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A wife or a nurse?

It is a funny topic in an ironic way what I am going to write about boldly today. It has been eating my heart for years and years.…

Is Kuwait anti-Pakistani?

Muna Al-Fuzai That was an interesting inquiry that came to me from a Pakistani reader who seemed to be annoyed because whenever there is news of a crime,…

UAE ‘expat unfriendly’?

Kerfuffle ensues after Forbes article puts Emirates at bottom of global niceness ranking Calling the United Arab Emirates the world’s “least friendly” place for expatriates – well those…

Kuwait

Shiites tipped to win six seats – The road to National Assembly

By B Izzak, Staff Writer KUWAIT: Kuwaitis head to the ballot boxes to elect the…

Ghanim blasts ‘nouveau politicos’

KUWAIT: Former MP and second constituency candidate Marzouq Al-Ghanim said that a strong state cannot…

Prosecutor detains bedoons for three weeks

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s public prosecutor has ordered 61 stateless men be detained for three weeks pending…

Al-Jazeera gets green light to reopen office

KUWAIT: Kuwait has allowed pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera to reopen its office in the Gulf…

Indian Embassy celebrates Republic Day

KUWAIT: The Indian embassy Kuwait yesterday celebrated India’s 63rd Republic Day in an atmosphere of…

Crime

Bootlegger nabbed

KUWAIT: Detectives from the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) arrested a citizen in possession of 50 cartons of alcoholic drinks, security sources said. The suspect was put under…

Girl power thwarts rapists

KUWAIT: Two Arab men were arrested in Salmiya after attempting to assault a student outside her school in the area. The Asian victim was reportedly waiting outside for…

E-Paper

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Fashion

Gaultier channels Winehouse, stars shop for Oscars

The final day of Paris’s spring-summer haute couture week saw Jean Paul  Gaultier serve up a cigarettes-and-all homage to late singer Amy Winehouse and Valentino show off …

Technology

Getting your home theatre perfect – A question of settings?

A giant screen, surround sound and plentiful snacks. Check, check and check. And those are just some of the reasons owners of home theatres prefer their setups…

Business

Euro-zone making ‘outstanding’ progress – Geithner fuels hopes of taming crisis at Davos

DAVOS: European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said yesterday the euro-zone had made “outstanding” progress towards resolving the debt crisis as hopes grew for an imminent deal…

Lifestyle

‘Starbikes’: The poor Indonesian’s Starbucks

As well-heeled Indonesians sip lattes in the air conditioned comfort of Starbucks, outside on the bustling, traffic-jammed streets of Jakarta the myriad poor turn to “Starbikes” for…

Middle East

100 killed as Syrian forces pound Homs

DAMASCUS: Syrian forces yesterday stepped up their deadly crackdown on dissent, with activists reporting almost 100 dead in two days, as violence spiked ahead of a bid…

Subcontinent

Rockets hit Pakistan military academy near bin Laden home

PESHAWAR: Attackers yesterday fired rockets at Pakistan’s top military academy, damaging its outer wall in a major security breach near the home where Osama bin Laden lived…

Europe

French police arrest boss of breast implant company – Investigating judge orders arrest

MARSEILLE:  French police yesterday arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the PIP breast implant company that sparked a global health scare by using substandard silicone, as part…

America

Romney, Gingrich square off in key Florida debate

JACKSONVILLE: Republican White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traded blows on immigration, space policy and wealth in a feisty debate ahead of the all-important Florida…

Polls

Year 2011 will be remembered as

  • Arab Spring (60%, 112 Votes)
  • Death of Osama Bin Laden (19%, 36 Votes)
  • Natural disasters (13%, 24 Votes)
  • Prince William & Kate wedding (8%, 16 Votes)

Total Voters: 187

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