel to study a request by the government for a special additional defense budget worth KD 6.2 billion over the next 10 years. The panel is comprised of members from the...

Nabila Al-Anjari

Anjari: Hasn't the time come to focus on tourism as a source of income for Kuwait? - Continued drop in oil prices and decrease of surplus

Nabila Al-AnjariKUWAIT: Leaders Group for Consulting and Development, the representative of the World Tourism Organization in Kuwait, issued its monthly report on recent developments in the tourism sector in Kuwait.Leaders Group General Manager, Nabila Al-Anjari, said: "Factors affecting the drop in oil prices and the impact on budget surplus as well as income overall are an indicator today that Kuwait should look to generate income from other...

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Syndicate accuses Interior Ministry officials of abuse

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Interior Ministry's civilian employees syndicate Bader Al-Enezi said that the syndicate had officially submitted a complaint against two officials at the citizen service directorate to Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. Enezi explained that the two officials had abused their powers, committed administrative violations that might see some employees referred to prosecution for crimes they never committed and had...

KUWAIT: Education minister Dr Bader Al-Essa (left) appears with a number of MPs during yesterday’s parliament session. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Ministry to investigate non-accredited certificates

KUWAIT: Education minister Dr Bader Al-Essa (left) appears with a number of MPs during yesterday’s parliament session. —Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The Ministry of Education will form a committee to investigate non-accredited certificates of some teaching members in the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) and Kuwait University, said a top ministry's official.The ministry will not accept such violations, and the...

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Saudi mulls recruiting maids through Kuwait

KUWAIT: In a bid to control the prohibitively high cost of hiring domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Shura council urged the Saudi ministry of labor to coordinate with relevant authorities to hire domestic laborers through special offices in Kuwait and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.Investor chargedThe Capital Markets Authority (CMA) yesterday filed a complaint with the public prosecutor against an investor, accusing him of...

An officer using the help of a police dog in search for weapons in Kabd

Crackdown on weapons in Kabd

An officer using the help of a police dog in search for weapons in KabdKUWAIT: Weapons detectives launched an expanded search campaign in Kabd farms yesterday morning. The department formed a team to collect the weapons in several stages.Violators arrestedResidency affairs detectives arrested seven women and a man, all Asian nationals, in violation of the residency law. They were all found wanted on security grounds and reported absconding. They...

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Prisoners to be allowed 72-hour family visits

KUWAIT: The parliamentary interior and defense committee recently discussed a number of proposals to amend the prisons and police laws and allow prisoners doing time for non-dishonorable or state security crimes 72-hour visits to their families. In this regard, informed sources also noted that the committee agreed to allow the public prosecution inspect prisons to check the conditions there. "In addition, the committee discussed amending police...

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Islam-destroying Islam!

Reviewing the world map and following up on the amount of destruction and bloodshed worldwide, one can easily notice that unlike other countries enjoying peace, development and respect of humanity around the world, devastation and killing have been stationed in our Arab and Muslim region for long years now. One can also find that the absolute majority of civil wars, killings, decapitations and bloodshed under fake flags of Islam are taking place...

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Child found driving ATV

KUWAIT: Acting Jahra Security Director Colonel Waleed Al-Shihab was shocked to see a seemingly 'driverless' ATV on a street. He approached the vehicle and asked the driver to stop, only to be surprised that the driver was an 11 year old boy with his siblings sitting next to him. When asked what were they doing, the children said they were going to their grandfather's house. The three were taken to Taima police station, the vehicle impounded and...

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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA

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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA

Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city

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KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Ali Al-Asfar and a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation meet to discuss the requirements for turning Shaab and other Hawalli governorate areas into a healthy city. — KUNA

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