Новости за 20.06.2019

WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday upgraded Kuwait to Tier 2 in its 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report. According to the annual report issued by the US State Department: “The government of Kuwait does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated […]

KUWAIT: Jahra Security Department launched a campaign in Jahra and Sulaibiya industrial areas as well as the Jahra vegetable market, old Jahra, Kabd Road and Jahra stables under the supervision of Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for General Security Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah. The campaign resulted in arresting 70 persons in violation of residency law and […]

KUWAIT: A joint statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)-affiliated tripartite commission announced the recovery of human remains in southern Iraq, offering hope for families of missing people from the 1990-1991 Gulf War, said a statement. According to the commission, more than 28 years after the end of the Gulf War, families […]

KUWAIT: A group of academics and physicians agreed that the record rising temperatures in Kuwait have a negative effect on productivity, with the only way out seemingly is to take a leave of absence. On the medical side, health ministry official and spokesman Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti told KUNA the increasing temperature this summer has negative […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait, along with the whole Gulf region, is forecast to witness the longest day of the year tomorrow, when daytime will extend for 14 hours and two minutes and night hours will be nine hours and 58 minutes, Kuwaiti astronomer Khaled Al-Jumaan said on Wednesday. In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Jumaan […]

Finding a parcel sent through regular post is a hunter’s game in Kuwait. You might be lucky and end up receiving your package or you may never know where it went after the tracking stops upon arrival in Kuwait. Oftentimes, packages and parcels sent via regular post arrive in Kuwait only to be lost in […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait took precedence in many fields within the region, including the introduction and usage of automobiles. Kuwait introduced cars over a century ago, when camels, horses and donkeys were still used as means of transportation. In this context, Bassem Abdulaziz Al-Loughani mentions in his book “Cars in Kuwait’s history” that the first car appeared […]

Temperatures in Kuwait are soaring to more than 50 degrees Celsius in the shade and much higher inside a vehicle or under direct sunlight. This summer, there have been several fires already, gutting vehicles, flats and commercial buildings. A recent blaze took place in a parking lot in Maidan Hawally, which reportedly started from a […]

There is no doubt that the heat is intense these days, perhaps in most parts of the world. But the heat in Kuwait seems harsher and drier as well. We shouldn’t wonder why Kuwait is hotter than other places – it’s due to its desert location! Why don’t we use this heat as an opportunity […]

Fears of wider Mideast war as Washington, Tehran face off TEHRAN: Iran shot down a US spy drone yesterday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, with the two sides at odds whether it was in Iranian or international airspace, in the latest incident stoking tensions between the arch-foes. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the […]