Sensory Overload..

These guys deserved a note of their own...

‘Immoral act in mosque’: Police have arrested an Asian man for committing an immoral act inside the bathroom of a mosque in Fahaheel, reports Al-Rai daily. It has been reported the man was arrested after two Egyptians who were working on the renovation of a mosque heard strange ‘sounds’ coming from the bathroom. They peeped inside and saw two Asian men in a compromising position. The man called the Operations Department of the Ministry of Interior and securitymen rushed to the spot and arrested one of the men while the other escaped.

Moronic Invalids.

What follows is the exact transcript of a conversation that occurred less than 10 minutes ago between myself and the cashier at KFC. You be the judge:

KFC: Welcome to KFC sir, how can i help you?

Me: Can you tell me the difference between the chicken burger and the chicken fillet?

KFC: One is a burger and the other one is a fillet.

Me: Obviously. But what is the difference?

KFC: They are different meats sir but the same chicken.

Me: So there is no difference?

KFC: No sir.

Me: So are they both chicken?

KFC: Yes sir but it is a different meat.

Me: What do you mean by different meat?

KFC: They are both chicken.

Me: You don't know what the difference is, do you?

KFC: No sir.

COLOSSAL WASTE OF 2 MINUTES OF MY LIFE.

Rape, Rape, Rape..

It makes me sad that RAPE is the most frequent crime here.. the following are excerpts from the Arab Times, all on the same day:

Filipina maid raped:
A Kuwaiti lady has filed a case at the Mahboula Police Station accusing two unidentified people of breaking into her house during her absence and raping her Filipina maid. According to the Filipina, one of the accused was wearing a dishdasha while the other was wearing shirt and trousers. Securtiymen have launched a manhunt for these two people.

Woman raped: Police have arrested two Bangladeshi men for holding an Indonesian woman captive inside an apartment in Salmiya and repeatedly raping her, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The daily quoting a security source said police acting on information raided the apartment, and set the woman free.
During interrogation the woman told police an unidentified man kidnapped her from Hawalli and sold her to the two men for KD 400. She also said the men, after using her were planning to push her into prostitution. The two suspects then led police to the man who had kidnapped and sold the woman to them. He was caught in Murgab.

Lebanese rapes maid: A Filipino maid has filed a case against a Lebanese man accusing him of raping her, reports Al-Rai daily. It has been reported the maid works for the suspect’s sister. However, taking advantage that the sister was not at home when he arrived he raped the maid. A complaint has been filed with the Jabriya Police Station.

Maid raped in basement: A Kuwaiti woman has filed a case with Fintas Police Station accusing an Egyptian man of raping her maid in the basement of the building, reports Al-Rai daily. It has been reported the complainant wanted to sell some of her furniture and the maid was asked to show the man the furniture. Seeing no one was around, the man forced the woman to the ground and raped her. When the maid screamed for help, the complainant bolted the basement door from the outside and called police.

There are no words..

Ok, so below are two stories copied and pasted exactly as they were on www.arabtimesonline.com..
Pay close attention, and see if you can make the link...

Police probe ‘identical’ deaths: Police are investigating the mysterious death of two expatriates at two different locations. Both men have died in similar fashion. One of the victims is 18-year-old Iranian, identified only as A.H. and the other is Bangladeshi Shams, reports Al-Rai daily. The Iranian was found dead in a courtyard of a building in Salmiya and the other in the courtyard of a building in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. According to a Forensic report both men died on the spot after ‘falling’ to their death from a height. Police have not ruled out foul play. However, the question remains: Did the men commit suicide? Did they accidentally fall to their death? Police are investigating. Interestingly local dailies have given different versions to the story.

According to the Al-Watan daily four Kuwaitis and a Saudi were enjoying a drinking binge and they invited the Iranian to join in the fun. The victim reportedly in an attempt to escape from the men because he feared they were planning to sodomize him, jumped through the window and fell to his death. The daily also said one of the suspects is in police custody, while securitymen are looking for the four others. Meanwhile, the Al-Rai daily said the victim was a transvestite and that the five men befriended him through the Internet chat room. No details on the death of the Bangladeshi man are available.

IN AN "UNRELATED" INCIDENT...

