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Emily Sharpe, a reader of the blog sent in a link to the following video which was shot by her during the swearing in of new Kuwaiti Minister of Education, Nouriya Al-Subeeh during the Parliamentary session. The session was disrupted by Islamist MPs who objected to the fact that she refused to wear the hijab (headscarf), which she does not normally wear.
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As most of you probably know by now there have been a number of Bird Flu cases reported in Kuwait. The big question of course is are we in any danger? How can we contract the Avian flu? Well I did some research and from what I understood the only way you can contract bird flu is through their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. Meaning unless you are planning on making out with a bird you should be pretty safe. [Source]
The speed camera on the Gulf Road opposite Al-Shaab park is missing. Either it was removed which I doubt or a car probably crashed into it which what probably happened. Whatever the case, there is no camera there now.
I am a big shawerma fan and I really enjoy trying shawerma’s from new places. Shawerma is such a simple thing but its amazing how many different flavors and presentation styles there are. I rarely get disappointed when I have a shawerma because they are hard to fuck up. Somehow though the Mishref Coop Restaurant found the secret ingredient to making a crappy shawerma.
Tuesday night I had a recording in a studio in Mishref, once I was done I decided I would treat myself to a shawerma from the Mishref Coop Restaurant. The skewer looked very appetizing so I went ahead and ordered two chicken shawerma and a coke.
It sucked to summarize my experience. The chicken tasted weird, like nothing was added to it when cooked, no spices, no flavor no nothing. The chicken was also very oily and had a weird smell. The garlic was also non existent. I was very disappointed and I would never have shawerma there again.
Final score is a 1 out of 5. It gets a 1 because I ate it and didn’t die afterwards.
The cheapest Big Mac is in China, where it costs $1.30, compared with $4.93 in Switzerland which is the most expensive. Kuwait is not on the chart but a Big Mac here costs $2.76. [Link]
Only a few days before our dog Geo is set to arrive our hamster has gone missing. He managed to escape from his cage and now is somewhere in our two floor apartment. We have laid out nuts for him all over the house and we are now waiting for him to come out from hiding…
Update: So far our hamsters disappearance is looking like a crossover of the tv shows Prison Break and CSI. The way our hamster escaped is just unbelievable and now we are trying to find him or traces of him using flashlights. We need to find him before our dog arrives or else there is a chance he might get eaten or something.
In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful “The reassuring soul come back to your God satisfactory and satisfied then enter in my paradise”.The Amiri Diwan announce with great grief and sorrow to Kuwaiti people and the Islamic and Arabic nations the demise of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al- Sabah who passed away at dawn Sunday fifteenth of zulhijja 1426 the fifteenth of January 2006. The State of Kuwait announces official mourning for 40 days and closing official districts for 3 days starting from today 15th January 2006.
[source Kuwait.kw]
I received the following email from jetblast2k:
Hi Mark, we usually know our aircrafts by their tail number, but today I noticed the nickname of 9K-ANC, an A340-300 of KAC, and took this shot for you. Check the [Link]
I was surprised to find out that Kuwait Airways planes had nicknames and I was really surprised to find out that one is called Miskan (although they spell it Meskan). Next time I fly with KA I will try to find out the nickname of the plane I am going to be flying with. If you have never seen the pictures taken by jetblast2k you should since he has some really wonderful stuff. [Link]
Note: For those of you who don’t know, Miskan is a photography project I currently involved in. [Link]
This is not fake, this is real. This is a note Bush was writing to Condoleezza Rice!
U.S. President George W. Bush writes a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York September 14, 2005. World leaders are exploring ways to revitalize the United Nations at a summit on Wednesday but their blueprint falls short of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s vision of freedom from want, persecution and war. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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I’m trying to ease myself back into posting, and while thinking of a subject, I remembered some photos and research I’d gathered last year on the Kuwait Fire Force. Most of it was kindly provided by Colin Tomlinson and Ali Asad, whose fathers Len Tomlinson and Husain Asad both served as Chief Fire Officers.
Before 1946, fires in Kuwait were fought by the residents themselves using water carried by donkeys and mules. Then in 1947, a Ford tanker truck equipped with a pump and hose was brought in to help extinguish fires and in 1949, a second truck was added to meet growing demand. By 1950, the fire brigade had added four new tanker trucks and personnel had grown to 30. Development continued from there, and the photos in this post are of the Ahmadi Fire Department, taken mostly in the late 50s and operated by the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
KOC had originally established two fire stations, one in Ahmadi and one in Mina Al Ahmadi. In the mid 60s, the government established another fire station in Ahmadi. Then in the early 70s, KOC handed over all the firefighting activities to the State fire force and one rule was established which is still active today, any fire involving KOC assets in Ahmadi is led by a KOC fire officer.
To check out all the photos, click here.
I just published a post on Instagram about how I’m not going to post about the war over there. But, I will be posting about it here, at least for archival purposes.
When I initially launched the instagram account I gave it a different set of guidelines to follow vs the main blog, and one of those was that I wouldn’t post negative content. It’s why you’ll sometimes see a post here complaining or criticizing something, but you wouldn’t find it on my instagram account.
