KUWAIT: Kuwaitimeteorologist and historian Adel Al-Saadoun said yesterday that Eid Al-Adhawill fall on Sunday, August 11. He told KUNA that the first of Thul Hijja monthwill be on Friday, August 2 and Arafat Day will be on Saturday, August 10. -KUNA
270 kg of drugs,$30K busted
KUWAIT: Customsofficers, in coordination with the interior ministry, yesterday foiled anattempt to smuggle more than 270 kg of hashish and shabu, as well as $30,000 incash, into Kuwait through the Abdaly border. - Hanan Al-Saadoun
MoI arrestsviolators in raids
KUWAIT: Theinterior ministry's relations and security information department said securitycampaigns resulted in removing several street markets selling large quantitiesof various foodstuffs that do not meet health conditions, as well as arresting20 residency law violators in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. Meanwhile, Ahmadi securityforces carried out several campaigns in Mina Abdullah, arresting 60 personswithout IDs, eight absconders and three with expired residency permits, as wellas 10 bottles thought to contain liquor. - By Hanan Al-Saadoun (More pics onPage 3)
Disabled expatsget some benefits
KUWAIT: Thepublic authority for the disabled said several services will be provided tonon-Kuwaitis, including opening a medical file, issuance of a disability ID andTo Whom It May Concern letters, in adding to educational support for childrenof Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis. - A Saleh
Bahrain executesthree
DUBAI: Bahrain executedyesterday three men convicted in two separate cases, one involving the killingof a police officer and the other the killing of a mosque imam, the publicprosecutor said. Rights groups identified two of the men as Ali Al-Arab andAhmed Al-Malali, who were sentenced to death last year in a mass trial alongwith another 56 men convicted and given jail terms on "terrorismcrimes". Alleging they were part of a terrorist cell trained to use heavyweapons and explosives, the court jailed 19 for life and 37 for terms of up to15 years. - Reuters