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A Kuwaiti woman votes at a Kuwait City polling station in the February 2 parliamentary elections. A total of 400,296 Kuwaiti men and women are elligible to vote to choose from among some 285 candidates, including more than 20 women candidates, for a new 50-seat National Assembly (parliament).
Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Tuesday opened the new parliamentary term by urging constructive cooperation between the government and MPs, whose disputes have stalled development in the wealthy Gulf state. Political wrangling between MPs and the government has taken the blame for delays in major projects and has led the ruler of the oil-rich emirate to dissolve parliament three times since May 2006. MPs have threatened to grill the prime minister and a number of his cabinet over an array of issues, including allegations of failure to implement political and economic reforms.أمير الكويت الشيخ صباح الأحمد الصباح أثناء افتتاحه دورة برلمانية جديدة تقوم على دفع التعاون بين الحكومة والنواب البرلمانيين الذين تسببت نزاعاتهم في تعطيل عملية تنمية الثروة، مدينة الكويت، الكويت، 27-10-2009. وألقي باللائمة على الخلافات السياسية بين الحكومة والنواب فيما يخص تعطيل عدد من المشروعات مما دعا حاكم البلد الغني بالنفط لحل البرلمان ثلاث مرات منذ أيار/مايو 2006.
Education Minister Ahmad Al-Mulaifi talks to journalists during a tour of the elections media center in Kuwait City on Jan. 25. More than 400,000 Kuwaiti men and women are eligible to vote in the Feb. 2, 2012 parliamentary elections to elect a new 50-member National Assembly (parliament). Approximately 320 candidates are in the running currently in the polls.
Tawakul Karman, a Yemeni journalist and activist visits the headquarters of Kuwait parliament candidates Aseel Al Awadi in Kuwait, 17 January 2012. Tawakul is one of three women awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. EPA/RAED QUTENA
Kuwait Oil Spill
Oil Spilled: 5.7 million barrels
Cost in 2010: $484.5 million
In the largest oil spill of all-time, the Kuwaiti oil spill during the Gulf War is estimated to be almost twice the size of the Ixotoc disaster. The spill came as a result of the invading Iraqi army intentionally opening oil pipelines and dumping crude from tankers, in order to deter US forces from landing in Kuwait via the Persian Gulf.
To stop the spill of oil, American airstrikes destroyed pipelines in order to prevent further spillage. However, a multinational study on the spill suggests that there was little long-term damage, with about 1 million barrels recovered and as much as 3 million barrels washing on shore in Saudi Arabia.
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I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
Investors walk outside the Kuwait Stock Exchange buidling in the financial district of Kuwait City February 1, 2012. The market's weighted index closed virtually unchanged at 404.51 points on the day before parliamentary elections in which more than 400,000 Kuwaiti men and women are eligible to cast ballots to vote for a new 50-seat assembly. Photo taken by Jack Dabaghian for the Ministry of Information.
The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full round turn every 30 minutes.
A member of the audience taking a picture with his mobile phone of a panel of speakers during a Jan. 22 seminar in Kuwait City entitled "Youth and Arab Political Movement" which was organized by the Ministry of Information and moderated by Yousef Abdel-Hamid Al-Jassim, a TV presenter and Chief Executive Officer of Six by Six Multimedia Services Co. The ministry is organizing several seminars that shed light on the Gulf Arab country and its democratic tradition in the run up to February 2, 2012 parliamentary elections.
أحد الحضور يلتقط بهاتفه النقال صورة المتحدثين في حلقة النقاش خلال الندوة المنعقدة في 22 يناير بمدينة الكويت تحت عنوان "الشباب والحركة السياسية العربية" التي نظمتها وزارة الإعلام وأدارها يوسف عبد حميد جاسم، مقدم برامج تلفزيونية والرئيس التنفيذي لشركة ستة من ستة لخدمات الوسائط المتعددة. وتقوم الوزارة بتنظيم العديد من الندوات لتسليط الضوء على التقاليد الديمقراطية في البلد العربي الخليجي خلال الفترة التي تسبق موعد الانتخابات النيابية في 2 فبراير 2012 والتي يجري فيها انتخاب 50 عضو لمجلس الأمة
Kuwaiti Minister of Information Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah (right) and Justice, Education and Higher Education Minister Ahmad Al-Mulaifi (left), tour a polling station in Kuwait City during the Feb. 2 , 2012 parliamentary elections. The information minister expressed optimism that the elections would lead up to the creation of a parliament that would deliver and push forward the development plan, according to local media. The justice minister told reporters that he was confident that the voting process would run smoothly. Some 285 candidates are running in the polls to vote for a new 50-seat parliament.
