http://arabtimesonline.com Arab Times Kuwait English Daily en-US admin@arabtimesonline.com CANNES, France, May 23, (AP): Robert Redford makes actions speak louder than words in shipwreck drama “All Is Lost.” He doesn’t have much choice. A man-versus-nature tale about a lone sailor adrift on the Indian Ocean, J.C. Chandor’s movie has no ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196545/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:14:49 GMT CANNES, France, May 23, (AFP): Blockbuster features that cost $100 million or more may grab the headlines, but the area of filmmaking that is growing fastest is documentaries, say industry sources at the Cannes Film Festival. Driving the trend, th... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196544/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:12:42 GMT NEW YORK, May 23, (RTRS): Award-winning author James Salter, who completed his last full-length book more than 30 years ago, has released a new novel that chronicles a life drawn from many of his own experiences. Like Salter, the main character in... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196543/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:10:08 GMT CANNES, France, May 23, (AP): One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, “Omar,” is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot. But the film’s lead actor, Adam Bakri, says the location or poli... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196542/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:08:16 GMT MIAMI, May 23, (AFP): LeBron James drove for a game-winning layup as time expired to give the Miami Heat a thrilling 103-102 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers Wednesday in game one of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. James, recently named reg... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196541/t/Heat-pip-Pacers-in-thriller/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:06:09 GMT DUBLIN, May 23, (AFP): The first one-day international between Ireland and Pakistan at Clontarf ended in a thrilling tie on Thursday. Ireland finished on 275 for five chasing a Duckworth-Lewis amended target of 276. Pakistan had earlier made 266 f... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196540/t/Ireland-Pak-tie-in-thriller/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:03:40 GMT KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, (AFP): Defending champions China had to dig deep to avoid a surprise defeat to Indonesia, winning 3-2 on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Sudirman Cup. Two days after whipping their arch rivals 5-0 in a group match, Chin... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196539/t/Chinese-survive-Indonesia-scare/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:04 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: The 16th children’s cricket event “DNV CRYcket 2013” organized by Friends of CRY Club — Kuwait (FOCC-Kuwait) was held on April 12th, where Cricket Coaching Club (CCC) won both the trophies (U-14 & U-12). “CRYcket” is an annual... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196538/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 06:58:14 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: Kuwait stocks slumped amid profit taking on Thursday to end week on a sour note. The index slid 67.83 pts to 8154.19 points extending the decline to second straight session. The downswing was paced by some of the mid and low c... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196537/t/Kuwait-bourse-slumps-on-profit-taking/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 06:57:13 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: Zajil International Telecom has once again succeeded in placing Kuwait on the international telecommunications world by being a prime sponsor at the International Telecoms Week (ITW) 2013 for the 4th consecutive year. ITW is t... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196536/t/Zajil-Telecom-participates-in-ITW-2013-in-Chicago/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:59 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: “We need a change in the fabric of our democratic functioning”, stated Pavan Kumar Verma, career diplomat and author, currently serving an advisory role with Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar in India, as he addressed a ga... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196535/t/Expert-advocates-financial-transparency-in-India/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:39 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al-Babtain Co launched its summer checkup campaign “Peace of Mind” for Citroen cars from the 12th May till 5th June 2013, which will includes — 13 free check points, 15 percent discount on Labor and 30 pe... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196534/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Fri, 24 May 2013 06:52:05 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: The Vice-Squad Department affiliated to the General Department for Criminal Investigation has arrested members of an ‘international’ gang said to be involved in flesh trade, reports Al- Shahed daily. The daily added the arrest c... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196533/t/Foreign-gang-involved-in-flesh-business-rounded-up/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:51:34 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: Personnel from the General Immigration Department have arrested a citizen for fraud and swindling Asians, reports Al-Anba daily. The suspect claimed he was an employee of the immigration department and had connections with p... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196532/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:49:39 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: An Indian expatriate filed a case against two unknown individuals who pretended they were securitymen and kidnapped him from Shuwaikh Industrial Area after which they took him to Amghara, robbed him of KD 613 and fled from the l... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196531/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:46:38 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: Two Kuwaiti women were arrested recently for stealing jewelry, money, ATM cards and mobile phones from various shops. According to security sources, when Ahmadi Security Directorate received several complaints from a number of K... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196530/t/Young-Kuwaiti-women-held-for-stealing-from-shops/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:45:25 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: More than 200 nurses of a private manpower company on a contract with Mubarak Al Hospital went on a second bout of strike Thursday morning. The nurses gathered at the hospital’s administrative office after two of their colleague... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196529/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:41:25 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: The Criminal Court, chaired by Judge Salah Al-Hutti, on Thursday sentenced to death a police officer with the rank of lieutenant, identified only as R.F.R., for killing Saud Al-Husseini — his colleague at Qadsiya Police Station.... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196528/t/Policeman-gets-death/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:08 GMT SHARJAH, May 23, (KUNA): Job seekers with tendency for innovation and creativity should try to be employed in the private sector, advises a visiting member of the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Those who desire to be creative, distinctive... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196527/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:42 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) expanded its ban on the import and possession of endangered wild animals to include carnivores, poisonous reptiles and monkeys of all kinds. ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196526/t/Ban-remains-on-import-of-rare-wild-animals/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:37:07 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 23: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor intends to implement new regulations for the transfer of expatriate workers from one sponsor to another, reports Al-Seyassah daily quoting sources. Sources revealed the new regulations in... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196525/t/Transfer-from-one-sponsor-to-other-not-more-then-two-times/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:36:26 GMT CANNES, May 22, (Agencies): Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty,” a nostalgic, melancholic ode to the eternal city Rome, is one of several films that touch on the unraveling of contemporary Italy in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196524/t/La-Dolce-Vita-plays-out-at-Cannes/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:50 GMT Neuropsychologists should consider studying “Fast & Furious 6” (and its equally thrilling predecessor, “Fast Five”) for its unique ability to completely bypass the brain’s logic center and go right to pushing our pleasure buttons over and over again... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196523/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:16:25 GMT WASHINGTON, May 22, (AP): Carole King isn’t done with music — not yet anyway. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “You’ve Got A Friend” was awarded the nation’s highest prize for p... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196522/t/Library-honors-Carole-King/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:15:26 GMT CANNES, France, May 22, (AFP): Boos rang out at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for a blood-spattered revenge tale starring Ryan Gosling as a US fugitive running a Bangkok drugs racket and Kristin Scott Thomas as a cross between “Lady Macbet... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196521/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:14:09 GMT SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 22, (AFP): The San Antonio Spurs held off the late-charging Memphis Grizzlies to triumph 93-89 in overtime on Tuesday and stretch their lead in the NBA Western Conference finals to 2-0. Tim Duncan’s 17 points included six o... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196520/t/Spurs-hold-off-rallying-Grizzlies/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:12:23 GMT MADRID, May 22, (Agencies): Real Madrid’s Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo were handed two-match bans in the King’s Cup after they were sent off in last week’s final at the Bernabeu, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Wednesday. Mou... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196519/t/Mourinho-Ronaldo-get-two-match-bans/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:36 GMT LONDON, May 22, (AP): The head of the Bundesliga criticized FIFA on Wednesday for awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, saying the decision “is not for the good of the game.” Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert, speaking in London ahead o... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196518/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:02 GMT SYDNEY, May 22, (RTRS): Australia are rightly underdogs for the upcoming Ashes series in England but will do everything they can to bring the coveted urn back home, skipper Michael Clarke said on Wednesday. There was more talk of aspiration than e... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196517/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:02:58 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: flydubai began flights to Salalah, in the Sultanate of Oman yesterday bringing its operational network to 60 destinations. flydubai flight FZ039 touched down at Salalah Airport just hours before the airline began scheduled ope... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196516/t/flydubai-starts-flights-to-Salalah/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:46 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22:   SAP announced its core Business Suite applications are ready to run on the HANA in-memory database platform with officials describing the technology as being game changing and empowering for real time business.  At a press co... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196515/t/SAP-launches-BSoH-in-Kuwait/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:57:56 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: Recording one of the highest energy consumption rates per capita in the world, Kuwait is keen on pursuing a sustainability plan that includes generating 15 percent of electricity from renewable resources by 2030. At the rate K... