tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36423028793792830462026-04-26T11:41:34.799-07:00Our state-of-the-art website kuwaitinfoalerts is an online web portal designed to enhance your expatriate life in Kuwait more social, interactive and vibrant. KIA sets a platform for you to interact and deal with people you've never met before both socially and business wise.Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-42599832104784716692011-09-03T04:58:00.000-07:002011-09-03T04:58:19.998-07:00<a href="http://kuwaitinfoalerts.blogspot.com/2011/08/kuwait-info-alerts-news_29.html">Kuwait Info Alerts: Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>Top 10 healthy breakfast options </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> <br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so it’s essential that you make the most of it. But really it’s not that difficult to get a good deal of nutrition from your morning meal. We’ve put down 10 healthy breakfast options to help you prepare a nutritional feast that will keep you going all day.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><b>Porridge and berries</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Use oats and skimmed milk to make your porridge, then add any berries such as strawberries, raspberries or blueberries and honey. This is a great way to start the day as the oats have a low GI (Glycaemic Index) this tells us that oats do not raise the blood glucose level very quickly, which is good as it can help stabilize the appetite. Just go easy on the honey!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><b>Beans on toast</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Beans (whether they are just ordinary baked beans or kidney, borlotti or black eyed beans) also have a low GI like oats. They are full of soluble fiber, which helps keep you full for longer and can therefore help you manage your weight. Serve the beans on granary toast and pass on the butter; a great, low-fat breakfast.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><b>Bagel with reduced fat cream cheese and smoked salmon</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Bagels are high in starchy carbohydrates, which help kick start the body into action for the day after a fast of at least eight to 10 hours. The smoked salmon provides the body with omega-3 fat which is essential for the body. Many of us eat far too much saturated fat (which is bad for us) and not enough omega-3 fat that is vital for our health.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Read More... <a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/">http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com</a></span></span></div></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-38459242143279470332011-08-29T11:24:00.000-07:002011-08-29T11:24:33.720-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N1125&amp;type=3">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>Eid Al-Fitr holidays in Kuwait Declared</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b> <br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">KUWAIT CITY: First day of Eid will be Tuesday on all Gulf countries except Oman. “According to astronomical calculations and visibility conditions, Monday, Aug 29th, will be the last day of Ramadan and Tuesday, Aug 30th, will be the first day of Eid Al-Fitr,” well known Kuwaiti astronomer Dr Saleh Al-Ojairi told Al-Watan Arabic daily. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Al-Ojairi called on decision-makers in Kuwait and the Islamic Arab world to shun differences and avoid controversy when it comes to the sighting of the crescent and declaration of the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. He added that differences among Sunnis and Shiites are the main cause of controversy in this issue.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Meanwhile, northwesterly winds are expected to taper off in the next hours, to be coupled with receding dust and low waves at sea, said the director general of the meteorological department of the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> <br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">The winds have picked up since the morning hours today, spewing moderate dusts and resulting in high waves at the sea, said Mohammad Karam in remarks to KUNA.</span></span></div><div> </div><div>Keywords: <a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(69, 81, 89); ">Eid Holidays</a>, <a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(69, 81, 89); ">Eid Holidays Kuwait</a></div></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-76087994203426458672011-08-29T09:36:00.000-07:002011-08-29T09:43:18.395-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N1124&amp;type=3" ">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><br /> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b ">Gulf Air plane skids off the runway at Kochi&nbsp;</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b "> <br /> </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></span></span><br /> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span font-family: Verdana;">The Gulf Air aircraft with 137 passengers and six crew members on board that landed at the CIAL here on Monday shot off the runway and got stuck in the slush. Officials said that the flight GF 270 touched down the tarmac at 3.55 a.m. and slipped off the runway. Seven passengers sustained injuries. Of this, the condition of two is serious. </span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span font-family: Verdana;">One of the passengers who sustained multiple fractures when a Gulf Air flight from Bahrain overshot the runway while landing at the Cochin International Airport Limited in the early morning hours of Monday underwent an emergency surgery at a private hospital at Angamaly. </span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span font-family: Verdana;">According to sources at the Little Flower Hospital, Said Muhamad, 47, of Mathur in Palakkad district, has sustained fractures on the ankle of the right leg, left rib and left elbow. He was undergoing surgery at the time of reporting. </span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span font-family: Verdana;">Mr. Muhamad, one of the 137 passengers aboard the Gulf Air flight, works in an automatic door shop in Saudi Arabia. He boarded the flight to Kochi from Dammam via Bahrain on Sunday at Indian time 5.30 p.m. A few more passengers were brought to the hospital with minor injuries. They were administered first aid and were promptly discharged. </span></span></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span font-family: Verdana;">According to airport sources, Gulf Air flight, GF 270, hit an air pocket and was unstable during its approach to the Kochi airport for landing before eventually overshooting the runway and coming to a grinding halt in the slush at around 3.55 a.m. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span font-family: Verdana;"> <br /> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span font-family: Verdana;">Read more............<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N1124&type=3"></a></span></span></span></div></div></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-73548272455146738412011-08-26T14:42:00.000-07:002011-08-26T14:42:56.207-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N1075&amp;type=2">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>'No more social networking websites at office'</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b> <br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Kuwait: The Civil Service Commission prepares to launch efforts following the Eid Al-Fitr holiday to monitor the activity of government employees in order to detect any delinquencies committed during working hours which include using social networking websites while at work. <br /> <br />People have noticed state employees ignoring their daily tasks while being busy with their cell phones which they use for chatting or accessing their Twitter and Facebook accounts, as well as use personal laptops to browse the Internet and browse through newspapers", said CSC undersecretary Mohammad Al-Roumi in a recent statement, adding that complaints have been made against staff members ignoring their tasks to tend to personal matters or to handle transactions for their friends in other departments.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> <br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Read more......</span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-54156630312152628632011-08-26T14:39:00.000-07:002011-08-26T14:39:44.946-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N1094&amp;type=3">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>Air India Express flight from Kuwait makes emergency landing</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b> <br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div>Kuwait: An Air India Express IX 394 Kuwait-Kochi- Kozhikode flight, with 61 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at the airport here on August 25th morning after the pilot reported a hydraulic problem.</div><div> </div><div>All passengers are safe, airline sources said.</div><div> </div><div>The pilot of the flight IX 394 with six-member crew reported hydraulic problem half-an-hour before it was to land following which emergency support was provided, the sources said. </div><div> <br /></div><div>Read More..............</div></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-51851105605918651302011-08-12T06:08:00.000-07:002011-08-12T06:08:09.390-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>Expatriates versus locals in Kuwait energy sector</b> <br /> <br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Kuwait: "There's not enough interest from Kuwaiti youths in the energy and utilities sector at the moment. It's not promoted enough as the interesting, exciting career path that it is," says 21-year-old Kuwaiti Petroleum Engineering student, Fahad. Fahad, isn't far off from the truth, given the current situation. Deloitte's white paper 'Never mind the reserves, What about the people' was published earlier this month, claiming that the Middle East is facing a shortage of talent in the energy and utilities sector. <br /><p>Kenneth McKellar, partner and Middle East Energy and Resources leader at Deloitte Middle East, said, "The scarcity of Middle Eastern nationals in meaningful employment in the energy and utilities sector is beginning to be urgently addressed by governments in GCC countries. They compel organizations to reserve minimum quotas of nationals and funding educational and vocational programs to provide a stream of future talent for the industry. Read More.......</p></span></div><div></div><div></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-36064451159242962082011-08-12T06:06:00.000-07:002011-08-12T06:06:06.073-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>'Dasha' begins 23rd pearl-diving expedition</b> <br /> <br /><p>Kuwait: With the rigorous training over, the big day finally arrived yesterday for the young Kuwaiti divers participating in the 23rd Pearl Diving Expedition as their voyage formally began. The traditional dasha or farewell ceremony for the 180 young participants in this year's event was held at the Kuwait Sea Sports Club (KSSC) headquarters in Salmiya, before the young sailors, aged between eight and 22, began their nine-day voyage in search of precious pearls in the waters off Khairan Resort, around 90 km south of Kuwait City.</p><p> <br />The ceremony was held in the presence of Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL) Undersecretary Mohammad Al-Kandari, KSSC Vice-Chairman Ahmed Al-Ghanim, and KSSC Secretary General Ali-Al-Qabandi. Speaking with the Kuwait Times just before the voyage began, Al-Qabandi revealed that he isn't expecting a large harvest of pearls from this year's expedition. "Many people are now exploiting the area for the same purpose, so I think, this year's harvest will be even smaller than last year," he explained. Read More.............