A plane of the Kuwait Airways KAC 542, which operates on the route between Cairo and Kuwait, had to turn back half an hour after takeoff after one of its engines caught fire, it was learned from airport source .  The aircraft, carrying 227 passengers, took off an hour late because of a failure of [...]

Finally some encouraging step from the neighbors of Palestine…the Arabs
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the cancellation of all New Year celebrations in Dubai on Wednesday as an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
In support of the Palestinians in [...]

So unfair…so so unfair is the call of everyone I come across when you get a weekend holiday break, and then one working day, and then one holiday, and then 2 working days, and then finally 3 holidays.
Well consider this week itself…Friday-Saturday was off, then we had Sunday as work day, then Monday as New [...]

We send our warmest wishes to all the visitors of ChillNite.com on the occassion of Hijri New Year 1430. Unfortunately this New Year has begun on a very sour note for the Middle East region. With the recent spat of attacks on Gaza and scores of death and injuries inflicted on innocent civilians in Gaza, [...]

The hotly contested deal of Kuwait oil conglomerates and US based DOW chemicals which was slated at US$ 17.5 billions has been scrapped by Kuwait. This deal was subjected to major scrutiny for last couple of weeks in Kuwaits political, business and public arena. The timing for scrapping this deal was ofutmost importance because of [...]

Interphone researchers are pooling and analyzing the results gathered from studies on 6,400 tumors sampled from patients in 13 countries. If the final results mirror the preliminary ones, the world’s three billion cellphone users might want to dial back their talk time. Israeli researchers participating in Interphone found that people who use cellphones regularly are [...]

Ok Apple brace yourself for another big headache [after the economic slump] …A Chinese company is selling iPhone knockoffs at US$ 75 [bulk orders]. This phone is something that every tom, dick, and harry would go for just for the kicks of having an iPhone. Imagine this product getting flooded in 3rd World, 2nd World, [...]

Further to earlier cuts in the International telephone calls rates in 2008, MOC in Kuwait is slashing the call rates by upto 50% to International destinations from January 4th, 2009.
This is a really welcome move from MOC. Now if only MOC can allow VOIP services like Skype things would be more transparent.

The internet is crawling in Middle East after another incident in the Mediterranean where a submarine snapped atleast three cables between Italy and Egypt.
These are major cables carrying upto 75% of traffic. The cables will be back up by December 31.
More details [>a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aBa0lTN.dcoQ&refer=europe" target="_blank">LINK]

After capturing hearts and minds of hundreds of millions in US and far more around the World, President-Elect Barack Obama has been crowned the much famed Time Person of the Year for 2008.
Read more here [LINK]

A nasty bug has hit another nasty piece of junk i.e. IE 7 [no pun intended]. Time to ditch the crappy Internet Explorer 7 and switch to Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome. Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and says 0.2 percent of the users are affected that in real World terms is 1 in [...]

Okay…this is pretty awesome. Wii now a defacto must-have game console across the World can be seriously damaging to your Plasma/LCD screens if you get too carried away with it. Nintendo even came up with better quality grip bands after initial complaints of Wiimote snapping on sudden movements. But then it all comes down to [...]

Now since the dust has settled with VIVA coming into the market with its services, and free incoming calls, the race is now on for competitive add-on packages that mobile phone companies are now offering. Zain, Wataniya and VIVA are all offering mobile internet access [GPRS/EDGE] services. Do not confuse this service with 3G video [...]

After a beautiful sunshine all day long…the cold front hit Kuwait last night. Tempratures dipped to nearly 5-6′C with cold winds blowing with some dust. The cold weather has taken everyone by surprise. Forecasts is for more cold front over the next few days. Time to take out those pullovers and jackets people..Have safe winter.