Kuwaiti researchers predict peak oil production in 2014

March 10th, 2010 No comments

Scientists from Kuwait University and Kuwait Oil Company are forecasting that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014—almost a decade earlier than some other predictions. Their study is in published the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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I offered my seva regularly to Swami Nityananda: Ranjitha

March 10th, 2010 No comments

ranjitha Bangalore: Tamil actress Ranjitha justifies her acts in an interview with a Tamil website. Says her service was motivated by devotion to the godman. Tamil actress Ranjitha, who went into hiding after being caught on camera while indulging in sexual acts with Swami Nityananda, finally come to fore yesterday.

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Nepalese in Kuwait: Embassy unprepared?

March 10th, 2010 No comments

A year ago, we did not have a Nepalese Embassy in Kuwait and a primary issue of concern was the problems suffered by Nepalese workers, mostly domestic staff, in the country. Although the Indian Embassy here attempted to help these people over the years, this was not enough to really help to end the problems of the Nepalese community here, particularly those who had major legal difficulties which sometimes saw them end up in prison.

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Kuwaiti students connected to massive US Visa fraud ring

March 10th, 2010 No comments

eotgufsmyxCalifornia - A 46Ù€yearÙ€old US citizen in Laguna Niguel, California and six alleged clients have been charged with participating in a ring of illegal testÙ€takers helping Middle Eastern Ù€ including Kuwaiti nationals obtain US student visas. Agents arrested 16 of Eamonn Daniel Higgins suspected clients who remained in Southern California while he was being charged, and another 42 individuals also involved could be subject to deportation proceedings.

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8th Ring Road project in Kuwait likely to be cancelled

March 10th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait - Sources informed AlÙ€Watan that tensions are mounting in the Ministry of Public Works due to the high possibility that the 8th Ring Road project might face cancellation, as the Ministry of Oil refuses to cooperate in eliminating oil obstacles from the route of the road. An official source at the ministry announced that Kuwait is in a noÙ€win situation whether the project is completed or cancelled.

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MoI busts biggest home grown Marijuana (Pot) farm in Kuwait

March 10th, 2010 No comments

9tc7csds8bKuwait - Interior Ministry personnel busted a citizen for growing the biggest marijuana farm ever found in Kuwait at his home garden in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Area, the ministry reported on Tuesday. A ministry statement said the bust was made after receipt of intelligence and after a secret source verified the accuracy of the tip.
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Kuwait to annul citizenships obtained through fake claims

March 9th, 2010 No comments

rw0pyw5amlKuwait - There is speculation that people who kept their original nationality would be stripped of the Kuwaiti citizenship.Kuwait government plans to withdraw the citizenship it has granted to people who did not have the proper qualifications, local media reported on Tuesday.

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Viva Kuwait extends roaming service to 176 countries

March 9th, 2010 No comments

qmekpjbm1sKuwait - Viva will extend its roaming coverage to a total of 176 countries, and more than 420 operators including, but not limited to the USA, Canada, England, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, GCC, Egypt and Lebanon, allowing all our customers to make and receive calls and send and receive SMS’ on the move.

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40 countries to participate in 11-day Quran recitation contest

March 9th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwait international prize contest for the recitation of the Holy Quran will kick off tomorrow, the event’s higher commission said. The 11-day contest’s objective is to serve the Holy Quran through raising awareness on sciences and laws associated with it, the commission’s Chairman Adel Al-Falah said.

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MP questions the access of Blackberry phones to porn websites

March 9th, 2010 8 comments

blackberry_messenger Kuwait: Conservative MP Mohammad Hayef submitted yesterday a question to the Minister of Education Modhi Al-Homoud regarding students’ accessibility to pornography websites on computers in public high schools. The lawmaker said that the Ministry of Education is ‘unable to control the phenomenon’ and was urged to take immediate action.
Related: Saudi asks access to Blackberry messenger

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23,000 Toyota vehicles recalled in Saudi and UAE

March 9th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Toyota continued to recall millions of its vehicles from around the world Monday, including the Arabian Gulf, which affected agencies and customers in the region with more than 23,000 vehicles recalled for maintenance in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In Kuwait, the agent awaits the arrival of the spare parts to start the recall, while Bahrain opened a free maintenance center.

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Kuwait may harness Nuclear & Solar power in 7 yrs - Official

March 9th, 2010 No comments

pqmtvtljnaParis - Kuwait’s Minister of Electricity and Water Bader Al-Shuraiaan on Monday affirmed Kuwait’s interest in acquiring and harnessing alternative energy namely nuclear and solar energy and predicted start of usage of this power resource in seven years.

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Jazeera Airways launches ‘Don’t miss out for summer’

March 8th, 2010 No comments

jazeera logoJazeera Airways, the Middle East’s regional carrier, is launching its biggest ever sale:: ‘Don’t miss out for summer’, as the airline prepares to launch a range of exciting destinations for the summer season.

