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Suspects arrested for faking Kuwaiti citizenship documents
KUWAIT: A citizen was recently arrested for attempting to include a Saudi national in his citizenship file instead of his son who had just passed away, a local daily reported yesterday quoting well-informed high-ranking security sources. However, with further investigations, citizenship detectives found out that the suspect had done the same with three others in return for money.The sources added that, similarly, another citizen added two bedoons...
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Toddler killed in Jahra accident; Muggers in police's net
KUWAIT: A 3-year-old Kuwaiti boy died when he was run over by a speeding vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Bedoon (stateless) man in Jahra, said security sources. The child was rushed to Jahra Hospital in a critical condition but died on admission, the sources added. Initial reports said that the child was playing outside his family's house when he was hit accidently. The driver was taken in police's custody to face charges.Convicted fraudster...
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GCC to blacklist absconding maids
KUWAIT: Ministries of labor in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries intend to issue a blacklist including names of absconding domestic laborers and those in violation of labor laws in the GCC member states so that they could be banned from entering any of them.The ministries are currently working on electronically linking those lists to show how committed the workers are to the contracts they sign with employers. The ministries also agreed to...
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Capital Market Authority ends 3rd phase of awareness workshop
SAMSUNG CSCKUWAIT: The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has finalized third phase of its awareness workshop designed to promote its executive by-laws, in effect since November 10th. The CMA in a statement issued yesterday, shedding extensive light on the activity, said the first phase addressed allowed proportions of sales and purchase by the "party in control at the listed companies," defining the "control theme" as "any concord, placing stock...
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Ibn Sina Hospital performs six epilepsy operations
KUWAIT: Ibn Sina Hospital announced yesterday it had performed six intricate neurological operations on patients suffering from acute epilepsy. The operations were performed with the assistance of a foreign visiting specialist and were all deemed successful, said chief of the neurological unit at the hospital Dr Faisal Sayer in a press statement.The six cases treated had to do with mesial temporal sclerosis, right temporal cystic lesion, right...
A Saudi woman casts her ballot in a polling station in the coastal city of Jeddah, on December 12, 2015. Saudi women were allowed to vote in elections for the first time ever, in a tentative step towards easing widespread sex discrimination in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom. AFP PHOTO / STR
Saudi women vote for the first time in landmark poll - 'I voted for a man, but I hope a woman will win'
A Saudi woman casts her ballot in a polling station in the coastal city of Jeddah, on December 12, 2015. Saudi women were allowed to vote in elections for the first time ever, in a tentative step towards easing widespread sex discrimination in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom. AFP PHOTO / STRRIYADH: Covered from head to toe and driven by male guardians, Saudi women voted yesterday for the first time, in a tentative step towards easing sex...
French President Francois Hollande (L), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (C) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrive for a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate change neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been completed in the early hours of the morning. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA
Cheers as France presents UN climate-rescue accord - Climate pact a turning point from fossil fuels
French President Francois Hollande (L), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (C) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrive for a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate change neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been completed in the early hours of...
Egyptian journalists hold posters calling for the release from prison detention of Mahmoud Abou-Zeid, known as Shawkan, in front of the Syndicate of Journalists building in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Shawkan was arrested in August 2013 while taking photographs of the government’s violent dispersal of a sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and has spent over 800 days locked up without charges. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Egypt judge postpones trial of 739; courtroom cage too small
Egyptian journalists hold posters calling for the release from prison detention of Mahmoud Abou-Zeid, known as Shawkan, in front of the Syndicate of Journalists building in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Shawkan was arrested in August 2013 while taking photographs of the government’s violent dispersal of a sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and has spent over 800 days locked up without charges. (AP...
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Trump vs Islam!
United States presidential candidate and billionaire Donald Trump has urged the US to prevent Muslims from entering the United States. This remark has sparked a controversy - with a huge angry response and few supports. Here is the most important question - Are American policy makers really able or ready to stay away from the Middle East? Trump can say anything he wants about his country but, when it comes to Islam as a religion and Muslims in...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements, in New Delhi, India , Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. India and Japan have signed agreements on military purchases for India's armed forces, high-speed trains and upgrading India's infrastructure.They also reached an agreement for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, with the final deal to be signed after technical details are finalized.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Modi, Abe bolster ties with bullet train deal - India deepens defense and nuke ties with Japan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements, in New Delhi, India , Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. India and Japan have signed agreements on military purchases for India's armed forces, high-speed trains and upgrading India's infrastructure.They also reached an agreement for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, with the final deal to be signed after technical...
(LtoR) German social democratic party SPD Secretary General Katarina Barley, European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, French Prime minister Manuel Valls, SPD leader, German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven pose at the SPD annual federal congress in Berlin on December 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO / CLEMENS BILAN
US asks Germany for more military help to fight IS - Merkel defends contested refugee stance
(LtoR) German social democratic party SPD Secretary General Katarina Barley, European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, French Prime minister Manuel Valls, SPD leader, German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven pose at the SPD annual federal congress...
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Protesters clash as Australia marks race riots
A woman (C) is held back by police after she tried to confront demonstrators taking part in an anti-racism protest, to mark the 10th anniversary of modern Australia's worst race riots, at Cronulla beach in southern Sydney on December 12, 2015. Sydney's beaches are renowned for their white sand and blue waters, but 10 years ago, one picturesque spot was the site of modern Australia's worst race riot, with frenzied scenes playing out on global...
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Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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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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DAMASCUS: Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati (left) shaking hands with Syria's new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa before their meeting in Damascus on January 11, 2025. -- AFP
Syria, Lebanon to build firm ties after years of tensions
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BELGRADE: This photograph shows a sign for Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIS), and the company's owner OAO Gazprom Neft outside the headquarters in Belgrade, on January 8, 2025. -- AFP
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