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In this Monday April 7, 2014 file photo, Oscar Pistorius weeps as he listens to evidence by a pathologist in court in Pretoria. — AP

Pistorius under house arrest

In this Monday April 7, 2014 file photo, Oscar Pistorius weeps as he listens to evidence by a pathologist in court in Pretoria. — APPRETORIA: Oscar Pistorius, South Africa’s double- amputee “Blade Runner”, was released on parole late on Monday, just short of a year into his five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013. The disgraced Paralympic gold medallist must serve the rest of his sentence...

Dr. Nasser H. Saidi

Taxes and tobacco consumption

Dr. Nasser H. SaidiGovernment spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has been rising rapidly since the onset of the Arab Spring. On the revenue side, oil & gas revenues account for more than 85% of GCC government revenue. This high dependence on oil & gas makes the GCC countries highly vulnerable to oil price fluctuations, with the recent decline in oil prices bringing fiscal sustainability concerns to the forefront. The IMF...

Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak

Cabinet decides Kuwait won't host 23rd Gulf Cup - MPs slam KFA, demand special debate in Assembly

Sheikh Jaber Al-MubarakKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday decided that Kuwait would not host the 23rd Gulf Cup of Nations scheduled for Dec 2015. The decision was made yesterday during the Cabinet’s weekly meeting held at Bayan Palace and chaired by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in line with a proposal by Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud...

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Rights society condemns bias against expats

KUWAIT: Kuwait Society for Human Rights yesterday strongly deplored decisions to bar expatriates from kidney dialysis treatment and certain drugs, describing them as racial discrimination.The society also condemned a study to allocate the new Jaber Hospital in South Surra, which is almost complete, exclusively for Kuwaiti citizens and prevent expatriates from treatment at the hospital.It also said stateless people are forced to receive medical...

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Kuwait health professionals warn against hidden risks of the debilitating disease

KUWAIT: Medtronic and concerned healthcare professionals have today issued a strong message urging those either at risk or already suffering from osteoporosis to take additional steps to tackle this often debilitating disease.This plea coincides with World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) today. Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease. It is characterized by low bone mass and loss of bone tissue that may lead to fragile bones. People suffering...

Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah with Gen John Allen, US President’s Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL yesterday in Kuwait

Kuwait ‘indispensable partner’ of anti-IS coalition: Gen Allen - Obama’s envoy meets FM, Info minister

Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah with Gen John Allen, US President’s Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL yesterday in KuwaitKUWAIT: General John Allen, US President’s Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, said here yesterday Kuwait was an “indispensable partner” in the fight against the so-called ISIL as well as its enormous humanitarian aid for...

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Premier visits France to boost economic ties

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday embarked on a visit to France leading a large official and business delegation with the goal of further boosting economic ties.During the visit that proceeds till 22 October, HH the Premier will meet with President Francois Hollande, Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and a host of senior state officials.The delegation...

The municipal council members during the session yesterday

First Ring Road named after Sabah I

The municipal council members during the session yesterdayKUWAIT: On inaugurating its third term session, the municipal council yesterday agreed to name the First Ring Road after Sabah I, the first ruler of Kuwait. It also decided decreasing the total number of its technical committee members from 14 to 9. Meanwhile, the court of appeal yesterday seconded an earlier verdict acquitting six defendants who had been accused of smuggling diesel and...

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KFSD checks security points

KUWAIT: Upon instructions from KFSD’s acting director Maj Gen Khalid Al-Mekrad, KFSD’s PR and media manager Col Khalil Al-Amir toured security points at various husseiniyas to make sure they were ready in case of any contingencies.Call centers busted Two illegal long-distance call centers were busted in Khaitan, said security sources. Case papers indicate that a police patrol stopped an Asian who did not hold any ID, but he fled. He was...

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EQUATE sponsors Kuwait Industries Expo 2015

KUWAIT: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait’s first international jointventure in this industry, sponsored Kuwait Industries Expo 2015, which is organized by Kuwait Industries Union (KIU). During the expo, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited EQUATE’s exhibition stand. Throughout the years, EQUATE has been an...

Ambassador Sunil Jain

KU’s College of Arts and Indian embassy plan Kuwait-India Day - India offering 5-year business visas to Kuwaitis

Ambassador Sunil JainKUWAIT: The College of Arts at the Kuwait University and the Embassy of India in Kuwait propose to jointly hold a ‘Kuwait-India Cultural Day’ sometime in November or December this year, bringing together the cultural legacies of the two friendly countries.The idea of holding a cultural day evolved during a function organized at the College of Arts of the Kuwait University yesterday when the Indian embassy handed over 64...

Ali Khalil Al-Zaydi, a Kuwaiti photographer, who won the palme d’or of the third GCC visual art forum 2015, displays his works. —KUNA

Kuwaiti photographer wins palme d’or of GCC art forum

Ali Khalil Al-Zaydi, a Kuwaiti photographer, who won the palme d’or of the third GCC visual art forum 2015, displays his works. —KUNADOHA: Ali Khalil Al-Zaydi, a Kuwaiti photographer, won on Sunday night the palme d’or of the third GCC visual art forum 2015. His five winning photographs depict various cultures and social traditions; they were taken from India, Nepal and Ethiopia. After the prize-giving ceremony, Al-Zaydi expressed joy for...

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