Новости за 25.05.2019

Foreign Minister hosts ghabqa for diplomatic missions in Kuwait KUWAIT: Kuwait is confident that wisdom, reasoning and a state of calm will prevail in the region without the need for clashes, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said on Friday. This confidence stems from statements made by US and Iranian officials over their reluctance to go […]

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education (MoE) postponed the termination of 400 expatriate office boys until further notice due to a severe shortage in most schools, well-informed sources said. MoE will continue with its plans to replace expats in other areas, such as teachers, legal researchers, accountants and administrative staff with Kuwaitis, the sources added, noting […]

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Services announced paying overdue payments to the contracted postal parcels delivery company, noting that the company promised to return its staff to various post offices and work on increasing their working hours so that they can handle the accumulated undelivered parcels. Mail delivery personnel had recently went on strike in protest […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti serviceman died and others were wounded when a coast guard boat capsized while leaving Sabbiya Coast Guard Station on Friday, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. The boat capsized while it was leaving Subbiya Station resulting in the death of Abdullah Al-Failakawi, it added. The marine rescue and coast guard […]

NEW YORK: Kuwait Representative to the United Nations tabled to the UN Security Council on Thursday a draft resolution on the institutional framework for handing the issue of missing people during armed conflicts. “The draft is based on a national ordeal undergone by many families in Kuwait,” Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi said in a speech to […]

KUWAIT: After the advent of video games, digital entertainment and social media, traditional games were abandoned. But recently, people are engaging in social games, remembering the old times. In Kuwait, there are various traditional games – both old and new. Children are no longer playing popular outdoor games like ambar, muxi, heila, hay almeet, teela […]

It is the most widely circulated story these days, but what made me write this article is the spread of some misconceptions, as if the Chinese company Huawei relies only on Google for its success or that US companies will lose its business. In any case, it is clear that there is an economic war […]

A brief into how the Holy month of Ramadan is celebrated and enjoyed in this part of the world. Ramadan in Kuwait has its own set of unique customs kept alive by the people. The Kuwaiti people conjure the past with all its beautiful details – from the traditional costumes and dishes, to the special […]

US orders new troops to Mideast to counter Iran ‘threat’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. The Trump administration informed […]

HELSINKI: A Saudi tanker damaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in mid-May appears to have leaked a trail of oil, satellite images released on Friday show. Radar satellites operated by the Finnish company Iceye photographed the vessel Amjad on May 14, two days after it and three other ships, including another Saudi […]