An easy to remember mobile phone number -90000000- was sold for KD116,500 ($403,000) at an auction in prestige-conscious Kuwait City. The number was among 27 numbers sold by mobile operator Zain on Wednesday evening. Other numbers that reached high bids were 90000009 and 90009000. Bidding for the most expensive number started at KD 50,000...
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Archive for April 29th, 2010
Mobile phone number sold for $403,000 in Kuwait
Bahrain pledges to continue fight against trafficking in people
Bahrain has pledged to continue its campaign to combat trafficking in people. Launching the first report by the Bahraini National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Bahrain said that more efforts would be exerted to eradicate the phenomenon. However, Abdullah Abdul Lateef, the foreign ministry undersecretary, said that trafficking in people was an international phenomenon...
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Kuwait’s foreign minister in Washington on three-day visit for talks with senior officials
Kuwait’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs is in Washington on a three-day visit for talks with senior officials and congress members, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said. Talks with US officials will include various issues, but will focus on bilateral ties, the status of the Kuwaitis detained in Guantanamo, Shaikh Mohammad Sabah...
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Tehran wants Kuwait to drop visa requirements
Tehran has suggested that Kuwait and Iran drop the visas required from their nationals when they visit each other’s country, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported. The Iranian request was made during a meeting between officials from the foreign ministries of both countries. The Kuwaitis promised to look into the suggestion and report their decision to...
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IISS international conference to discuss impact of current financial and economic trends on local, regional and international relations and security
The impact of current financial and economic trends on local, regional and international relations and security will be examined at an international conference in Bahrain next month. London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said that the Bahrain Global Forum on May 14-16 would bring together finance ministers, treasury officials, leading economists and finance...
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Qatar to get tougher with labour law abusers
Qatar’s labour ministry is set to launch a massive crackdown on companies violating the provisions of the Labour Law, Qatari media reported. Inspectors will tour company premises and labour accommodations to check whether they comply with the provisions of the labour law. The campaign follows the stringent regulations issued by the ministry recently on...
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