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  • Avoid cell talk, SMS, life you save maybe your own’

    KUWAIT, March 15, (KUNA): Ninety percent of road accidents are coupled with lack of attention while driving, Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior Major General Mahmoud Al-Dousari said Sunday. His remarks came on the o...
  • Kuwait wealth fund won’t cut foreign investments

    KUWAIT CITY, Jan 17, (Agencies): Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund does not plan to reduce its overseas investments despite launching a KD 1.5 billion ($5.17 billion) fund to invest in local stock markets, the finance minister said. “We won’t lower f...
  • Cable cut disrupts Internet service

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 19: Internet service in Kuwait was disrupted Friday from 11.15 am as three major fiber cables were cut in the Mediterranean Sea, Fast Telecommunication Com-pany told the Arab Times. Meanwhile, Shaheed Al-Sateeh, Manager at Reliance Global...
  • Irish beef in dioxin scare; None on shelves in Kuwait

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 10: Major hypermarkets in Kuwait affirmed that they are not selling Irish beef in the wake of growing concern over the quality of beef in the country after the Irish authorities reported Tuesday that three herds of cattle in Ireland were ...
  • Gift Of Eid - Hotcake for expats in Kuwait

    After a long wait and desperation finally this has happened. All incoming International/Local will be free now with all mobile operators in Kuwait. Yes its true, competition has struck into action and a long waited wish has come true. This is a moment of ...
  • No extension of "visits" from 2009

    KUWAIT CITY, Nov 22:  The General Immigration Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has issued a decision not to extend visit visas effective January 2009, reports Al-Shahid daily quoting reliable sources from the department. After conducting...
  • Burgan Bank launches Value Account for expats

    KUWAIT: The Burgan Bank announced the opening of the Burgan 'Value Account' yesterday. It is a service that is tailor-made to suit the needs of the expatriate community in Kuwait. This account is the first of its kind in Kuwait to offer benefits such as l...
  • Minister denies allegation Interior tapping landline, mobile phones

    KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14: Minister of Interior Sheikh Jaber Al-Khaled strongly refuted allegations that the ministry was tapping all landline and mobile phones, saying “Kuwait is not a police state, it is a land of institutions,” reports Al-Rai daily. Th...
  • 20,000 illegals have left Kuwait’; Opportunity still available to correct status: Al-Hamadi

    KUWAIT CITY, Oct 6, (Agencies): “Nearly 20,000 illegal residents utilized the Amiri amnesty and left the country without paying fines,” say sources at the General Department of Immigration, adding officials expect at least 40,000 expatriates to...
  • MoH to replace expat health center managers with Kuwaitis

    KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: Health Minister Ali Al-Barrak has adopted a policy to replace expatriate health center managers with Kuwaitis, as part of the Kuwaitization process in the ministry, reports Al-Seyassah. According to a reliable ministry source, Al-Bar...
  • BRING ISRAEL TO NPT FOR N-FREE M.E.’; Expand Security Council: Kuwait

    UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26, (KUNA): His Highness the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah here Thursday reiterated the need to have more transprency in UN Security Council (UNSC), and increase its members to achieve equality in represen...
  • Gulf stems loss; KSE up slightly

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept 16, (AFP): Arab stock markets across the energy-rich Gulf resisted further large losses on Tuesday, a day after a sharp decline on the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and a big drop in oil prices. The Saudi bourse, the largest in the Arab wor...
  • Local banks unlikely exposed to ‘Lehman’

    KUWAIT, Sept 16, (RTRS): Kuwaiti lenders have probably no exposure to US bank Lehman Brothers after it filed for bankruptcy protection, the head of the Kuwaiti banking association said on Tuesday. “I don’t know the numbers but investments of banks o...
  • Jordan’s King arrives in Kuwait, meets Amir

    Jordanian King Abdullah II arrived on Tuesday and held immediate talks with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and top leaders of the Gulf state. Shortly upon arrival, the monarch, along with the accompanying delegation, was r...
  • KTV woos viewers with new programs

    KUWAIT: Kuwait has been witnessing a spate of private satellite channels recently after new regulations were approved a couple of years ago permitting private channels to operate in the country. Since then television viewers have been pampered by a host o...
  • Get departure papers stamped to ‘avoid arrests’, illegals told

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept 5: Director of Depor-tation Center at the Ministry of Interior Colonel Ahmad Ali Al-Rejaiba has called on all residence law violators to use the 45-day amnesty offer which allows residence law violators to leave the country without pay...
  • Ban commends Kuwait for helping out Lebanon after ‘2006 oil spill’

    UNITED NATIONS, Sept 5, (KUNA): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said there is no progress in the cleaning of the Lebanese coast from the oil spill following the Israeli bombing of el Jiyeh power plant during the 2006 war because of Israel’s ...
  • Dial 5730098 to check for solutions to problems; Interior sets up hotline for illegal expatriates

    KUWAIT (KUNA): Expatriates eager to legalise their illegal residency status would be more than welcome to do so and the Interior Ministry would help on this aspect, said an official Wednesday. Interior Ministry’s undersecretary for citizenship affairs...
  • Govt must not be criticized over fourth refinery project: Duwailah

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept 1: Nobody should criticize the government due to disagreements over the fourth refinery project because these conflicts were instigated by merchants and influential individuals, says MP Nasser Al-Duwailah. Speaking to the Arab Times Mond...
  • Kuwait reiterates amnesty exit … warning

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept 1: Expatriates with expired residential permits should take advantage of the 45-day amnesty — from Sept 1 until Oct 15 — to leave the country and come back on new work permits, Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passp...

Health & Beauty

Eating Smart - Your Way to Better Health

Eating smart holds the key to live a better and healthy life. Eating smart not only means eating good food but also eating a variety of foods. Eating smart refers to identify specific steps to improve eating habits and managing your weight as well as adopting habits that make you live a healthier and longer life.

Planning Your Diet

To eat smart and achieve better health, you need to eat a variety of foods. It is important to eat foods of all kinds as each food provides specific nutrients that are necessary for good health. To maintain good health, all things should be taken in a balanced amount and eaten according to the needs of the body. To perform different functions, our body needs different food items which help it to function normally and in this context, we should eat smartly to achieve a better health.

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Fashion Trends

Party Dresses with traditional trends and exotic looks

It is the season of weddings. And that means there are lots and lots of parties and ceremonial events coming up. With fashions changing at the drop of a hat, it becomes difficult, not to mention expensive, to keep up with trends. Whether you are attending your sister’s wedding or a colleague’s nuptials, a foolproof method to make your way through the party season is to stick with the classics.

Saris, lehngas, and long flowing kurtas with churidaar pajamas never look dated and can be worn over and over again. Corset-inspired halter tops are hot right now, paired with fitted lehngas. Creating a long, graceful silhouette, they are the perfect choice for those looking to make a dazzling entrance.

When it comes to formal wear, chiffon and silk dominate as the fabrics of choice for their light, luxe feel.

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Education & Careers

Performance Appraisals - Make Yours Glow

Does the prospect of receiving formal feedback from your boss, peers and subordinates in the form of a professional performance appraisal have your petrified to the core? Here are some tips from bayt.com on how to make the most of your performance appraisal and turn it to your advantage.

It's that dreaded time of year again. The rumour mill has it that those much-maligned annual performance reviews are already in the process of being churned by the HR departments and that this year they are even more rigorous and detailed than last year. The sudden silence from the HR quarters would seem to confirm this. Word even has it that last year's grades were considered "inflated" across the board and that this year managers were being coaxed to take a more subdued approach and "rein in" their accolades!

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