Новости за 25.03.2019

KUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Mohammad Hayef, who last week threatened a “heavyweight” grilling of the interior minister, appears to have started the procedures towards the grilling. He asked Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah about the measures adopted by the ministry over to safeguard security and eliminate what he called negative practices in Ardiya industrial […]

417 Kuwaiti internal medicine doctors in public hospitals KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah stressed Kuwaiti doctors will be prioritized when hiring new doctors to cover shortages at various hospitals, especially in view of a lack of Civil Service Commission (CSC) vacancies for non-Kuwaiti doctors. Responding to an inquiry concerning the resignation of 23 […]

KUWAIT: A local traditional venue cancelled the Kuwait International Fashion Week in Kuwait less than an hour before it was due to begin last Friday, attributing the cancelation of the event to “compelling circumstances,” reported Al-Seyassah daily. Executive Manager of Kuwait International Fashion Week in Kuwait Rabab Al-Hamadi explained that the event acquired good reputation […]

KUWAIT: Firemen dealt with a gasoline tanker truck that flipped over on King Fahd Road. The driver sustained various injuries. Qurain, Mubarak Al-Kabeer hazardous material and backup centers responded under the command of Lt Col Suhaib Al-Kandari. The gasoline was contained with foam and sand. The driver was taken to hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, firemen […]

Kuwait puts 125 projects out to tender KUWAIT: The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects has invited the qualified consortia which passed the technical evaluation, to attend a public session for the opening of the financial envelopes. Each consortium has submitted their technical and financial proposals on March 7, 2019 in response to the Transaction Advisory […]

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received the visiting Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and his accompanying delegation late Sunday. At the onset of the reception, Speaker Ghanem conveyed greetings of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the Saudi heir apparent, who, in turn, asked […]

Israel launches Gaza strikes after rare rocket attack near Tel Aviv WASHINGTON/GAZA: US President Donald Trump yesterday recognized the Golan Heights as Israeli territory in an election boost for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as his chief political rival sought to appear as a better alternative to lead Israel. During a White House visit by […]

HONG KONG: Two Saudi Arabian sisters are hoping for a “bright, beautiful future” after being granted asylum, fleeing what they describe as an abusive family and a repressive society. The sisters fled from their family last September while on holiday in Sri Lanka and have been stranded in Hong Kong since an aborted attempt to […]

BEIRUT: Eight Lebanese citizens have been charged with “terrorism” in the UAE and denied legal representation, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Families of the eight men say they were charged with terrorism, according to New York-based HRW. UAE media reported that they are linked to Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah. All of the men under trial […]

DOHA: Almost a decade in the making, three years late and at an estimated cost of $434 million, Qatar’s vast national museum, built in the shape of a desert rose, opens this week. A glittering ceremony, expected to include Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber […]