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Tech advances ease expatriate transition - Kuwait Times
Many expats realized that it was cheaper for them to go to internet cafes, or even pool their incomes together to try and get a laptop,” said a telecoms insider, who asked to remain anonymous. “It's not a matter of being tech-savvy at all, ...
Expat sold herpes meds for dehydration – Pharmacists playing doctor pose ... - Kuwait Times
The insider, who asked to remain anonymous, revealed that the prevalence of strict rules and regulations being loosely adopted is leaving room for the system to be abused, “People make an effort to learn about how they can misuse certain drugs, ...
Hamas rulers urged to stop executions - Kuwait Times
The meeting was expected to end at around 1600 GMT, after which the Quartet was to issue a statement, state department officials said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Netanyahu's office has said he will respond with his own letter to Abbas, which is likely to ...
'More studies' delay pay raises - Kuwait Times
“The Civil Service Council still needs more time to study 108 parts of the general pay raise decision to make sure that they meet regulations that the Civil Service Commission follows,” said sources speaking on the condition of anonymity on Tuesday.
Pakistan clash kills up to 17: Officials - Kuwait Times
Local news channels citing tribal political administration officials said that the blast killed a taxi driver and wounded about thirteen other persons. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but locals pointed at sectarian tension ...
Moves to protect corrupt individuals – Bloc prepares grilling motion against ... - Kuwait Times
Speaking to a local daily on the condition of anonymity, sources said that a grilling will be filed by bloc members Musallam Al-Barrak and Khalid Al-Tahous, in addition to independent lawmaker Abdurrahman Al-Anjari, which will be viewed by the ...
Arab Spring – or just high rents? – Real Estate business in Kuwait slowing down - Kuwait Times
A female real estate broker, who requested anonymity, explained yesterday that the real estate business is not as promising compared to the same period last year. She related the current situation to the current political situation in the Middle East, ...
Daily embarrassments puts Vatican on defensive – 'Monsignors' mutiny' revealed ... - Kuwait Times
“It is a total mess,” said one high-ranking Vatican official who spoke, like all others, on the condition of anonymity. The Machiavellian manoeuvring and machinations that have come to light in the Vatican recently are worthy of a novel about a ...
Premier set to pick Deputy PM from outside ruling family - Kuwait Times
KUWAIT: His Highness the prime minister looks to shake up the Cabinet's approach by selecting competent ministers who are not only popular but also capable of meeting upcoming challenges, says a report quoting sources close to the government.
Opposition blocs open to join Kuwait cabinet – Lawmakers plan to amend Article 2 - Kuwait Times
In this manner, both the Cabinet and Parliament can cooperate on working toward a joint agenda, stated a news report quoting sources close to the government. This alludes to the fact that some oppositionist lawmakers could be offered posts in the ...
60 die as troops, Taleban battle over mountaintop – Obama confirms US drone ... - Kuwait Times
—AFP PARACHINAR: Fighting between soldiers and Taleban militants over a strategic mountaintop in northwestern Pakistan has killed more than 60 people, a government official said yesterday. The battle first started a week ago when government troops ...
100 killed as Syrian forces pound Homs - Kuwait Times
A regional intelligence source, who also did not wish to be identified, said: “He's not going back to Syria. That's the decision he's made. There's still a Hamas presence there, but it's insignificant.” Damascus is isolated following a bloody, ...
2 more Tibetans killed by Chinese forces – Deadly unrest spreads - Kuwait Times
People who want to come in must be screened and show valid ID,” the man, who refused to be named said. Another hotel employee in the same place confirmed the big security presence. Beijing insists Tibetans enjoy freedom of religious belief and says ...
17 held in suspicious Salmiya apartment - Kuwait Times
Security sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the raid was part of a current Ministry of Interior campaign against suspicious activities hosted in apartments, camps and stables across Kuwait. One woman was killed and two others ...
Youths back candidates campaigning for reform – Major tribe to hold ... - Kuwait Times
“The groups will then start touring diwaniyas in order to collect as many signatures (of voters) as possible,” the source said. The third step of the campaign will be to select certain candidates to sign the charter. The 'Youth for Change' charter, ...
Xmas in Saudi Arabia: Cheerful but chaste - Kuwait Times
"We had Saudi friends with kids who had lived abroad and used to enjoy Christmas, not as a religious holiday, but as a social one," says a 41-year-old Christian Arab-American, who lives in the port city of Jeddah and asked not to be identified because ...
How did Putin party win 99% in Chechnya? - Kuwait Times
United Russia is the party of Putin, and Chechnya would never vote for Putin," said one middle-aged resident of the regional capital of Grozny, who declined to give his name for fear of retribution. "In the mind of every Chechen he is associated with ...
Danger for sale - Kuwait Times
An active volunteer at PAWS who chose to remain anonymous, revealed that wild animals which aren't allowed to be kept as domestic pets anywhere in the world are brought in to Kuwait with original as well as fake licenses and reared as any harmless cat ...
Filipinos in Kuwait question boxing match result - Kuwait Times
"The decision to award the WBO Welterweight crown to Manny Pacquiao through a majority vote was a flawed one and should not be accepted by Filipinos," said a Filipino community leader who requested anonymity. He said Marquez, [the Mexican boxing hero] ...
Kuwait 'shrimping ban' could be lifted by Aug 15 - Kuwait Times
According to a source who requested anonymity, demands for fresh shrimps from Kuwaiti waters soar during the holy month of Ramadan. Besides, the decision to lift the ban on trawling was scheduled for mid-August. People here want local catch to be ...
Kuwaiti students enjoy PM's full support - Min. Al-Mulaifi - Kuwait Times
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah is fully supporting Kuwaiti students in or outside Kuwait, a senior government official said on Monday. The Minister of Education and Higher Education Ahmad Al-Mulaifi, ...
On the Caspian shore, a tale of two Turkmenistans - Kuwait Times
We had a school-leaving party in a wooden two-storey house owned by the parents of a girl from my class," said a security guard at a local hotel, who declined to give his name. "Then it was bulldozed," he said, pointing to a garbage heap near the canal ...
Kuwaiti students nervous on return to Bahraini, Egyptian colleges - Kuwait Times
Speaking on condition of anonymity, some of the students said that amongst the other problems they are facing in returning to their studies, they must first endure a series of personal questions when entering Bahrain as part of the tightened security ...
MPs warn of reviving grilling against reappointed ministers - Kuwait Times
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the sources said that whilst Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad is likely to be appointed as oil minister whilst retaining his deputy premiership status, the others will probably be reappointed to the s The sources also indicated ...
Busted Iran spy cell only tip of the iceberg, says official - Kuwait Times
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the security official accused one specific individual, the former tourism attaché at the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait, named as AT, of being an undercover intelligence official working covertly for the Iranian ...