Sabah al Khair, Kuwait. Pic by Barbara Vailliencourt Location: Ali Al Salem airbase, Kuwait.
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Merry Christman #christmas #kuwait #q8
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KPTC bus caught fire om road # 40. #kuwait #q8
Kuwait top job destination for Gulf nationals #kuwait #q8
Almost 20 years ago, the GCC approved a resolution that basically gave the citizens of one GCC country working in another the same employment-related rights as the citizens of that country. It was the beginning of a campaign to facilitate the movement of labor at all levels across GCC member borders.
Statistics released Thursday by the Secretariat of the GCC show that the agreements have led to an increase in employment opportunities across national borders.
The number of GCC citizens working outside their own country doubled from about 12,000 in 2002 to some 24,000 in 2011. Kuwait ranked first in attracting citizens of other Gulf countries to work in its government and private sectors. In 2011, Kuwait hosted 19,536 workers from other GCC countries, an increase of 77 percent over 2002.
Assistant Secretary of Human and Environmental Affairs, Abdullah Al-Hashemi, told Al-Hayat newspaper that the number will double again once Gulf citizens begin to undertake technical work.
Saudi Arabia ranked second in attracting other GCC nationals in 2011. The number of GCC workers in the Kingdom reached 1,438, an increase of 102 percent over 2002. Qatar and Oman ranked fifth and sixth respectively as the number of workers reached 596 and 32, respectively.
According to Al-Hashemi, working environments in the Gulf states are similar as are the demands of the industries of each country. Efforts are being made to formulate common employment standards for employing those of specific educational backgrounds.
Statistics also show an increase in the number of GCC nationals working in the public sector of other member states. The number grew from 10,000 in 2000 to 17,000 in 2011, an increase of 70 percent.
Kuwait, again, ranked first in attracting citizens of other member states to work in its government. The UAE ranked second while Qatar ranked third. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Oman followed.
The number of GCC nationals covered by retirement plans of other countries in 2011 reached 9,140 people.
The UAE led the way with 4,012 citizens of GCC countries receiving retirement benefits while Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain Oman and Saudi Arabia followed, in that order.
According to the report, the total number of GCC nationals covered by the social security systems in other member states in 2011 was 6,069 compared to 1,430 in 2004, an increase of about 324 percent.
via Zawya . com
Kuwait – 2012 Highlights via KUNA.
- Following follow-up of a summary report about major local events that happened during the the passing year, 2012.
MEDIA AND CULTURE: On January 16, the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) signed an cooperation agreement with a British archaeological mission for monumental exploration and search in Kathma area. On February 1, the Al-Arabi magazine issued its first scientific edition. On February 12, the Kuwait Society for Plastic Arts organized Kuwait’s sixth plastic art festival. On March 18, Kuwait and France signed an agreement for opening a branch of the French Cultural Center in Kuwait. On March 19, Kuwaiti Cultural Days were organized in Tokyo. On March 30, a new book on Kuwaiti-Russian relations during the era of late Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah was issued in Russia. On April 18, the Arab Cultural Center opened a photography exhibition for Kuwaiti-Russian relations in Kazan City in the Republic of Tatarstan. On May 7, the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) signed an executive program for cultural and media cooperation between Kuwait and Iran between 2012 and 2015. On June 30, Kuwait Radio finally regained 27 boxes of its archival cassette tapes from Iraq, which were stolen by Saddam Hussein’s regime during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. On June 8, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) signed a deal with Peru’s official news agency for bilateral media cooperation.
Murderer of Avenue’s incident caught, #kuwait #avenues
In below video, TV anchor is taking interview of Adel Alhashash (investigators) who explanied that how this sad incident of avenue happened and how police traced and caught this guy (above pic).
According to Adel Alhashash the argument started in parking spot (basement) of avenues mall, The killer was with three friends. They traced the victim, bought the knife from carrefour and stabbed badly to death.
Avenues has helped a lot to investigators by providing required CTV footages but the video was not enough clear to recognize the faces of victims but finally they identified one guy, concern investigator team approached to his home but finally he found from a camp in bneider. he is 22 years old but remainning three guys still have not been caught.
Via KUWAIT TIMES
A young doctor was hacked to death with a cleaver by four men at the Avenues mall late on Friday, allegedly over a parking dispute. The victim, 26-year-old Jaber Samir, a Lebanese dentist at Jabriya clinic whose mother is Kuwaiti, died a few hours later at a hospital. The suspected killer, a 22-year-old non-Kuwaiti, was arrested yesterday, but his three accomplices are still at large, according to Col Adel Al-Hashash, PR Director at the Ministry of Interior. Hashash said that after initial interrogations, the suspect said he and the victim had a dispute over a parking spot which angered him. The suspect then purchased the murder weapon from the mall, followed the victim and stabbed him to death.
Asked about enhancing the deployment of policemen in the Avenues, Hashash said the administration of the mall also shared part of the responsibility.”Our officers are present and we have an office at the mall along with first aid staff to deal with any emergency, but it is a huge mall. The Ministry of Interior had previously suggested and demanded from the mall management to install weapon detectors at all entrances of the mall, similar to the ones installed at hotels. However, they did not respond to our suggestion,” Hashash said.
Some eyewitnesses also said the attackers tried to harass a woman accompanying the victim. “The parents of these criminal teenagers and youngsters are responsible for their bad behavior. They have become careless and are not bothered about their children. They care little where their children go or what they do. If they were properly raised and had strict parents, they would not have dared to commit such a crime,” said 35-year-old Noora.
