Новости за 30.04.2019

KUWAIT: After spending 19 years in prison, Khaled Neqa Al-Azmi, a high-ranking police officer who was convicted of killing a prominent Kuwaiti journalist, will be released after the victim’s family agreed to receive ‘blood money’ of KD 10 million. In order to collect this large amount, Azmi’s family decided to seek help from the Azmi […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Housing Affairs Dr Jenan Bushehri approved the lists of outstanding performance for 1,168 employees at the housing care authority. The total rewards are KD 675,000 – KD 1,500 for the first group and KD 1,250 for the second group, all the way down to KD 200 […]

KUWAIT: The misdemeanors court sentenced two doctors (a Kuwaiti and an Egyptian) to a year in jail for manslaughter in the death of former MP Falah Al-Sawwagh. The court decided they can pay KD 5,000 to stop the implementation of the sentence. The health ministry and the coroner said the death of Sawwagh was due […]

Domestic workers in Kuwait are a big part of our lifestyle. I have always heard my family, friends and colleagues say they really need a domestic worker to assist the household in Ramadan. Some will even allow their domestic workers to go on holiday early, just as long as they come back for Ramadan. Ramadan […]

KUWAIT: Detectives are investigating an Egyptian woman’s death to determine if it was of natural causes or as a result of foul play. Her husband told them that she died at home, but the forensics report said she was exposed to a highly toxic substance. A police source said the husband told police his wife […]

Findings from the region’s largest independent study of its kind DUBAI: Young Arabs say religion plays too big a role in the Middle East and believe that religious institutions should be reformed, according to findings from the 11th annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, released today. The survey findings are based on 3,300 face-to-face interviews […]

Kuwait’s Deputy FM underlines importance of Asia Cooperation Dialogue KUWAIT: Kuwait is determined to defuse any tension in the region and enjoy peace, a senior government official said, commenting on threats of blocking of navigation of Strait of Hormuz. “Kuwait is counting on wisdom to address any sticky issues,” Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah told […]

Al-Baghdadi believed to be hiding out in isolated area of Iraq or Syria BAGHDAD: Islamic State remains a potent threat around the world despite reduced capabilities, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said yesterday, adding its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi had made his latest video appearance in a “remote area”. Abdul Mahdi did not say […]

NEW DELHI: Photos of “yeti footprints” posted online by the Indian army triggered a social media storm yesterday, with users ridiculing the military for propagating theories debunked by science. The army tweeted three images late on Monday showing a series of foot-shaped impressions, each almost a meterlong in the snow in the Himalayas near the […]