Новости за 17.03.2019

Govt details mega-projects, development plan, but MPs unimpressed KUWAIT: The government’s higher population committee has made a series of recommendations, including linking residence permits to education and clamping down on domestic helpers, with the aim to reduce the number of expatriates in the country. The committee recommended that a residence permit must be linked to […]

Co-ops union to build ‘Kuwait’s largest’ logistics warehouses KUWAIT: Ministry of Education (MOE) Undersecretary Saud Al-Harbi yesterday approved an online ad to be posted on the ministry’s website to officially declare the ministry’s requirements to recruit teachers, including expatriates, to work in public schools during the 2019-2020 school year. The ad said English, French, Science, […]

To help ease out the anguish of ‘martyrs’ families: IICO Chief KUWAIT: The International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) has launched a humanitarian initiative to alleviate the woes of families of the victims of recent mosque shootings in New Zealand. “Out of our human and ethical responsibility, we have launched this initiative in order to help […]

KUWAIT: The court of cassation yesterday fined two preachers KD 20,000 each over charges of promoting sectarian strife through their sermons. In its verdict issued against clergymen Hussein Al-Maatouq and Othman Al-Khamees, the court stressed that provoking sectarian conflicts and/or showing contempt towards any social sect is against the law and subject to legal penalties. […]

KUWAIT: Capital and Hilali fire stations battled a blaze at an information ministry building along with the security and safety and television production departments. The fire was in a room of the graphics and editing department. The fire did not affect radio and TV broadcasting. Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) lauded the role of the […]

MoH launches first remote therapy network KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah said Kuwait’s achievements in implementing health cities initiative contributed to approving Yarmouk city as fist healthy city in Kuwait by World Health Organization (WHO), due to compliance with relevant standards. This came in Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah’s speech yesterday during a […]

Doctors, surgeons and nurses battle to save lives CHRISTCHURCH: In a city battered by quakes, Christchurch’s medics were tragically well-schooled in tackling mass casualty events – but none could have prepared for the injuries unleashed by a white supremacist with assault rifles bent on mass murder. Doctors, surgeons and nurses have been working around the […]

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by US officials, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said. At one stage, India threatened to fire at least six missiles at Pakistan, and Islamabad […]

Rescuers battle mud, rocks, fallen trees in the hunt for survivors SENTANI: Flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province have killed at least 58 people, an official said yesterday, as rescuers battled mud, rocks and fallen trees in the hunt for survivors. The death toll was expected to rise as emergency services struggled to reach […]

ISLAMABAD: At a mosque on a quiet Islamabad street, any reference to the UN-listed terror group which runs it has been removed as Pakistan – once again – comes under pressure to demonstrate its sincerity about eliminating militancy. The first wave of militant detentions was announced by Islamabad on March 5, as tensions were still […]

KUWAIT: According to unofficial results of the National Assembly by-elections late yesterday, Abdullah Al-Kandari was comfortably elected from the third constituency, while Badr Al-Mulla won narrowly in the second constituency.  HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulated Kuwaiti nationals, men and women alike, on the success of the by-elections. He praised the cooperation […]