Posted on October 13, 2009 by q8life
Under Islam, divorce is frowned upon, with the Prophet Mohammed saying divorce was, in the eyes of God, the most distasteful lawful act.
Hence, according to a Reuters report, Malaysias eastern state of Terengganu is offering free honeymoons worth up to $440 each to rekindle the romance between married couples on the brink [...]
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Posted on September 15, 2009 by q8life
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that countries need to find ways to measure happiness and well-being alongside raw economic growth.
Welcoming a report that he commissioned from a panel including Nobel Prize-winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, Sarkozy said France would pioneer the new techniques and urge other countries to follow [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2009 by q8life
This morning, when I passed by the Kuwait Towers, I noticed that some of the towers had blackened at places where there are holes in the tower, as it happens when the dust gets accumulated and the rains push the dust out of the holes. (check it out, the next time you pass by)
Frankly, I [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2009 by q8life
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1991 caused a lot of destruction. Most prominent of them was setting the oil wells of Kuwait on fire. Imagine the herculean task of extinguishing these oil well fires, which raged both horizontally and vertically. Here are a series of 5 videos which shows how the experts managed to [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by q8life
Reports say that Kuwait’s Olympic Committee could be suspended if a local law is not changed to guarantee the autonomy of sports organizations, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday. The IOC said it had tried for two years to find a solution with government authorities over the independent operation of [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2009 by q8life
http://beta.nbk.com/careers/localknowledge_en_gb.aspx
It says:
“During the summer, which lasts from May to September, the weather is hot. With temperatures ranging from 40°C to 42°C, residents are advised to stay out of the sun during afternoons.”
As far as I have known Kuwait, the extremes are in the range of 47-50. Sometimes even 50+. So what if nobody declares it [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2009 by q8life
Bahrain has introduced strict new smoking laws that will see people fined for smoking in their cars in front of children.
The law, ratified by Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifah on Monday, bans smoking in indoor public places, including restaurants, cafes, hotels and hair salons, and on public transport and in private cars – [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2009 by q8life
I won’t say anything on the below screenshot from the website of the “Best Bank in the Middle East”, as claimed by NBK. I leave it to your intellect.
Did anybody say “Always spell check your documents before going public, to avoid embarassment”?
Update 1
Many asked me how I landed on this page. Well, for that you [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2009 by q8life
Finally there is some initiative from the people in Kuwait towards active participation in saving the environment.
Pledging solidarity with the international campaign to combat global warming, Kuwait will observe a ‘black-out’ on March 28 to take part in the ‘Earth Hour’; a global campaign designed to help combat global warming. That hour [...]
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