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196514/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:54:37 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: Kuwait stocks saw moderate pullback on Wednesday, snapping the four-day rally which lifted it to four-year high.  The index eased 20.29 pts in volatile trade to settle at 8222.02 pts paced by financial services equities while ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196513/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:53:25 GMT IT IS impossible for Hassan Nasrallah to be a product of Lebanese civilization, which is considered the ‘melting pot’ of several sectarian and religious groups that shaped a unique culture in the Arab world. This culture remained for many decades an... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196512/t/Nasrallah-a-war-criminal/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Thu, 23 May 2013 06:40:59 GMT I am working in a Kuwait company to which I have been locally transferred. In this company I have already spent 2 years and now they have given me an Arabic agreement to sign. As per their information I am required to sign the agreement for renewa... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196511/t/Agreement-in-Arabic/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:50 GMT  Exhibition of Kuwaiti artist Jassem Bu Hamad, at Al- Mashreq Gallery at Grand Avenues, ground floor. AL M. Gallery, Kuwait-city, Salhia Complex, Gate 4, Mezanine 2, Place 16 today at 7:00 pm. Tel: 22996447. For details contact AL M. Gallery’s news ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196510/t/Al-Mashreq-Gallery-exhibition/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:19:30 GMT  Ingredients: 3/4 cup quartered seedless red grapes; 2 tbsp finely chopped shallots or green onions; 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar or cider vinegar; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp pepper; 3 oz Brie cheese; 1 pkg croustades, (24 crispy shells); 1/3 cup choppe... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196509/t/Grape-Salsa/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:18:46 GMT Lemon peel may help to enhance the clarity, glow and softness of the skin. Use lemon peel to rub on dry or scaly skin to regain its smoothness and softness. Lemon peel contains citric and plant acids that work to cleanse, lighten and brighten the sk... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196508/t/lemon-peel-cleanser/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:17:45 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: An introductory talk was delivered by Dr Adnan Zaidi, an American Board Certified Oncologist, at a local hotel recently about The Cancer Foundation (www.thecancerfoundation.pk), a notfor- profit organization in Karachi, Pakistan... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196507/t/Cancer-treatment-for-all/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:16 GMT LONDON, May 22, (AFP): A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain passed a crucial hurdle in parliament on Tuesday, despite efforts by lawmakers from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party to wreck the plans. Members of the House of Commo... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196506/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:13:27 GMT LONDON, May 22, (AP): Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi’s personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn’t draw high enough bids. The memorabilia offered by British auction house Mullo... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196505/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:12:23 GMT LONDON, May 23, 2013 (AFP) -British counter-terrorism police were Thursday investigating the murder of a man thought to be a soldier, who was butchered and beheaded on a busy London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The attackers, wi... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196504/t/-British-soldier--butchered-in-suspected-Islamist-attack/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:06:51 GMT QUETTA, Pakistan, May 23, 2013 (AFP) -A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said. The remotely detonated bomb containing around 100 kilo... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196503/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:06:00 GMT   DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-in... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196502/t/Building-materials-blamed-in-Bangladesh-disaster/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:05:04 GMT SEOUL, May 23, 2013 (AFP) -South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest selling smartphone to date, topping 10 million units globally less than a month after its debut. A company statement... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196501/t/Samsung-sells-more-than-10-mn-Galaxy-S4-smartphones/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:04:44 GMT YANGON, May 23, 2013 (AFP) -From seasoned investors to recent graduates armed with little more than hastily-made business cards and dreams of striking it rich, foreigners are pouring into Myanmar to stake a claim as it opens up. It is an expat ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196500/t/Myanmar-s--goldrush--luring-foreigners-in-droves/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:04:29 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: Capital, Hawally and Jleeb Shuyoukh securitymen launched three security campaigns recently during which they arrested 655 individuals among whom some were involved in various cases while others had violated the residency law. ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196499/t/Around-655-arrested-in-raids-for-illegals-criminals/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:42:17 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: The Personal Status Court, headed by Judge Khalid Al-Humeidan, has instructed the magistrate in the Legal Authentication Unit of the First Instance Court to officiate the wedding of a Jordanian woman and her Kuwaiti fiancé, says... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196498/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:41:17 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: In a strange incident, a Kuwaiti patient is allegedly refusing to leave the Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital in spite of recommendations by the doctors, reports Al-Seyassah daily according to reliable hospital sources. The same sourc... