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The Appeals Court overturns ex-MP’s citizenship verdict

KUWAIT: The Appeals Court yesterday overturned a Lower Court verdict in which it ordered the government to return citizenship to a former Islamist MP and ruled that it was not competent under the law to handle sovereign issues like citizenship. Earlier this year, the Lower Court ruled that the government’s revoking of former MP Abdullah Al-Barghash citizenship along with 56 members of his family, was illegal and ordered the government to...

KUWAIT: Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah and PACA Chairman Abdulrahman Al-Nemash are seen during the signing ceremony. — KUNA

Kuwait anti-corruption authority signs MoU

KUWAIT: Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah and PACA Chairman Abdulrahman Al-Nemash are seen during the signing ceremony. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Minister of Information Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah said the two ministries fully support the efforts of the Public Anti-Corruption Authority (PACA). It is very important to have a specialized body that can protect society against corruption and...

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New mechanism for gov’t projects’ work permits

KUWAIT: A team from the Manpower Public Authority led by Director Ahmad Al-Moussa recently met with bodies concerned with government contracts in order to set a new mechanism to issue work permits for laborers working in governmental projects, said informed sources. The sources explained that the new mechanism adopts issuing those work permits gradually according to the project’s phases and the type of labor needed for each phase.The sources...

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Good morning my dear and honorable readers and I wish you all a happy rainy season. In this article, I would like to talk about many odd behaviors that are taking place in Kuwait, which must be dealt with seriously by the concerned authorities. Here in Kuwait, we have so many stiff rules and regulations that once implemented, Kuwait would become one of the most advanced countries in the world. Our problem here in Kuwait is the so-called wasta...

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Kuwait to crack down on intellectual property theft

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is seeking to lift Kuwait's international rating in combating intellectual rights' crimes through bolstering cooperation with various states and specialized organizations, a ministry official said yesterday. Sheikh Nimer Al-Sabah, the assistant undersecretary for international organizations' affairs and external trade, said in a statement a recent meeting that grouped Kuwaiti officials with...

A picture taken yesterday showing a pond created by rainwater in Abdali.

Winter starts end of month

A picture taken yesterday showing a pond created by rainwater in Abdali.KUWAIT: Veteran Kuwaiti astronomer Dr Saleh Al-Ojairi said that, in view of recent thunderstorms and changing weather, temperatures were expected to drop to 15-20 C degrees by the last week of November, marking the true beginning of winter.Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry had issued a statement yesterday warning road users, sea and desert goers of bad weather conditions...

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Firemen break free children left alone in family's home

KUWAIT: Firefighters yesterday managed to rescue a child and a baby who had been locked off and left alone at their family residence in Salwa, said security sources. They noted that neighbors had heard the kids' cries and screams, but received no response when they knocked the door. Accordingly, firemen were called and they got a public prosecutor's warrant to break the door open. They entered the house and found the two kids locked alone.Schools...

The vehicle’s remains twisted around a light post and The victims’ bodies lie on the ground

Three women killed in horrific crash

The vehicle’s remains twisted around a light post and The victims’ bodies lie on the groundKUWAIT: Three women were killed in an accident at the King Fahad Road which left their car cut into three pieces from the severity of the impact. Preliminary investigations indicate that the car was driving at high speed when the driver lost control and it crashed right into a light post, ripping it into pieces. The three victims are Kuwaiti aged 25,...

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Wife stabbed in domestic dispute

KUWAIT: A man stabbed his wife during to domestic dispute in Rabiya, according to police. Local police station officers were approached by a bedoon woman who said that her husband, Kuwaiti, stabbed her. She handed them a medical report documenting the injury she sustained as a result of the stabbing. Police are investigating. Separately, a woman called police saying that her husband threatened to kill her, and filed a complaint against him. The...

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Where are you dining tonight?!

I am not going to talk about the 'brooms' battle at Shuwaikh industrial area, the Ardhiya scuffle nor the Hawalli murder and the disastrous aftermath of each of these incidents in addition to the consequences that made some people dare criticize Kuwait and instigate law violation, which were handled by the interior ministry according to law to maintain law and order. What I am talking about are the statements made by an official who is...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: A tourist walks past sunbeds on a beach in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh yesterday. As visitors stranded after the crash of a Russian airliner stream home from Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh is scrambling to keep its lucrative tourism sector alive. — AFP

Russia sees possible 'terror' link in jet crash

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: A tourist walks past sunbeds on a beach in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh yesterday. As visitors stranded after the crash of a Russian airliner stream home from Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh is scrambling to keep its lucrative tourism sector alive. — AFPSHARM EL SHEIKH: Moscow has acknowledged for the first time a terrorist attack could have caused last month's Russian plane crash in Egypt, as thousands more tourists...

Two women pound grain as other villagers gather in Kodjan, some 60 kilometers west of Bamako. The village of some 2000 inhabitants has seen many of its youth leave to seek their fortunes in Europe and to help those left behind financially. — AFP

No country for young men: Mali loses its youths to migrant crisis

Two women pound grain as other villagers gather in Kodjan, some 60 kilometers west of Bamako. The village of some 2000 inhabitants has seen many of its youth leave to seek their fortunes in Europe and to help those left behind financially. — AFPKODJAN: Once bustling with sinewy young men like any other farming village in rural Mali, Kodjan is starting to look distinctly grey. Little by little, the demographics of the settlement are altering as...

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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani poses with ministers and delegates from the region, including Kuwaiti Deputy PM and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, attending an anti-drug trafficking conference on July 22, 2024. - AFP

Iraq becoming major drug conduit

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The Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) CEO Nadia Al-Hajji. KUNA

Petrochemical Industries Co.: KD 39 mln net profit 2023-24 fiscal year

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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education, Lamia Al-Melhem holds talks with the Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, Dr Rahma Al-Mahruqiya. - KUNA

Kuwait, Oman discuss education, research

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KOLKATA: Students take part in a demonstration in Kolkata on July 22, 2024, demanding an end to government crackdowns against protesters in Bangladesh. — AFP

Bangladesh students suspend protests

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Councilmembers approve projects and specifications