Новости за 03.07.2019

Finance minister survives no-confidence vote, Amir sends congratulations KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday passed the 2019/2020 budget which projects a KD 6.7 billion deficit for the fifth year in a row as a result of the crash in oil prices in mid-2014. During the Assembly’s last session for the current term, Finance Minister Nayef Al-Hajraf […]

KUWAIT: Interior ministry statistics show that a total of 102,280 residency visas of expats working for both the government and the private sector were cancelled between 2015 and the end of the previous year. Statistics showed a remarkable drop in the number of expats in both sectors in 2018, when 2,501 visas were cancelled – […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation marks one year since the launch of Terminal 4 allocated for Kuwait Airways today by using facial recognition technology at T4 for a trial period of three months. The biometric technology is part of a digital strategy put in place at the airport, where passenger and flight information […]

Police investigate box containing stolen firearm and ammo KUWAIT: Firemen from five different fire stations tackled a blaze reported at a sea equipment company in Shuwaikh Industrial yesterday. Firemen put out the blaze that was in a warehouse and carpentry shop. The incident did not cause any injuries, and investigations are underway to determine the […]

Dealing with medical issues is tough as it is. I hope all my readers are enjoying good health, both physical and emotional, but if for some reason you have to deal with medical issues, here are a few things to keep in mind that are commonly asked. Question: How many days of medical leave am […]

KUWAIT: A detour will be opened on Saturday behind Al-Sanabel Tower in Kuwait City, going by Shaaban Mosque, a Public Authority for Roads and Transportation source said, noting that the opening will be held in cooperation with the interior ministry’s general traffic department. The project was done as part of the second stage of the […]

Project to have positive impact on Arab countries, primarily Iraq and Syria KUWAIT: Sheikh Jaber Causeway is a mammoth Kuwaiti and Arab development project that will have developmental and economic impacts on Kuwait and neighboring countries. The causeway, which is considered the world’s fourth longest, would positively affect several Arab countries, primarily Iraq and Syria. […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dutch Personal Air Land Vehicle (PAL-V) flying cars manufacturing company, according to which KAC will provide maintenance services for the flying vehicle in the Gulf and the Middle East. The memo was signed by KAC Deputy CEO Abdul Halim Zaidan and […]

KU inks accord with KOC on research cooperation KUWAIT: Chairperson of the Kuwait Physical Therapy Association Hana Al-Khamees announced that Kuwait University (KU) will soon start its Master’s and DPT physiotherapy programs. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with the dean of KU’s College of Allied Health Sciences Dr Suad Al-Fadhli, Khamees said that […]

KUWAIT: Relations between the State of Kuwait and the United States of America are witnessing great cooperation in health and medicine, US Ambassador Lawrence Silverman announced. During a recent visit to the Dhaman Primary Health Care Center in Hawally, Ambassador Silverman stressed the desire to further enhance cooperation between the two countries. The envoy, who […]