Новости за 26.03.2019

Cross-eyed, pregnant expats also barred – Residents exempt, except for contagious diseases KUWAIT: In a bid to cut expenses, achieve health security and prevent the entry of unfit people, the health ministry announced a new list of 21 diseases and ailments that will prevent newly-recruited expatriates from entering Kuwait, said informed sources. The sources said […]

KUWAIT: Head of the National Assembly’s health and labor committee MP Humoud Al-Khudhair said yesterday that the government rejected amendments to the labor law to raise annual leave in the private sector from 30 to 35 days. The law had been approved by the Assembly in the first reading last month with the government’s approval, […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court agreed yesterday to release jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on bail for six weeks to receive medical treatment but said he would not be allowed to leave the country. Sharif is serving a seven-year sentence imposed last year for failing to disclose the source of income that allowed him to […]

Ministry needs 680 teachers, only allowed to hire up to 500 KUWAIT: New job vacancies for expats that the Ministry of Education (MoE) will hire for the 2019-2020 school year will be restricted for teachers alone as per the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) regulations, well-informed educational sources said. The CSC informed the ministry that it […]

KUWAIT: An Asian man was found dead at the beach near Youm Al-Bahar Heritage Village in Kuwait City. Preliminary investigations indicate that the man drowned while swimming on the beach and his body was washed ashore. The body was recovered by the forensics department, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement. Separately, KFSD’s […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti woman died in a horrific accident on Airport Road when her vehicle collided with a dump truck. Police and paramedics rushed to the scene and pulled out the citizen from her sedan. She was rushed to Adan Hospital but died on arrival. The dump truck’s Syrian driver was taken to the police […]

KUWAIT: Sidra Hospital recently celebrated former health minister Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi for becoming an accredited bariatric instructor internationally, while the hospital was recognized as a ‘center of excellence.’ Sidra celebrated the evening with strategic partners such as Johnson & Johnson Company, and Central Circle Company who helped equip the hospital.

KUWAIT: Head of the operations sector at Sidra Hospital Osama Al-Sultan said a new sterilization system has been put into operation at the central sterilization department of the hospital. He said this system is the most advanced sterilization and infection control technology worldwide. He said the operation of the new system is in agreement with […]

Step undermines US role as peace sponsor: Jarallah KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah expressed regret over the recognition of the Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights by US President Donald Trump, saying “we expected steps defusing regional tension.” “We had expected and hoped there will be steps to defuse the tension in […]

NEW DELHI: The Kuwaiti Ambassador to India has noted importance of boosting bilateral ties with India and has hinted at current coordination with another regional power, China, to execute Kuwait’s development schemes with less dependence on oil. The envoy, Jassim Al-Najim, was speaking yesterday at a national conference as chief guest in the prestigious Jamia […]