http://arabtimesonline.com Add News en-US admin@arabtimesonline.com 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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196529/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196528/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196527/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196526/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196525/reftab/69/t/Transfer-from-one-sponsor-to-other-not-more-then-two-times/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 24 May 2013 05:36:26 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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196493/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196492/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196491/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196490/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196489/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:54 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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196468/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196467/reftab/69/t/New-cameras-working/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:49:56 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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196465/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196464/reftab/69/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/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196463/reftab/69/t/Violence-disregard-for-law-begin-at-home-says-expert/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:30 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 20: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor has suspended the processing of applications for the transfer of domestic workers to the private sector due to the refusal of its interior counterpart to grant such transfers, reports Al-... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196427/reftab/69/t/Labor-suspends-transfer-of-domestics-to-private-sector/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 21 May 2013 05:58:34 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 20, (AFP): Kuwait’s vital oil sector has undergone a major reshuffle, with new executives appointed for the subsidiaries of Kuwait Petroleum Corp, after a new KPC chief was named last week, the national oil firm said Monday. The ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196422/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 21 May 2013 05:40:17 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 20: The Speaker of Parliament Ali Al- Rashed said HH the Amir has confirmed that the government will attend the National Assembly session which is scheduled for May 28, 2013. Speaking to reporters, Al-Rashed said he and some lawmake... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196421/reftab/69/t/Show-them-the-door-at-30-on-expats-first-urges-MP/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 21 May 2013 05:37:47 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 20: Around 60 percent of the Kuwaiti population or 1.2 million citizens are expected to travel this summer and revenues for the air transportation sector within that period are estimated at KD300 million, reports Al- Qabas daily quo... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196419/reftab/69/t/60-percent-of-Kuwaitis-to-go-on-holiday/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 21 May 2013 05:35:14 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 20, (KUNA): A Kuwait Airways plane, bound to Cairo, has returned after taking off from Kuwait International Airport due to technical error on Monday, the state-run carrier said. The captain of the airplane discovered a technical err... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196418/reftab/69/t/Technical-fault-forces-return-of-KAC-plane/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 21 May 2013 05:33:52 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 19: About 30 lab technicians gathered at the Ministry of Health office in Sulaibhikhat Sunday protesting the ministry’s last-minute decision to hire technicians from private companies in their stead. Speaking to the Arab Times,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196388/reftab/69/t/30-lab-technicians-protest-MoH-U-turn/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:07:36 GMT KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait Human Rights Society (KHRS) has confirmed news item published in the local dailies recently regarding action taken by the Undersecretary of Interior Ministry to deport some 1,258 expatriates for traffic violations and forged lice... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196386/reftab/69/t/KHRS-wants-stop-to-deportation-of-Expats-for-traffic-violations/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:04:44 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 19: The Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Human Rights and Bedoun Committee, MP Taher Al-Failakawi has disclosed the committee has sent a letter to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor asking it to activate the ministry’s decision... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196385/reftab/69/t/Mid-day-work-outside-to-stop/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:01:04 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 19: Those who attend Monday’s meetings of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahayan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, meet a man of striking personality and loads of patience hidden behind a broad smile. When someone asks him: From where d... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196383/reftab/69/t/When-you-are-just-and-respect-others-you-are-not-afraid-to-rule/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 05:58:30 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 19: State-run Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) appointed a new chief executive and suspended other top officials after the country paid $2.2 billion in damages to Dow Chemical Co over a scrapped plastics joint venture. Nizar Moha... