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Kuwaiti wedding fire claims 41 lifes
Region: Kuwait41 people are reported to have died after a fire which started in a tent set up for use by women and children at a wedding. The news comes from Kuwait's interior ministry. The fire is said to have started late in to Saturday evening. It began whilst wedding guests were celebrating at a party in the al-Jahra region which is situated west of Kuwait. It's estimated 60 women and children were injured, a lot of them from... more
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Kuwait: Cinema Censorship, Quality Woes and Limited Telecom Services
Region: KuwaitAmer Al-Hilal here, salutations from scorching hot Kuwait! Following the Kuwaiti elections and all the previous political drama, bloggers are now focusing their energies on entertainment and technology posts, with Cinescape, the Kuwaiti national cinema company monopoly, taking the brunt of the criticism from younger viewers due to quality control and censorship woes. We start off with BlogAllAlong in a post entitled ... more
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First Kuwaiti Women Are Elected to Parliament
Region: KuwaitFour women were elected to the parliament of Kuwait, a mere four years after women were granted suffrage in the country. “A victory for Kuwaiti women and…for Kuwaiti democracy” Four of the 16 female candidates running for Kuwait’s 50-seat parliament were elected Sunday; they are the first women elected since the Persian Gulf nation became a democracy in 1962. All four women hold doctora... more
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Kuwait: Elections Getting Closer
Region: Kuwait
by Abdullatif AlOmar Kuwait is gearing up for another round of Parliamentary elections on Saturday (May 17), allowing women to cast votes and nominate themselves for the second time in the country's history. Fifty seats are being contested in the elections, for the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma). Kuwait's 1962 constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly every four years. Elec... more
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Kuwait: Election Call to Women
Region: Kuwait
by Abdullatif AlOmar Kuwait is gearing up for another round of Parliamentary elections on Saturday (May 17), allowing women to cast votes and nominate themselves for the second time in the country's history. Fifty seats are being contested in the elections, for the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma). Kuwait's 1962 constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly every four years. Electio... more
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Arabeyes: Looming Food Crisis
Region: Kuwait
by Amira Al Hussaini Inflation and rising food and oil prices are a reality around the world, and Arab bloggers are not only feeling the pinch, but writing about it too. Here is a snapshot of reactions from Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait and Egypt. Lebanon: In a post on the trail of death left behind from the cluster bombs still claiming lives today from the Lebanese-Israeli war of 2006, M Bashir, from Lebanon, accuses the... more
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Kuwait: Speeding Foreigners Unwelcome
Region: Kuwait
by Abdullatif AlOmar A new traffic law which ejects foreign traffic violators from the country, is creating waves in Kuwait. While one blogger asks what the fuss is about when other countries have already implemented similar rules, another argues that the new clampdown is too strict. Forzaq8 tells those complaining about the new traffic law that they got what they wanted - after years of asking why Kuwait can't be ... more
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Kuwait: A Ridiculous Mixture of Hail, Rain, Wind and Dust
Region: Kuwait
by Amira Al Hussaini Unusual for this time of the year, Kuwait was just hit by a 'semi-tornado,' which included “a ridiculous mixture of hail, rain, wind, dust, gusts” in the words of blogger Kuwaitism. Equipped with cells phones and digital cameras, the Kuwaiti blogopshere is full of stories reporting the unexpected weather which hit the country. Kuwaitism even puts together this quick video, filmed with... more
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Kuwait: Bloggers to Play Leading Role in Elections
Region: Kuwait
It's already Summer in Kuwait, where temperatures peaked 42 degrees Celsius. But what's also heating up in the race to the Parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 17. 106°F / 42°C and Hot and DUSTY. This is what it looks like at 3:30 PM: The photo is not altered in any way. The orangey-yellow color is the real color of the sky. Totally weird. Big huge rolling waves coming in, good weekend to go shelling!... more
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March Madness in Kuwait
Region: Kuwait
by Abdullatif AlOmar Just as there is March Madness in the US, the phenomena seems to have spread to Kuwait - not for basketball but elections. For starters, the Government has resigned, writes Forzaq8, who further explains: if the news that are flying by are right , that the government have resign then the government have raised the white flag It has thrown the Towel We can declare the clinical death of ”... more
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