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Stable weather in upcoming days; temperatures 25-28C
KUWAIT: The weather will be stable in upcoming days with average temperatures reaching between 25-28 degree Celsius during daytime and between 15-12 C during early morning and evening, said a meteorologist yesterday.Acting head of the Kuwait Meteorology center Sami Al-Othman said that the stable weather witnessed recently in Kuwait was due to northwestern wind coming from the European continent.The temperatures for today was between 24-27 C...
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Bedoon issue to be discussed - Naturalization, incentives top agenda
KUWAIT: Head of the Interior and Defense committee MP Sultan Al-Shemmari said yesterday that an important meeting will take place after two weeks with the Interior Ministry and the stateless people agency to discuss the issue of thousands of stateless people or bedoons. He said the meeting comes after the bedoons agency completed a report on their situation and proposing solutions to the decades-old problem. He said the discussion will include...
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Plastic surgery 'should be done by professionals'
KUWAIT: Carrying out plastic surgeries required professional and talented hands which would make sure that these procedures would not end in disaster, said a Health Ministry official yesterday. During the opening of the three-day Plastic surgery exhibition at Avenues Mall, organized by the Health Ministry and a number of private sector companies, Assistant Undersecretary for the ministry Dr Mahmoud Abulhadi said the exhibition will provide an...
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Criminal Court postpones terror cell session to Dec 1
KUWAIT: The Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Mohammad Al-Duaij has postponed its yesterday session for case number 55/2015 on the terrorist cell with 26 defendants to December 1st, to hear the final testimony. In the closed-door session on November 5, the court has heard the testimony of defense witnesses, while on the November 3rd, the court heard the testimony of the Public Prosecution in the case. The court also heard the testimony of medical...
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Fake detective’s house raided; Brawl in police station
KUWAIT: Commenting on social media stories about events of Adan police station on Wednesday the relations and security information department said a citizen with three other told police he was beaten by four people he does not know because they parked their car in the road and he was unable to reach his home. It said that 25 persons came to the police station and attacked the man in the police station, and injured a woman, this brought Mubarak...
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Is Kuwait safe?
Is it safe to travel to Kuwait these days? This is a question worth asking. The world is facing a wave of insecurity and attacks and the entire Arab world is asking: Where next? We in the Arabian Peninsula are in the middle of a hot zone, so it is worth asking about the security of Kuwait. Many people here and those considering a visit may wonder if it is safe. In fact, it's just as reasonable to ask this question about any GCC or MENA country at...
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Repair smartphones at prices that don't smart
We've all been there. Dropped it while getting out of the car. Your child cracks the screen while trying to open an app. The charger connection is loose. Every one of us carries our smartphone like a second skin, and extensive daily use often leaves it battered, bruised and broken. In most cases, especially in wealthy Kuwait, users will simply buy a new model rather than seek out a repair shop. But for some people who are either attached to a...
The workshop in action.
Teaching responsible citizenship
The workshop in action.Allah said in the Holy Quran: "God does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves."Kuwait is undergoing a metamorphosis, a process of change that is necessary but far from complete. Among the many important facets of this change is the growing consciousness of the importance of community engagement, development and action. Among the youth, especially, more and more programs are geared...
SOFIA: A woman, supporter of Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka party, holds a picture of downed Russian president Vladimir Putin during a protest supporting Russia in front of the Turkish embassy in Sofia yesterday. Tensions have soared between Moscow and Ankara following the downing of the Russian jet on the Syrian border on November 24. Moscow has already warned its nationals against visiting Turkey and stepped up controls of Turkish agricultural imports. — AFP
Russia urges citizens to return home - Moscow strikes back at Turkey by cutting business ties
SOFIA: A woman, supporter of Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka party, holds a picture of downed Russian president Vladimir Putin during a protest supporting Russia in front of the Turkish embassy in Sofia yesterday. Tensions have soared between Moscow and Ankara following the downing of the Russian jet on the Syrian border on November 24. Moscow has already warned its nationals against visiting Turkey and stepped up controls of Turkish...
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Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 convicted of terrorism - A warning to would-be jihadists
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to execute more than 50 people convicted of terrorism, two Saudi newspapers reported this week, in what appears to be a warning to wouldbe jihadists at a time of militant attacks on the kingdom.Fifty-five people were awaiting execution for “terrorist crimes” that killed more than 100 civilians and 71 security personnel, the newspaper Okaz reported yesterday, without specifying when the executions would occur.On...
NAIROBI: Pope Francis waves to the crowd at the University of Nairobi as he arrives to deliver a giant open-air mass yesterday. Pope Francis held his first open-air mass in Africa yesterday with huge crowds calling heavy rains “God’s blessing” as they sung and danced in the Kenyan capital. — AFP
Pope says Christian-Muslim dialogue essential for peace
NAIROBI: Pope Francis waves to the crowd at the University of Nairobi as he arrives to deliver a giant open-air mass yesterday. Pope Francis held his first open-air mass in Africa yesterday with huge crowds calling heavy rains “God’s blessing” as they sung and danced in the Kenyan capital. — AFPNAIROBI: Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya yesterday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue to guard...
LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) at the dispatch box in the House of Commons in London yesterday, as he argued the case for Britain to join air strikes in Syria. — AFP
Cameron says time to bomb militants in Syria - Paris attacks sway MPS towards military action
LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) at the dispatch box in the House of Commons in London yesterday, as he argued the case for Britain to join air strikes in Syria. — AFPLONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday it was time to join air strikes against Islamic State in Syria because Britain cannot “subcontract its...
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Kuwait posts KD 1.6bn deficit
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Defense praises Arifjan, Beuhring military chief
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(Left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Musa Abu Marzouk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. - AFP photos
Palestinians to form unity govt
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BAGHDAD: First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah met with former Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar Al-Hakim on Monday. Following his participation in the International Drug Control Conference, Sheikh Fahad Al-Yusuf had friendly discussions with Al-Maliki and Al-Hakim which reflected the deep-rooted brotherly relations between the two nations. – KUNA photos
Kuwait affirms coordination to combat drug trafficking