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Irish band U2 singer Bono (left) performs on stage.
Bono Joined by Patti Smith at U2's Paris Concert: 'We Are All Parisians'
Irish band U2 singer Bono (left) performs on stage.Less than three weeks after postponing their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE concerts in the wake of the Paris attacks, U2 was back to rock the French capital with a powerful and fearless live performance on Sunday. The evening's surprise guest, Patti Smith, joined the band for the last song. Bono stirred vivid emotions from the crowd shouting "Vive La France" as he stepped on stage of the 20,300-seat...
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DAESH aims to attack UK next
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New fare for electricity, maxi consumption considered
KUWAIT: The Supreme Planning Council recently submitted to the Cabinet a full vision on current water and electricity consumption rates and the challenges the oil sector is facing. The vision includes 14 recommendations to conserve electricity and water as well as reducing reliance on oil derivatives to generate electricity.The report, prepared by a joint committee comprising of elements from the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW), Kuwait...
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Owner of car used in mosque attack denies belonging to IS
KUWAIT: Jarrah Nimr, the owner of the car used in the Imam Al-Sadeq mosque attack, said he does not belong to the Islamic State (IS) and made an oath on this. "I do not belong to any party - Daesh, Salaf or Brotherhood. I am a Muslim, that is all, as Allah called me," he said. "Daesh has the ideology of the Khawarij and has spread corruption on earth. They strayed away from Muslims and their rulers, and brought misery to Muslims, and they...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Weekends, holidays and overtime
Kuwait "new" labor law was written in 2010 to demolish the violations that were regularly occurring from employers towards their employees or should I say towards the members of the private sector. Unfortunately though because the law seems to be fairly new there seems to be some confusion on its articles and their application from my readers/clients. Some companies will do everything they can to save as much money as possible, and unfortunately...
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Municipality denies halting camping licenses for expats
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality's official spokesperson Nadia Al-Shereida denied social media and media reports about halting camping licenses for non-Kuwaitis and stressed that licenses were still being issued to both Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis. "The municipality only followed some strict measures to prevent leasing camps to others. Some non-Kuwaitis had been using several IDs to get licenses to pitch camps and then rent them to others," she...
KUWAIT: Firefighters tackle a blaze at a basement in Industrial Shuwaikh yesterday.
Interior Ministry warns against fake maids offices
KUWAIT: Director General of the Interior Ministry's Residency Detectives Affairs Department Brigadier Saud Abdallah Al-Khader, and Director General of Relations and Security Information General Department Brigadier Adel Al-Hashash yesterday warned citizens and expatriates against dealing with fake domestic help offices. They added in a statement that the ministry has recently noticed that some people made ads over social media and other means,...
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Interior Ministry signs contract for e-passports
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior yesterday signed a contract for supplying the new e-passport as part of the security institution's persistent efforts to apply the latest technology for better services to citizens, according to a statement.The supplier company briefed the ministry's Undersecretary Lieutenant General Suleiman Al-Fahad on the plan of carrying out the project and the date of delivery, the Security Media Department of the ministry...
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Kuwait bans live bird imports from Tunisia, France due to WNV - Ban on white meat imports lifted
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) has banned live bird imports from Tunisia and France for the outbreak of West Nile fever in the two countries. Acting PAAAFR Director General Nabila AlKhalil Faisal Al-Hasawi issued the decision yesterday, providing that all incoming consignments will be subjected to the PAAF's requirements and restrictions, in line with the relevant procedures of the World...
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Bill Gates visits Kuwait for full day activities
Bill GatesKUWAIT: Bill Gates visits Kuwait today to participate in a youth dialogue session and a meeting of Abdulrahman Al-Sumait board of trustees, and will be honored with Informatics Medal for his decades-long information revolution contributions.Gates, visiting the country at the invitation of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, would be participating in dialogue session with Kuwaiti youths, organized by the Amiri...
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Parliamentary committee advises trimming subsidies
KUWAIT: The parliamentary legal and legislative committee has recommended approval of bills trimming state subsidies OF power, water, fuel for state department and public sector employees, amending laws on small and medium enterprises and citizens of special needs. The committee rapporteur, MP Ahmad Al-Qudaibi, said in a statement following a meeting today that its members discussed a number of draft laws and issued recommendations approving the...
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Court upholds order to shelve slander case against diplomat
KUWAIT: The comprehensive court yesterday upheld the public prosecution's decision to shelve a state security case that had been filed against a Kuwaiti diplomat accusing him of slandering His Highness the Amir.Meanwhile, the civil court yesterday rejected a case filed by lawyer Mohammed Al-Wehaib against his colleague Zaid Al-Khabbaz, demanding compensation of KD 5,001, especially since the latter was acquitted in a slander case filed by the...
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