Новости за 18.06.2019

KUWAIT: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will visit Iraq today, state news agency KUNA reported, saying the trip comes amid escalating regional tensions after attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. Six tankers have been hit in the past month in two attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, through […]

KUWAIT: The Cabinet’s demographic adjustment committee is currently studying a number of measures to regulate and adjust Kuwait’s population structure, including controlling the difference between the total numbers of various communities, reducing the number of marginal laborers and dealing with legal loopholes some use to manipulate the law. In this regard, security sources said the […]

KUWAIT: The environment police carried out a wide ranging campaign targeting gathering places at beaches and public parks, and 25 environmental citations were issued. The environmental violations according to article 143 (a) of environment protection law 42/2014 are as follows: 1- For throwing trash and not discarding it in designated places, the minimum fine is […]

KUWAIT: In a bid to boost cleaning companies’ efficiency and improve cleaning levels in various governorates, as well as protect cleaners’ health during the current heat wave, Municipality Director Ahmad Al-Manfouhi issued an administrative decision on the working hours of cleaners deployed on various streets. According to the decision, cleaners will start sweeping streets daily […]

Lawmaker proposes up to KD 700 salary for housewives KUWAIT: Ten lawmakers yesterday submitted a motion calling to hold a special assembly session on Sunday to debate the employment of Kuwaitis amid complaints by the legislators that the government was not doing enough to create job opportunities. MP Mohammad Al-Mutair said that 10 MPs have […]

KUWAIT: Statistics by the justice ministry’s research and statistics department showed 18,314 travel bans had been issued during the first quarter of 2019, ie 6,000 a month and almost 200 per day. The quarterly statistical report explained that the sentence execution division carried out 1,024,284 measures, of which 46 percent (18,314) were travel bans and […]

KUWAIT: The Philippines Embassy lawyer lodged a complaint against a Kuwaiti man for raping a domestic helper. A police source said the lawyer informed them the accused took advantage of the family being out of the house, then went to the helper’s room and locked the door before raping her. He then offered her money […]

KUWAIT: The Relations and Security Information Department at the Interior Ministry said environment police and Ahmadi security department carried out a campaign to remove environmentally harmful debris in the Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City (Al-Khairan Pearl Project) with Kuwait Municipality, Environment Public Authority and Commerce Ministry participating. The campaign resulted in impounding two caravans and removing […]

Russia, China urge restraint – Saudis call to secure waterways – New US defense secretary named WASHINGTON: China and Russia warned yesterday about escalating Middle East tensions after Washington said it would deploy 1,000 more troops to the region and renewed accusations that Iran was behind a tanker attack. The US moves came as Iran […]

Amir using domestic political capital to push reform DOHA: Two years after flying in thousands of dairy cows to beat a trade embargo, Qatari milk producer Baladna has made its first exports. Qatar is the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporter but a net importer of nearly everything else. The small but wealthy country has […]