Новости за 06.05.2019

Dear readers, it is common to see people rejoicing and celebrating at the end of every year without knowing that something has decreased from their life-span. Al-Hasan Al-Basry, a scholar and pious man, rightly said, “Son of Adam, you are but a number of days; whenever each day passes, part of you is gone.” The […]

KUWAIT: Statistics issued by the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) showed that the ministry laid off 82 employees – 67 citizens and 15 expats – including 20 holding university degrees, 10 holding diplomas, 26 holding school leaving certificates, 17 with intermediate school certificates and nine with primary education or lower. Meanwhile, well-informed educational sources […]

KUWAIT: MP Ahmad Al-Fadhl stressed that a study prepared by the Assembly predicts unemployment rates to exceed an unprecedented rate of 25 percent in 2022. “We managed to eliminate unemployment between the 1990s and 2008, but now things have changed,” he said, adding that 250 Kuwaiti engineers had so far failed to find any job […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti teacher working in an education ministry school reportedly presented a forged PhD equivalency degree with the name and logo of a prestigious Arab university recognized in Kuwait to receive educational qualifications. Sources said the forgery suspicions are revolving around equivalencies in the government, and suspicions are growing that a gang engaged in […]

KUWAIT: Municipal Council member Humoud Oqlah Al-Enezi said that the Jahra municipality committee had discussed the Jahra waste collection point, and environmental concerns arising from the fact that this point is very close to residential areas. Enezi added that the environment law had given a five-year grace period to shut down all landfill sites and […]

Ramadan is a joyful time of year in the Muslim world as fasters gather at sundown to break their fast with family and friends. In Kuwait, there are many traditions and activities that take place every year. To commemorate Ramadan and the experiences of our readers, this year the Kuwait Times is asking readers what […]

PM offers compensation – Cardinal urges liquor ban – Schools reopen to poor attendance COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church appealed for calm and an alcohol ban yesterday after clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town scarred by the Easter suicide attacks. Hundreds of security forces entered Negombo to impose a curfew after dozens […]

A ‘clear and unmistakable’ message to Iran WASHINGTON: The United States is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in a “clear and unmistakable” message to Iran, National Security Advisor John Bolton said yesterday. “In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the […]

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said it released yesterday a Qatari military ship that had violated UAE territorial waters last week. “The UAE released a Qatari naval vessel with four people on board,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. It said the Qatari-flagged ship entered UAE waters on April 30 and was carrying […]

NIAMEY: Fifty-five people died in Niger’s capital Niamey overnight when an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds tried to collect spilt fuel, authorities and witnesses said yesterday. The blast on the RN1 route near Niamey’s international airport left the burnt truck’s wreckage, motorbikes and debris scattered over the road. Nearby houses were also damaged by […]