Kuwait: More than two million expatriates and over one million Kuwaitis reside in Kuwait. As unemployment among Kuwaitis increases, many experts have begun questioning why Kuwait needs such a high number of expats to work in the country. The ‘Kuwaitization’ law, aimed at increasing the number of Kuwaitis in the work force including the private sector, has led to a decrease in employment of non-Kuwaitis.
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Kuwait: Violating the period of stay while on visit to Kuwait generates a fine of KD 10 each day and maximum of KD 1,000, reports Al-Shahid daily. The daily quoting reliable sources from the Ministry of Interior added that individuals on visit visa violating the residency law will be banned from entering the country for two years, while their sponsors will not be permitted to grant sponsorship to other people for one year.
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Kuwait – The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced the introduction of a new ruling under which which Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis will be able to sponsor their husbands and children, a move which one prominent local women’s rights activist said had been pending for two decades.
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Kuwait – The Holy Month of Ramadan is soon approaching. Many associations and committees are preparing activities and gatherings to observe this fasting month. It is a busy time for Islamic organizations in particular.
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Kuwait’s criminal court on Sunday sentenced a Kuwaiti national to death by hanging for growing marijuana in his home garden.The man was arrested by the police following tips that he used his garden in Al Qusoor, in Al Mubarak Al Kabeer area, to grow marijuana and sell it.
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Kuwait – Two Filipinas were killed in Kuwait this week, one by her husband and the other by her employers.The Egyptian husband has reportedly stabbed his Filipina wife 31 times in front of her colleagues and customers at a woman’s salon in Jabriya. The victim died before paramedics reached the crime scene, a Kuwaiti Times report said. Related – Egyptian husband arrested.
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You can now download the Indian Rupee Symbol Font and use it on your computer/laptop keyboards. It is very easy to install and can be used directly from Microsoft Word. Please read the full article to download and usage instructions.
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Mumbai: A male HIV positive patient takes his marital partner, a widowed HIV positive patient, in a first, guided by Mumbai’s first AIDS clinic. This week, a 31 year-old MBA grad will exchange marital vows with a 32 year-old widow, who holds an MA.
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Kuwait (KUNA): The first power unit at Al-Sabbiyah station will be operated in the middle of next year hiking the electric output 1,300 megawatts, an official said on Saturday.
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Kuwait – Security personnel during the weekend are to increase their presence in various Kuwaiti hot-spots, including the Gulf Road and Marina Mall for stricter security measures during the bustling summer period, the Ministry of Interior said Saturday.
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Kuwait – The Parliament’s Human Rights Committee will start holding meetings from next week to address a number of issues and will focus on the conditions at the deportation center, reports Al-Shahid daily.
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Vendors of computers, mobile phones, and software say they will support the symbol for the Indian rupee that was approved by the Indian cabinet on Thursday. But it may be over two years before the rupee symbol starts showing on computers and mobile phones, analysts said.
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I think the understanding of what a holiday means needs to be urgently addressed at this time of the year, when many are packing their suitcases and heading abroad. It is also the time of year during which many expatriate residents and citizens leave, either to see their families abroad or to visit new places. Yet, at the end of the summer they fail to feel happy or admit that their holiday wasn’t that great.
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Kuwait – It is the vacation season in Kuwait. Air travel is commonly opted for and is generally considered the safest means of travel.
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert for a missing 15-year-old female teenager who Florida authorities say may be in or heading to North Platte.According to Lincoln County Chief Deputy Sheriff Dean Sparks, Eman Mohammad Al Sayegh, a Kuwaiti national, and her family were vacationing in Kissimmee, Fla., at the time of her disappearance.
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Kuwait City – PETA Asia Director, Jason Baker, said that the living conditions of the Kuwait Zoo animals are atrocious and that they are continuously suffering a miserable life.
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Kuwait City – The Ministry of Interior (MoI) must quickly take the necessary steps to end the suffering of marginal workers, especially those exploited by visa traders, MP Adnan Al-Muttawa said Thursday.
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The selfless acts of parents to protect their children have always amazed me. The passion with which parents talk about their kids, and the tremendous amount of love they describe having for them have always been a complete mystery to me.
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Cairo – A Kuwaiti delegation from the Ministry of Communication met with Egyptian officials on Thursday where they discussed means of cooperation on international marine and land-based cables.
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On a day when India finally got a symbol for the Rupee and joined a select club of countries whose currencies have an unique identity, CNN-IBN spoke to D Udaya Kumar, a postgraduate student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, who had designed the symbol.
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Kuwait: The issue of female police officers is sizzling and progressing towards becoming hot issue. It has already caused commotion when it was first announced in 2006, and was already a hot issue when the first batch celebrated their graduation in March. This week, newspaper reports involving harassment of the female police has brought the subject back to the spotlight.
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Kuwait – The Islam Presentation Committee (IPC) announced that it will launch next August a campaign on Islam which will be sponsored by Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation.
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An Indian startup company Hidden Reflex has launched first ever web browser from India. Epic has been stuffed with many features and applications. It has something which we have never heard of before, an integrated antivirus protection in a browser. The built in antivirus and antispyware is powered by ESET.
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Kuwait – he Kuwaiti Interior Ministry urged on Wednesday citizens and residents to take caution and observe traffic rules while driving in order to ensure the safety of their and their families’ lives. It also asked them to properly check their cars before traveling and to have fire extinguishers to use in case of fire.
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Asian Embassies welcome move making employers pay domestic helpers via banks. Kuwait – They are fully dedicated to their work and endeavor to offer the best services.They toil day and night, winter and summer and they rarely utter a word of objection. They have come a long way from home, leaving behind loved ones and familiar way of life to immerse themselves among strangers and in highly unfamiliar settings.
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