“Youngsters are able to find light weapons such as knives very easily across Kuwait. Since they always expect to land up in a fight, especially in the shopping malls, they always carry these weapons with them. Often, the result is fatal. Also, the victims and those who commit these crimes are usually very young,” said 28-year-old Ahmad.
Not applying the laws and resorting to wasta is the reason behind these crimes, according to 50-year-old Mahmoud. “Such a person can kill someone whom he doesn’t even know over a silly reason, just because he knows he will not be sentenced to death. If he knew he will get the death penalty, he wouldn’t commit such a crime. Also, wasta plays a great role, as many criminals believe their wasta links will save them even after a serious crime,” he pointed out.
Some regular visitors of this mall said they do not feel safe going there, especially during the weekends. “After the news about fights that I read on weekly basis, I am not surprised by anything. I do not like to visit the mall on weekends, but my daughters insist on going as they have school on other days and their friends are going. So I have to take them. But I cannot let them roam about alone and have to be with them all the time. Also, I always leave a mall before 10:00 pm as I feel it becomes more risky after some shops close,” said 42-year-old Manal.
MPs blamed the Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah. MP Safa Al-Hashem asked where Sheikh Ahmad was at a time like this, and warned against attempts to use any wasta in favor of the criminals. MP Yousef Al-Zalzalah said that this crime was an evidence of the inability of the government to maintain law and order in the country, and that some veteran officers at the ministry need to be shunted out. He also warned of more problems if the prime minister did not make changes in the Ministry of Interior and rectified the poor choices of ministers.
By Nawara Fattahova and Hanan Al-Saadoun
Video – ” I AM A MAN ” Fashion show by Iszonica #kuwait #q8
Guy got stabbed 9 times in avenue, #kuwait #q8
IMPORTANT NOTE : I HAVE COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BELOW STORY BY MANY DIFFERENT MESSAGES AND EMAILS SENT TO ME, STILL IM LOOKING FOR OFFICIAL NEWS BY OFFICIAL KUWAIT NEWS MEDIA.
For last 12 hours my mobile phone (whtsapp = 94418559) is continue vibrating by hundreds of pics and videos about a downhearted and depressed incident occured last night in avenues mall, Kuwait but im not gonna share all. Oh a young (26 years old) Lebanese dentist named JABER killed by stabbing 9 times in his neck by chopper.
Why ????? there are many humors circulating, some saying that it happened due to some argue on car parking and as per some messages it happened over some matter on girlfriend but most probably the cause was argue in parking.
Security ???? I am not asking that why security could not control the matter because all of this happened in a very short period and no one was expecting that it would end on murder and as per some of viewers that first they had some argue in mall to settle the problem and finished then suddenly a guy appeared from a side to attack but question is what that how killers could escaped from the mall, as per i know that they can lock all the doors by single click from control room.
There are many questions
what happened in parking area ?
Was it really happened due to some girlfriend ?
How killers could escaped from mall ?
After the gap of first argue in car parking, What thing made them to kill him ?
Why were they carrying a sharp chopper in mall ?
Infact we and our communities are not used to face such sad incidents in Kuwait and now im just thinking about those parents, bros and sisters, friends who lost their young boy 
by this way. Oh God help his siblings on this tragedy and may rest his soul in peace.
Now im looking for the news about murderers, they need to be a lesson and example for all who dont care about other lives.
im very sorry if i bothered you by pics and video
I noticed that now a days in youth its going to be a fashion to carry small but sharp tools on hands and with their key rings. The govt should take arrange some strict precations in orders to avoid such incidents in future.
IMPORTANT NOTE : I HAVE COLLECTED AND ARRANGED ABOVE STORY BY MANY DIFFERENT MESSAGES AND EMAILS SENT TO ME, STILL IM LOOKING FOR OFFICIAL NEWS BY OFFICIAL KUWAIT NEWS MEDIA.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
Murderer of Avenue’s incident caught
http://kuwaitup2date.com/2012/12/23/murderer-of-avenues-incident-has-caught-kuwait-avenues/
Tweeter and re-tweeter ‘equal in crime’ #kuwait #q8
The tweeter and re-tweeter are equal in the crime” Anyone who writes a tweet, and who passes it to others are partners in crime, if it is tantamount to violation of law. This is what was confirmed in the court’s news account which is run by lawyer Najeeb Al-Wuqayan on Twitter, as he said “anyone who re-tweets a tweet that is in violation of the law and carries a state security suspicion, then he will be a suspect like the one who writes it. Al-Wuqayan said the tweeter is dealt with as a columnist, so anyone who re-tweets it, will be included in the punishment like the original author. The law stipulates that punishments for campaigning against state security and insulting Prophets and their companions may reach a KD 100,000 fine, apart from jail terms. He said that this is applicable for newspapers, magazines, TV and social networks also.
Via Kuwaittimes
K’S PATH Christmas & New Year Raffle #kuwait #q8
Win great prizes by dedicating a bauble! Buy one of our pretty card-baubles to hang on our Christmas tree with your very own message for our animals. Each bauble bears a photograph of one of our animals and you can decorate/colour it too at the shelter! Winners of the raffle to be announced at our next Open Day on Sat Jan 26th 2013. Hurry! Our tree needs more baubles: KD 10 for 4 baubles and KD 5 for 2 baubles. Call 67001622 for more info. All proceeds support K’S PATH animals as we enter the new year!