Pimp dies in escape bid: The Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh police, in cooperation with firemen from the area recently raided an apartment and arrested 21 prostitutes, and nine pimps - eight Asians and an Egyptian - and referred them to the authorities, reports Al-Watan daily. Meanwhile, the Al-Anba daily said one Bangladeshi pimp who tried in vain to evade police arrest by jumping from the fourth floor of the apartment died on the spot. A reliable security source said it is not clear if the securitymen had a warrant to raid the place. However, it is common knowledge securitymen seek the help of firemen to break into apartments because the doors and windows of most the apartments where the immoral activities take place are fortified from inside by concrete and iron bars and often have secret passages.

morons morons morons morons morons morons morons...

Ummmm...

Pimps, prostitutes caught: The Jabriya police recently raided a number of apartments in the area and arrested five Asian prostitutes and nine male Bangladeshi pimps and an unidentified number of persons trading in international calls. All the arrested persons have been referred to the concerned authorities, reports Al-Watan daily. Police have also confiscated from the telephone traders telephone sets, stop watches and various types of communication devices.

(I did not, at this point, realize that stop watches were illegal in Kuwait...)

3 caught in youth’s stabbing: The Jahra police have arrested a 18-year-old Kuwaiti and two other persons for stabbing to death an unidentified GCC youth three days ago, reports Al-Anba daily. A police source said the victim and the suspects were involved in a fight over a car parking space. The car was allegedly parked in front of the home of one of them and when the victim returned he found the wheels of his car had been flattened. The source added the victim became furious and started attacking the suspects and one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed him with a sharp object. The source added the victim had parked the car in front of the home because he had run out of fuel.

Family rescued from ‘rain’: Acting upon information firemen from the Al-Nuwaiseeb fire center rushed to a chalet in Al-Zour and rescued a family which was trapped inside the chalet due to heavy rains. It has been reported the water was gradually entering the chalet, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily quoting eyewitness reports said it took firemen over an hour to suck the water out with the help of a pump.

"Lust Animals"

Lust turns brothers into animals as sibling suffers sexual assault; Kuwaiti, 10 expats held in work permit forgery
KUWAIT CITY: Two brothers — 19 and 22 years old, have been arrested for having sex with their sister, reports Al-Watan daily. A police source said the suspects were arrested after the victim was caught sobbing by her teacher. When the teacher asked why she was crying, the victim refused to tell at first and finally broke down and narrated the whole incident and the teacher informed the school director. The director of the school called police and the two brothers were taken in for questioning. One of them is said to have admitted to committing the crime while the other has denied any wrongdoing to his sister.

The victim added one of the brothers had sex with her seven years ago and she kept silent at the time because she was young and did not want to create problems in the family. However, she was shocked when the brother did it again. His younger brother also did what the elder brother did, she added. The two brothers will be referred to the Public Prosecution.

Man harasses female student: Police have arrested a Kuwaiti man for taking pictures of a GCC female student with his cell phone and threatening to involve her in a scandal if she breaks off a relationship with him, reports Al-Watan daily. This happened when the victim who is studying in one of the faculties of the Kuwait University in Kaifan decided to cut her relationship with her lover because she discovered he is a married man and has children. However, the man is said to have lured the victim to accompany him to a camp under a pretext and took her pictures. It has been reliably learnt the problem was solved amicably after police summoned the man for interrogation. He is also said to have signed a pledge not to commit the offence.

"Chandra Bobbitt"

Indian severs off his genitals: A 29-year-old man, identified only as Chandra, has been admitted to the Adan Hospital after he allegedly severed his penis inside his home in Fintas after learning that his wife wanted to marry another man, reports Al-Qabas daily. The daily quoting a security source said the man during interrogation with police reportedly said he became desperate after receiving a letter from his wife back home in India seeking divorce to marry another man. The same source said surgeons at the Adan Hospital tried in vain to stitch the organ in its place.

Strip Tents??

Obviously, the guy who wrote this is just jealous that HE doesn't get invited to these parties...

Municipality busy cleaning up abandoned nightclub tents
Published Date: April 09, 2007

KUWAIT: The Municipality began their usual annual camp removal campaign in March and recent reports have them clearing out more than the average family campsite. Instead, they are tearing down bars, strip clubs, and brothels...all situated in the blossoming spring camping areas of Kuwait's deserts. With the normal Municipality camp clean ups, officials can be found removing family camps left up beyond the government imposed removal deadline. They remove the clutter, garbage, and left over tents in order to clear the land, making way for the desert spring flowers and grass to blossom and wild life to feed.

