Новости за 05.03.2019

MP: Expats give meds as gifts – Iqama issuance to go online – 2 MPs file to grill Roudhan KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly approved in two rounds of voting a draft law requiring foreigners visiting Kuwait to obtain a health insurance policy for the duration of the visit. The law, passed by 47 […]

KUWAIT: The health ministry’s assistant undersecretary for general health and the head of the national committee to fight AIDS Dr Majeda Al-Qattan said the number of people checking with the experimental AIDS clinic to be tested for HIV and seek advice is growing. Qattan said the clinic’s policy is that on detecting an HIV positive […]

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s Relations and Security Information Department said all traffic departments will operate during evenings starting from Sunday, March 10, 2019, from 2 pm until 6 pm so that work will be continuous from 7:30 am until 6 pm. Separately, Director General of Residency Affairs Department Brig Abdelqader Al-Shaaban met the Lebanese Charge […]

Ministry sets start dates at May 7 for grades 5 to 11; May 19 for grade 12 KUWAIT: Ministry of Education’s (MoE) educational zone directors’ council have approved this school year’s final exam timetable for all stages, said informed sources, noting that exams of grades 5 to 11 will start on May 7, while grade […]

KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested a policeman who used his patrol car to store forged currency and dispense it. The policeman was sent for a court martial before being sent to the prosecution, accused of forging and dispensing currency. He was also ordered to remove his uniform. Child saved Firemen saved a child who had his […]

Amir patronizes 22nd Quran Grand Prize ceremony today KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday a number of newly assigned foreign ambassadors who handed him their credentials. The envoys hosted by His Highness the Amir were Saqr Nasser Al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates, Claudia Zampierri of Argentina, Abdullah Mohamed […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detained dozens of alleged militants after a suicide attack in Indian-held Kashmir last month which sent tensions between the nuclear-armed foes soaring, its interior minister said yesterday. Among those detained in Islamabad’s latest crackdown on banned groups was Abdul Rauf – who a security source told AFP is a younger brother of […]

Biggest military standoff with Pakistan triggers a rise in patriotism NEW DELHI: Air India has reminded cabin crews to follow all announcements with a rousing cry of “Hail India!” as nationalistic fervor grips the nation in its latest military standoff with Pakistan. “With immediate effect, all are required to announce ‘Jai Hind’ at the end […]

The row exposes deep divisions in Labor Party LONDON: Britain’s main opposition Labor party is in turmoil over mounting allegations of anti-Semitism on leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn’s watch – and the party’s way of dealing with the issue. The row has exposed deep divisions between Labor members denouncing Corbyn’s complacency, and his hard left supporters […]

More than two dozen killed since Feb 14 suicide attack SRINAGAR: India and Pakistan resumed barter trade at a border crossing in Kashmir yesterday, an Indian official said, but tension in the contested region continued with a general strike and more fighting between Indian security forces and separatists. Hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors escalated dramatically […]