Новости за 22.01.2019

Amir meets, congratulates former minister on appointment NEW YORK/KUWAIT: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Rola Dashti of Kuwait as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). She will succeed Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim of Iraq, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his commitment […]

KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani yesterday threatened to grill Finance Minister Nayef Al-Hajraf over statements he made on Monday projecting a huge budget deficit for the 2019/2020 fiscal year. Adasani said Kuwait has an abundance of funds and has no budget deficit, but lacks efficient management of its wealth and financial resources, which leads to […]

KUWAIT: Hackers are using the telephone number of the ministry of foreign affairs (22225555) to deceive citizens, the department warned in a press release yesterday. These swindlers have been calling individuals claiming that they represent the ministry and request fund transfers to fake and suspicious accounts of universities where they have been previously registered. Some […]

KUWAIT: In a preemptive measure prior to a sit-in MEW employees plan to hold on Sunday, Minister of Electricity and Water and Oil Khaled Al-Fadhel announced that in collaboration with the Civil Service Commission, it was agreed to change MEW’s working hours to start at 7 am and end at 2 pm and allow female […]

WASHINGTON/DAVOS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday praised a wave of “disruption” in world politics, citing Donald Trump and Brexit but also pointing to elections in France and Malaysia. Addressing the world’s business elite in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Pompeo renewed Trump’s criticism of international institutions and the US president’s calls for […]

Extra-time winner takes Koreans past Bahrain ABU DHABI: Qatar wrestled their way past Iraq into the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup yesterday when a stunning free kick from the son of a former Iraqi international gave them a 1-0 victory at Al Nahyan Stadium. Defender Bassam Al-Rawi, whose father Hisham played for Iraq in the […]

Public, private institutions invited to provide initiatives that serve youth KUWAIT: The Amiri Diwan announced the launch of a new project for the youth called ‘Kuwait is Proud’ at a press conference held yesterday at Seif Palace. This program is part of the National Youth Project, sponsored by the Ministry for Youth Affairs, Public Authority […]

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) regulated the mechanism to be followed in case of suspension of distribution of subsidized supply goods at any given co-op society, setting a number of reasons to do so as well as alternatives to be used to enable beneficiaries to get rations. A statement by MoCI stressed […]

Architects filed lawsuit to preserve Kuwait’s architectural identity KUWAIT: Young Kuwaiti architects filed a lawsuit to preserve Kuwait’s architectural identity by halting the demolishment of Al-Sawaber Complex. Many supporters attended the judicial hearing yesterday at the Palace of Justice in Kuwait City. The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) has issued an official […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality’s public relations department said Farwaniya cleanliness and road occupancy team in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh carried out raids against open-air markets and removed abandoned cars in the area. Director of the Department Saad Al-Khrainej said all centers continue field tours to remove what he described as “anything that distorts the view.” Khrainej said the […]