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1 week Official Eid Holidays announced

The Civil Service Commission announced that the Eid holiday for all ministries and governmental authorities begins Saturday Nov. 5 to Thursday the 10th. Work commences on Sunday, Nov. 13.

Eid Al-Adha on November 6 - Meteorologist

The crescent of Dhu al-Hijja will appear on Wednesday, 28th of Dhu al-Qa'ada (October 26) at 10:56 pm, making the first day of Eid Al-Adha on November 6, Meteorologist Adel Al-Saadoun said on Tuesday.

Speaking to News Agency, Al-Saadoun said the crescent will not appear in Kuwait, while it will be seen west of the Arab World.

He added that Waqfat Arafat will be on Saturday, November 5 and Eid Al-Adha will be on Sunday, November 6.

Submitted by LonaSon on 30-Oct-11 6:27 AM

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Visit to work transfer for those who entered before Sept 1

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr Mohammed Al-Afasi on Thursday issued a decision allowing the transfer of commercial visit visas to work permits for all expatriates who entered the country before Sept 1, reports Arab Times.

Despite the ban on such transfers, the minister took this step as a humanitarian gesture for these expatriates, daily added

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Steve Jobs passes away

Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who resigned from the company in the mid-1980s and returned a decade later to make Apple one of the most successful technology companies in the world, has died.

Jobs had been struggling with his health for the last several years. In 2004 he underwent surgery to treat a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He returned to work soon after, but in early 2009 took six months off to treat what he called a "hormone imbalance" that made him appear gaunt and pale. During that leave he underwent a liver transplant. Early this year he took another, indefinite leave of absence to "focus on my health," as he put it, and on Aug. 24 he announced his resignation as CEO, with Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook taking over and Jobs elected board chairman, a position he held until his death.

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FAT Tax for foods. Should we have it?

Denmark has introduced the world’s first ‘fat tax’ on food increasing the price of products which contain high levels of saturated fat. The move, which will see shoppers pay more for chips, pizza, meat and milk, is aimed at tackling obesity in the Scandinavian country where just over ten per cent of adults are clinically obese.

Obesity rates are considerably higher in Kuwait and ranked as one among the top ten countries. Arabtimes reported earlier that 80% of Kuwait population is obese.

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Submitted by LonaSon on 2-Oct-11 8:16 PM