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Arab Times site gets a facelift
Wednesday, 23 Dec, 2009 – 10:46 | View Comments
Arab Times site gets a facelift

Finally Arab Times website gets a facelift…looks much better now
Arab Times [LINK]

Arab Times hoaxed by Burundanga: Dizzy headlines galore
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 10:13 | View Comments
Arab Times hoaxed by Burundanga: Dizzy headlines galore

Arab Times today front-paged [print and online] a story about Burundanga drug being used in Kuwait over laced business cards. Seems they didnt cross check Google before publishing their stories of women being offered burundanga laced cards.
Strangely the first story of a woman getting laced card at a petrol station is a hoax email on [...]

Wish Obama with a newspaper ad on his Presidency
Saturday, 17 Jan, 2009 – 12:13 | View Comments
Wish Obama with a newspaper ad on his Presidency

Washington Post is offering you a chance to be part of history [paid history], by placing an ad in their print edition for January 20th, 2009, in congratulating Obama as he takes over as the President of the US. The ad can be customized with your personal message and a preset of images [provided by [...]

Breaking News: H.H. the Amir of Kuwait accepts the resignation of Kuwait government
Monday, 1 Dec, 2008 – 15:47 | View Comments
Breaking News: H.H. the Amir of Kuwait accepts the resignation of Kuwait government

His Highness the Amir of Kuwait has accepted the resignation of the Kuwait government. Various blogs/forums and media outlets are reporting. H.H. the Amir of Kuwait has appointed former prime minister his nephew H.E. Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as the new prime minister.
More Information [LINK] [arabic]
More information [LINK] [translated english]

Ladies you can return the ‘favor’ with interest
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 9:16 | View Comments
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 Al-Azhar University’s committee for fatwas or religious rulings, this declaration comes after similar rulings by religious leaders in Saudi Arabia [...]

Central Bank of Kuwait looking into 4 bank merger requests?
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 11:54 | View Comments
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 in Kuwait so to say 9 banks only. So if 4 are requesting mergers we are looking at half of [...]

This doesnt make sense…
Wednesday, 20 Aug, 2008 – 13:14 | View Comments
This doesnt make sense…

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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 [...]

Kuwait Times lost in Translation…
Sunday, 22 Jun, 2008 – 9:58 | View Comments
Kuwait Times lost in Translation…

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I am sure there are better ways [and words] to put up a blasting headline. This puts the person who spoke on this subject in a bad light.
Full article [LINK]

Al-Watan Daily English website
Tuesday, 11 Mar, 2008 – 13:10 | View Comments
Al-Watan Daily English website

Seems they have borrowed the layout from now defunct Daily Star Kuwait website.
Al-Watan Daily English website [LINK]

Al-Watan Daily English has started. Issue No. 01
Monday, 3 Mar, 2008 – 23:27 | View Comments
Al-Watan Daily English has started. Issue No. 01

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Came home today to find the first issue of Al-Watan Daily english edition. Al-Watan dumped Daily Star Kuwait earlier in February after it got slack response from subscribers in Kuwait. First impressions puts Al-Watan Daily in interesting category. Todays edition had business supplement and International Herald Tribune. Overall the paper is somewhat [...]

World Press Photo 2008 winners gallery
Saturday, 9 Feb, 2008 – 13:44 | View Comments
World Press Photo 2008 winners gallery

The moment I saw this snap of Putin on the cover of Time, I knew it would be awarded at some stage, and guess what it did win. Many other brilliant snapshots are covered in the World Press Photo 2008 winners galleries. One of my favs is the Winner of Sports Features series which has [...]

Daily Star Kuwait to be replaced with Al-Watan Daily [english edn]
Sunday, 3 Feb, 2008 – 12:58 | View Comments
Daily Star Kuwait to be replaced with Al-Watan Daily [english edn]

Ok seems I did actually miss this notice out in DSK earlier. Just spoke to the DSK subscriptions department, and they have confirmed DSK is off the press for atleast 10 days then it will be replaced by Al-Watan Daily [english edition].
Subscribers who are active will continue to receive the International Herald Tribune + Al-Watan [...]

STOP PRESS:Daily Star Kuwait…??
Saturday, 2 Feb, 2008 – 23:43 | View Comments
STOP PRESS:Daily Star Kuwait…??

Seems Daily Star Kuwait edition has had STOP PRESS literally since last 3-4 days. The paper has disappeared from daily delivery. Only International Herald Tribune is coming through. They did publish something in one of the editions about DSK stopping altogether. Great move…should have done it long time back. Good riddance …DSK sucked big time [...]

Arab Times : Feb 1 : page 26…DJ/RJ Uruj profiled
Friday, 1 Feb, 2008 – 13:33 | View Comments
Arab Times : Feb 1 : page 26…DJ/RJ Uruj profiled

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interesting read…;). And yes thats her pic.