Author: Audrea Geet
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Saudia Pilot Killed in Riyadh Airport Attack, Airline Confirms
Saudia has confirmed that one of its pilots, Captain Hamoud Ali Al-Kalthami, died in Thursday's attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which also damaged one of its aircraft. Read more →
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UAE Drops Criminal Penalty for Attempted Suicide.
The UAE has amended its Crimes and Penalties Law so that attempting suicide is no longer a criminal offence, a change legal experts are calling compassionate and overdue. Read more →
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Kuwait Logged Over 1.1 Million Traffic Violations in Five Months
Kuwait's General Directorate of Traffic recorded more than 1.1 million violations in just 153 days, with speeding and parking topping the list. Read more →
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Kuwait Seizes 25,000 Chewing Tobacco Pieces in Shop Raids
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry seized 25,000 pieces of banned chewing tobacco and issued 22 violation reports during inspection campaigns in Al-Ahmadi and the Capital Governorates. Read more →
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Working Too Many Hours in Kuwait?
The Public Authority for Manpower has reminded employers and workers of Kuwait's legal limits on working hours and overtime pay. Here's what the rules actually say and what to do if your employer isn't following them. Read more →
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Viral ‘safety pin on a train’ story has people talking l
A short, unverified story about a woman pricking a man with a safety pin on a train for touching her elbow has gone viral online – here's what we actually know. Read more →
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Kuwait court jails man 2 years for blackmailing Filipina worker
Kuwait's Court of Appeal overturned a 5,000 KD fine and sentenced a man to two years in prison for extorting a Filipina worker with threats to release her private photos and videos. Read more →
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Airport Tells Travellers to Check Flights
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has asked passengers to check their flight status with airlines before travelling, after explosions and missile interceptions disrupted operations over the Saudi capital. Read more →
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Riyadh Clinic Damaged by Intercepted Missile
Falling debris from a ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh damaged a kindergarten and a medical clinic complex on Thursday, Saudi Civil Defence said, with no casualties reported. Read more →
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Pakistani Jets Reportedly Joining Strikes on Houthis, NYT Says
A senior Pakistani military official has told The New York Times that Pakistani fighter jets are taking part in strikes against Yemen's Houthi forces, though officials say the role is mainly defensive. Read more →