Archive for the 'Kuwait' Category



Easy Come…Easy Go!

I just read this on Zaydoon’s blog:
If you’re still trying to get the Tahaluf Channel on your satellite receiver, don’t waste your time because apparently Arabsat has been pressured by someone higher up in our government to take it off the air, possibly “for security reasons” or some other equally lame excuse.
Welcome to the “new […]

Nabeeha Ta7alif TV?

I read this article on Elaph? about the people who were behind the “Nabeeha Khamsa” campaign in Kuwait are launching a TV channel called Nabeeha Ta7alif.
The article says that the main focus of the channel is to back the? 29? parliament members who where with the 5 constituencies(dawaer)? proposition and to help the? Kuwaiti? voter […]

Kuwait Inrtoducing Income Tax Law?

I found this on AMEinfo. It seems that the Kuwaiti Government will be? studying a proposal for? a Income Tax of 10% on all earners in the country, no matter what nationality they are. Seems kind of weird,? this time last? year they gave a salary increase of 50 KD, and now they want to […]

Taking Care of the Gifted

I was browsing through my daily online newspaper run, and I found an interesting editorial. The King Abdul Aziz Foundation for the Gifted, which was found in 1999, are now opening? schools in a number of Saudi cities for gifted boys and girls. It will substitute their high school education. The centers will focus on […]

Saudi Arabia & Kuwait: Moving Forward.

Being half Saudi-half Kuwaiti, I am very happy and optimistic about the future of the two countries. Both have new leaders. King Fahed (allah yir7ima) passed away on August 1st, King Abdullah took over in and easy transition. Sheikh Jaber passed away on January 15, his successor was determined a few days later, it was […]