Новости за 03.01.2019

KUWAIT: Rape and sexual harassment are illegal but they are also taboo issue for many countries in the Middle East including Kuwait. In fact, according to Ahmed Al-Mutairi, a Kuwaiti lawyer said, rape or sexual harassment cases are mostly unreported and that those reported cases had actually did not reached to the level of court […]

Lawmaker ridicules proposal to purchase debts of Kuwaitis KUWAIT: Thirteen lawmakers yesterday stressed in a statement that the memberships of opposition Islamist MPs Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and Jamaan Al-Harbash is still valid and legal despite a landmark ruling by the constitutional court last month. The new statement is likely to complicate the situation over the two […]

KUWAIT: A number of employees of the ministry of electricity and water plan to hold a sit-in on Sunday in protest over their new work timings from 7:30 am till 2:30 pm, which started at the beginning of January to replace the old timings of 8:00 am till 2:00 pm. Informed MEW sources stressed that […]

KUWAIT: The interior ministry’s relations and security media department said detectives arrested a suspect who shot and injured a stateless person in Jahra. The department’s statement explained a 30-year-old bedoon was shot outside a Jahra shopping mall, where three bullets were fired at him, wounding him in his feet and lower back. Investigations showed that […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti was arrested for assaulting an Asian working in a cafe in Mangaf, said security sources, noting that the citizen was under the influence of intoxicants. The Asian was taken to Adan Hospital for treatment. Writer arrested Kuwaiti writer and former parliamentary election candidate Ayesha Al-Rasheed was arrested on abuse and slander charges […]

KUWAIT: In the coming days, the weather is expected to be relatively cold with chances of dust and scattered rain, the Kuwait Meteorological Center said yesterday. Abdulaziz Al-Qarrawi, an official at the center, told KUNA that earlier yesterday, Kuwait witnessed cloudy weather because of increasing wind activity. Clouds will decrease with a chance of dust […]

KFA chairman to meet FIFA chief to discuss this matter KUWAIT: Kuwait Football Association has “welcomed” co-hosting some matches of the 2022 World Cup, due to be hosted by Qatar. The association’s deputy chairman Ahmad Al-Enezi said in a statement yesterday that the association will respond positively if the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) […]

Kuwait Geographical Society updates maps, holds various events Geography is a very important science and is related to many essential issues of our daily life. The Kuwait Geographical Society (KGS) was established in 1973 and has been serving the community since then as a non-governmental and non-profit organization. KGS is a member of various international […]

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) declared 2019 as the year of heritage in the Islamic world, as per a decision of the tenth Islamic conference of cultural ministers. I believe this is a good resolution and it’s about time to consider the need to preserve heritage. There is no doubt that the […]

The opening of the Indo-European Telegraph Company’s office in Kuwait on December 4, 1916 allowed Kuwaitis back then to directly contact countries in the region as well as India and Great Britain. The opening of the office allowed the rulers of Kuwait to communicate with the Ottoman Empire and also helped in commerce and hajj […]