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Sheikh Ahmad blamed for sports suspension
KUWAIT: The National Assembly has called on the government to open an immediate investigation into who caused the International Olympic Committee to suspend Kuwaiti sports activities allegedly because Kuwaiti laws breached the Olympic charter.The call came after a special debate called by MPs to discuss the suspension amid accusations that Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah and his brother Sheikh Talal were responsible for the international action. The...
Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah
'Trouble-makers will be deported'
Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-SabahKUWAIT: "Our brothers the residents are being deeply respected and appreciated in shadow of the law and regulations of the State of Kuwait," affirmed the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday."No-one, regardless of the size of the community he (she) belongs to, will be allowed to breach the laws and the regulations in the...
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Mornings exclusive for Kuwaitis at outpatient clinics
KUWAIT: Following a two-year experimental period at Jahra hospital where outpatient clinics only received citizens during morning working hours and expatriates during the afternoon, the health ministry intends to generalize the procedure at outpatient clinics in all public hospitals throughout Kuwait starting the beginning of the next year, said informed health sources. —Al-Anbaa
KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah speaks during yesterday’s parliament session
Sheikh Salman vows corrective sports package
KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah speaks during yesterday’s parliament sessionKUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah said yesterday the government would take a package of legal and regulatory procedures to correct, develop and buttress the sports movement in the country.Addressing a National Assembly session...
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Court rejects KAC case
KUWAIT: The constitutional court yesterday rejected a case filed to contest the constitutionality of Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC), pertaining with the company's privatization deal. The court also said that the financially faltering citizens' fund that had been approved by the parliament was unconstitutional. However, legal sources said that the verdict does not cancel the fund founded in 2010 nor nullifies the settlements it made so far. "The...
Shantayanan Devarajan speaks at the seminar
MENA region in serious economic crisis: expert
Shantayanan Devarajan speaks at the seminarKUWAIT: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has a serious economic crisis and countries within it are advised to accept and do something to stop further erosion. Thus says Dr Shantayanan Devarajan, World Bank (WB) Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, as he was invited to a lecture organized at the Kuwait Economic Society (KES) organized Tuesday night. The lecture, titled...
Undersecretary at the Amiri Diwan and head of the Martyrs Bureau Fatima Al-Amir
Kuwait launches campaign to immortalize country's martyrs
Undersecretary at the Amiri Diwan and head of the Martyrs Bureau Fatima Al-AmirKUWAIT: The Amiri Diwan's Martyrs Bureau is launching a campaign to immortalize the people who have sacrificed their lives to Kuwait, an official said yesterday. Speaking to KUNA, Undersecretary at the Amiri Diwan and head of the Martyrs Bureau Fatima Al-Amir, said that the campaign involves arrangement of a mural consisting of 1,207 pictures of Kuwait's martyrs,...
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Saad Al-Abdullah friend slayer sentenced to death
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man was sentenced to death for killing his friend and fellow tribesmen. The victim, Sultan Al-Rashdan, was on duty at Saad Al-Abdullah's Ministry of Emergency and Water's emergency department when the suspect shot him dead in the incident that happened last year. According to case papers, the suspect, 28, prepared a shotgun and drove to the victim's office, where he fired one fatal shot from a one-meter distance. Investigations...
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Trio arrested with weapons, drugs
KUWAIT: Weapons detectives arrested three citizens with possession of unlicensed weapons, ammunitions and drugs. The first suspect was arrested at his home where ammunition and 250 grams of hashish and Shabu were found there. The second suspect was arrested as a pistol and ammunition were found in his house, while the third was arrested with possession of two AK-47 rifles, three pistols, ammunition and 200 grams of Shabu. The suspects were sent...
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Ethiopian woman and Filipina brawl
Kuwait: Police received a call about a fight between an Ethiopian woman and a Filipina in Ishbiliya area. The Ethiopian attacked the Filipina with a sharp object, and both threw hot water at each other. Both were taken to hospital for treatment of burns and wounds. The case was referred to concerned authorities.Lorry stolenA citizen insisted on lodging a complaint against a police officer in Jleeb Al-Shuyouk for negligence, when his half lorry...
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Reckless driver arrest attempt fails
KUWAIT: Police in Suliabiya responded to a call about a reckless driver, endangering the lives of others, before parking in front of his house. When police attempted to arrest the man, he resisted and physically attacked the police along with his brother. Policemen then were surprised when the mother of the unemployed man came out and attacked them verbally in front of pedestrians, and allowed her sons to escape. The suspects' father was summoned...
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Mahdali’s Year
A funny yet terrifying incident took place back in 1937 when an armed gang, or at least that was the people thought at the time, kept robbing houses. People used to hear gunshots at night and immediately lock their doors and windows and stay up all night to resist the robbers in case they were attacked by the gang that used to rob a different neighborhood every night. People were terrified for a whole week, and news about the gang of robbers...
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KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Expats require biometrics to exit
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Lieutenant General Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kuwait’s Army, welcomes Turkish General Metin Gürak as the Kuwait Army Band delivers a performance. — KUNA photos
Kuwait, Turkey strengthen military relations during official meetings
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KUWAIT: A map provided by the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) shows Kuwait’s new international gateway for connectivity and transit.
CITRA launches new int’l gateway for faster, secure connectivity
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Civil ID card prohibited for travel between Kuwait and GCC countries without a valid passport
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers, led by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday January 8, 2025. — KUNA
Plan to reform Kuwait’s education system gets green light from Cabinet