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 [...]

Nick Vujicic the famous motivational speaker was at KPC [Kuwait Petroleum Corporation] today for a session on “Life without Limits” series in which he gave eye opening insights into how to overcome obstacles, hurdles, and road blocks in life. Nick is truly an inspirational personality not because he speaks so well but also because of [...]

Heinz Ketchup has introduced a new design of ketchup sachets ‘Dip & Squeeze’ which serves dual purpose. You can use the same sachet to dip or alternatively squeeze out the ketchup. Everyone has been so fed up with the same old tear-away sachets which are commonly available because they are hard to tear especially when [...]

This is EPIC in so many ways…its beautiful, its ingenious [better than giving material stuff], and its expensive. This is 1 million Saudi Riyal bouquet.
Look closely how the entire bouquet is made from crisp bills of 500, 100 and 50 Riyals.
Lets put this in perspective:
1 Million Saudi Riyal = US$ 266,667 [approx]
1 Million Saudi Riyal [...]

Lately the phone networks specifically the mobile operators in Kuwait are giving subscribers a huge headache with their ‘Network Busy’ service. It seems like a guessing game, when dialing any mobile number from landlines, as to when your call might get connected. Even calling from Wataniya to Zain to Viva is a headache. Rumors are [...]

KOTRA Korea Trade Association will be conducting Korean cultural events next week in Kuwait. The events will be held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Korea-Kuwait relationship from next week(18th- 27th Oct ). The events will highlight Korean traditional musical, Korean calligraphy exhibition, Korean-Kuwaiti B-Boy, Samulnori performances and Korean Movies through this festival. All programs [...]

Eid mubarak everyone..May this Eid bring all the joy and happiness to you and your family. Eid night in Kuwait had an onslaught of humidity..so much so that you could actually see the fog in the air. Oh well Ramadan is finally over…now is the time to celebrate..and party.
Here is a video of Eid Night [...]

Government sector and Banks have declared 9 days of Eid holidays from Fri 18th Sept,09 till Sat 26th Sept, 09 so holidays here I come crashing on you..Got lots of todo things, got a bedroom to setup, got to work on pet project(s) and get ready for winter onslaught of work. Most of private sector [...]

Tracy Raver has become a sensation in US with her fabulous techniques in child photography. She is the new queen of the photography circuit. And as they say a picture is worth 1000 words..here is a selection of some of her best. Truly cute and smashing…
Tracy Raver portfolio site [LINK]
Tracy Raver Flickr [LINK]

Dr. Naif Al-Muttawa a Kuwaiti, a psychologist, and  the creator of ‘The 99′ comics series is featured on CNN. In case you don’t know about ‘The 99′, its a series with Muslim superheroes. Its published by the Teshkeel Media Group a Kuwaiti company. The idea behind the 99 is that its based on 99 different [...]

A friend sent in this video of the new robotic parking system installed at the newest property in Dubai Ibn Battuta Gate. The video is sped up so dont fret if you hear some funny sounds.
More info link [Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai]

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 [...]

One of the most popular magazines in the World, and with the highest circulation figures, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy for its US operations. The mini-magazine which became popular due to its wide ranging topics and translated version in many languages has been hit by over US$ 1.6 billions of debts. The bankruptcy will [...]