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Medical emergency holds drill at Jaber International Stadium

KUWAIT: The health ministry's medical emergency department held a partial evacuation drill at Jaber International Stadium, in participation with Kuwait National Guard's (KNG) medical services, interior ministry's bodies, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD), and Kuwait rangers. The evacuation process is a first and partial stage of completing the preparations for the opening ceremony of the large sports arena, Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi, Health...

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Temperature back to average annual rate

KUWAIT: The temperature in Kuwait will return back to its average annual rate in the upcoming days, said a meteorologist yesterday. Acting head of the Kuwait Meteorology center Sami Al-Othman said that the recent drop in temperature was due to the northwestern wind coming from Europe which led to a maximum temperature of 13 Degree Celsius and a low temperature of 2C.As for today’s temperature, the official said that the maximum was at 18C while...

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Mythical characters abound in old Kuwaiti folk tales

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti cultural heritage has its share, as in numerous other societies, of mythical folk tales with often frightening central characters that were resorted to in the past by parents to induce the children to comply with parental requests to do certain chores. In the main, parents used these mythical characters, some having human traits, others mostly supernatural, to coax the children to go to sleep at bedtime or to stay home and not...

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Cops Robbing Expats

If you can't trust a policeman, you can't trust anyone. So when a bad cop breaks the rules, he must be punished severely, because his illegal act damages public trust in the law and its enforcers. A policeman was recently suspended from duty and referred to investigation for charges of theft after some expats complained he entered their building in Khaitan and stole money from them. He committed this crime while wearing his uniform and assumed no...

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Kuwaiti storms school with a gun - "I want the person who beat my son"

KUWAIT: Policemen brought a citizen under control as he stormed a school in Jahra - threatening to attack the person who beat his son. A security source said the citizen went to the school with a loaded pistol - shouting "I want the person who beat my son", scaring teachers and students.Criminal court to continue hearing on terror cell case The Criminal Court continued its hearing in the case regarding the terrorist cell implicating 26...

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Three Iranians arrested; Kuwaiti beaten up

KUWAIT: Ahmadi detectives have arrested three Iranians who traded on illicit tablets. 6000 pieces of Tramadol were found in their possession - which they got from Lebanon. The detectives were working on the information they received about the Iranians' activities and traced their hiding place in Khaitan. The place was raided and Tramadol tablets were found there. The three said that they got the tablets from a drug dealer in Lebanon who sends...

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Left to die - 'Finding an alternative to the region's abandoned baby problem'

Recently, a newborn baby was left in the parking lot of a public building in Kuwait. The abandoning of this infant, who was later found dead, wasn't an individual case. Almost every month, cases of abandoned new borns are reported across the region. Many of them are not found alive and some are deliberately murdered by their parents. For those who try to abandon their babies, typical spots where they are left include mosques, empty parking lots,...

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Donors sought door-to-door - Filipino groups seek funds for 'charity' back home

Armed with envelopes and brave faces, groups of Filipinos have been going around Kuwait to solicit money in the name of a charitable movement in the Philippines. The charity, Sonshine Philippines Movement, provides the envelopes and letters of solicitation to inform prospective donors about their purpose and why members go house-to-house to collect funds. Kuwait Times tried in vain to contact the SPM headquarters in Manila, but our calls were...

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A visit to Riggae

As part of our irregular series on exploring various areas of Kuwait, Kuwait Times visited Riggae to discover the main features of this area.Riggae is located in Farwaniya governorate, southeast of Kuwait City, between the Fourth Ring Road and Fifth Ring Road, bordering Andalus, Rai, Ardiya and Shuwaikh. Riggae is home to the Courts Complex and the Public Authority for Youth and Sports. The Avenues, the largest mall in Kuwait, is separated from...

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Turning trash to treasure - 'Local artist creates masterpieces from recycled materials'

Bader Al-MansorRecycled art not only benefits the environment, but breathes new life into old objects that were once destined for the landfill. Kuwaiti artist and sculptor Bader Mansor Al-Mansor, who creates impressive works of art made from recycled materials, certainly believes that one person's trash is another person's treasure.Mansor, 38, got his bachelor's degree from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Art in theatrical decor. He works as a...

RIYADH: King Salman of Saudi Arabia (center) attends the closing session of the 36th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh yesterday. — AP

Gulf rulers back 'political solution' for Syria - Saudi FM blasts Iran at Gulf Arab summit

RIYADH: King Salman of Saudi Arabia (center) attends the closing session of the 36th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh yesterday. — APRIYADH: Gulf monarchs yesterday endorsed a "political solution" for war-ravaged Syria, under an international framework agreed to last month. At the end of a two-day annual summit, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rulers said they "support a political settlement... that guarantees the territorial...

RIYADH: A general view of the second day of the 36th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Riyadh. — AFP

Syria oppn pursues unity talks in Saudi - Western-and Arab-backed groups insist Assad must go

RIYADH: A general view of the second day of the 36th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Riyadh. — AFPRIYADH: Syrian opposition groups met for a second day in the Saudi capital yesterday seeking unity on a transition plan for their war-torn country despite differences over the future of President Bashar Al-Assad. Some 100 delegates began meeting on Wednesday under tight security at a luxury hotel in Riyadh, the first time a broad...

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