This year, however, they are playing cleanup for abandoned nightclub tents. The clubs, which from the pictures published in local newspapers, appear to have been anything but makeshift, boast marble bar tops, bars filled with bottles of the local favourite Johnnie Walker Red and Black (now emptied), sofas, lighting effects to offer just the right ambiance, and one particularly professional looking operation came equipped with two poles (minus the dancers of course...although one can assume they were well used prior to their abandoning).

In the photographs, officials can be seen gesturing above dishevelled beds, complete with animal skin blankets. One strange photograph depicts two officials in the background with the foreground marble topped bar playing host to a pair of silver high-heeled boots and a pack of women's feminine hygiene products. This clean up must have been, in a word, memorable.

As long ago as December, rumours were rampant that there were couples only, alcohol serving, DJ playing, New Years tent parties afoot. Any Kuwaiti who wanted to know more about the "rumour" only needed to ask a few more Kuwaitis about the "rumour", until you found the right Kuwaiti, who knew the right Kuwaiti, who could direct you to the right spot in the desert.

One question comes to mind, in this tiny country of less than three million people where at least every Kuwaiti has at least one relative or friend who works for the Ministry of the Interior (the all encompassing ministry which includes the police, intelligence, vice-squad, highway patrol, drug enforcement) why didn't anyone in the MoI know about the tent night clubs? Why was it that the Municipality played clean up to the mess the MoI should have found prior to its abandoning?

Word spreads fast among Kuwaitis. When there are large scale night club operations underfoot, whether they be in the desert camping grounds, apartments, homes, or beach houses, every Kuwaiti knows at least one Kuwaiti who knows a Kuwaiti who knows the low down. Again, the situation begs the question: why didn't anyone in the MoI know? Are those guys just 'not in the know'? I don't think so...but I'm just an average Kuwaiti, so how would I know?

People with AIDS have jobs too!

Rumors brushed aside: Well-known actress identified only as Ilham Al-Fadhalah, is said to have brushed aside rumors about her death in a traffic accident as malicious deeds by unidentified persons, reports Al-Anba daily. Earlier it was reported that Al-Fadhalah had died in a tragic road accident at an unidentified location. However, when the daily contacted the actress she appeared hail and hearty.

AIDS-hit man made supervisor: The Deportation Center is said to have appointed a Lebanese man, who is believed to be suffering from AIDS, as supervisor for prison wards, reports Al-Rai daily quoting knowledgeable security sources.
The same sources said, the man identified only as J., contracted AIDS after having sex with a Kuwaiti woman who is a carrier of the disease.
The sources added J. should have been confined to solitary detention instead of giving a ‘public relations’ job.

US citizen throws wife from building: Police have arrested an American citizen for pushing his Asian wife down from the second floor apartment of a residential building in Abu Halifa, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The man then allegedly rushed his wife to a private hospital and then to the Al-Razi Hospital because she is suffering from serious fractures.
Initially the suspect claimed the wife wanted to end her life. However, during interrogation by the hospital’s police interrogator the man admitted to pushing her because he could not bear her shouts and screams.
A case of attempted murder has been registered against the husband.

April Fool's Day - SO not funny.

Alcohol legal in Kuwait

KUWAIT: In a surprise move aimed at fostering tourism, Kuwait's government announced yesterday that alcohol would be legalised in Kuwait starting May 25 after more than 40 years of prohibition. Alcohol will be available only in five star establishments or at state liquor outlets and sold only to non-Muslim expatriates holding a liquor-consuming ration cards.
Each expatriate will be allowed five bottles of liquor or 100 bottles of beer per month at government regulated stores. Any Muslim caught buying or consuming alcohol will face stiff penalties.

In December 1964, Kuwait's government banned all liquor within its borders following a series of drunken driving fatalities, primarily of citizens. Prohibition triggered a flourishing underground bootlegging trade both in smuggled alcohol and bathtub gin.

This past week, international beverage firm Eastern Liquors has won the sole distribution license and will be partnering with local establishments for sales and marketing. EL is a regional leader in beverage distribution, with operations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Manama.

Sources within the security forces told Kuwait Times that a special squad of 225 local police have already undergone training in the United Arab Emirates and Britain for handling drunk drivers. Persons caught driving while intoxicated face up to five years in jail and a KD 10,000 fine.

Establishments that will be licensed to sell alcohol include

Happy April Fools’ Day

- Kuwait Times