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After Baghdad, First Kuwaiti in trouble over US Embassy in Saudi

March 8th, 2010 No comments

Washington: Another State Department construction project has gone awry, and once again the builders of the troubled U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad are involved. This time, the problem is in Saudi Arabia. According to officials and documents obtained by McClatchy , work has ground to a halt on the new, $122 million U.S. consulate in Jeddah, the Red Sea port, amid allegations of unsafe practices, poor labor conditions and feuding between the two companies responsible for the project.

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Guinness World Record broken at The Sultan Center Kuwait

March 8th, 2010 No comments

kleenex Kuwait: A new Guinness World Record for the world’s largest packaged product display was broken on Sunday at TSC Wholesale Center — Shuwaikh. The Sultan Center, Al-Mansouriya Consumer Trading Company and Olayan Kimberly Clark teamed up and Kleenex boxes were stacked by over 45 personnel in a span of 10-12 hours to achieve the 289 meters cubed historic feat in Kuwait.

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‘Runaway maids forced into prostitution for KD 10-50 per night’

March 8th, 2010 No comments

prostitutes Kuwait: A Filipina national recently called Al Watan Daily, claiming that Asian women are being lured and forced into prostitution. She accused the pimps of operating under the loop of an organized crime syndicate. The Filipina, who survived the ordeal claimed that brothel owners prey on domestic helpers. Al Watan Daily spoke to pimps in Salmiya & Fahaheel & the Filipina national who was forced to work as a prostitute to expose the sordid aspect of life in Kuwait.

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Educare Exhibition 2010 opens at Kuwait Mishref Fair Grounds

March 8th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: Twenty four colleges and universities from different parts of the world will display their prospectus and list of diploma/degree programs to lure Kuwaiti and expatriate students. ‘Educare Exhibition’ which will last until March 11, will be inaugurated today at the Kuwait International Fair Ground, Hall 8 in Mishref.

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Kuwait has world’s most dangerous highways

March 7th, 2010 1 comment

op5lshoxym1Kuwait - At least 200 Kuwaitis are killed and 6,000 are injured annually in traffic accidents.Traffic congestion and accidents will cost Kuwait KD 27.430 billion in the next ten years as the country tries to shrug off a terrible world record.

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Kuwaiti Govt. eager to develop health sector - MoH Official

March 7th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait - The Kuwaiti government is eager to develop the health sector in the country, said an official here on Sunday.Assistant Undersecretary for Public Services and Maintenance in the Health Ministry Samir Al-Asfour told the press on the occasion of the holding of the first conference and exhibition of construction companies and hospital maintenance to be held here on April 12 that the event would provide the latest in terms of construction products to build hospitals and health centers in Kuwait.

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Khalid Al Qasimi of UAE wins Kuwait International rally

March 7th, 2010 No comments

kuwaitrally WAM Kuwait: The UAE’s Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi and Ulster co-driver Michael Orr clinched a comfortable victory in the 2010 Kuwait International Rally, round two of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), on Saturday. At the wheel of his new Autotek-supported Ford Fiesta S2000, Al-Qassimi gradually extended his 7.7s overnight lead to record his seventh regional championship rally victory by 49 seconds.

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Toyota apologized to US, Europe but ignoring us in Kuwait: Al-Harbi

March 7th, 2010 No comments

2007-Aurion Kuwait: Toyota announced recently that it would recall the company’s flagship Prius hybrid cars worldwide. The company president, Akio Toyoda, followed the announcement with a worldwide apology. A Kuwaiti lawyer is suing the company, as well as the local agent and the Ministries of Interior and of Commerce and Industry, over the 2007 Aurion model.

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SPC may approve Kuwait fourth refinery this week: Report

March 7th, 2010 No comments

Kuwait: A previously stalled $15 billion project to build a 615,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery in Kuwait is likely to be revived by a key technical committee at the weekend, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

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‘Exempt laborers working in farms from Kuwaitization’

March 7th, 2010 No comments

farm Kuwait: The Chairman of the Kuwaiti Association for Farmers, Saoud Al-Arada, asserted that the laborers working in farms are mainly non-Kuwaitis, since they receive low wages. He added that the Kuwaiti farmers pay for their housing, food, clothes, medical care, airline tickets, residency fees and health insurance.

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Viva offers special roaming & intern’l rates on its Bahrain network

March 6th, 2010 No comments

viva.jpgKuwait - In order to celebrate the launch of Viva in Bahrain, Viva Kuwait is offering an exclusive one-month promotion for customers travelling to Bahrain. Local charges for customers who roam on Viva Bahrain’s network will apply. Viva Kuwait customers calling internationally to Bahrain can also enjoy local, and significantly reduced rates.

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Hunger for women & land lead to the end of Swami Nityananda

March 6th, 2010 No comments

ranjitha Bangalore: The hunger for power, women and usurping land were responsible for the downfall of self-proclaimed godman Swami Nityananda. It is rumoured that Swami Nityananda sex tape sting was ordered by powerful politicians who had a dispute over some land with the godman. The swami had a property dispute in Tamil Nadu with the Marans, who own the TV channel that first exposed his romp with Ranjitha.
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