Новости за 29.06.2019

Iraqi PM calls for international support for reconstruction BAGHDAD: The United Nations Security Council supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the UN Mansour Al-Otaibi said yesterday. The Kuwaiti diplomat’s remarks came amid talks he held with Iraq’s President Barham Salih, according to a statement by the presidency. Iraq remains […]

Nonpayment, physical abuse, food deprivation among maids’ complaints KUWAIT: A UN official praised improving conditions of domestic workers in Kuwait affirming that the government has taken a series of steps at this level, updating relevant legislations and laws and forming the Public Authority for Labor Force. The Kuwaiti government has made much achievements for improving […]

KUWAIT: Head of Sabah Al-Ahmad cardiac diseases center at Amiri Hospital Dr Mohammad Al-Jarallah announced launching a new clinic to follow up patients with high levels of cholesterol. Jarallah explained that the new clinic will be responsible for educating patients vulnerable to high fat levels, prescribing the right medicine for them and creating a database […]

KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah issued a ministerial decision establishing an office directly subjected to him to be responsible for disabled citizens’ affairs, said informed sources, noting that the new office will be responsible for building a database with information about the disabled. The sources added that the office will also be responsible […]

KUWAIT: Chairman of Boursa Kuwait Company Hamad Al-Humaidhi has described Boursa Kuwait’s promotion to an emerging market by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) as an outstanding step in the company overhaul process. This prominent move will strengthen the state’s status on the global investment map, said Humaidhi in a statement posted on the bourse’s website […]

KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested an Asian man who does not work for the Ministry of Health with possession of a bag full of painkillers, antihistamines, antibiotics, and blood pressure and diabetes medications, a ministry official said yesterday. The drugs confiscated in five medium-sized boxes were of an unknown source, and some of the drugs were […]

UN Security Council meets in Kuwait for first time KUWAIT: Kuwait said on Friday that it was looking forward for a new approach to help Iraq meet international obligations towards Kuwait, including missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals. Kuwait appreciates UN Security Council’s (UNSC) keenness on implementing resolutions related to situation between Kuwait and Iraq with […]

No need for another war in Gulf region: Iraqi Foreign Minister BRUSSELS: It is imperative to boost understanding, solidarity and integration among member states of the international coalition to combat the so-called Islamic State (IS), Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said on Thursday. Sheikh Nasser made the […]

NEW DELHI: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that there were several promising opportunities available for the Kuwaiti investors in India. Sitharaman indicated that India was focusing on becoming a $5 trillion economy from the current $3 trillion, securing the third largest economy globally after the US and China by the year 2022. In a […]

To all students in Kuwait who have officially received Ministry of Education scholarships to study in the United States, congratulations! All your hard work and dedication during the last four years in high school has paid off. Receiving a scholarship to continue your higher education abroad is a significant accomplishment. It is also the key […]