</p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-42564622891079141892011-08-12T06:04:00.000-07:002011-08-12T06:04:50.240-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N938&amp;type=3">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>'Awqaf Ministry committed to mosque's charter'</b> <br /><p>Kuwait: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs said yesterday that it was committed to the Charter and message of the mosque, as well as its key role in the Muslim community. The ministry said in a press statement that as the mosque occupies a prime place in the Muslim community, it should able to spread its message to the fullest in the best interest of the society as a whole.</p><p> <br />Both scholars and worshippers should be committed to a set of principles which ensure that the mosque achieves its objectives. The ministry said through the issuance of (Charter of the mosque) with a set of principles and objectives, it wanted to clarify the message of the mosque by placing necessary controls for the safety of faith. This is so as to not deviate from its noble goals and mission. Read More..........</p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-34383019249112202892011-08-12T06:03:00.000-07:002011-08-12T06:03:37.496-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/index.jsp">Kuwait Info Alerts</a>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-26158956793217342062011-07-27T03:33:00.003-07:002011-07-27T03:33:55.044-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><br /> </b> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kuwait: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) has finalized contracts for the construction of nine new water storage towers in the Sabah Al-Ahmad housing estate. The reinforced concrete towers, costing a total of KD8.5 million, should be completed and ready for use within the next year, said an MEW official, adding that they will provide water for Sabah Al-Ahmad residents and any others in the area requiring it. Meanwhile, the MEW is awaiting the delivery of a number of massive new soundproofed diesel generators.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The generators, costing a total of KD15 million, are expected to arrive before Ramadan when the demand for power peaks and will be allocated to those areas prone to power cuts just in case of any blackouts. On a separate issue, MP Mohammad Al-Huwaila has supported parliamentary colleagues' calls for an emergency meeting of the National Assembly council to discuss the problems faced by high school graduates unable to get places at Kuwait University despite meeting the entrance criteria due to the university's overcapacity problems.</span></span></div></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-71238468841925464172011-07-27T03:33:00.001-07:002011-07-27T03:33:13.964-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><br /> </b> <br /> <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity and Water Salem Al-Othayna said on Monday that the improvements in Kuwait's power network are being carried out using the latest equipment and sophisticated power conservation techniques. Al-Othayna, who is also the Acting Minister of Information, said that, as well as conserving power, the 'smart' system used by the MEW ensures that the power supply is directed towards those areas where it is most needed. </span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">In a statement released after he inaugurated Salwa's second main power plant, which uses the 'smart' system, the minister said that the new system "contributes to reducing consumption levels by 15 to 20 percent through conserving the previously wasted power." Kuwait has taken the regional lead in introducing the 'smart' system, which was first suggested by an MEW expert committee in 2008, said Al-Othayna, lauding the efforts of the five Kuwaiti engineers, all female, who first launched the project and of the additional eight who also played a part in ensuring the successful introduction of the cutting edge system.</span></span></div><br /> </div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-87002087900008982562011-07-27T03:32:00.001-07:002011-07-27T03:32:23.335-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><br /> </b> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kuwait: MP Khalid Al-Adwa has become the latest parliamentarian to condemn the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' (MAIA) decision to suspend an imam over a sermon condemning the Syrian regime over its actions. Al-Adwa said yesterday that the MAIA should call a halt to its repressive role in inhibiting imams' freedom of speech in their sermons, accusing the ministry of wishing to make sermons monotonous and irrelevant to actual national concerns.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">MAIA officials should instead be looking to mosque imams as important figures with a responsibility for shaping society and directing its members in the correct way, socially, politically and economically, as well as morally, particularly in their Friday sermons, he said. Imams are not civil servants, the MP pointed out, adding that the ministry must show empathy for the Kuwaiti people's cares and concerns and face up to challenges.</span></span></div></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-42185961222716345922011-07-20T03:15:00.001-07:002011-07-20T03:15:26.403-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N686&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>51 repatriated Pinoy maids seek safety back home</b><br /><br /><p>KUWAIT: Rowena's journey to what she believed would be greener pastures resulted in abuse, starvation and false accusations of adultery. After arriving in Kuwait to work as a maid, 32-year-old Rowena Alinsasaguin ate only bread (kubos in Arabic) for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Her most luxurious meal was chicken with rice, which she was given once a week. On every other day it was only kubos, without anything on it. I did not come to Kuwait to die. I came here to live and help my family," she sobbed, recalling her wretched experience. After four months of suffering, she finally called her agency to request a transfer and her request was eventually granted. After the next few months, however, the female employer became suspicious that Rowena was having an affair with her husband. In 'revenge' for this imagined romance, Rowena would receive reprimands and beating almost every day.