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196497/t/Safe-to-drink-alcohol-in-Mubarak-Al-Kabir-Hospital/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:39:00 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: Police are looking for unidentified people who are said to have removed worth KD 30,000 revenue stamps from old documents from the basement archive of the General Administration of Citizen’s Service headquarters in Yarmouk, repo... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196496/t/KD-30000-revenue-stamps-theft/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:37:18 GMT ORLANDO, Fla/WASHINGTON, May 22, (RTRS): An FBI agent shot and killed a man of Chechen origin who turned violent while being questioned on Wednesday about his connection to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two Chechen brothers suspected of carrying out the... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196495/t/FBI-kills-man-in-questioning-on-Boston-bombing/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:34:37 GMT LONDON, May 22, (AP): A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be te... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196494/t/Man-killed-in-possible-terror-related-attack/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:33:38 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: A total of 61 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWS) were repatriated to the Philippines on Tuesday evening as part of the series of mass repatriation of stranded OFWs in Kuwait. They arrived in Manila on Wednesday afternoo... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196493/t/Distressed-61-fly-to-Manila/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:31:09 GMT “HOW would people like to spend their summer holidays?” was put to the vote in last week’s online poll. A majority of voters chose visiting family and friends. About 47% of the voters went with this option. Talking to the Arab Times respondents... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196492/t/Summer-holidays-should-be-spent-visiting-family-friends/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:29:52 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: As deadline set by members of the Parliamentary Finance Committee draws near to decide on the proposed increase of the allowance for children from KD 50 to KD 100, government seems to be running away from the discussion, reports... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196491/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:25:08 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: Speaker of Parliament Ali Al-Rashid has reiterated everything is moving in the right direction in terms of relations between the Parliament and the government. He added when lawmakers use their constitutional tools ‘it cannot be... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196490/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:16 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 22: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior Major-General Abdulfattah Al-Ali has warned pedestrians against violating the traffic law, reports Al-Rai daily. Al-Ali said pedestrians must use onl... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196489/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:54 GMT  Kuwait National Council for Culture, Arts & Letters is holding an International Music Festival until May 26. Following events will be held (read as performance, day and date and place). Paravonista: Bolivian Band, Tuesday, May 21, Al-Dasma Theater;... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196488/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:15 GMT TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 22, 2013 (AFP) -At least four people have been killed in clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, a security source told AFP, as fighting raged into a fourth day on Wednesday. The source also reported that 35 peop... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196487/t/Four-dead-as-clashes-rage-in-Lebanon-s-Tripoli/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:55:16 GMT CAIRO (AP) — Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation in the volatile region, the country's military spokesman sai... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196486/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:42 GMT KATHMANDU, May 22, 2013 (AFP) -An Indian woman who lost her leg after she was thrown from a moving train two years ago has become the first female amputee to climb Everest, expedition organisers said Wednesday. Arunima Sinha, 26, from the north... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196485/t/Indian-woman-is-first-female-amputee-to-climb-Everest/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:24 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to military law in an effort to stem the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces. A vote is scheduled Wednesday on the changes, which include stripping c... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196484/t/House-panel-seeks-to-curb-military-sexual-assaults/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:10 GMT BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six w... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196483/t/China-charges-six-in-sex-video-extortion-case/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:54 GMT  Dear Friends, I am carpenter and looking for part time job/projects. if anybody need my services. please call me on my following cell number. Mohammad Naeem-99373597 Regards. http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/715/ArticleID/196482/t/Gypsum-Board-Partitioning-and-Carpenter-work/Default.aspx Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:51 GMT  Ingredients: 1-1/2 pounds salmon fillets; Lemon pepper to taste; garlic powder to taste; salt to taste; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Method: Season salmon fillets with lemon pepper, garlic powder,... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196481/t/Grilled-salmon/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:23 GMT Apple cider vinegar is highly acidic, which can aid the skin in sloughing off dead skin cells that can clog up the pores. Apply apple cider vinegar to the skin once per day by soaking a cotton pad in apple cider vinegar, then wiping it around the fa... