Новости за 10.05.2019

Macron stands by nuke deal, convinces Iran to stay SIBIU, Romania: European powers denounced Iran’s threat to resume nuclear work yesterday but vowed to save a landmark deal with Tehran despite US pressure. Iran said it would defy some limits it accepted under the 2015 agreement, and threatened to go further if Europe, China and […]

Macron assures arms exports not to be used against civilians SIBIU, Romania: French President Emmanuel Macron defended his country’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates yesterday as campaigners focused attention on a new shipment set to leave from the northern port of Le Havre. Human rights groups have regularly denounced France […]

Prisons turn into breeding grounds for jihadist recruitments BAGHDAD: As Iraq tries thousands of locals and foreigners accused of joining the Islamic State group, experts warn its jails could once again become “academies” for jihadists. Prison was a pivotal moment for many prominent jihadistsnot least of them Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, IS’s Iraqi supremo who remains […]

Modi, BJP leaders brush off opposition threat NEW DELHI: India’s disparate opposition parties are aiming to firm up an alliance as they sense a chance of unseating Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a staggered general election draws to a close. The seven-phase election, the world’s biggest democratic exercise, began on April 11 and winds up […]

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s unpredictable speeches frequently contain bombshell pronouncements, but the surprise this time came in the form of a cockroach ambling along the leader’s shoulder. The bug popped up on Duterte as he was extolling the virtues of the candidates he has endorsed in next week’s midterm polls at a campaign rally […]

4,500 expats deported in four months KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower plans to impose new conditions on transactions for expats older than 65 who hold no university degrees, said informed sources. The sources added that some labor departments had already started banning visa transfers from one company to another for this particular category. The […]

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem announced yesterday that the Cabinet will not attend the special session on May 12. “Today, the Cabinet informed me it would not attend the session due to lack of coordination,” Ghanem stated to reporters. In this case, the session will not be held, he said, adding he has called […]

KUWAIT: Director of the Natural Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital Dr. Salah Al- Shayji said yesterday that the development and rehabilitation of the Chinese Medicine Center would be completed within three months, adding that it will be upgraded with new and advanced treatment facilities. Shaeyji said in a press statement on the sidelines of a visit […]