Новости за 15.05.2019

KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday approved a new insurance law and amendments to the tenders law in the first reading amid calls by MPs that the insurance sector must come under the Central Bank or continues under the Commerce Ministry. Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem said the Assembly will hold a secret session today to debate regional […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and State Minister for Municipality Affairs Fahd Al-Shulaa said the Awqaf Secretariat General has donated KD 500,000 to support the “gharimeen” (those in debt and unable to pay back) campaign during the holy month of Ramadan. Shulaa said the secretariat general seeks to remove arrest warrants against 400 […]

KUWAIT: Dean of admittance and registration at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Dr Rabah Al-Najada said the higher admittance committee approved the admittance policy for 2019-2020 by designating 18,000 seats for the new academic year in various specialties in colleges, institutes and training centers. She said the higher acceptance committee agreed […]

KUWAIT: The General Manager of Leaders Group Company for Consulting and Development, representative of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Kuwait and the head of HORECA Kuwait’s organizing committee Nabila Al-Anjeri stressed the need to ‘revive’ the private sector in terms of promoting the growing number of hospitality projects abroad in order to attract more […]

RIYADH: First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Tuesday visited Kuwaiti troops participating in the ‘Operation Restoring Hope’ in Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. He was accompanied by Kuwait’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Army Chief of Staff […]

Sheikh Sabah applauds firefighters for saving lives, properties KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday praised the honorable role and efforts by police personnel to restore security and enforce laws as well as serve citizens. This came during a speech by His Highness the Amir while visiting the Sheikh Nawaf […]

Life is a journey of decisions. But what is a decision? The Oxford dictionary states that it is the conclusion or resolution after consideration. Since pre-teens we start taking responsibility for our decisions because we understand the consequences. Innocent children of tender age are not responsible for their decisions because they do not yet have […]

German, Dutch armies halt Iraq training amid Iran tensions WASHINGTON: The US yesterday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil, as tensions mount between the United States and Iraq’s neighbor Iran, prompting Kremlin concern. Washington has ramped up pressure on Tehran in recent days, accusing Iran of planning […]

RIYADH: Attacks on Saudi tankers and other vessels off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this week expose vulnerabilities in the security of a key oil-shipping route amid rising tensions between the United States, Iran and Gulf Arab states. The operation near the Strait of Hormuz appeared designed to test the resolve of the […]

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, said yesterday that attacks on two of its tankers and a major pipeline targeted the security of global oil supplies. Drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels shut down one of the kingdom’s main oil pipelines on Tuesday, further ratcheting up Gulf tensions after the mysterious sabotage […]