Новости за 02.06.2019

KUWAIT: The Amiri Diwan conveyed in a statement yesterday Eid Al-Fitr greetings from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the citizens and expatriates in Kuwait. The Amiri Diwan also conveyed greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak […]

Expatriates hold 96 percent of jobs in the retail and wholesale sector KUWAIT: Buoyed by steady economic expansion, Kuwait’s retail sector is expected to see solid growth in the second half of 2019 and beyond, though fluctuating consumer sentiment and policy changes could weigh on turnover. Kuwait’s retail industry is forecast to expand at a […]

KUWAIT: MP Adel Al-Damkhi urged Minister of Awqaf and Islamic affairs Fahd Al-Sholah to pay the delayed salaries of 1,500 laborers. “I fully believe that Ramadan will not come to an end until you order the payment so as not to share part of the blame with their unfair company,” he said, noting that these […]

KUWAIT: The appeals court released the Russian suspect in the ports embezzlements case Marsha Lazareva on KD 1 million bail, while suspect ‘S.D.’ was also released on KD 10 million bail. The court decided to hear from the public prosecution during the session on June 9. Citizen honored Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid […]

KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said the speech delivered by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the emergency summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Makkah expressed the common concerns of the GCC citizens. “His Highness the Amir underscored the fact that the countries in the region are unlikely to […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Hamid Al-Azmi announced Saturday the final results of high school exams, 12th grade, for the academic year 2018-2019. “The average success rates across the educational directorates amount to 70.38 percent for the scientific section, 63.47 percent for the literary section, and 69.02 percent for the […]

BELLINZONA: The United States is prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions about its nuclear program but needs to see the country behaving like “a normal nation”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Saturday that Iran may be willing to hold talks if Washington showed it respect, […]

Ultra-nationalist Jews’ visit stokes Palestinian anger JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis marched through Jerusalem yesterday to mark their country’s capture of the city’s east in a 1967 war with tensions heightened due to the holiday coinciding with the final days of Ramadan. The march, with a large contingent of Jewish religious nationalists, included […]

BEIRUT: Israel carried out air strikes in Syria yesterday in response to rare rocket fire from the neighboring country, its military said, with a war monitor reporting 10 killed including Syrian soldiers and foreign fighters. Israel’s army said two rockets were fired from Syria at Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights late Saturday and […]

Fasting in Islam is when a person stops himself for actions that are forbidden in general, and those are specifically forbidden only during the daylight hours during Ramadan. As Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said what can be translated as: “Almighty Allah is not in any need for any person to fast if the person doesn’t stop […]