Новости за 26.06.2019

Bader Al-Kharafi hails Boursa’s promotion to MSCI’s emerging markets index from 2020 KUWAIT: Kuwaiti stocks could attract inflows of as much as $5 billion after a third global index provider upgraded the bourse to an emerging market. Kuwait’s stock exchange, known as Boursa Kuwait, rang the opening bell yesterday after MSCI Inc announced the upgrade, […]

KUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem yesterday accused expatriates of being the cause for long lines at hospitals and called to send them to hospitals in Farwaniya and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, two of Kuwait’s poorest neighborhoods. Hashem made the remarks when she was commenting on the response of Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah to one of her […]

Kuwait stands on the cusp of a new era of investment. Promotion to MSCI Inc’s Emerging Market Index (MSCI EM) this week, though contingent still on several market features being introduced to international institutional investors before November, puts the country in the ‘crosshairs’ of deep-pocketed global investors and the roughly $1.8 trillion that tracks the […]

Ministry allocates KD 600,000 for school AC maintenance KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Hamed Al-Azmi said the university law that was passed by the National Assembly recently is a development project for the education process, updates previous laws and is not a replacement of the co-ed ban law; rather its introduction […]

KUWAIT: There is growing deterioration in recreational activities and spending on domestic tourism in Kuwait, which poses considerable social threats to various sects of citizens and residents, a recent report shows. This was mentioned in a report released by the Leaders Group for Consulting and Development, the representative of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in […]

KUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait Fishermen Union Thaher Al-Sowayyan strongly denied rumors that local pomfret fish is being imported to other countries, adding that a ban is currently in effect on pomfret fishing. All local pomfret catches are sold in Kuwait, Sowayyan said, stressing that ever since its establishment, the union had been banning local fish […]

KUWAIT: Despite an outdoor work ban that is in place from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every day during the summer, some construction companies continue to defy the ban in various parts of Kuwait. These photos taken yesterday between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm show workers at construction sites in Farwaniya and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh (Hasawi), […]

Man beats up wife over WhatsApp messages KUWAIT: Firefighters tackled a blaze which gutted a vehicle outside Khaitan police station yesterday. Meanwhile, firemen also extinguished a fire reported a Qadisiya house under construction. No injuries were reported in both incidents, while investigations went underway to reveal the causes of the fires. In the meantime, faulty […]

Any period during which the worker is working, is at the employer’s disposal and carrying out his activities or duties is called working hours. Working hours under Kuwait labor law are a maximum of 48 hours per week and 8 hours a day for a 6-day work week. This is generally speaking and for most […]

KUWAIT: A woman strolls a baby stroller inside a mall in Kuwait City yesterday. Extreme weather conditions during the summer, in which temperatures rise to up to 50 C degrees, force people in Kuwait to stay mostly indoors during the day and instead go out during the night. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat