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Last in heat, Qatari hurdler still breaks down barriers
DOHA: Qatar’s Mariam Mamdouh Farid competes in the Women’s 400m hurdles race heats at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha yesterday. —AFP DOHA: When Qatari hurdler Mariam Mamdouh Farid crossed the finish line more than 15 seconds after the winner in her heat, the sparse crowd at Khalifa International Stadium cheered as if she had put on a podium performance. The 21-year-old finished...
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Controversy in South Africa over shipment to Kuwaiti abattoir
Animal rights groups claim conditions dire on Kuwaiti livestock ship FREMANTLE, Australia: Kuwaiti-flagged livestock carrier Al Shuwaikh is berthed at North Quay in Fremantle Harbour in Western Australia in this Oct 2, 2016 file photo. - Photo used for illustrative purposes PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa: Animal rights activists in South Africa are trying to stop over 60,000 goats, sheep and cows being shipped to a Kuwaiti abattoir, saying many of...
KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Indian workers in Kuwait, Gulf face new test
CHENNAI: As producer of a long-running television show that spotlights the problems faced by Indians working in the Gulf, Rafeek Ravunther is used to hearing their heart-rending stories of exploitation. But a few years ago, he started noticing something new. Migrant workers, many of them women, were calling the show from Gulf countries saying they were being held for ransom. Their stories all followed a similar pattern - recruitment agents were...
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Kuwait Cabinet refers 2019-2020 state budget to Finance Ministry for further action
Acting PM chairs weekly Cabinet session, reviewing various issuesKUWAIT: Ministers were briefed yesterday about a recommendation included in minutes of the meeting of the government's economic affairs committees regarding reports of the economic development commission of the Supreme Council of Planning and Development, with regards to the proposed state budget for 2019-2020, as well as government borrowing. The Cabinet decided to refer the two...
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'Nonfunctioning' security cameras
KUWAIT: Informed sources said the public prosecution's investigations into the border security cameras deal, based on a memo from the interior ministry, revealed that several of them were not operated since they were installed in 2014, and others were not completely installed. Moreover, several of those cameras malfunctioned only days after installation and were not repaired despite the valid warranty at the time, adding that this caused losses...
RIYADH: Saudi cleric Abdulmohsen Al-Ajemi shows samples of wedding contracts during an interview with AFP on June 19, 2019. - AFP
Kuwaitis marrying non-Kuwaiti
KUWAIT: Justice ministry statistics over the past five years showed 2018 saw the highest number of Kuwaitis marrying non-Kuwaiti women. Stats showed 2,500 marriages of Kuwaitis with non-Kuwaiti women, compared to 2,253 cases in 2017, 2,316 in 2016, 2,306 in 2015 and 2,276 in 2014, a total of 11,651 such marriages in five years. - Al-Qabas
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15,000 traffic violations per day
KUWAIT: Traffic statistics raised a red flag towards increased violations reaching 15,000 per day, ie 645 traffic violations per hour. The traffic planning and research department recorded 4 million violations since the start of the year until Saturday. It was noticed that women were more compliant with the traffic law, as 500,000 violations were recorded by them, compared to 3.5 million violations committed by men. Stats also showed that...
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Ban on shisha in closed spaces
KUWAIT: The Municipal Council yesterday approved a proposal to ban smoking hookah in indoor areas of cafes and restaurants. The decision will now be referred to Minister of Municipal Affairs Fahd Al-Shoula for final approval. The council also approved another proposal to seek retirees' services for preserving marine life and public parks. Moreover, it agreed to a plan to employ state-of-the-art methods and equipment for waste transport in cities...
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MBS prefers political solution to Iran crisis
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia's crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to "unimaginably high numbers" if the world doesn't come together to deter Iran, but said he preferred a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS program "60 Minutes", Mohammed bin Salman also denied ordering the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi operatives last year,...
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British PM on defensive again over groping claim
MANCHESTER: Britain's Boris Johnson is known for his colorful love life but the accusation he grabbed a young woman's thigh when he was a magazine editor risks a scandal as he seeks to unite his party over Brexit. The prime minister, who is attending his Conservative party's conference in Manchester, northwest England, is accused of giving a female journalist's leg "a squeeze" while at a private lunch 20 years ago. Johnson never comments on his...
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Iran now 'capable' to destroy Israel; Iraq blames Israel for base attacks
Hossein Salami TEHRAN/BAGHDAD: The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said yesterday that destroying archrival Israel has become an "achievable goal" thanks to his country's technological advances. "This sinister regime must be wiped off the map and this is no longer… a dream (but) it is an achievable goal," Major General Hossein Salami said, quoted by the Guards' Sepah news site. Four decades on from Iran's Islamic revolution, "we have...
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Kuwait shooters continue to win more medals
KUWAIT: Kuwait Shooters continued their winning ways despite fierce competition by Asian shooters as Kuwait shooter Jarrah Mohammad Al-Shuwaier won the bronze medal of the double trap, while the team of Jarrah Al-Shuwaier, Nasser Al-Miqled and Saad Lafi won the bronze medal also at the conclusion of the ninth Asian Clay Target Tournament that was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Kuwait already won 6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze). Secretary...
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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LONDON: Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria wave as they pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street on July 5, 2024. - AFP
‘Restless’ Starmer seeks ‘reset’, axes Rwanda scheme
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Row erupts over foreign scholarships
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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Scholarship acceptance rates: By the numbers