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196382/reftab/69/t/Kuwait-replaces-oil-officials-at-KPC/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 05:57:24 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 18: The Court of Appeals, headed by Judge Anwar Al-Enezi, adjourned until May 27 the hearing on a petition filed by former MP Musallam Al-Barrak against the verdict of a lower court that had sentenced him to five years in jail with ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196367/reftab/69/t/Former-MPs-journalists-accused-of-repeating-the-speech-of-Al-Barrak/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:42:41 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 18, (KUNA): Traffic control is needed to prevent any expected traffic jams prior to the opening of Kuwait University in Shadadiyah area, said the Municipality here Saturday. Speaking to KUNA on the matter, Municipality official ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196350/reftab/69/t/Traffic-control-needed-prior-to-Shadadiyah-university-opening/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:13:43 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 18: MP Saad Al-Boos proposed an addition to the Penal Code that prohibits men and women on beaches and on Kuwaiti islands, as well as public places and public swimming areas, from wearing “revealing and indecent clothing”. The triba... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196348/reftab/69/t/Bill-on-company-to-recruit-domestic-labourers-tabled/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:09:12 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 18: Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Munira Al- Fadhli has said the ministry will start paying monthly allowances to housewives 55 years old and above who are without source... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196347/reftab/69/t/Housewives-55-years-plus-with-no-income-to-receive-KD-599-monthly/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:08:08 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 18: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior Major General Abdul Fattah Al-Ali announced that the General Traffic Department deported 1,285 expatriates in the last few weeks for committing serious tra... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196346/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:07:04 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 17: The Ministry of Communications intends to take the necessary measures against those who failed to pay their accumulated telephone bills within the deadline, such as the disconnection of service for Kuwaitis whose bills are nine ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196316/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 04:47:50 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 17:  The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs intends to increase the number of pilgrims per caravan from 50 to 70; while confirming the allotment of 400 visas for expatriates, reports Al-Seyassah daily quoting sources. Sources s... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196315/reftab/69/t/400-Haj-visas-for-Expats/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 04:46:53 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 17: Former member of the Supreme Petroleum Council Musa Al-Marafi has attributed the cancellation of Dow Chemical deal to the political recklessness and weakness of the executive authority, which easily succumbed to parliamentary pr... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196314/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 04:45:49 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 17: MP Saadoun Hamad Al- Otaibi has warned the MPs are determined to grill Oil Minister Hani Hussein ‘if the minister is not fired’. He said he is surprised at the decision taken by the Cabinet to refer the officials involved in the... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196312/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 04:41:55 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 17: Head of the Forensic Unit at Kuwait Center for Mental Health Dr Abdullah Hamadi was recently quoted as saying doctors, especially those working with the Kuwait Center for Cancer Control (KCC), should protect themselves against t... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196311/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:08 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16: Assistant Undersecretary for Labor Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Jamal Al-Dousari has clarified that the problem of the cleaning workers in the Ministry of Electricity and Water is related to their residenc... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196286/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:32:18 GMT  KUWAIT CITY, May 16: The Government Manpower and Restructuring Programme (GMRP) has forwarded a proposal to the Central Tenders Committee (CTC) on specifying KD 250 minimum salary for Kuwaitis in government contracts, says Secretary General of the ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196285/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:31:24 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16, (KUNA): The official launch of transferring phone numbers from one mobile network operator to another service in Kuwait will take place mid-June, Minister of Communications and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Salem Al-Uthe... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196284/reftab/69/t/Cellphone-number-shift-between-network-providers-starts-in-June/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:30:13 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16: Several male and female students in their various specialties at Kuwait University have unanimously condemned segregation law, wondering why the law is implemented in a university campus. The students are of the view that people... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196283/reftab/69/t/Several-male-female-KU-students-condemn-segregation-law/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:28:47 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16, (AFP): Human Rights Watch said Thursday a proposed media law by Kuwait would increase state control and curtail the right to free speech, as authorities suspended a popular talk show programme on a proopposition television chann... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196282/reftab/69/t/Rights-group-hits-tough-media-bill/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:27:15 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16, (KUNA): The Kuwaiti Cabinet convened an emergency meeting at Al-Saif Palace on Thursday to discuss the consequences of the cancellation in 2012 of the $17.4 billion KDow Petrochemicals deal, a joint venture between the Petrochem... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196281/reftab/69/t/PIC-officials-suspended/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:25:47 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16: Speaker of Parliament Ali Al-Rashed has confirmed the government will attend the next session which is slated for May 28, 2013. He stressed the government did not attend the last session due to the ‘resignation issue’. The Speak... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196279/reftab/69/t/Government-will-attend-next-Assembly-session/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:20:01 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16, (AFP): Kuwait is to bar foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings, local media reported on Thursday, in a decision activists labelled as “racist”. The decision comes after complaints in parliament of Kuwaiti pat... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196278/reftab/69/t/KUWAIT-TO-BAR-EXPATS-FROM-MORNING-TREATMENT/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:17:49 GMT IN THIS week’s online poll, Arab Times asked voters on how they felt an increase in the minimum salary slabs would affect expatriates. A majority of voters, 49 %, said they would use the extra amount to repatriate money home. Speaking to the Ar... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196258/reftab/69/t/Expats-say-salary-raise-will-help-send-home-more-money/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 05:41:11 GMT The Friday Market is a fixture of Kuwaiti culture like no other, and while it has changed over the years, it has never ceased to be an endless source of entertainment for some, utility for others, or simply a family outlet for many. However, am... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196257/reftab/69/t/Friday-Market-breeding-place-for-animal-abuse/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 05:38:48 GMT ABU DHABI, May 15, (KUNA): Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Thikra Al-Rashidi said Tuesday her country adopted laws to ensure protection and care for workers in the framework of the targets set by the UN Development Program (UNDP) for 20... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196256/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 05:36:13 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 15: Speaker of the Parliament Ali Al-Rashid assured on Wednesday that the legislative and executive authorities are “on the same page” and still maintain a cooperative relationship for the benefit of the country, dismissing speculat... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196253/reftab/69/t/Speaker-dismisses-talk-of-Assembly-dissolution/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 05:31:30 GMT KUWAIT, May 15, (RTRS): A ruling by Kuwait’s top court next month could end a period of relative political stability, jeopardising government plans to push ahead with long-delayed economic projects. One of the world’s richest countries per capita,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196251/reftab/69/t/Fear-decree-ruling-may-threaten-economic-recovery/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 05:30:38 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 15: Officers from Jahra and Farwaniya Security Directorates launched intensive security campaigns in Sulaibiya and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh on Wednesday, which resulted in the arrest of 110 individuals. According to security sources, ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196250/reftab/69/t/Hundreds-of-illegal-expats-held-in-continued-police-crackdown/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 16 May 2013 05:28:56 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 14: The General Traffic Department (GTD) continued its campaign against those who violate traffic regulations throughout the country, resulting in the arrest of more than 100 taxi drivers and confiscation of 25 vehicles. The ar... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196226/reftab/69/t/Over-100-taxi-drivers-held-in-traffic-swoop/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:02 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 14: The residents of Abbassiya feel that the specter of overflowing sewers is returning to haunt them again after a reprieve for many months.  Residents told the Arab Times that in some areas effluents from drains are tricklin... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196224/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 05:56:14 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 14: The Cabinet abstained from attending Tuesday’s session and will not be attending Wednesday’s session as “ministers have tendered their resignation”, said Parliament Speaker Ali Al-Rashed. “It seems the resignation of some ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196222/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 05:51:45 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 14, (Agencies): Kuwait’s Ministry of Health made an administrative decision announcing strict guidelines on how to handle acute respiratory cases, particularly the novel coronavirus (nCoV), which it described as “a dangerous communi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196223/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 05:53:11 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 14: Brigadier Ghazi Al-Omar, head of the Immigration Security Department at the Ministry of Interior is said to have submitted a proposal to the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196221/reftab/69/t/Fee-amnesty-proposed-so-illegals-can-leave/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 05:49:34 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 13: Assistant Undersecretary for Labor Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Jamal Al-Dosari has asked all employers to pay salaries on time, affirming that the ministry applies Law No. 134/2001 on everyone regardless ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196190/reftab/69/t/Firms-warned-to-pay-salaries-on-time/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:25:14 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 13: Members of the Municipal Council were recently embroiled in an intense argument during discussions on naming some streets after certain personalities. Some members were for the proposal while others were against it and the argum... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196189/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:24:26 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 13: A number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait tried to beat the deadline as they cast their votes for their senatorial bets and party list representatives on the last day of the first automated election system of the Ov... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196187/reftab/69/t/Mary-Grace-Poe-Llamanzares-tops-senate-race/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:18:50 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 13: Two grilling requests were filed on Monday — one against the Minister of Interior and one against the Minister of Oil — amidst reports of a Cabinet reshuffle or the resignation of ministers. Speaker of Parliament Ali Al-Ras... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196186/reftab/69/t/Oil-grill-on-Dow-Interior-on-terror-cell/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 14 May 2013 06:17:30 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 12, (KUNA): The Ministry of Education plans to shift school administrative responsibilities to the private sector in order to carry the role off the shoulders of teachers, the education minister said on Sunday. Minister of Educ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196156/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:14:13 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 12, (AFP): Kuwait’s national carrier is due to sign a multi-billion-dollar deal with Airbus to purchase 25 new aircraft valued at $3.0 billion with the first delivery expected in 2019, a well-informed newspaper reported on Sunday. ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196153/reftab/69/t/KAC-to-buy-Airbus-jets/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:07:59 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The Speaker of the Parliament, Ali Al-Rashed Sunday stressed the agreement that was reached to settle the penalties for canceling the Dow Chemical deal raises suspicions and needs to be investigated at highest level to know the ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196152/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:07:04 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 12, (KUNA): Fifth anniversary of demise of His Highness the late Father Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah falls on Monday, a distressing occasion that marks end of life of a profound leader who has left his marks on Kuw... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196151/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:05:30 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 11: Officers from Ahmadi Security Directorate launched an intensive security campaign in Wafra and Mina Abdullah recently which resulted in the arrest of 358 individuals without Civil IDs and 45 expatriates for violating the labor l... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196119/reftab/69/t/Illegal-expats-absconders-held-in-several-security-raids/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 05:55:01 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 11:  The Marine Heritage Committee at Kuwait Marine Sports Club has announced its program of activities for the summer, including the pearl diving trip, commemoration of the battle of Riqqa and fishing contest. In a press state... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196117/reftab/69/t/25th-pearl-diving-festival-to-commence-from-Aug-15/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 05:50:39 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 11 (KUNA): In the modern age where cyber media is seemingly becoming more prominent in the daily lives of people around the globe, printed media seem to be taking the backseat in terms of bringing the latest news and the spread of i... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196116/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 05:47:09 GMT KUWAIT, May 11, (KUNA): Municipal authorities have urged citizens and residents to be aware of legal requirements and terms for renting or buying housing units in residential districts. Fahad Al-Fahad, director of municipal branch in Hawally, s... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196115/reftab/69/t/Changes-to-housing-units-require-permit/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 05:44:32 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 11: MP Saad Al-Boos urged the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor on Saturday to correctly implement existing laws pertaining to foreign workers on all companies equally, as a means to address the issues of marginal labor. In... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196114/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 12 May 2013 05:43:31 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 10: There have been a series of reactions to the $2.2 billion paid by the Kuwait Petrochemical Industries Company to the US giant Dow Chemical as a penalty for scrapping a joint venture following an international court ruling, repor... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196066/reftab/69/t/Blame-game-starts-as-Dow-puzzle-digs-deep/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:22:54 GMT  KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Marah Land Park in Sabahiya experienced few hours of electricity cutoff recently during which several children were trapped in the rides, spreading fear among the children and women in the park. When the Operations Room of Mini... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196070/reftab/69/t/Power-cut-panic-in-Sabahiya-park/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:26:35 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Some shareholding companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange are neck deep involved in high-level money laundering activities, which have become the gateway for control and purchase of certain shares and the changes in the ow... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196069/reftab/69/t/Some-KSE-firms-in-money-laundering/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:25:36 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Director General of Kuwait Municipality Eng. Ahmad Al-Subaih has affirmed that the wastes collected from the American Army and dumped at the waste disposal site are only food items that are not suitable for human consumption, ad... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196068/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:24:27 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 10: Some Kuwait University students have exposed an administrative error that has continued for more than two years and caused distress to many disabled students, reports Alam Al- Yawm daily. The slip-up occurred after a decision is... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196067/reftab/69/t/Admin-error-irks-KU-students/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:23:27 GMT In this week’s online poll, the Arab Times asked people to vote on what they felt were the top reasons meriting deportation of expatriates. The issue was already raising a stir not just among expatriates but also Kuwaitis, with MPs and labor org... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196040/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 05:59:17 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 9: The Egyptian Orthodox Church in Kuwait held a reception on the occasion of the Egyptian Easter Season in honor of Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah the President of the Kuwait Association for Ideal Family and the Goodwill Ambassad... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196039/reftab/69/t/Church-leaders-welcome-climate-of-religious-tolerance-in-Kuwait/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 05:55:50 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 9: The Health and Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly Thursday approved 15 amendments and five additions to the Cooperative Societies Law, most prominent of which is an increase in the age of candidates from 21 to 30 y... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196038/reftab/69/t/MP-probes-for-other-Dow-links/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 05:53:10 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 9: Security sources have revealed that 503 expatriates have been deported so far for committing serious traffic violations including driving without drivers’ license, crossing red signal, reckless driving and illegally taxiing passe... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196037/reftab/69/t/503-expatriates-deported-for-serious-traffic-violations/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 10 May 2013 05:50:49 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 8: Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor’s proposed strategy of deporting 100,000 laborers from the country each year has affected the cost of bringing in domestic workers and other activities of the recruitment agencies, as the cost... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196020/reftab/69/t/Proposal-to-deport-100000-expats-hits-cost-of-bringing-in-maids/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:29:53 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 8: Head of the Green Line Environmental Group Kuwait Khalid Al-Hajiri said the results of a study on the pollutants in Kuwait’s marine environment have shown that the level of pollution is increasing at an alarming rate; contrary to... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196019/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:25:13 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 8: A number of Filipino organisations and individuals in Kuwait jointly launched a signature campaign as well as an online petition addressed to the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the Philippines to recall P... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196018/reftab/69/t/Pinoys-launch-recall-petition-against-Vice-Consul/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:21:33 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 8: The Public Authority for Industry (PAI) will soon distribute around 30 factories even if they are deemed harmful to the health of residents in Umm Al-Haiman, reports Alam Al-Yawm daily quoting Head of the Voluntary Environmental ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196017/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:19:54 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 8, (KUNA): The mission of International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Kuwait discussed with the financial and investment committee of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) a number of financial and economic issues foremost among w... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196016/reftab/69/t/Kuwait-IMF-talk-tax/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:16:54 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 8: Kuwaiti politicians and media fumed Wednesday over $2.2 billion paid to US giant Dow Chemical as a penalty for the Gulf country scrapping a joint venture, and called for those responsible to be held to account. State-owned P... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196015/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 09 May 2013 06:16:27 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 7, (AFP): Kuwait’s state-owned Petrochemical Industries Co (PIC) said on Tuesday it has reached a final settlement with US giant Dow Chemical to pay around $2.2 billion (1.7 billion euros) as a penalty for scrapping a joint venture.... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195980/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 06:01:03 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 7: The Finance and Economic Affairs Committee agreed on Tuesday to raise housing loans for citizens from KD 70,000 to KD 100,000 as well as to increase rent allowance from KD 150 to KD 250. Committee Chairman MP Yusuf Al-Zalzal... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195979/reftab/69/t/Call-for-reciprocity-on-visas-fees-with-Britain/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 05:59:58 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 7: Kuwait intends to import petrol to cover the shortage caused by the breakdown of petrol production units in  some refineries and to meet the rising demand in the local market, reports Al-Kuwaitiyah daily quoting sources. Sou... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195978/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 05:58:56 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 7:  The Philippine Embassy together with the Philippine Overseas Labour Office (POLO) in Kuwait have formed a Composite Legal Team composed of embassy and POLO officials and case officers that will tackle OFW cases in a comprehensiv... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195977/reftab/69/t/Philippine-Embassy--POLO-create-composite-legal-team/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 05:58:13 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 7: Traffic officers from the Capital Governorate on Tuesday continued a campaign against motorists who violate traffic regulations under the supervision of Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs Major General Abdul Fattah Al-A... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195976/reftab/69/t/Traffic-raids-continue/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 05:56:54 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 6: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) will soon distribute smart civil ID cards for citizens and expatriates under various categories, says Director General of the authority Musa’ed Al-Asousi. Al-Asousi made the ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195941/reftab/69/t/Private-sector-expats-given-smart-ID-cards/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 05:30:02 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 6: Rapporteur of the committee which was formed by the National Assembly to investigate the cancellation of the Dow Chemical deal, MP Saud Al-Hariji was quoted as saying the committee Monday continued investigations on the Dow issue... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195937/reftab/69/t/JP-Morgan-in-hot-seat-over-Dow/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 05:27:35 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 6, (KUNA): A one-man one-vote decree approved by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has “saved Kuwait from a dark path,” parliament speaker Ali Rashed said Sunday, underlining that Kuwaiti people were acce... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195935/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 05:25:48 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 6, (KUNA): Kuwait has lost one of its most distinguished figures in the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Mohammad Al-Afasi, who passed away on Monday after a long peri... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195931/reftab/69/t/Ex-minister-succumbs-to-illness-at-65/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 05:22:41 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 6: Security operatives from Capital Security Directorate continued their surprise campaigns in Mubarakiya and Mirgab areas and arrested 89 people for various offenses. The campaign was led by Director of Security Major General Tariq... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195930/reftab/69/t/Over-200-nabbed-in-Mirqab-Mubarakiya-Ahmadi-raids/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 07 May 2013 05:20:53 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 5: The Ministry of Education is in dire need of female Arabic, music and art teachers; as well as staff with specializations in library science, educational techniques and social services, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting sources. ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195907/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:13:32 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 5: The earlier concerns of entomologists in Kuwait regarding the disappearance of a rare species of butterfly, Painted Ladies, has been put to rest by the recent bouts of rain, says Mohammed Marafie, Entomologist at Public Authority... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195906/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:12:18 GMT THE people of Saudi Arabia and the GCC nationals call to mind the determination of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to develop the Kingdom as the entire region commemorates the eighth anniversary of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Custodian.  H... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195904/reftab/69/t/Custodian-of-the-Two-Holy-Mosques-you-fulfilled-your-promise/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:09:33 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 5: The Human Rights and Bedoun committees Sunday met in the presence of Under- secretary of Ministry of Justice and representative from the Legislative and Fatwa Department of the Na-tional Assembly to discuss the two draft laws e... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195903/reftab/69/t/Bill-seals-off-Zionist-entity/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:08:25 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 5: Labor Section at the Ministry of Social Affairs has prepared and forwarded a dossier pressing for the sector minister Thikra Al-Rashidi to open the door for domestic workers to transfer their residence permit to the private secto... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195902/reftab/69/t/Domestic-transfer-to-private-sector-urged/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 06 May 2013 06:07:31 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 4: National Assembly Secretary MP Kamel Al-Awadhi proposed on Saturday “the application of the one-vote electoral mechanism on all board of director elections of cooperative and public welfare societies as well as sports bodies and ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195867/reftab/69/t/Specialist-expats-to-show-university-degrees/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:18:17 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (KUNA): Allowing non-Kuwaitis to own real-estate plots in the country entails negative consequences in shadow of land scarcity and housing plots as well as soaring demand, according to experts. Ahmad Al-Majed, board member o... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195866/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:15:59 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (KUNA): Whether it was a wedding, a birthday party, or the welcoming of a new baby, expenditure for social celebrations in Kuwait more often than not exceed expectations, leading many to deem it as “abnormally extravagant.” Speak... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195864/reftab/69/t/Social-celebrations-expenditure-in-Kuwait-deemed-too-extravagant/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:12:57 GMT