</p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-69467254982008713632011-07-20T03:15:00.000-07:002011-07-20T03:15:00.360-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N687&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>College of Education students asked to re-take course</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: In a recent incident, that adds to the poor reputation of Kuwait's education system, 400 students from the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training's (PAAET) College of Education were informed yesterday that one of the courses they have been studying throughout this summer semester was cancelled. Students have been studying the course since June, but were only informed yesterday, a week before the final exam, that it was cancelled due to a fault in the registration department. The officials were unable to answer our questions at first. We were confused as to what will happen for all the work we have performed throughout the summer semester. Are we going to re-do the entire course again. What were the reasons." wondered Sarah, one of the students. She added, "We were given a notice that we are no longer registered with that course. We were shocked, so we tried to get in touch with our instructor who told us that that this was the management's decision.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-65724803548475981152011-07-20T03:14:00.000-07:002011-07-20T03:14:35.098-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N688&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Kuwait football team to take on Filipino rivals</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: After a rigorous training session held in Lebanon and Jordan recently, the Kuwait Football Team [Al-Azraq] returned home last Friday. The team is in the heat of intensive preparations held here for the much-awaited '2014 qualifier match' scheduled against the Philippines' Azkals team. The match will be held on Saturday at the Qadsiya Sports Club in Hawally. Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Sabah, Chairman Kuwait Football Association (KFA) visited the training ground on Monday evening, wished the team well and expressed his support..He dropped by to give our team a morale boost. He just wished our team well and success for the Saturday game. His presence was greatly valued by our team. Being able to see him here on the ground was quite remarkable," said Talal Al-Mehteb, Media Relations Officer. Al-Mehteb spoke to the press Sheikh Talal addressed the team at KFA's headquarters in Adaliya.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-68698801598595950972011-07-19T03:31:00.000-07:002011-07-19T03:31:31.409-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N673&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Belgian official sees ample scope to promote medical in kuwa</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwaiti minister of health Dr. Hilal Musaed Al-Sayer met here Monday Kris Peeters, Minister-President of the Flemish region of Belgium, and discussed ways to boost collaboration in the medical and health is sector between Belgium and Kuwait."It was very positive meeting and we discussed a lot of possibilities to work together. Healthcare in the Flanders region is a very important sector and has the ambition to be in the top five of the European countries and regions by 2020," Peeters told the Kuwait news agency after the meeting."We have discussed and given more information about this initiative and we hope that we can work in the future with Kuwait and see what we can do together," his said. He stressed that there are a lot of possibilities and opportunities to work together with Kuwait.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-28722217287682744892011-07-19T03:28:00.000-07:002011-07-19T03:28:57.411-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N675&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Still no MoE bill payment facility at Kuwait Airport</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: Every holidaymaker is now keen to pay their bills prior to setting out for the airport, with campaigns, warnings and SMSes targeting those residents who have incurred large utilities bills. Travelers who opt to settle their bills at the airport at the last minute have discovered, however, that the payment facility that was to open there is still "in the pipeline. Some months ago the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) announced that it would be installing facilities allowing passengers to pay outstanding bills for water and electricity at the airport, with any unsettled bills potentially creating problems for expatriate travelers leaving the country on holiday.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-7575844120514615992011-07-19T03:23:00.000-07:002011-07-19T03:23:51.859-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N674&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Lawmakers plan to grill premier over Internet</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: The consumer is being burdened by skyrocketing prices and poor quality of services, thanks to unlicensed companies that operate under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication, says lawyer Husain Al-Abdullah. Speaking at a seminar held at the Kuwait Lawyers Association on Sunday, Al-Abdullah explained that the licenses of local internet service providers expired more than four years ago.Al-Abdullah who has been working toward filing lawsuits against internet providers on behalf of a pressure group formed by consumers on the internet, says providers have been operating illegally, citing the latest report published by the Kuwait Audit Bureau.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-1310625254946819612011-07-18T03:36:00.000-07:002011-07-18T03:36:29.058-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N659&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Kuwait Internet providers told to cut rates, download limits</b><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: 12px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: Kuwaiti Internet-providers are set to lower their charges for the service by 15-25 percent, Ministry of Communications Undersecretary Abdulmohsin Al-Mazidi said on Friday. After a meeting between the ministry and Internet-providers in the country, Al-Mazidi said that agreement had been reached between the parties, whereby a recently company-proposed policy called ‘fare usage’, will not see the light.</span></span></div></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-71222009932880627902011-07-18T03:35:00.000-07:002011-07-18T03:35:26.113-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N660&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>KD 500 wage minimum salary rule to split families in Kuwait</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: In an attempt to restructure the demographics of the country, the Ministry of Interior is reportedly drafting a law to increase the minimum wage required for non-Kuwaiti residents to sponsor their spouses and family by 100 percent. An official at the Ministry of Interior said that the law will take several months to be finalized; noting that it cannot be applied during the current situation. The Ministry of Interior will work closely with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MSAL) in order to finalize this law.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-25341216314686691472011-07-18T03:33:00.000-07:002011-07-18T03:33:43.979-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N661&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Kuwait to conserve water through pre-paid supply</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: The Ministry of Electricity and Water's pre-paid water supply project aims to conserve this valuable resource, and to ensure the accumulation of state funds. As the ministry embarks on the project, acting Minister of Electricity and Water, Salem Al-Othaina, who inaugurated phase one at Jabriya Water Plant, described it as one of the ministry's "crucial projects," now.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-92223103170116565382011-07-15T03:13:00.000-07:002011-07-15T03:13:50.218-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N651&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Kuwait keen on good neighborliness with Iraq - Sheikh </b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> Kuwait is keen on having good-neighborly relations with Iraq and coordinating stances on issues of common concern, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah underscored Thursday. Upon his departure to Turkey to participate in the fourth meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya, scheduled Friday, Sheikh Dr. Mohammad told reporters that Kuwait does not pay due attention to the hostile remarks made by unofficial and irresponsible Iraqi figures."But to our surprise, an Iraqi official had recently made similar hostile remarks against Kuwait," he noted. A number of Iraqi MPs have recently attacked Kuwait over a number of marine projects on the Kuwaiti side of the Arabian Gulf.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-10801727692101505472011-07-15T03:12:00.000-07:002011-07-15T03:12:38.066-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N652&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><b>Kuwait Embassy-Triple blasts in Mumbai painful event</b><br /><br /><p>There was no harm to Kuwaiti nationals or business interests in India’s financial capital Mumbai in Wednesday’s triple bomb blasts which claimed as many as 17 lives and injured around 130 people, confirmed the Consul General for the State of Kuwait in Mumbai, Salem Al-Khaledi on Thursday. In a written statement he said: “There is no Kuwaiti citizen — resident or tourist — who has come to any harm from this painful event.” He further emphasized that there was no harm to any Kuwaiti interests, including the Consulate for the State of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Airways Office or the Kuwaiti Petroleum Office for marketing oil in India.</p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-20628177462290401992011-07-14T03:27:00.000-07:002011-07-14T03:27:01.103-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N638&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><b>Kuwait University's dilemma: An explanation</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Kuwait: Newly appointed Minister of Education Ahmad Al-Mulaifi told the press on Tuesday that a temporary campus must be allocated to contain the 8,000 freshmen set to enroll this upcoming September. Al-Mulaifi met with the Kuwait University council earlier this month and gave them a stark ultimatum: increase the number of freshmen enrolling this academic year to 8,000 or submit their [council members'] resignations. A senior Kuwait University official announced yesterday that the minister's demand to increase the number of students has been met.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642302879379283046.post-41816920024288510432011-07-14T03:24:00.000-07:002011-07-14T03:24:18.298-07:00<a href="http://www.kuwaitinfoalerts.com/newsdetails.jsp?id=N637&amp;type=3#">Kuwait Info Alerts | News</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><b>Kuwaiti media delegation visits Hebron, Bethlehem</b><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size: 14px; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">A Kuwaiti media delegation on Tuesday visited the city of Hebron in the West Bank, learning more about the suffering of its people from the practices of the Israeli settlers in the old town. Members of the Kuwaiti delegation met the Governor of Hebron Kamil Hamid, who accompanied them on a tour of the ancient town and explained the details of the humanitarian, political and economic situation in the city, the largest and most populous in the West Bank.</span></span></p></span></div>Kuwait Info Alertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18156916539319196060noreply@blogger.com0