A move to launch the world’s first female falconry association at a press conference in Qatar is being resisted by Qatari social media users, a local daily has reported. On Tuesday, reports emerged in the Qatari capital, Doha, that Qatar’s cultural village “Katara” would announce the inauguration of the world’s first female falconry association...
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A clash between the education minister and lawmakers over extending the school day by 45 minutes has overshadowed the parliament session. Several MPs pushed to make Majid Al Nuaimi postpone the application of a new rule that extends the end of schools hours from 1:30pm to 2:15pm, arguing that more time was needed to...
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Kuwait’s Emiri Court on Tuesday afternoon urged all Kuwaitis to commit themselves to the law and to distance themselves from anything that fanned sectarianism, tribalism and elitism, ahead of parliamentary polls on Thursday. In a statement issued hours after angry protesters torched the tent headquarters of a controversial candidate who reportedly denigrated a fellow...
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Campaigning in Kuwait’s parliamentary elections descended into violence as angry tribesmen torched the tents of a candidate who allegedly insulted their tribe. Local reports said that late on Monday thousands of men from the Al Mutair tribe converged on the headquarters of controversial candidate Mohammad Al Juwaihal in Adailiya, fought with his supporters and...
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An Egyptian expatriate was arrested for attempting to smuggle into Kuwait a cocktail of drugs that included hashish, opium, Bango – a type of marijuana – and narcotic tablets. According to the airport customs, the expatriate had hidden one kilo of hashish, two opium joints and 1,000 Tramadol tablets inside frozen ducks and pigeons...
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A ray of hope could be glowing in Bahrain after the crown prince, the parliament speaker and a prominent lawmaker referred in different statements to a national solution to the crisis that has hit Bahrain. On Monday, Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa expressed hope that Bahrainis “who have consistently succeeded in reaching national...
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Kuwait’s parliamentary election campaigns descended into violence after angry tribesmen torched the tents of a candidate who allegedly insulted the name of their tribe. Local reports said that thousands of men from Al Mutair tribe late on Monday converged on the headquarters of controversial candidate Mohammad Al Juwaihal in Adailiya, fought with his supporters...
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