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Touted ban on Filipina domestic helpers not approved
Kuwait Times Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa KUWAIT: A proposal to ban Filipino domestic helpers working in Kuwait has not been approved by the Philippine government, confirmed...
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Bahraini monarch honors Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO
Kuwait Times MANAMA: King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa honors Zain’s Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi. MANAMA/KUWAIT: At an honorary ceremony held at the Sakhir palace in Bahrain...
View ArticleEnvoy compares S Korea-Kuwait relations to ‘unsinkable’ warship Kang Gam Chan
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: A destroyer from South Korea began an official four-day visit to Kuwait in an elaborate ceremony held at Shuwaikh Port yesterday. The Republic of Korea (ROK) Kang Gam Chan...
View ArticleFake domestic help office busted
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Police raided a fake domestic help office yesterday and arrested seven African women who are reported absconding by their original employers. The operation came following...
View ArticleRescuers stop maid from committing suicide
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: An Ethiopian housemaid was stopped from committing suicide at her sponsor’s house in Sulaibikhat, said security sources. Rescue forces rushed to the scene where paramedics took the...
View ArticlePanel to scrutinize performance of health office in Germany
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi announced yesterday forming a special panel to look into remarks made by the parliamentary investigation committee regarding Kuwait Health...
View ArticleSystem automatically cuts late staff salaries
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Civil service employees at the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) may see salary deductions if they fail to show up to work on time now that a new fingerprint timeclock system...
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Boot camp ready to accept conscription new recruits
Kuwait Times 5,609 recruits registered as of Saturday – Cases filed against 800 citizens who are yet to register KUWAIT: Head of the Kuwait National Service Authority Maj Gen Ibrahim Al-Amiri (center)...
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Amir: Palestine deal important step in right direction
Kuwait Times His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Saturday congratulated the Palestinian people for...
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Oil producers may not need to extend cuts
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Oil Minister Essam Al-Marzouq attends the third Kuwaiti Oil & Gas Show and Conference yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Oil producers may not need to roll...
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Military draft dodgers will be penalized
Kuwait Times Chairman of the National Military Service Authority Major General Ibrahim Al-Amiri during the press conference KUWAIT: Chairman of the National Military Service Authority Maj Gen Ibrahim...
View ArticleFamily of five killed in Salmiya blaze
Kuwait Times Jleeb fire leaves toddler dead KUWAIT: A family of five died in a fire that broke out in a five-story building in Salmiya yesterday, said security sources. Firemen rushed to the building...
View ArticleHuman trafficking network busted
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested four people who face human trafficking charges related to holding people against their will and forcing them to practice prostitution. The suspects, a...
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Talks proceeding with Saudi on Khafji oil field: Minister
Kuwait Times KPC renews crude oil storage contract with SUMED – Kuwait to import 50 million cubic feet of Iraqi gas KUWAIT: Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq (left) attends an...
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Ghanem urges IPU to practice ethical power, counter Israel’s violations
Kuwait Times Parliamentary diplomacy key to supporting Rohingya SAINT PETERSBURG: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem addresses the IPU’s 137th Session in Saint Petersburg, Russia. — KUNA...
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Kuwait hosts International Conference on Women Leaders in Science, Technology
Kuwait Times ‘Women’s Empowerment with Science’ KUWAIT: KFAS Director General Dr Adnan Shihab Eldin (center) speaks during the press conference. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The Kuwait Foundation...
View ArticleCabinet examines railway project recommendations
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Cabinet examined a recommendation by the public services committee regarding the railway project, and that during its regular weekly session held yesterday at its airport...
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MP demands parity in cargo transit fees
Kuwait Times MP Khalil Al-Saleh KUWAIT: MP Khalil Al-Saleh called for resolving the problems of owners of refrigerated trucks in Kuwait, as their business has been hit since a number of countries...
View ArticleMinistry urged to reconsider increased health fees on expats
Kuwait Times KUWAIT: The Kuwait Human Rights Society (KHRS) called on the health ministry to reconsider its decision to hike health services fees for expatriates, as the society found that inability to...
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MP calls to tax expat motorists KD 1,200 annually to clear roads
Kuwait Times MP Khaled Al-Otaibi KUWAIT: A lawmaker yesterday came up with a solution to resolve traffic congestion, by proposing that expatriates who have a driving license should be asked to pay KD...
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