Новости за 02.04.2019

ALGIERS: Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has submitted his resignation, state news agency APS said yesterday, following weeks of mass protests against his rule. Bouteflika “officially advised the Constitutional Council of the end of his term of office as President of the Republic” from Tuesday, said a news ticker on state television. The ailing, 82-year-old leader […]

Unions insist on raising annual leave to 35 days KUWAIT: The proposed amendments to the labor law in the private sector appear to be increasingly becoming a flashpoint between MPs and trade unions on one hand and the government on the other. Head of the National Assembly’s health and labor committee MP Humoud Al-Khudhair said […]

KUWAIT: Well-informed sources at the foreign ministry said the Egyptian consulate’s new building will be moved from Salam to a commercial area in less than a month. The sources explained that the ministry responded to demands by Salam residents conveyed through third constituency lawmakers, noting this was the same reason the consulate was moved from […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Zoo has been closed since Friday after 18 animals were found infected with the Brucella bacteria. The bacteria can spread from animals to humans. The zoo’s PR staff did not confirm when the park will reopen, saying that this decision will only come from the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) announced yesterday the carrier might to have to cancel some of its flights and merge others due to a delay in receiving new aircraft. In a press statement, it said delivery of new Airbus A320 aircraft from the manufacturer was postponed from March to June, October and November. This came […]

Good morning dear brothers and sisters – I welcome you again after a hiatus of nearly a year. In this article, I would like to pinpoint some issues that keep happening here in Kuwait and are not yet resolved. Only in Kuwait a hole in the street can remain a year without getting fixed. Only […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti was killed and two other citizens and an Arab expat were injured in an accident between four vehicles on King Fahd Road. One of the vehicles had flipped over. The injured were sent to Mubarak Hospital. Building safety KFSD Director General Lt Gen Khalid Rakan Al-Mikrad met the Director General of Kuwait […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti in her twenties accused her stepfather of assaulting her. He said that he did it to punish her for coming home late. The woman submitted a medical report which showed that she had bruises on her face and shoulder which she said were caused by her stepfather. Police are investigating the matter. […]

Implementing humanitarian law is more important than ever before NEW YORK: Kuwait has called for bringing to accountability violators of the international law and perpetrators of crimes against humanity. “It is necessary to ensure accountability for perpetrators of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity,” Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s exports last March amounted to KD 125.1 million (USD 413 million) against KD 11.6 million (USD 38 million) in the same month of the past year, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a press release yesterday. The value of Kuwaiti exports to Arab States, minus GCC countries, reached KD 115.5 million […]