This is a fantastic report of facts, figures, and statistics released by the Central Statistical Office of Kuwait. It is the latest report that gives you an enormously detailed view of Kuwait from Population, to Gender distribution,to Business statistics, to Labour distribution, to Crime reports and etc. The report is nearly 400 pages. This is [...]

Mahmoud al-Mabhouh the Hamas leader was recently assassinated in Dubai by the alleged 11 killers who were traveling on fake passports and had been tailing the victim all over Dubai. The assassination has become a media sensation not because of the way it was carried out but by the CCTV footage which captured the entire [...]

Bahrain has issued new rules for on arrival issuance of visit/transit visas for expatriates from GCC countries.
According to the new set of regulations, visas will still be issued at entry points to expatriates holding senior positions, such as bankers, managers, doctors and engineers, and their families. Representatives of trade companies, families and employees working for [...]

Well before we begin..say hello to our twin boys [pic]
Now lets go through the dozen or so things you as a parent will have to do to obtain Residency for your new born(s) in Kuwait. The residency [iqama] for your new born should be completed within 2 months of the birth-date. To ensure [...]

While we were in Sabah Maternity hospital last week, we found out that a series of documents were required, that have to be kept ready for all sorts of activites from admission to visit to discharge to birth certificate for the new born. There is a handy list of these documents printed and pasted on [...]

A proposal has been approved by Legal & Legislative Committee of National Assembly to mark the last 10 days of Ramadan as public holidays. So is this applicable to all or government/schools/universities only and which last 10 days of ramadan is being picked here?
Here is the calendar for September 2009 and the prospective Eid hoidays [...]

Mazen Abdul-Jawad single handedly brought down LBC [Lebanese Broadcasting Group] TV to its knees in Saudi today. Saudi officials have closed down the TV station and its offices, after LBC aired an interview from Mazen Abdul-Jawad bragging about his sexcapades. Saudi officials have stated the reason for shutdown as ‘immoral practices’ and ‘lack of valid [...]

This is a remarkable story of a young British kid living in Kuwait, who got caught in a drugs deal and was jailed in a covert op in Kuwait city. The story is remarkable in the sense that it took place in 1988 and the climax of the story is tied to the today’s date [...]

This documentary follows the attackers who infiltrated Mumbai on 26/11 and inflicted unbelievable carnage on the streets, restaurants, hotels of Mumbai and brought India to its knees. The shameful act of this terrorism was well planned and while listening to the the audio clippings of conversations between the terrorists and commanders one cant believe how [...]

An Australian woman who was jailed in Kuwait couple of months back after insulting the Amir of Kuwait during a scuffle at the Kuwait airport with officials, has spoken to the media about her experience. The interview below was given to ABC TV in Australia.
Sydney woman Nasrah al Shamery has returned to her family after [...]

This is a really sad day in the fight for rights in Iran. This innocent girl was just protesting for her rights her vote. I hope this video becomes the face of injustice in Iran and around the World. May Allah give her soul peace and grant her paradise.
UPDATE:
Her name was Neda [LINK]

The Iranian press has reported votes tally from overseas for the ‘disputed’ Iranian presidential elections. It seems Iranian population in Kuwait has opted for conservative Mahmoud Ahmedinejad over the left wing Mir-Hossein Moussavi, where as Mir-Hossein Moussavi has done well in UAE region by scoring better than his counterpart. Rest of the picture within GCC [...]

Finally Kuwait is moving towards gender bias-free democracy, breaking the rusted tradition, where the population voted overwhelmingly in May 16th elections for 4 women candidates and voted them into the parliament. Even the general results point towards a more liberal movement in thought process of the electorate.  Lets hope that the elected officials leave behind [...]

Watch this documentary which shows that Lithium, the main ingredient of clean fuel ‘battery’ for the next generation of vehicles, is abundant in Bolivia. Bolivia is sitting on nearly 70-80% of Lithium reserves of the World. It is so freely available that one can scrap it off the salt flats. Bolivian government machinery is working [...]