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196479/t/Pore-cleansers-/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:25 GMT I was employed by one reputed company as a senior accountant on Jan 2, 2013. I was given an appointment letter showing 100 days probation period. They collected my passport and original graduation degree. After 75 days (ie March 14) of w... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196478/t/During-probation-period-you-can-be-dismissed-with-immediate-effect-/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:43:19 GMT LONDON, May 21, (RTRS): Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to go on sale in London on Tuesday and are expected to fetch from £10,000 to £15,000 ($15,200-$22,800). The slides were obtained in 1924 when ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196477/t/Gandhi-blood-sample-up-for-auction/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:38:46 GMT KABUL, May 21, (RTRS): About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196476/t/Women-jailed-over-moral-crimes/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:37:07 GMT RIYADH, May 21, (AFP): Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for killing a national and forming a gang that committed robberies across several towns in the kingdom, the interior ministry said. The ministr... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196475/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:21 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: In their continuing illicit activities, security operatives from Farwaniya led by Acting Director of Farwaniya and Jahra Directorates Major General Ibrahim Tarrah raided 11 illegitimate call centers in the area — with the help o... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196474/t/Many-Asians-nabbed-in-illegal-call-centres-raid/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:36 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: Some persons two days ago reportedly hacked the local bank accounts of some customers with the help of sophisticated software and technical means, reports Al-Anba daily quoting banking sources. The sources added the suspect... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196473/t/Bank-accounts-hacked/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:58:47 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: A Kuwaiti teenaged boy was arrested for kidnapping a female teenaged compatriot. It has been reported that a team of Hawally securitymen was patrolling along the Arabian Gulf Road late at night recently when they saw the two t... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196472/t/Kuwaiti-teenage-abducts-female-teenaged-compatriot/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:57:58 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: A Kuwaiti woman sustained head and hand injuries after resisting the alleged attempt of a male compatriot to sexually harass her. The woman told police the suspect invited her to his yacht but she was surprised when he started... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196471/t/Kuwaiti-Woman-harassed/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:56:57 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21, (Agencies): Kuwait’s Health Ministry reiterated that no cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the country to date, emphasizing at the same time it is fully ready to treat any such case, in accordance with World Health O... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196470/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:55:05 GMT KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 21, (AP): The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn’t intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people’s opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women’s opinions of themselves. Raha M... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196469/t/First-Saudi-girl-scales-Everest/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:29 GMT  KUWAIT CITY, May 21 The Ministry of Interior continued its efforts of tracking down traffic law violators and reckless drivers, reports Al- Seyassah daily. First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hmoud has issued a d... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196468/t/Seize-cars/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:52:03 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday it has started the operation of the newly-installed speed cameras which have been placed on most traffic arteries and intersections across the country. The new cameras will enable ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196467/t/New-cameras-working/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:56 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21, (KUNA): The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has signed a financing agreement with a joint venture led by the local Associated Construction Co (ASCO) to finance the KD98 million ($342.2 million) Al Amiri Hospital expansion project,... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196466/t/NBK-to-finance-Al-Amiri-Hospital-expansion-project/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:56 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: The decision of Ministry of Education regarding the maternity leave could result in chaos and disorder in the schools of the ministry, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting reliable educational sources. Reportedly, female teachers are ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196465/t/MoE-decision-may-create-chaos-in-schools/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:56 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: The recent cyber attacks that shocked the world and billed as one of the biggest ever bank heists was a case of hackers exploiting a vulnerability in an application system and coordinating globally with cyber criminals to make o... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196464/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:46:47 GMT  KUWAIT CITY, May 21: Under the patronage of Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al- Hmoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Ministry of Information Education and Training Sector held a seminar on the state of security in Kuwait. The seminar was e... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196463/t/Violence-disregard-for-law-begin-at-home-says-expert/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:30 GMT CANNES, France, May 21, (Agencies): A Coen brothers comedy, a daring Chinese expose of exploitation and moral rot, and a divorce drama by an Iranian Oscar winner emerged as the breakout favourites as the Cannes Film Festival hit the halfway mark T... