Новости за 17.02.2019

MP says debt gathering a message to government KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem yesterday strongly defended Kuwait’s position on the Palestinian issue and lashed out at statements by some opposition groups that strongly criticized the government on this issue. Ghanem was commenting on reactions by MPs, activists and political groups that strongly criticized the […]

KUWAIT: Bader Al-Kharafi, representative of the Al-Kharafi-Al-Bahar consortium that won an equity stake of 44 percent in Boursa Kuwait, said many ideas and steps need to be taken to develop the bourse. Speaking during an exclusive interview with CNBC Arabia, Kharafi said the ideas proposed include boosting tools such as derivatives, option markets, long-term trading, […]

KUWAIT: The Health Assurance Hospitals Company (Dhaman) is currently recruiting various staff needed to operate the company’s primary healthcare clinics and hospitals and medical departments and technical and backup service staff needed for IT and administrative affairs. Notably, Dhaman has already completed preparing and equipping primary care clinics, which are currently being operated on a […]

KUWAIT: A Bangladeshi man who was previously deported tried to return to Kuwait by using a passport that belongs to someone else. He confessed to buying the passport using all his savings. The man presented a passport to the officer, but he was referred to the forgery department, where he insisted the passport was his […]

Most powerful hormone that intensifies strength in face of danger KUWAIT: With firefighters saving people from eminent danger, and extreme athletes doing stunts that seemingly go against the rules of gravity, adrenaline becomes an essential hormone that electrifies muscle memory and enhances the senses. Adrenaline is the most powerful hormone rushing through the bloodstream intensifying […]

First Kuwait Cyber Security Conference underway KUWAIT: Cyber security forms an integral component of national security plans, a senior government official said yesterday. Salim Al-Othaina, chief of the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), made that statement in a speech delivered at the inauguration of the first Kuwait Cyber Security Conference kicked off yesterday […]

Amir patronizes, attends police cadets graduation today KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. His Highness the Amir also welcomed His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and […]

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday defended a mobile app that allows men in the kingdom to track female relatives after rights groups and a US lawmaker criticized tech giants for offering it. The Absher app provides services for “all members of the society… including women, the elderly, and people with special needs”, the interior ministry said. […]

KOCHI: An Indian court has convicted a senior Catholic priest of raping a minor and sentenced him to 20 years in jail, the latest sexual assault scandal involving the Church in southern Kerala state. Robin Vadakkumchery was found guilty on Saturday of raping a 16-year-old schoolgirl, with the crime only coming to light after the […]

CHITTAGONG: A fire tore through a slum in southern Bangladesh on Sunday killing at least 9 people and destroying hundreds of shanty homes, police said. The blaze broke out in the port city of Chittagong at about 3.30am and raced through the district of bamboo, tin and tarpaulin homes, said local police chief Pranab Chowdhury. […]