Новости за 19.02.2019

KUWAIT: Recent statistics issued by government bodies showed the total workforce in Kuwait till the end of last year increased by 66,000, including 8,562 citizens, 11,394 new domestic helpers and 47,000 expats working for the private sector. Statistics showed an upsurge in the number of expats working for private sector companies during the period of […]

KUWAIT: The manpower authority is working on issuing a resolution banning the renewal of residency visas for expats holding pre-university or no degrees after the age of 60. In this regard, informed sources said some of the authority’s board members are for the proposal and believe that there is no use in keeping such expats […]

KUWAIT: As part of ongoing efforts to develop and modernize various interior ministry departments, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah issued a ministerial resolution cancelling the use of residency stickers on expats’ passports and including all the needed data on their civil IDs instead, said assistant undersecretary for residency affairs Maj […]

KUWAIT: Locusts are among the most exotic foods in the Kuwaiti cuisine that was especially popular in the old days. While the habit of eating locusts declined significantly in recent years, the tradition seems to be making some sort of a comeback nowadays. The ‘locusts market,’ located near the truffle market in Al-Rai’s famous Friday […]

Ministry comments on laborer’s arrest statements KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested the suspect in the murder of a Kuwaiti man who was found killed outside his Mubarak Al-Kabeer house recently. Investigations revealed that the man was killed by a friend after the two engaged in a fight that escalated into the stab-murder. The victim was reportedly […]

KUWAIT: Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel yesterday paid a sudden visit to three labor departments in the Capital governorate and checked on employees’ commitment to doing their jobs. Aqeel also visited the labor relation department and met some of the public processing transactions there, and listened to their remarks about the service. […]

Carrier saw a major quantum leap in the improvement of its performance KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways, Kuwait’s national carrier, said yesterday that its flight schedule compliance unprecedentedly ranged from 90 to 95 percent in 2018. “Over recent years, mainly 2018, Kuwait Airways has seen a major quantum leap in the improvement of its performance,” the carrier […]

Amir participates in Arab-Europe summit: Cabinet KUWAIT: Fifty percent of shares of Boursa Kuwait would be placed for public subscription between the end of this year and early 2020, Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan said. Roudhan, also Minister of State for Services, briefed the Cabinet that the public subscription would take place between […]

Sheikh Nawaf hailed as one of modern Kuwait’s founders KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a congratulatory letter to His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday, on the 13th anniversary of His Highness’ assumption of his post. In the letter, His Highness Sheikh Sabah congratulated His […]

NEW DELHI: Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply after a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir killed 40 Indian paramilitary police, an attack claimed by Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed a strong response to the attack and said he had given the military a free […]