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196462/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:40:42 GMT ‘And the Mountains Echoed” (Riverhead Books), by Khaled Hosseini My main goal in reading Khaled Hosseini’s new book, “And the Mountains Echoed,” was to avoid crying. I failed within the first 20 pages. And by the last page, I was bawling. So, ye... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196461/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:58 GMT Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories” (Columbia) On its wildly anticipated fourth studio album, “Random Access Memories,” helmeted duo Daft Punk go harder, better, faster, stronger than ever before. The eight-year wait for new music paid off as Gu... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196460/t/Daft-Punk-seduces-machines/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:37:57 GMT CANNES, France, May 21, (AP): Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film “Inside Llewyn Davis.” The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196459/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:36:58 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: Kuwait stocks continued the winning streak on Tuesday, as it rallied for the fourth straight session.  The index climbed 116.33 pts to 8242.31 pts — fresh multi-year high, as investors piled on to select mid and low caps. The ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196458/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:58 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: CEO at Kuwait Finance House KFH Mohammad Al-Omar said that the transaction that has been held, in which KFH had sold one of its investment real estate with KD 50 mln, and it logged KD 26.3 mln as a net profit, is considered a ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196457/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:33:07 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21: Marriott International executives from across the globe have arrived in Kuwait as part of a Global Sales Mission taking place across the Middle East this month, showcasing the company’s “See The World” campaign. The initiative... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196456/t/Marriott-execs-to-launch-sales-mission/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:32:10 GMT DUBAI, May 21, (RTRS): Standard & Poor’s cut Egypt’s rating to CCC+ with stable outlook on May 9, saying Cairo had yet to come up with a plan to control its finances, leaving the country vulnerable to a balance of payments crisis. Below is a lis... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196455/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:31:15 GMT DETROIT, May 21, (AP): The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew ... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196454/t/Young-Wings-frustrate-Hawks/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:21 GMT SINGAPORE, May 21, (AFP): Thai qualifiers Buriram United held off Uzbek giants Bunyodkor to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday as FC Seoul beat nine-man Beijing Guoan 3-1. Buriram weathered waves of attack in Tashkent for a... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196453/t/Buriram-FC-Seoul-reach-AFC-last-8/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:31 GMT BRASILIA, May 21, (RTRS): Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took a swipe at the naysayers on Monday as she officially inaugurated the last of six stadiums that Brazil will use next month to host a warm-up for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament.... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196452/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:26 GMT NEW DELHI, May 21, (Agencies): Three cricketers were refused bail Tuesday after they appeared in court in New Delhi on spotfixing charges as senior judges rapped the Indian board’s “lackadaisical” approach over the scandal. And in a sign of the gr... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196451/t/Three-bowlers-refused-bail/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Wed, 22 May 2013 05:13:59 GMT DID THE oil sector witness a real storm of change for the better or just a tempest in the teapot? In a situation where there is no change in the mentality, it looks like exploitation of the botched Dow Chemical deal to alter the mask covering the fa... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196450/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Tue, 21 May 2013 07:04:19 GMT CANNES, May 20, (RTRS): Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of five US entries with its engaging misadventures of a struggling singer... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196449/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Tue, 21 May 2013 07:01:43 GMT ABIDJAN, May 20, (AFP): African film is enjoying a rare invitation to cinema’s top table with a film by French-Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun competing for the coveted Palme d’Or, as the continent strives to satisfy an appetite for films ma... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196448/t/African-film-enjoys-rare-Cannes-outing/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Tue, 21 May 2013 06:59:51 GMT Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for “Red.” She told the crowd: “You are the longest and best r... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196447/t/Swift-leads-at-Billboard-Awards/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Tue, 21 May 2013 06:57:32 GMT NEW YORK, May 20, (AP): Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency. In his Chelsea studio, among various film posters and piles of moviemaking mementos, he has a few paintings in progress, including a new, livelier, “more Hendrix” version of a... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196446/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Tue, 21 May 2013 06:55:38 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 20: Kuwait is one of our most important markets in the Middle East where we’ve a very good footprint, controlling more than $300 million in business volume, said the Vice-President of Enterprise Business Group Middle East for Huaw... http://arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/196445/Default.aspx siraj mohammed Tue, 21 May 2013 06:50:56 GMT