Новости за 30.03.2019

Amir to head delegation at 30th regular session of Arab League Conference KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday left to Tunisia to partake in the Arab Summit scheduled today. HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, along with an accompanying official delegation, departed Kuwait, heading for the sisterly Republic […]

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s Relations and Security Information Department commented on a video clip on social media about an assault by some youth against a security guard at a Fahaheel mall, saying that the suspects are being sought. A call was received about a fight at Al-Kout Mall, where an Arab security guard said he […]

NEW DELHI: Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu hailed his country’s good relations with Kuwait and Arab countries in general during a meeting with Kuwait Ambassador to India Jassim Al-Najim and Ambassadors of other Arab nations. In a statement to KUNA, Ambassador Al-Najim said yesterday that discussions with Prabhu in […]

KUWAIT: The US Embassy in Kuwait held its annual Independence Day celebration at its premises in Bayan on Wednesday evening. The event was hosted by US Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence Silverman and his wife Vicki Silverman. Below is a transcript of the speech he gave to open proceedings. “Good evening all, it’s an honor to […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) recently organized the annual international sales conference with the attendance of board chairman, Yousfi Abdul Hameed Al-Jassem, CEO, Kamel Al-Awadhi KAC officials and sales managers abroad. The conference was held from March 27-28 abd included special workshops discussing KAC achievements in various overseas offices as well as the company’s future […]

The Kuwaiti government has decided to consider Thursday, April 4, 2019 as an official holiday for all government departments, public and private institutions and schools and universities to celebrate the anniversary of Isra and Meraj. This event marks the night Allah took Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on a journey from Makkah to Jerusalem and then to […]

KUWAIT: The 9th Kuwait Anesthesia Conference kicked off yesterday at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre to discuss specific topics in the field of anesthesia and anesthesiology. Assistant Undersecretary for Development and Quality Affairs Dr Mohammed Al-Khashti stressed on the importance of the three-day conference and its contribution to upgrading the health system in the state, […]

PRAIA, Cape Verde: When Charles Immanuel Akhimien was a medical student he was shocked to learn that a former classmate had died from a back-alley abortion. The brilliant young woman’s life may have been spared if she had the kind of apps that are available today that discreetly inform young people about sex, Akhimien said. […]

Some residents have money, while others queue for handouts AL-HOL CAMP, Syria: Plump fruits, bright slushies, and hair dye – the colorful market in Al-Hol is an unlikely sight in a Syrian camp overflowing with desperate people displaced as the Islamic State group’s “caliphate” collapsed. Clothing stalls stacked with colorful scarves line the side of […]

News site Rappler and staff face string of charges MANILA: When Filipino journalist Pia Ranada fell into a ditch and injured her leg on election day, May 9, 2016, the presidential candidate she was reporting on drove her to hospital and sat with her as she was treated. Less than two years later, that same […]