The blog on the other hand serves as a personal diary of a sorts, a memory timeline for myself where I come to and search for places, events, things and whatever else that happened during the past 20+ years of blogging. It would feel weird if in the future I wanted to find articles about this period we’re going through and not find anything. Especially since war blogging was how I first started in 2003.
Yesterday the airport getting damaged was pretty shocking and unexpected. I think the last time our airport got hit or damaged because of a missile was during the Iraq invasion in 2003, but I can’t seem to find any info on that especially now since all the news popping up relates to yesterday.
I’ve been using twitter to find most of my content like videos and stuff relating to different incidents happening around the region, but there is also so much fake stuff to sift through. So much fake content or inaccurate content that even when I come across a real incident it’s hard to tell if it’s actually real. A good example is how there is lots of content about Burj Khalifa being hit in Dubai which isn’t true, but then when I came across content about Burj Al Arab being hit I couldn’t tell if it was also fabricated.
On the other hand there are also a lot of funny memes on twitter which has been lightening up the mood.
Anyway, stay safe everyone, hopefully all this will be over soon.
I’ve been publishing my annual Ramadan buffet list since 2013, which means I’ve built a pretty solid and interesting archive of pricing data over the years. Below is the list of Ramadan buffets, updated for 2026. The list divided into two parts, hotels and restaurants. If I missed a place let me know in the comments, especially really cheap/affordable buffets.
If there has been an increase or decrease in price compared to the previous year then I’ve also highlighted that.
HOTELS
Al Jahra Copthorne Hotel & Resort – Taima’a Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD9.5
Telephone: 24590000
Arabella Hotel – Icon Rooftop Lounge
Buffet Price: KD18
Telephone: 22277744
Arabella Hotel – Envy Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD16
Telephone: 22277744
Courtyard by Marriott – Atrium
Buffet Price: KD17 (+2.000)
Telephone: 22997000
Crowne Plaza – Al Ahmadi Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD17
Telephone: 1848111
Four Seasons – Jawaher Tent
Buffet Price: KD28 (+1.000)
Telephone: 22006000
Four Seasons – Li Beirut
Buffet Price: KD27 (-1.000)
Telephone: 22006000
Grand Hyatt – Miral
Buffet Price: KD22 (+2.000)
Telephone: 22007698
Grand Majestic Hotel
Buffet Price: KD7.950 (-0.050)
Telephone: 22254700
Hilton Garden Inn – The Avenues
Buffet Price: KD22 (+2.000)
Telephone: 22262000
Jumeirah Messilah Beach – Majliss Tent
Buffet Price: KD28 (+4.000)
Telephone: 22269600
JW Marriott – Terrace Grill
Buffet Price: KD27
Telephone: 22063636
Kuwait Continental Hotel
Buffet Price: KD9.5 (+1.550)
Telephone: 22527300
Marina Hotel
Buffet Price: KD20 (+3.000)
Telephone: 22230030
Millennium Hotel – Lamar International Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD15
Telephone: 22050505
Montrose – Free Zone – Bays Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD14 (-1.000)
Telephone: 22055700
Movenpick – Al Bida’a – Breeze Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD18 (+3.000)
Telephone: 22253100
Park Inn by Radisson
Buffet Price: KD18
Telephone: 22068540
Radisson Blu – Al Bustan Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD19.5 (+1.000)
Telephone: 25673000
Safir Hotel – Fintas
Buffet Price: KD16 (+4.100)
Telephone: 25455555
St Regis – Diamond Ballroom Tent
Buffet Price: KD30
Telephone: 22422055
Symphony Style Hotel
Buffet Price: KD15 (+1.000)
Telephone: 25770000
SVN
Buffet Price: KD19
Telephone: 1876777
The Regency Kuwait – Silk Road Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD24
Telephone: 25766666
Waldorf Astoria – Oxio
Buffet Price: KD29 (+1.000)
Telephone: 24774414
RESTAURANTS
Almayass
Buffet Price: KD12 (+0.500)
Telephone: 25761001
Assaha Lebanese Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD14 (+1.250)
Telephone: 22533377
Babel
Set Menu Price: KD14.950
Telephone: 22081111
Dar Hamad
Buffet Price: KD16
Telephone: 22275555
IKEA
Set Menu Price: KD2.95
Telephone: 1840408
Jihan Khanah
Buffet Price: KD10
Telephone: 1819991
Kuwait Towers
Buffet Price: KD13
Telephone: 24965500
Leila Min Lebnen
Set Menu Price: KD12 (-3.000)
Telephone: 22996414
Mughal Mahal – Hawally
Buffet Price: KD6.45 (-1.000)
Telephone: 22626782
Naranj
Buffet Price: KD12
Telephone: 22268666
Paul
Set Menu Price: KD12.5
Telephone: 22208204
Saraya Palace
Buffet Price: KD8
Telephone: 25712998
Vapiano
Set Menu Price: KD7.950
Telephone: 22597171
Villa Fayrouz
Buffet Price: KD12
Telephone: 22650052
I was in Mishref yesterday when I drove by this sign near the Korean embassy and thought it was too funny not to turn around and take a photo of it.
