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Around 300 Bedouns gather in bid to meet with visiting AI team
May 19, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 17: Around 300 Bedouns gathered Thursday at the Freedom Square in Taima in a bid to discuss their problems with a visiting delegation from Amnesty International (AI).
Immediately after hearing news that the delegation will vis……
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May 18, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 17: Security campaigns were carried out at Amghara scrapyard which resulted in the arrest of 703 expatriates.
The suspects were arrested for illegal residency, non-compliance to the domestic law, illegal international telephone bo……
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KSE site hacked on day of launching
May 18, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 17: The website of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) was hacked on the day it was launched, reports Al-Jaridah daily quoting reliable sources.
They disclosed that the hackers managed to copy all data from the website before deleting ……
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Visas obtained for 15 fake firms sold to expats at KD 1,300 each
May 18, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 17: During a crackdown on visa traders, personnel from the General Department for Immigration Investigation have arrested a GCC citizen and an Arab man representative of 15 illusory companies for trading in visas and residence permi……
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Cheating spouses caught red-handed
May 18, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 17: An unidentified Kuwaiti couple has been referred to a police station for interrogation, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to security sources this happened when the wife filed a complaint with the police accusing her husband of ……
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Crack down on ‘fun-seekers’ – Expats to be deported
May 18, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 16: Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Major General Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khalifa has instructed officials from all General Security Departments to carry out security campaigns against immoral activities and corruptio……
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Many deportees back on fake identities rounded up – report
May 18, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 16: During security campaigns, securitymen arrested several people who entered the country using fake identities after they were deported, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting informed sources.
They said the Ministry of Interior esta……
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Arab Spring tied to ‘joblessness’
May 17, 2012
KHARTOUM, May 16, (KUNA): The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) financial and economic committee carried on its meetings for the second day here Wednesday.
During the meeting, Kuwait presented a working paper on unemployment, including its cau……
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Amir nixes shift-to-Sharia amendment
May 17, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 16: HH the Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has rejected the proposal to amend Article 79 of the Constitution, MP Abdullatif Al-Ameeri stated Wednesday.
He said that the National Assembly received an official lette……
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Bangladeshis death commuted to ‘life’
May 17, 2012
KUWAIT CITY, May 15: The Court of Appeals has commuted the death sentenced imposed by the First Instance Court on three Bangladeshis accused of killing their friend in Jahra to life imprisonment.
Court files indicate the Public Prosecution had cha……
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