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Idlib chaos forces displaced into strange dwellings
BIRAT ARMANAZ, Syria: Inside a rusty, abandoned bus in northwestern Syria, Umm Joumaa washes a silver tray and glass teacups, light pouring into her makeshift kitchen through broken windows. Around her, towels, bed sheets, clothes and plastic bags hang from wires that stretch across the smashed-out vehicle where the 44-year-old widow lives with her six children. "We used to live in Al-Shariaa", a village in the northwestern province of Hama, she...
US warship docks in Lebanon
BEIRUT: The United States navy destroyer USS Ramage docked briefly in Lebanon, the US embassy in Beirut said yesterday, amid heightened regional tensions. The Arleigh-Burke-class vessel, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, stopped Saturday for a "one-day goodwill visit on the sidelines of its participation in ongoing efforts to ensure freedom of navigation and free-flow commerce in the eastern Mediterranean", a statement from the US...
Handicrafts in Kuwait: Once a source of Income, overshadowed by modernity
KUWAIT: Handicrafts in Kuwait were not merely an industry for winning bread or decorating Kuwaiti ancestors' houses; they were rather a testament to the strong will in coping with hardships, opting to be creative and productive rather than inactive. These hand-made crafts have turned into a symbol of the Kuwaiti identity, part of the national heritage, history and memories. Many Kuwaitis, in olden times, earned their bread with these creative...
2,087 domestic helper-related complaints in Aug
KUWAIT: Recent manpower authority statistics showed that around 3,793 domestic helper-related complaints had been filed in the period of April-August 2019, including 2,087 filed in August alone. Statistics also showed that the total number of domestic helper offices increased by 10, now totaling 451. Kuwaiti fish brokers Official sources said Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan's decision to restrict fish auction brokers to...
Allocating sites for special beaches
KUWAIT: Municipal Council Deputy Chairman Abdullah Al-Mehri and council member Meshaan Al-Hamdhan yesterday proposed setting up a free trade zone near Kuwait international airport to trade in gold, jewelry and precious stones. They also proposed allocating sites for special touristic beaches and providing them with all needed amenities and services. Meanwhile, in its meeting on Wednesday, the Mubarak Al-Kabeer committee at the Municipal Council...
Kuwait tops women obesity chart in GCC
KUWAIT: Head of Kuwait Association of Surgeons Dr Salman Al-Sabah said Kuwait topped the rate of obesity prevalence among women over 18, and has the highest count in all the GCC countries. Dr Salman said in a "medical paper" he presented at the First Arab Conference on woman health in Cairo, under the slogan "Boosting woman's health to achieve the goals of sustained development 2030". His paper was titled "Obesity: A major challenge for women's...
Police beaten for protecting citizen
KUWAIT: Two Kuwaitis were held at Qadsiya police station for assaulting traffic policemen who were coming to the aid of a citizen they were harassing. They were later found to be under the influence. The incident occurred when officers noticed a man seeking their help as two others were chasing him on Second Ring Road, so police pulled them over. The suspects then attacked the man who complained against them. Policemen tried to help but were...
Kuwait City’s skyline
KUWAIT: Kuwait City’s skyline from the rooftop of the old Amiri hospital. —KUNA
Tremor recorded in Kuwait
KUWAIT: A tremor of 3.1-magnitude was recorded north of Kabd and south of Jahra, Kuwait National Seismic Network said yesterday. The network’s head Dr Abdullah Al-Enezi said the tremor was recorded at 06:34:43 am local time at a depth of six kilometers. Residents of Jahra felt the tremor, he indicated. – KUNA
Trump defends Supreme Court justice over 'misconduct claim'
Controversial judge faces calls for an investigation over fresh allegationsWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump mounted an angry defense of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh yesterday as the controversial judge faced calls for an investigation over fresh allegations of sexual misconduct. Trump blasted the media and "Radical Left Democrats" after a former Yale classmate of Kavanaugh alleged that the jurist-one of the most senior judges in the...
Israel government approves new settlement two days before polls
Netanyahu seeking to boost turnout among his right-wing baseJERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government approved a new settlement in the occupied West Bank yesterday, his office said, just two days ahead of closely a fought general election. The approval came as Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz sought to rally supporters, with final rallies planned for yesterday evening. Netanyahu is seeking to boost turnout among...
Under-fire PM claims 'huge' Brexit progress
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted yesterday that "huge" progress was being made in Brexit talks and declared Britain would break out of the European Union just like the comic book hero "The Incredible Hulk". The Conservative leader made the comments ahead of meetings with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg on Monday. Johnson told the Mail on Sunday newspaper he was "very...
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