Kuwaiti Minister of Information Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah (2nd from right) and Justice, Education and Higher Education Minister Ahmad Al-Mulaifi (3rd from right), tour a polling station in Kuwait City during the Feb. 2 , 2012 parliamentary elections. According to local media, the information minister expressed optimism that the elections would lead up to the creation of a parliament that would deliver and push forward the development agenda. The justice minister told reporters that he was confident that the voting process would run smoothly. Some 285 candidates are running in the polls to vote for a new 50-seat parliament.
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
Investors sit beneath the electronic quotation boards inside the Kuwait Stock Exchange buidling in the financial district of Kuwait City February 1, 2012. The market's weighted index closed virtually unchanged at 404.51 points on the day before parliamentary elections in which more than 400,000 Kuwaiti men and women are eligible to cast ballots to vote for a new 50-seat assembly. Photo taken by Jack Dabaghian for the Ministry of Information.
Investors sit beneath the electronic quotation boards inside the Kuwait Stock Exchange buidling in the financial district of Kuwait City February 1, 2012. The market's weighted index closed virtually unchanged at 404.51 points on the day before parliamentary elections in which more than 400,000 Kuwaiti men and women are eligible to cast ballots to vote for a new 50-seat assembly. Photo taken by Jack Dabaghian for the Ministry of Information.
getting ready for her next international destination, picture taken on board GF222 getting ready for flight back to Bahrain BAH/OBBI
Dr. Mohammed al-Rumaihi, a political analyst, writer and media figure (standing on left) addressing members of the audience, as moderator Yousef Abdel-Hamid Al-Jassim, a TV presenter and Chief Executive Officer of Six by Six Multimedia Services Co., listens on following a Jan. 24 seminar in Kuwait City organized by the Ministry of Information to highlight Kuwait's long tradition of democracy in the run up to parliamentary elections early next month. More than 400,000 Kuwaitis are scheduled to cast their ballots Feb. 2, 2012 to elect a new 50-member National Assembly (parliament). د.محمد الرميحي، المحلل السياسي والكاتب والوجه الإعلامي المعروف (واقفا إلى اليسار) مخاطباً نفر من الحضور في حين يتابع الحديث منسق المنتدي يوسف عبد الحميد الجاسم، المذيع التليفزيوني ومدير المكتب التنفيذي لشركة خدمات وسائل الإعلام المتعددة ستة في ستة وذلك في المنتدي الذي عقد يوم 24 يناير في مدينة الكويت ونظمته وزارة الإعلام لإلقاء الضوء على التقليد الديمقراطي الطويل للكويت في إدارة الإنتخابات البرلمانية أوائل الشهر القادم. وقد أدرج أكثر من 400.000 كويتي في قوائم الإنتخابات للإدلاء بأصواتهم في انتخابات 2 فبراير 2012 لإختيار 50 عضواً جديداً لمجلس الأمة
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
Nikon D70 Nikon DX VR 18-200 mm F3.5-5.6G Zoom
© Nayef Alsolihem
موقع صور الكويت
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I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
Kuwaiti Justice, Education and Higher Education Minister Ahmad Al-Mulaifi talks to reporters after touring polling stations in Kuwait City during the Feb. 2, 2012 parliamentary elections. The minister told reporters that he was confident that the voting process would run smoothly. "Our democracy is an open book for all," the minister was quoted as saying by local media. A total of 400,296 Kuwaiti men and women are eligible to vote to choose from among some 285 candidates, including more than 20 women candidates, for a new 50-seat parliament.
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.
Investors stands next to the electronic quotation boards inside the Kuwait Stock Exchange buidling in the financial district of Kuwait City February 1, 2012. The market's weighted index closed virtually unchanged at 404.51 points on the day before parliamentary elections in which more than 400,000 Kuwaiti men and women are eligible to cast ballots to vote for a new 50-seat assembly. Photo taken by Jack Dabaghian for the Ministry of Information.
I finished college in 1981 and had my first fulltime job. I taught as an elementary school teacher in Kuwait that fall. I went with a classmate from home and new friends who were new hires too. It was the first time we'd been overseas. The world seems like a much different place.
These images are rough due to the age of the photographs. Over time, I may do a bit of editing on these.