Kuwait’s National Assembly is about to get an extension and possibly a facelift. New banners have popped up in the vicinity of the National Assembly building indicating imminent construction. Seems they are adding more offices.

[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 of mis-trust and anxiety. Go Obama!

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 major losses on its sheets
People are rushing to pull money out of Gulf Bank

Although the Kuwait Govt has moved in [...]

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Read this news article in Arab Times about a drug peddler caught with 10 kilos of cocaine. The stash has been priced at KD 1,500! Well as per US Government controlled substance site, the street value of 10 kilos of cocaine would be around US$ 200,000 or KD 53,000. And if the [...]

Traffic department has finally figured out that the existing traffic cameras are no good. As per the GTD [general traffic department], the cameras in use now are flawed and will be replaced by radar based cameras. In case you are wondering what a photo radar camera looks like here is a pic.

 
Since traffic department sources [...]

 
Amazing inside story of how Bush and his men lead the World to Iraq War over WMD and the aftermath. US political machine at its real game. This documentary has been prepared by PBS and is divided into 2 parts. Each part has number of chapters. You will need a good internet connection to watch [...]

So whats the boiling issue in Lebanon now?
Saudis have issued immediate exit instructions to its citizens, seems Bahrain has also issued similar warnings. Although Kuwaiti citizens in Lebanon are on the edge, the ambassador of Kuwait in Lebanon has denied any warnings were issued. Moreover US has deployed USS Cole off the coast of Lebanon [...]

Earlier this month MPs backed a recommendation by parliament’s financial and economic affairs committee to subsidize food and other basic goods for nationals and exclude foreign workers from receiving any financial help to cope with rising inflation in the Gulf Arab state…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory for parents and caregivers, recommending that over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold products should not be used to treat infants and children less than 2 years of age because serious and potentially life-threatening side effects can occur from such use. OTC cough and cold [...]

Date August 1990, time every moment, event Iraqi Occupation and then the Gulf War. Many of us were here, and those amongst us witnessed one of the most painful chapters in the history of Kuwait. Result was a mass exodus via Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The events were totally unexpected, and we were [...]

Someone forwarded this link to me, which has forums dedicated to people working in oil industry in Kuwait. And it seems that the Oil Companies in Kuwait have blocked the site’s access from within the corporate network. The site is forum based and is in Arabic. Since my arabic is not that good, so I [...]

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Being an expatriate it takes time to understand the political structure of any new country. I have always been confused the way it works out in Kuwait. So from some research here is what I think is the correct Political Structure of Kuwait. Please send in comments if something is out of place.

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According to Arab Times..
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah has issued a decision banning private companies from keeping the passports of their employees, say sources. A reliable source said Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid’s decision is aimed at solving the shortcomings of the existing Private Sector Labor Law and answering [...]