Новости за 08.01.2019

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Ghanem, Muwaizri trade barbs * Govt denies ‘protecting’ fake social media accounts KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday delayed a highly anticipated debate on the membership of opposition MPs Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and Jamaan Al-Harbash until after the constitutional court issues its opinion on an objection filed by one of the lawmakers. Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem told reporters […]

KUWAIT: The hotels and restaurants’ sector in Kuwait provides thousands of jobs and investment opportunities in major projects, as well as medium and small enterprises that are gaining more momentum the closer we get to concluding major projects related to the ‘New Kuwait 2035’ vision, Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel said. The […]

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic and Operations Affairs Maj Gen Jamal Al-Sayegh yesterday launched 18 vehicles fitted with mobile speed cameras on main and side roads. He also launched a point-to-point (P2P) system along Abdaly Road to detect speed limit violations, which will become operational from Sunday, Jan 20. Operations Director at the […]

KUWAIT: A survey by the Central Statistics Bureau on direct investment in Kuwait in 2018 showed foreign investments increased in 2017 by 2.6 percent annually to take the total to KD 7.6 billion, which is the highest in five years. It showed that foreign investments formed 40.6 percent (KD 3.1 million) of total investments in […]

Parliament Oks bill on regulating credit information KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government is taking a rational and careful approach in merger of the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) with the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), considering interests of the employees and the country, a top official affirmed yesterday. The government is quite willing to consider […]

Late Iraqi free-kick breaks Vietnamese hearts at Asian Cup DUBAI: Three-time winners Saudi Arabia laid down a marker as they ruthlessly dismissed 10-man North Korea at the Asian Cup on Tuesday, while Iraq overcame stage fright to edge past Vietnam. The Saudis, humbled at last year’s World Cup in Russia, looked far more at home […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ) yesterday suspended an embezzlement case against former Minister of Health Dr Ali Al-Obeidi, Health Ministry Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi and Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Dr Mahmoud Abdulhadi, referring it to the Constitutional Court. The court said in its decision that this referral was to settle the case and […]

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti renowned mountaineer Youssef Al-Rifaie reached the highest stratovolcano summit in North America at the Pico de Orizaba mountain in Mexico, to become the first Kuwaiti with this achievement. In a phone call yesterday, Rifaie said that the mountain stands at 5,636 meters above sea level. He noted that among the hardships he faced […]

Establishing successful career a main source of happiness for female professionals DUBAI: Financial independence was cited by 57 percent of respondents in a recent survey as a key reason women enter the workforce in the Middle East. Meanwhile, 48 percent of female respondents in a new survey conducted by Bayt.com – the Middle East’s #1 […]