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Michael Chrichton has passed away
Thursday, 6 Nov, 2008 – 13:22 | No Comment
Michael Chrichton has passed away

Michael Chrichton the author of blockbuster novels like E.R. (formatted to tv series) and Jurassic Park (formatted to movie) passed away at age 66.
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Kuwait data updated on Google Earth
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 13:21 | 2 Comments
Kuwait data updated on Google Earth

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Just saw the new 5th Ring Road construction on Google Earth. The updated data is from around May 2008, and resolution is close to previous data. Need to check what else got
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Obama wins! First African-American President of US
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 7:23 | No Comment
Obama wins! First African-American President of US

[DEM] Barrack Obama has won the historic US Presidential elections, beating [REP] John McCain. Finally we can hope for positive changes in the World affairs after nearly a decade of war-mongering, economic disasters and climate
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VIVA Kuwait website opens door
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 14:30 | 57 Comments
VIVA Kuwait website opens door

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VIVA the 3rd telecom in Kuwait has launched their website. Snapshot of their site is above. They are currently open for business and are offering an option to Reserve numbers starting with
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Kuwait battered by rains
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 11:59 | No Comment
Kuwait battered by rains

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Get ready for more rains…Kuwait is in the grip of huge cloud base hitting from Sudan, bringing with it much needed rains and colder weather. Rainfall may peak in the next 36-48
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Rain and thunderstorms expected in next couple of days
Sunday, 2 Nov, 2008 – 15:40 | No Comment
Rain and thunderstorms expected in next couple of days

Forecasts from both local and international sources are confirming that we can expect moderate to heavy rains and even thunderstorms in the next 2-3 days. Weather seems to be playing up already in Kuwait with
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Ladies you can return the ‘favor’ with interest
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 9:16 | One Comment
Ladies you can return the ‘favor’ with interest

Great news for battered women who are victims of abuse at the hands of their husbands and/or boyfriends… you have the right to return the favor with interest.
According to Sheikh Abdel Hamid Al-Atrash, who heads
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ChillNite.com wishes you a very Happy Diwali
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 8:30 | No Comment
ChillNite.com wishes you a very Happy Diwali

ChillNite.com wishes you all very Happy Diwali. May this ‘festival of lights’ bring to you all prosperity, joy, and fill your lives with lots of happiness. Today Salimya will be lit up like a jewel
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Central Bank of Kuwait looking into 4 bank merger requests?
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 11:54 | No Comment
Central Bank of Kuwait looking into 4 bank merger requests?

Now this is getting more interesting …apparently unknown sources are claiming that atleast 4 banks in Kuwait are looking for merger(s). Now who could these banks be? Well we have limited number of banks only
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Gulf Bank rumors?!
Sunday, 26 Oct, 2008 – 17:02 | One Comment
Gulf Bank rumors?!

Getting SMS’s and calls about Gulf Bank position. This came after Gulf Bank share trading was halted today at KSE…as per the rumors:

Gulf Bank ATM machines are down

Police in place for any emergency

Gulf Bank has
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Major road diversion on 5th ring road around Jawazzat Round-about
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2008 – 0:12 | No Comment
Major road diversion on 5th ring road around Jawazzat Round-about

There is a major road diversion on 5th ring road towards Jawazzat [Salmiya/Hawalli immigration] round-about. Traffic is blocked from 12 tonight. The last exit to clean traffic conditions is from route 30. If you continue
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Temperature in Kuwait going south
Friday, 3 Oct, 2008 – 9:12 | One Comment
Temperature in Kuwait going south

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Finally a cool breeze in the evenings, afternoons, mornings, and in nights….oh well get ready for southern temperature swings in Kuwait. As per the forecast(s), temperature in Kuwait is expected to
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Happy Eid..Eid Mubarak
Monday, 29 Sep, 2008 – 20:11 | 5 Comments
Happy Eid..Eid Mubarak

Eid has been declared in Kuwait on tuesday 30th, September. Wishing all our readers, friends and family..a very Happy Eid…Eid’kum Mubarak

Traffic chaos hits 5th Ring Road in morning
Sunday, 28 Sep, 2008 – 9:59 | 3 Comments
Traffic chaos hits 5th Ring Road in morning

5th Ring Road was choc-a-block early in the morning during the rush hour. As a matter of fact things were out of control as early as 7:30 am when I noticed that traffic was actually
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