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MPs question anti-terror treaty signed by Kuwait - Sane: Kuwait not compelled to extradite citizens; Jallal rejects any taxes

KUWAIT: At least two lawmakers yesterday objected to Kuwait’s signing of a new Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) anti-terror pact, which allegedly stipulates extraditing citizens to other GCC states. But Justice Minister Yaqoub Al- Sane said the agreement was only accepted in principle by GCC justice ministers who met a few days ago, adding that the pact does not restrict public freedoms. He also said that a committee was set up to review the...

(From left) Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah attend a conference during the Kuwait Oil and Gas show (KOGS 2015) yesterday. (Inset) Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair delivers a speech during the conference. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait vows no slowdown in oil projects

(From left) Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah attend a conference during the Kuwait Oil and Gas show (KOGS 2015) yesterday. (Inset) Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair delivers a speech during the conference. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait will not slow the...

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Info Minister to hold talks with IOC on Kuwait sports

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, who has arrived in Lausanne, Switzerland, will hold talks with officials of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the sports situation in Kuwait today.The discussions are expected to focus on FIFA' warning to suspend national sports, namely the most popular game, football, due to what FIFA says are some legal and...

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Speaker calls for emergency AP meeting on Israeli attacks

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker and President of the Arab Parliament (AP) Marzouq Al- Ghanim called here yesterday for an emergency AP meeting on October 17 in Geneva to discuss Israeli aggressions against Palestinians.The emergency meeting, which is to be held on the sidelines of 133th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), will also consider necessary action to end Israeli attacks on Palestinians. Ali Al- Ghanim met yesterday with visiting...

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Sadeq mosque to remain as 'testimony to terrorist act' - Visitors will be allowed to see damage

KUWAIT: Al-Sadeq mosque administration decided to postpone repairing the damage it sustained in the suicide bomb explosion in order to allow more visitors see it so that it could remain as a standing testimony to the terrorist act and pain Kuwait suffered from the heinous attack. The mosque's supervisor added that photos documenting the blast would be displayed around the mosque. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education announced its intention to...

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Criminal court to try cleric Al-Maatouq on Oct 18 - Kuwait metro project plan submitted to municipal council

KUWAIT: The criminal court set Oct 18 to try Shiite cleric Hussein Al-Maatouq, who is facing charges of violating the national unity law, spreading rumors and making false accusations against the interior ministry during a sermon he delivered at Al-Hussein Mosque, where he claimed that the Abdaly cell members were only detained and prosecuted for being Shiites.Fake contractsResidency detectives arrested a manpower authority employee working at...

Chairperson of Early Detection of Breast Diseases Project Dr Hanaa Al-Khawarinspeaks during the launch of the breast cancer awareness campaign yesterday. —KUNA

Early detection key to treating breast cancer - MoH launches awareness campaign

Chairperson of Early Detection of Breast Diseases Project Dr Hanaa Al-Khawarispeaks during the launch of the breast cancer awareness campaign yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: The Ministry of Health launched yesterday an awareness campaign on the breast cancer prevention as part of a national program which coincides with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign that falls on October to increase awareness of the disease.Speaking at a press...

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You cannot visit the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, without feeling overwhelmed by the Orient - the smell, music, colour, and diversity of this vast and fascinating part of the world. In fact that one, particular place, SOAS, is where I spent the last three years reading and where I happened to be at a number of days ago when I skimmed through “Being Arab” by the French-Lebanese writer Samir Kassir. Who are the...

Weapons detectives carrying out a campaign in Abdullah Al-Mubarak

Egyptians duo held for forging govt contract

Weapons detectives carrying out a campaign in Abdullah Al-MubarakKUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested two Egyptian expats for providing a forged government contract. The arrest was under the supervision of Director General of Residency Affairs Detectives Brig Saud Al-Khader. Information was received about the two who provided a Ministry of Awqaf contract to the government contracts department on behalf of a contracting company, enabling it to...

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Filipina nurse attacked

KUWAIT: The son of a patient at Adan Hospital attacked a Filipino nurse. Sources said the son, who stays at his father's side since he had a heart attack in 2014, has a record of attacking nurses, and he had three earlier cases filed against him. Doctors and nurses have asked that this man be dealt with as they fear for their lives. - Al-RaiInsultedA citizen accused a man who rented her house of insulting and beating her in Sabah Al-Salem. The...

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Indian liquor trader held with 144 bottles; Beautician accused of burning customer's hair

KUWAIT: An Indian abandoned his car and attempted to flee on foot after police discovered 144 local liquor bottles with him, but he was overpowered and arrested. Policemen noticed the suspect seemed confused while driving, so he was stopped. When policemen asked him to open the trunk, he got out of the car and started running, but was caught. He was sent to the Drugs Control General Department.Drug addict attacks policeA drug user resisted arrest...

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The living dead

Though it has been over two years now since the blessed June 30, 2013 revolution took place in Egypt and its consequences of toppling Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood by the Egyptian people, and despite all the subsequent violence, killing and occupying of squares by Brotherhood followers, bullies and those they hired from the mob to create chaos and hinder Egypt’s progress, some people are still satanically blinded from seeing...

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