Новости за 13.04.2019

Amir thanks World Bank for award – Senior officials hail unprecedented honor KUWAIT/WASHINGTON: World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristilina Georgieva announced on Friday an exceptional award handed to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in recognition of his support of economic and social development worldwide and global peace. This came at a press […]

KUWAIT: Well-informed sources said the company that will provide health insurance for expats by 2020 will get KD 520 million for the first two years of the contract, KD 600 million for 2022-2023, KD 680 million for 2024-2025 and KD 760 million for 2026-2027 to provide annual health insurance at a cost of KD 130 […]

KUWAIT: Security officers are investigating a suspicious package at Kuwait’s airport over the possibility it may contain unidentified “dangerous substances”, authorities said on Friday. The package, in the shape of a book, was found after a routine cargo check, said the interior ministry, adding the package has been taken to forensics as investigations are ongoing. […]

KUWAIT: The first day of the month-long Filipino Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) period kicked off yesterday at the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait. The turnout was unprecedented compared to previous OAVs witnessed by Kuwait Times. “This is an unexpected turnout on the first day of voting. I am very happy to see the enthusiasm demonstrated by […]

South African, Romanian imports to cover shortages in Australian livestock KUWAIT: Chairman of the Livestock Transport and Trading Company (Al-Mawashi) Bader Al-Subaei said amidst the difficulties the company is facing to import livestock from Australia, it managed to open new markets for importing livestock such as South Africa and Romania. Speaking to reporters following the […]

Obesity main topic of discussion at Kuwait Surgery Conference KUWAIT: Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday that it is keen to provide its basic surgical and operational department with the latest medical equipment and technologies. This came in a speech delivered by Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Quality Affairs Dr Mohammed Al-Khashti on behalf of […]

KUWAIT: The growing numbers of private hospitals and clinics in Kuwait attracted many Kuwaiti doctors from the government health facilities in the recent years, which turned to be a phenomenon of migration. This phenomenon adds strains on the medical staff at public hospitals and poses risk to the efficacy of the health system in its […]

KUWAIT: Coastguards arrested a man who entered Kuwait illegally by sea. The suspect told police that he brought in 43 kg of drugs and led them to the place where he had hidden them. He was sent to concerned authorities. Fugitive caught Interpol detectives arrested an Egyptian man wanted in his country over felonies. The […]

NEW DELHI: A member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s was in hot water yesterday for appearing to threaten people to vote for her in the ongoing mega-election. A video showed women and child welfare minister Maneka Gandhi warning a gathering of Muslim community members to vote for her or be shunned if she returns […]

DOHA: In an unremarkable office in a Doha hospital, a study is taking place which could transform the way Qatar deals with one of its most persistent health issues – diabetes. A small team led by professor Khalid Hussain has since last year been entering youngsters aged up to 18 with diabetes into a nationwide […]