The official Ubuntu country mirrors for Kuwait (kw.archive.ubuntu.com and kw.releases.ubuntu.com) are now hosted by Qualitynet. What does this all mean? That all you Ubuntu fans can enjoy full speeds when updating and downloading Ubuntu as you will be download them from a server at Qualitynet. Also, if there is an international cable cut, you most [...]

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What’s the best Job imaginable? This may be a bit far fetched but Australia has recently announced the best job offer in the world. It only lasts for six months but according to the details it is well worth it. The Job pays $100,000 a month! That’s about 30,000 KD! For six months that’s a [...]

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Female fan’s kiss ends music concert in Kuwait Sun Oct 5, 9:51 AM ET KUWAIT CITY – A Kuwaiti official says authorities abruptly ended a music concert by an Egyptian singer in this conservative Muslim country when a young female fan jumped on stage, hugged the male singer and gave him a kiss. ADVERTISEMENT Qanas [...]

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Ramadan is over. It’s like it started yesterday. This has been one of the most eventful months in a while, many of these events I cannot share, not now at least. I have not been around much, for those who expected me so, I apologize. I have had some time to reflect on so much [...]

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I haven’t written about the news in a while, so today I’m going to share some headlines I read in the newspaper. Eight Digit Phone System to Be Effective Oct. 17th As you all have heard (and might have noticed) we are running out of phone numbers in Kuwait. With a new communication company opening [...]

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Question: Are you traveling this Eid or New Year, or both? I know there is a long way between both vacations but I’m sure expats who have left for Christmas or are planning to leave soon will be gone until after the New Year (please take me with you). What are your plans? As I [...]

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Today I finished watching CNN’s two part two hour special, Planet in peril. I haven’t been so moved in a very long time! At first, I was very reluctant to watch it. Everywhere you turn there is a natural disaster. You are always reminded of the sad stories around the world in the news and [...]

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Yesterday I posted about the building wobbling (my new word). It turns out it is the aftereffects of a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Iran. It was later reported that it was felt on the coastline in Kuwait. My colleague and I thought it was related to a construction nearby.

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For those of you who are fans of Street Fighter. I’m sure you have heard that Street Fighter IV is coming out soon. Well, here is a link to the Street Fighter IV Trailer. Enjoy.

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This is what I saw when I arrived at 7:40pm September 29th 2007. The top few floors of what seems to be a new building are burning pretty badly. There is a helicopter circling the location, probably finding a quick route for ground support. However, I couldn’t find anything about it anywhere in the radio, [...]

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