Новости за 13.02.2019

Lawmakers amend law for the disabled, submit article 16 replacement KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s budgets committee said yesterday that expatriates are still a majority in senior judiciary jobs and called on the government to employ more citizens in such key professions. The committee said the ministry of justice has so far failed to achieve the […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait-based COFE App, a coffee-centric marketplace app, announced yesterday that it has secured $3.2 million in their Pre-Series A funding, attracting a multinational cross-sector base of entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) funds from the Middle East and Silicon Valley. The round was led by KISP Ventures, a fund established by KFH Capital (Kuwait) and […]

KUWAIT: Education Minister Hamed Al-Azmi yesterday issued a ministerial resolution extending the validity of resolution number 10/2018 issued last year suspending private school tuition fee hikes. Accordingly, demands made by private school owners to increase their schools’ fees were rejected, and they were warned that legal actions would be taken against them in case of […]

KUWAIT: Three people died and a fourth was injured after a car and a truck were involved in an accident. Firemen from Kabd fire center rushed to the scene to free those trapped in the wreckage, but found only one survivor, who was rushed to hospital. – Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: A Human Rights Watch delegation currently visiting Kuwait is scheduled to hold meetings with a number of officials, including members of the national human rights diwan and representatives of NGOs, said informed sources, adding that the delegation hailed the development in human right issues in Kuwait, namely those related to domestic helpers. In this […]

KUWAIT: Municipality inspectors carried out a field inspection campaign in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Farwaniya, Kuwait Municipality’s public relations department said in a statement. In this regard, Farwaniya municipality manager Ahmad Al-Hazeem stressed that yesterday’s campaign was the start of further tours to be conducted in various governorates to remove all violations on property, as well […]

Head of department embezzled KD 22,000 in traffic violations KUWAIT: An Asian worker was killed after steel rods fell on top of him in Amghara scrap yard. Firemen retrieved the body from under the metal. An investigation was opened to reveal the circumstances behind the incident. Separately, Bidaa fire station men extinguished a fire that […]

Minister of Defense expressed pride in graduated student KUWAIT: The latest batch of Kuwaiti army officers were commissioned as cadets amid a graduation ceremony yesterday, sponsored and attended by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Addressing the teeming crowd of officials from across Kuwait’s political spectrum, the assistant superintendent of the Ali […]

First ever procedure of its kind performed in a private hospital in Kuwait KUWAIT: In pursuit of its endeavors towards improving the quality of health care provision in Kuwait, Hadi Clinic is pleased to announce its first cardiac electro-physiological procedure, which was conducted using the highly sophisticated three-dimensional imaging and mapping technology. The procedure is […]

KUWAIT: The priority of Iranian foreign policy is to strengthen relations with neighboring countries. “We believe regional countries are able to achieve security and stability through cooperation without the need for foreign forces, as security cannot be imported from abroad. We call on the region’s countries to ensure its prosperity, and any conflict can be […]