Files of employers bringing in excess laborers to be blocked

September 3rd, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor warned employers against bringing in extra and unwanted laborers into the country, saying the files of all such employers will be blocked and referred to authorities while the laborers will be deported, reports Al-Shahed daily.

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MoC & Telecom firms meet, considers switching to per-second billing

September 2nd, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Although many nations around the world have adopted a pay-per-second rate for mobile phone calls, this has yet to take effect in Kuwait.

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Gulf’s expats are living the high life

September 2nd, 2010 No comments

Russia, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are home to the wealthiest expats, with Eurozone countries falling behind when it comes to paying for foreign expertise, according to a new survey of expats.

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India has the most road accidents in SE Asia

September 2nd, 2010 1 comment

Mumbai: Last month Alan Almeida turned 24 but didn’t have the kind of birthday party that a young 20-something in this city generally has. His friends and family joined him at the hospital, one of the many he’s called home since he met with a horrific bike accident in March this year.

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New reduced call charges between Kuwait and GCC states soon

September 2nd, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: An informed source disclosed to Al Watan that the Ministry of Communication is preparing to install telecommunication cables that connect Kuwait with the other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States. The ministry will adopt a new fee structure for international calls between Kuwait and the GCC States after executing this project.

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Apple rolls out new iPods, social iTunes & Apple TV

September 2nd, 2010 No comments

Apple held its fall event today and it was plenty of surprises. Aside from Apple TV, we also got a completely new iPod line, new iTunes (complete with social network) and a peak at iOS 4.2.

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Kuwait will go nuclear in 8 years as power demand rises: KISR

September 1st, 2010 1 comment

Kuwait: Director of Kuwait Institute for Scientific and Research (KISR) Dr. Naji Al-Mutairi said that the continuous efforts by Kuwait to produce nuclear energy for peaceful purposes at both the local and international level has materialized. He added that the national program is multi-faceted and can meet the country’s demands.

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Arrests made in Sri Lankan maid’s nail torture case

September 1st, 2010 1 comment

Colombo: A Saudi employer and his wife, who are accused of torturing a Sri Lankan housemaid by hammering nails into her body, have been arrested in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, officials at the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said Monday.

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Zain launches prepaid mobile broadband with policy control

August 31st, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Mobile operator Zain Kuwait, that nation’s largest cellco, is launching prepaid “e-GO eeZee” mobile broadband services in an effort to woo subscribers away from landline dial-up service.

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Now get ready for Rakhi Sawant as agony aunt in ‘Rakhi Ka Insaaf’

August 31st, 2010 No comments

Mumbai: Rakhi Sawant is big-mouthed, they say. The celebrity item girl, who will soon play agony aunt in a new reality show Rakhi Ka Insaaf, claims she has better solutions to Mumbai’s growing migrant population than Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray.

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Eid holiday is expected to begin next Thursday

August 31st, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Civil Service Commission issued a memorandum regarding the Eid holiday, where it announced that it will be four days if Eid begins Thursday September 9th and that Sunday will be off to compensate Friday. Employees will go back to work on Monday September 13th.

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Majority of Kuwaitis text while driving

August 31st, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: While the majority of Kuwaiti drivers use their cell phones while driving, a recent study indicated that little more than half of Kuwaitis send text messages while behind the wheel, reported Al-Qabas.

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Humidity ends, temperature to drop in the nights

August 30th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait – Kuwaiti meteorologist Essa Ramadan expected on Monday a decrease in humidity during this week in most desert areas. The outskirts of Kuwait City, remaining only at coastal areas in the evening due to sea breezes, temperatures are also expected to decrease at night.

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Indian dies, several injured in nurses bus accident (updated)

August 30th, 2010 9 comments

Kuwait: An Indian male nurse, Biju Abraham, died instantly, and a Vice Corporal and four nurses sustained various degrees of injuries, after a police car collided with the bus carrying 10 nurses at a traffic intersection, opposite the Ministry of Education in Shuwaikh Sunday.

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Is the Indian MP really underpaid?

August 30th, 2010 2 comments

I was a MP not very long ago. I loved those six years. Everyone called me sir, not because of my age but because I was a MP. And even though I never travelled anywhere by train during those years, I revelled in the fact that I could have gone anywhere I liked, on any train, first class with a bogey reserved for my family.

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Facebook India offices officially open in Hyderabad

August 29th, 2010 No comments

Hyderabad, India: Hot on the heels of Facebook overtaking Orkut as India’s most prominent social network with 21 million vs. 20 million unique visitors in July, the company officially opened its much anticipated office in Hyderabad earlier this week.

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Citizens & Expats fed expired food by companies violating ban

August 29th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Municipal Council (MC) member Mehalhal Al-Khaled has submitted a query asking if it was true that some food companies were secretly importing expired meat, chicken and deserts, reports Al-Seyassah daily.

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Eid on September 10, says Kuwaiti astronomer

August 29th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Eid Al Fitr, the celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, will be on Friday September 10, a Kuwaiti astronomer has said. ”The date, based on astronomical calculations, means that Muslims will be this year fasting 30 days,” Dr Saleh Al Ujairi said.

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Indian Rupee favorite currency of choice for counterfeiters

August 29th, 2010 No comments

Indian rupee is the hot favorite of counterfeiters who smuggle it into the UAE. It is followed by the US dollar, according to a top Dubai Police official.These fake notes are of such high quality that the public finds it difficult to identify them.

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Huge transportation projects set to transform Kuwait

August 29th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Huge transportation projects are underway in Kuwait in order to improve the country’s connectivity with its neighbors and reduce its congestion and traffic problems, according to Business Intelligence Middle East.

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Saudi couple hammer 24 heated nails into maid’s body

August 28th, 2010 10 comments

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Doctors removed 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan maid who says the couple she worked for in Saudi Arabia tortured her, hammering the objects into her body.

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Latest trend in Kuwait: Sponsorship Marriage

August 28th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: It seems that marriage has become an easy way to get the residency and become entitled to live in Kuwait. This is what happened in Kuwait following the issuance of the ministerial decision that Kuwaiti women are entitled to sponsor their foreign husbands.

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Kuwait refutes reports on plan to limit number of expats’ entry

August 27th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait – Around 47,000 expatriate workers entered Kuwait this year and 26,000 left the country for good, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily quoting Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Undersecretary Mohammad Al-Kandari.

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1,300,000 KD for eight new hospitals

August 27th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: The Ministry of Public Works Undersecretary for Civil Engineering Hossam Al-Tahous announced that the ministry is planning to build eight new hospitals, with a capacity of 600 beds, at a total cost of 1,300,000 Kuwaiti dinars. He added that the execution process will take six years.

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Rich Kuwaiti woman caught begging for alms

August 27th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait – An old Kuwait woman seized begging emerged to be a wealthy person who is reputed for helping the poor, a local newspaper reported on Friday.

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