Новости за 27.03.2019

Govt sources defend ‘anti-expat’ laws – Driving license process to go online KUWAIT: Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel said yesterday that amendments to the labor law in the private sector raising annual leave to 35 days are harmful to the national economy and Kuwaiti businessmen. After the National Assembly passed the amendments […]

KUWAIT: High-ranking oil sources called for avoiding ‘compulsory employment’ in the oil sector, warning that pressure in this direction and politics or pressure-driven replacement of expats with citizens would have a negative impact on budgets, revenues and even projects. The sources added that one of the impacts of such pressure is talking about fake certificates […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan comfortably defeated a no-confidence vote in the Assembly during a special session yesterday. Only 11 MPs voted for the motion, which if passed would have dismissed the minister, while 37 MPs voted against it, renewing their confidence in Roudhan. Only the 49 elected members are allowed to […]

KUWAIT: Under the patronage of the Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Services Khalid Al-Roudhan, the Competition Protection Authority (CPA) organized a discussion session yesterday titled “Competition Protection: Defining the laws in order to achieve fair competition in the Kuwaiti market”. During his speech, Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr […]

Good education is the biggest thing you offer to preserve human dignity: Minister KUWAIT: Kuwait northern area can contain $450-650 billion worth of investment but conditional to laws that attract foreign capitals like tax reduction and elimination of “painful bureaucracy,” a senior government official said Tuesday. First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah […]

RIYADH/KUWAIT: Zain Group announced that the board of directors of Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has signed an agreement to sell and lease back the passive physical infrastructure of its mobile tower portfolio to IHS Holding Limited (IHS) for SAR 2.52 billion ($672 million). This signing came after Zain KSA announced on Nov 27, 2018 […]

KUWAIT: A Filipina domestic helper mixed baby formula with urine. When the child’s father discovered what happened, he reported the matter to police. The Filipina confessed to committing the act but did not give any justification for it. She was detained and charged with the special misdemeanor of “bodily harm of a child”. ‘Suicide’ in […]

KUWAIT: Jahra police carried out a crackdown yesterday at a large space in Amghara where unlicensed auto repairmen offered their services to reckless sports cars’ drivers. The location also lacked necessary safety conditions. During the raid, police found six vehicles, some of which carrying Gulf license plates and forged plates, while others carried no plates, […]

Kuwaiti minister grateful for Amir’s patronage KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended and patronized the National Operetta at Bayan Palace yesterday. The event was attended by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh […]

Amir lauded Kuwaitis’ devotion to philanthropy since old times KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Amir also hosted National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak […]