Новости за 03.03.2019

Lawmaker urges minister to fine firms over roads KUWAIT: The National Assembly holds a regular session tomorrow after a long pause because of the national holidays and is expected to discuss a draft law to impose health charges on foreigners who visit the country, in addition to other issues. The Assembly will also debate a […]

KUWAIT: The Egyptian consulate in Kuwait said Kuwaiti authorities have issued a new resolution pertaining foreigners’ residency law and its amendments, including new regulations cancelling residency visa stickers on expats’ passports. Addressing Egyptians in Kuwait, the consulate explained that all Kuwaiti exits will allow expats into Kuwait using their civil IDs from March 10, provided […]

KUWAIT: Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel said work on finalizing the procedures needed to electronically link labor recruitment between Kuwait and Egypt is in progress. Aqeel stressed that e-connection with Egypt or any other country exporting workers to Kuwait does not necessarily mean opening the door to hire more laborers from that […]

KUWAIT: Investigations are in progress with an Egyptian juvenile who stabbed a fellow Egyptian juvenile to death. Security sources said the suspect claimed the victim had insulted and slandered him during an earlier fight, which made him lure the victim to another meeting to sort the problem out, then stabbed him to death. The sources […]

KUWAIT: Firemen from the Mishref and Qurain fire stations responded to a call about a blaze in a Sabah Al-Salem house yesterday. The fire was on the first floor of a house. The flames were put out and no injuries were reported. Car auction The Interior Ministry’s Traffic Department announced the sale of several impounded […]

Held under sponsorship of His Highness the Amir KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sponsored the Amir Horse Jumping Cup, which concluded Saturday night by holding the 2019 Grand Prize of hurdles at the Equestrian Club. His Highness deputized Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, deputy minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, to […]

MUZAFFARABAD: A top Indian minister said yesterday the government would not share proof that “a very large number” of militants were killed in air strikes inside Pakistan this week, after doubts were raised there were any casualties in the attack that stoked tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals. The flare up appeared to be easing on […]

US Embassy investigates reports of ‘violation of military sale agreements’ ISLAMABAD: The United States said yesterday it was trying to find out if Pakistan used US-built F-16 jets to down an Indian warplane, potentially in violation of US agreements, as the stand-off between the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors appeared to be easing. Pakistan and India both […]

ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has submitted official papers confirming he will seek re-election, Ennahar TV said yesterday, despite mass protests against the move. There was no official confirmation, but state news agency APS published his asset declaration, which is a formal requirement to run in the election. Tens of thousands of protesters had been […]

Deadly tensions simmer with fierce shelling across the frontier NEW DELHI: A furious backlash erupted in India yesterday over a video of an Indian pilot shot down by Pakistan praising his captors, as deadly tensions simmered between the neighbors with fierce shelling across their Kashmir frontier. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, whose MiG fighter was shot […]