If you’re a new follower of this blog, or even a
loyal follower, I do go slightly off-topic on Thursdays. Why do I do this?
To bring you, my very loyal and faithful
readers/followers/stalkers, a quick peek into what’s making news headlines in
Kuwaiti papers.
After reading this blog, just think how
well-informed you’ll be about the world around you!
Enjoy!
Note to readers:
We're off on a little vacation to Doha, Qatar most of next week. Because of this, I won't be posting as often. Talk when we're back!
National Guard executes military maneuvers
alongside US army
Thursday,
23 February 2012
Source:
-KUNA
The Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the
Kuwaiti National Guard on Wednesday executed military maneuvers, entitled
"Knights' Resistance II," alongside the US army in Adairaa Square.
The maneuver was attended by the National Guard Major General Nasser Abdullah Al-De'ee, who praised the precise and speedy performance of National Guardsmen during the exercise sessions and said that it reflects the good training they obtained at various levels. He also stressed on his men' readiness to risk their lives in defending their country.
Also, General Al-De'ee noted that these training sessions aim at increasing self-confidence of various military units, with a major focus on monitoring strength and weakness points.
On his part, Brigadier Walid Khaled Al-Nuwayef, Commander of Military Affairs of the National Guards, stressed on importance of such maneuver in order to improve military officers and personnel's skills when managing battles and raising the levels of readiness to perform tasks on full scale whenever crisis occur.
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MoH issues 12,500 birth certificates for
illegal residents
Thursday,
23 February 2012
Source:
-KUNA
Director of the
Central Registry of Births and Deaths department at Ministry of Health Rashed
Al-Azmi said that the number of birth certificates issued for Illegal residents
are estimated to be around 12,500 while the death certificates were about 735
within the past eight months after applying the Cabinet's decision no. 209/201.
Al-Azmi said that ministry started issuing certificates following the decision, where it identifies the residents as "non-Kuwaiti" in the nationality space on each certificate, adding that the issuance of certificates witnessed a great turnout by Bedoun (Stateless Arabs).
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UN nuclear agency reports failed Iran talks
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Source:
-AP
VIENNA: The UN nuclear agency acknowledged renewed
failure Wednesday after a trip to probe suspicions of covert Iranian nuclear
weapons work, in a statement issued just hours after an Iranian general warned
of a pre-emptive strike against any foe threatening the country.
The double signs of defiance reflected Tehran's continued resistance to demands that it defuse suspicions about its nuclear activities despite a growing list of international sanctions.
The International Atomic Energy Agency made little progress in talks that ended just three weeks ago, and hopes had been low that a visit by IAEA experts to Iran that ended late Tuesday would be any more successful even before the agency issued its statement.
It was issued early Wednesday, shortly after midnight and just after the IAEA experts left Tehran, reflecting the agency's urgent wish to tell its side of the story.
As the two-day trip was winding down, Iranian officials sought to cast it in a positive light, with foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast telling reporters that "cooperation with the agency continues and is at its best level."
Iran's top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisted the Islamic Republic is not seeking nuclear weapons, saying they are "useless, harmful and dangerous," but did not mention the visit by the IAEA experts.
The IAEA team had hoped to talk to key Iranian scientists suspected of working on the alleged weapons program, break down opposition to their plans to inspect documents related to nuclear work and secure commitments from Iranian authorities to allow future visits.
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Why we like Kuwait: Expats’
views
Thursday,
February 23, 2012
By
Chidi Emmanuel-- Staff Writer
Kuwait
has a population of about 3.5 million people, of which over 2 million are
foreigners. This makes Kuwaiti citizens a minority in their home country.
Kuwait – just like any other country has its ups and downs. A lot of things
have been said about this oil-rich nation but still, many expatriates see Kuwait
as a place to be, irrespective of criticisms. Kuwait has been slammed by human
rights organizations over infringement of human rights, religious freedom,
bedoon issues among others. Above all these, expats do give Kuwait some
credits.
Here
are their views:
Read
more here:
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