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Kuwaiti Rights Body: Remove Sponsor System

zawya.com     Aug 24, 2008   1 related          

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 24, 2008 (AFP) - A Kuwaiti rights group has called for the sponsor system to be abolished, calling it the main reason for the unjust treatment of foreign workers who staged noisy protests last month. "We...                    

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Kuwait could spend $22b on refinery upgrade

gulfnews.com     Aug 21, 2008   1 related          

Kuwait City: Kuwait's refinery upgrade project could cost as much as $22 billion, $7 billion more than the initial estimates, a newspaper said yesterday. State refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) is awaiting approval...                    

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KSE index inches up 29 points helped by NIG, NREC shares

zawya.com     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

KUWAIT CITY : Kuwait stocks climbed higher on Tuesday, pulling out of the slight trough in the previous session even as sentiments remained largely lukewarm. Notable amoung other gainers, Burgan Group Holding Co surged 80 fils...                    

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Any Sunderland fans in Kuwait City?

readytogo.net     Aug 19, 2008          

I've finally agreed a new job where I will be based in Kuwait City and I wondered if there are any fellow supporters out there that get together to watch televised games? Going to be a bit odd missing so many games especially...                    

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MP escapes prison term

keralanext.com     Aug 19, 2008   1 related          

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's court of cassation yesterday overturned a court of appeals decision to jail an MP for accusing a former minister of stealing public funds. Mohammed Hayef Al Mutairi was found not guilty of insulting former...                    

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KSE index advances 22 points as ABK, Burgan Bank stocks climb

zawya.com     Aug 19, 2008          

KUWAIT CITY : Kuwait stocks nudged slightly higher on Sunday, led by marginal gains by select frontline and middle level scrips. Banking sector fell 0.2 percent weighed by NBK and Commercial Bank of Kuwait while investment...                    

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GCC Readies Proposal On Limiting Stay Of Expats

zawya.com     Aug 17, 2008   2 related          

KUWAIT CITY : GCC labor ministers have submitted a proposal to the GCC Council of Ministers on limiting the number of years that expatriates should be allowed to reside in any GCC country. Kuwait's Social Affairs and Labor...                    

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Agility's profit falls 9% on expansion costs

gulfnews.com     Aug 14, 2008   2 related          

Kuwait City: Kuwait's Agility, the Gulf's biggest logistics provider by market value, posted a nine per cent decline in second-quarter net profit as it is expanding abroad to reduce reliance on US Army deals. Agility, which is...                    

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Kuwait punishes firms accused of labor abuse

ibtimes.com     Aug 14, 2008   2 related          

KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait has placed restrictions on five companies accused of abusing foreign workers, most of them cleaners from Asian countries, the labor minister said in remarks published Thursday. The companies will be...                    

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Draft bill calls on granting Kuwaiti Bedouns their basic rights

zawya.com     Aug 14, 2008   1 related          

KUWAIT CITY : MP Ali Al-Deqbasi has presented three draft bills to address the problems of Bedouns, particularly granting citizenship to deserving applicants. The first bill stipulates granting civil and humanitarian rights to...                    

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