Новости за 23.01.2019

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party could be crushed by an opposition alliance in the country’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh in a general election, which is due by May, according to an opinion poll released yesterday. The India Today-Karvy Insights Mood of the Nation poll forecast that the number of […]

Investigators question dozens of witnesses, examine scores of documents KUWAIT: The public prosecution has completed cross-examinations in a libel suit presented by the interior ministry dealing with “seizing and facilitating the seizure of public funds” in one of its departments. The prosecution declared that it has referred the case to the chief judge of the […]

KUWAIT: In a bid to prevent manipulations, the general directorate for residency affairs instructed all its sub-departments not to issue ‘absence permits’ for expat students residing in Kuwait and studying abroad unless they provide ‘to whom it may concern’ certificates from their universities after endorsing them from Kuwaiti embassies in the country they are studying […]

KUWAIT: The ministry of services launched a new service to track postal parcels by SMS, said undersecretary Kholoud Al-Shehab, noting that once a parcel arrives in Kuwait, a text message will sent to the recipient’s registered mobile number in both English and Arabic including the parcel’s details and post office information for pickup. – Meshaal […]

KUWAIT: The technical committee of the Municipal Council postponed discussion of a proposal by councilman Humoud Al-Enezi on burying expats according to their address in the civil ID until the next meeting, when the funerals department will be invited. Director of the department Dr Faisal Al-Awadi said Municipality had approved the proposal, and cemeteries will […]

NEW DELHI: The Indian cabinet yesterday approved signing an agreement between India and Kuwait for cooperation on recruitment of domestic workers, a move that will benefit over 300,000 Indians. The memorandum of understanding provides a structured framework for cooperation on domestic worker related matters and provides strengthened safeguards for Indian domestic workers including female workers […]

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met for Syria talks in Moscow yesterday, with Turkey saying they would focus on Ankara’s so-called “security zone” in northern Syria. Russia and Turkey have agreed to coordinate ground operations in Syria following US President Donald Trump’s shock announcement last month about pulling […]

BAQA AL-GHARBIYA: Thousands of mourners attended the funeral yesterday of Aiia Maasarwe, an Arab Israeli student killed in Australia, in her hometown of Baqa Al-Gharbiya in northern Israel. The 21-year-old was raped and murdered in Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne shortly after midnight on Jan 16 when she was on her way home from a comedy […]

KUWAIT: Opposition MPs yesterday stepped up their campaign against the constitutional court ruling that considered article 16 of the National Assembly’s internal charter as unconstitutional with one lawmaker saying the ruling should not be even debated by the assembly. MP Mohammad Al-Dallal said the ruling violated the constitutional court’s powers which do not apply to […]

Minister orders advanced life support training for medical staff KUWAIT: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced launching a new campaign to raise awareness on proper treatment of domestic helpers as per the guidance of Islam. The awareness campaign, titled ‘A Safe House’ and held under auspices of the ministry’s undersecretary Fareed Assad Emadi, […]