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Kharafi wins $930m in damages from Libya
KUWAIT: M A Al Kharafi and Sons of Kuwait has won a final arbitration decision worth 1.2 billion Libyan dinars ($930 million) against the Libyan government as a result of…
‘Hundreds’ deported for traffic offences
KUWAIT: Kuwait has deported hundreds of expats for traffic offences in the past month, a report said yesterday, drawing condemnation from a human rights group. The Al-Anbaa newspaper cited a…
Interior denies requesting permission for visa transfer – Fingerprint scanners to be used at checkpoints
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor denied news reports which hinted that the Interior Ministry rejected its request to allow domestic workers to transfer their visas to the…
MoH bans sleeve Gastrectomy – ‘Doctors not adhering to global standards’
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health recently issued a ministerial decree stopping the sleeve gastrectomy surgeries and other weight-loss surgeries till a new law governing such medical procedures was formulated in…
UN compensation approval
KUWAIT: Kuwait is still waiting to receive from Iraq $11.2 billion in compensation that was approved by the United Nations for the damages sustained by the Kuwaiti oil sector during…
Kuwait’s Marine Fire dept rescues 35 from yacht – Vessel stuck in rocks off Kobbar
KUWAIT: Personnel from the Marine Fire Rescue Center safely brought out a yacht and 35 people aboard it after it was caught amidst rocks north of the Kobbar Islands, all…
MoH refutes reports on validity of medicines
KUWAIT: The Health Ministry on Thursday refuted news report circulated by a number of media outlets recently on the validity of the use of the drug for three months beyond…
Swine flu in Kuwait
KUWAIT: The Director of the Infections Diseases Hospital Dr. Jamal Al-Duaij said the hospital received a case of swine flu, that was referred from a private hospital. He said that…
Kuwait bars Expats from morning treatment – Activists slam Kuwait ‘racist’ move
KUWAIT: Kuwait is to bar foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings, local media reported yesterday, in a decision activists labeled as “racist”. The decision comes after complaints in…
Rights group blasts Kuwait proposed tough media law
KUWAIT: Human Rights Watch said yesterday a proposed media law by Kuwait would increase state control and curtail the right to free speech, as authorities suspended a popular talk show…
Kuwait Airways to buy 25 jets, inks deal with Airbus – Airbus favored over Boeing due to price
KUWAIT: State-owned Kuwait Airways said it had signed an initial agreement with Airbus to buy 25 new aircraft and take an option on 10 more in the biggest overhaul of…
Which insurance covers a misplaced nose?
Have you seen the after-image of a woman who has undergone plastic surgery that has misplaced her nose terribly? Well, that happens when the doctor performing the operation is not…
