Новости за 12.02.2019

KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani said yesterday that the finance ministry has referred the case of two lawmakers whose bank accounts were allegedly illegally inflated to “concerned authorities” for investigation. The lawmaker confirmed that “two cases have been sent to the concerned authorities for further legal investigation,” and added that more cases must be followed […]

KUWAIT: Education Minister Hamed Al-Azmi admitted that the Ministry of Education (MoE) suffers from a shortage of teachers in some scientific subjects and English, namely male teachers in intermediate stage schools. Azmi attributed the shortage to students’ geographic distribution in new residential cities and opening of new schools at the beginning of the current school […]

KUWAIT: The Municipal Council rejected a proposal to bury expatriates in cemeteries according to the governorate they resided in, as some council members abstained from voting. Council Chairman Osama Al-Otaibi said “abstaining is considered a rejection according to the law and there were not enough votes to pass the proposal”. “I reject this discrimination, as […]

KUWAIT: Directorate General of Civil Aviation Director Yousef Al-Fauzan announced new parking fees at Terminal 4 parking lots, noting that the first hour would cost 500 fils, 500 fils for the second hour and KD 1 per hour or part of an hour thereafter in the short-term parking area. He said KD 2 would be […]

Kuwaiti-Jordanian talks chance to assess common challenges AMMAN: His Highness the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday concluded his two-day official visit to Jordan. He was seen off at the airport by Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Al-Razzaz, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Daihani and Kuwaiti embassy staff. Upon his arrival to […]

57 percent of civil servants in Kuwait are females KUWAIT: Kuwait is keen on empowering women for political and economic leadership, a senior official re-asserted yesterday. Citing a tangible case depicting Kuwait’s special concern for women, Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel underlined the program for training women leaders, organized by the Secretariat-General […]

KUWAIT: The first conference of the World Organization for Protection of Children, in cooperation with the Faculty of Basic Education, commenced at the Arab Planning Institute (API) yesterday. Held under the title ‘Social, Psychological and Educational Protection of Children,’ the conference lasts until tomorrow. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information for Tourism Sector Yousef Mostafa […]

KUWAIT: The total number of candidates running for parliamentary by-elections in the second and third constituencies has reached 33, including four women. Speaking to the press after filing his candidacy application yesterday, third constituency candidate Saleh Redha Jarman called for amending media-related legislations to stop sending people to prison over posts they make on Twitter. […]

ISLAMABAD: An opinion piece in the International New York Times criticizing Pakistan’s powerful army was censored by its local publisher Tuesday, replaced by a blank space in a country where it can be dangerous to reprimand the military. The article by Manzoor Pashteen, the leader of a movement which calls for an end what it […]

Pakistan, India eye investments from Saudi crown prince visit RIYADH/NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: Saudi King Salman said yesterday the kingdom was committed to an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital ahead of a US-led conference on Middle East peace and security. The monarch was speaking during a meeting with visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas […]