Новости за 23.02.2019

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is heading with an official accompanying delegation to Egypt today to participate in the Arab-European summit, scheduled to take place in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh. The EU-Arab summit is held amid aspirations to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the Arab League and the European Union […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s embassies have continued celebrating the 58th National Day and 28th Anniversary of Liberation Day, as well as the 13th anniversary of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s accession to the senior post. The State of Kuwait’s Ambassador to Germany, Nejuib Abdulrahman Al-Badr, held a broad reception; attended by Bundestag chairman […]

KUWAIT: The closing ceremony of the Professional Certificate in English Language Teaching (PCELT) program was held on Thursday at AMIDEAST’s headquarters in Sharq. US Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence Silverman congratulated the new batch of graduates. “The US Embassy is proud to fund PCELT for the third straight year in an effort to enhance the teaching […]

With the beginning of the weekend and the national holidays, which fall on Monday and Tuesday this week, many of us have been feeling a calm on the streets – I mean less traffic congestion, which is expected as this year’s holiday is almost a week long. The national and liberation day holidays are only […]

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued an Amiri decree pardoning dozens of prisoners held on various charges, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The move comes on the occasion of the 58th National Day and the 28th Liberation Day anniversaries, the ministry added in a press statement. The decree no. 38/2019 […]

BEIJING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday and bagged a $10-billion oil deal, pressing on with his diplomatic charm offensive in Asia. Prince Mohammed arrived in Beijing on Thursday following visits to Pakistan and India. “China is a good friend and partner to Saudi Arabia,” Xi told Prince […]

NEW DELHI: India will use “all instruments at its command” to respond to Pakistan over its alleged role in a deadly bombing in Kashmir, a government minister said on Friday, hours after Islamabad warned it would respond with “full force” if attacked. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors have escalated since a suicide car bomb in […]

CUCUTA: Venezuela braced for a showdown between the military and regime opponents at the Colombian border yesterday as self-declared acting president Juan Guaido vowed humanitarian aid would enter his country despite a blockade. Socialist leader Nicolas Maduro has vowed not to allow in the aid, which he’s dismissed as a show and pretext for a […]