Новости за 07.05.2019

Assembly votes on no-confidence motion today KUWAIT: MP Khalil Al-Saleh said yesterday he has started collecting signatures of other members to make the National Assembly debate a draft law stipulating a 5 percent tax on expatriate remittances. Saleh, who has been taking anti-expat stances recently, said he wants the draft law to be debated and […]

Manpower authority sheltered 50 female workers at its expat labor shelter KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower managed to make some domestic helper recruitment offices refund KD 123,573 to employers since the beginning of April, deputy director for labor protection affairs Abdullah Al-Motoutah said. The authority also helped in sheltering 50 female workers at its […]

KUWAIT: Kuwaitis Adnan Al-Kharafi and Fahd Al-Alyan, who were arrested in Iran for illegally sailing into Iranian national waters while fishing, arrived to Kuwait yesterday onboard a Kuwait Airways flight that landed at the Amiri Airport. Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammed Irani said the release was the result of serious efforts the embassy had exerted […]

KUWAIT: Have you ever wondered how a small paper that is written in an incomprehensible language can have meaning and may make a patient happy or in misery? The doctor’s scribbles written on the prescription is similar to the scribble or code used during wars and only can be understood by doctors and pharmacists. Perhaps […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwait Airways ground technician died in an accident reported at Kuwait International Airport on Monday, the airline announced. The incident happened while the worker was towing a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at Terminal 4, Kuwait Airways posted on its Twitter account. It did not explain how the accident happened. An investigation was opened to […]

Ramadan is said to be split into three thirds: the Holy Prophet (PBUH) has said, “It (Ramadan) is the month whose beginning is mercy, middle, forgiveness and its end emancipation from the fire” (Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol 93). Salman Al-Farisi (RA) reported that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “…The first third of the month of Ramadan is […]

Summer is coming, which means for schools, cultural centers and other educational businesses, it is the end of the “season”. For many employees, it’s time to consider ending a work relationship and looking for a new space or to renew an agreement for the season. Many expat families are also moving out of Kuwait and […]

KUWAIT: Alghanim Industries, one of the largest privately-owned companies in the region, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) and Arab Open University (AOU) to provide underprivileged youth access to higher education, enabling them to expand their career opportunities in the future. The Education Fund is currently supporting 25 […]

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 […]

Imamoglu addresses supporters, vows to emerge even stronger ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday welcomed an order to re-run the recent Istanbul election, a move the opposition has branded an attack on democracy. His ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost the mayorship of Turkey’s biggest city by a narrow margin and has refused […]