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Govt mulling raising fees on services to cut deficit - Assembly demands mechanism for hiking charges

Anas Al-SalehKUWAIT: The government is studying whether to raise fees for its services, Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh said in comments published by the local Al-Rai newspaper yesterday. Saleh said the study was part of a project to rationalize spending, review subsidies and diversify sources of revenue. "It is not intended only to plug the (budget) deficit resulting from low oil prices - it will be permanent whether oil prices continue to drop...

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KNPC to shut Shuaiba refinery by April 2017

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Co will shut its Shuaiba refinery permanently by April 2017, before its clean fuels project starts operating by mid-2018, its spokesman said at a news conference yesterday. The clean fuels project is an upgrade and expansion of the country's two largest existing refineries, with a focus on producing higher-value products such as diesel and kerosene for export.Work on the clean fuels project is 36.7 percent...

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Products can be returned, refunded within 14 days

KUWAIT: According to consumer protection law no 39/2014, consumers have a right to exchange products or get a refund within 14 days of purchase, the ministry of commerce and industry emphasized yesterday. In a press statement, the ministry pointed out the law allows a consumer to replace or return a defected product within 14 days of purchase (provided that it is not a perishable product), and further states that vendors and suppliers are jointly...

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Chaos creates opportunities

Badrya Darwish It's a disgrace what happened in Paris. Killing innocent people anywhere in this world is a crime. It's a disgrace for humanity and these people should be chased to the end of the earth and destroyed. Terrorism, as everyone knows, has no color, no race, no religion, no morals, no ethics and no nothing. Unfortunately, the terrorists in Paris, in Mali and in Lebanon in recent weeks pinned themselves to Islam. But we're used to...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets the former president of Turkey Abdullah Gul. — KUNA photos

Crown Prince receives Turkey's ex-president

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets the former president of Turkey Abdullah Gul. — KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday the former president of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, and his accompanying official delegation, in presence of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. The two sides...

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MP voices reservations on Omair's reshuffle plans; Parliament refuses lifting immunity from two MPs

Oil minister Ali Al-OmairKUWAIT: MP Ahmad Al-Qudhaibi yesterday reasserted the 'absolute right' of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to conduct cabinet reshuffles and appoint ministers to his cabinet. The lawmaker was commenting on the situation regarding Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair, who has been the subject of major criticism in the parliament regarding his policies in hiring senior officials at the state's main oil...

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Seasonal flu cases stable: Ministry

KUWAIT: Registered cases of seasonal flu have stabilized at 10 to 20 cases out of 100,000 persons, less than international records of 35 to 55 cases for the same benchmark, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday.The Ministry's Undersecretary for Public Health Affairs Dr Majedah Al-Qattan told a press conference that the Ministry has provided 130,000 vaccines for seasonal flu. She noted that prescribing persons of sensitive categories to take...

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Sirens to be tested tomorrow

KUWAIT: The Civil Defense Department will sound warning sirens at 10:00 am tomorrow, Tuesday, November 24, 2015 as a trial in all areas of Kuwait to make sure about the performance of the sirens and their need for maintenance or repair. The trial also aims at educating citizens and expats on the sirens tones and indications.The interior ministry's relations and security information department said the instructions that go along with operating the...

Attorney Fajer Ahmed

Visas and salary questions

As I explained in last week's column, I receive a lot of legal queries. The most common issues are inevitably labor related. There's a large expat community in Kuwait, because a lot of people move to Kuwait to work. The Kuwaiti market has a wide variety of sectors and a large number of job openings, yet Kuwait still ranks high as one of the worst places to live and work. Why? It is simple; some big companies take advantage of their employees and...

Kuwait’s Consulate in Irbil delivered humanitarian aid to Christian families that fled from Nineveh.

Kuwait's Consulate in Irbil delivered humanitarian aid to Iraq's Christians

Kuwait’s Consulate in Irbil delivered humanitarian aid to Christian families that fled from Nineveh.IRBIL: Kuwait's Consulate in Irbil yesterday delivered humanitarian aid to Christian families that fled from Nineveh. The assistance supplies included food and other essential items, Kuwait's Consul General Omar Al-Kandari said.There are 14,000 Christian families who fled to Irbil with 150,000 children suffering from lack of food and basic life...

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah and Sheikha Sarah Al- Sabah, the Arabian Horse Center’s President, are pictured with one of the winners. — KUNA

Kuwait's Arabian Horse Festival true start of sport: Minister

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah and Sheikha Sarah Al- Sabah, the Arabian Horse Center’s President, are pictured with one of the winners. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Information Sheikh Salam Al-Sabah said Kuwait's National Arabian Horse Festival was a genuine start for the beauty of the Arabian horse, one of the historic Arab heritage. Sheikh Salman, also Minister of State for Youth Affairs,...

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Hawally's murder: court denies main suspect's release appeal

KUWAIT: A court yesterday refused releasing a citizen accused of murdering an Egyptian man by deliberately running him over several times in Hawally, and ordered the continuation of his detention. Notably, the citizen kept denying that he ran the victim over on purpose, saying he killed him by accident.Former MP's caseThe criminal court yesterday deferred its ruling in a state security case filed against former MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei accusing him...

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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan chairs a meeting on Thursday to review the latest developments in the implementation of the new airport project (T2). -- KUNA phots

Al-Mashaan: Stick to timeline for Kuwait’s airport terminal project

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KUWAIT: Vehicles move at snail pace on a rainy evening in downtown Kuwait. --KUNA

Kuwait received varying amounts of rainfall: Official

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AMMAN: Kuwait’s Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Al-Marri hands over Kuwait’s annual donation to the UNRWA worth $2 million.

Kuwait hands over $2m as donation to UNRWA