Новости за 09.07.2019

KUWAIT: Manager of domestic helpers’ regulation department at the Public Authority for Manpower Nasser Al-Mousawi urged all domestic helper recruitment offices to update their data at the department’s headquarters in Rumaithiya before the beginning of August to avoid legal accountability. Mousawi added that only 223 out of a total of 432 offices had so far […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti political group issued a statement yesterday commenting on the recent suicide of a young bedoon man in Jahra. In its statement, the Kuwait Democratic Forum (KDF) demanded accelerating the procedures needed to grant citizenship to eligible bedoons as soon as possible and finding a fair and humane solution to provide this sect […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man was arrested at Souq Sharq for assaulting two others with an edged steel weapon, said the interior ministry’s relations and security media department, noting that the suspect had acted strangely. The department added that along with others – who are still at large and a search is on to arrest them […]

‘Come and feel at home – Sierra Leone is one of the most fascinating destinations’ KUWAIT: On July 1, 2019, the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Kuwait marked its 10-year anniversary. As part of efforts to promote tourism and investments, Sierra Leonean Ambassador to Kuwait Haja Ishata Thomas highlighted the key programs lined up to […]

ISTANBUL: Kuwait Airways is set to receive next month between five to six Airbus A320 aircrafts as part of the airline’s plan to provide quality services to its clientele. The national carrier will own a total of 28 Airbus A320 by next year, its Chairman Yousef Al-Jassem said as he toured Istanbul’s new airport, where […]

ROME: Seven Kuwaiti military pilots have graduated from Italy receiving courses that included training on one of the world’s most formidable combat aircraft, the Eurofighter Typhoon. The airmen have completed the courses at the International Flying School and graduated at a ceremony held at the southern air base of Galatina. Eurofighter joint international bureau said […]

We recently lost Dr Abdul Rahman Al-Awadhi, may Allah have mercy on his soul. I have known Awadhi since 1994, when he quit all government posts and dedicated all his time to voluntary and charity work. It has been 25 years since this acquaintance started, and this makes me mention the following: Awadhi had taken […]

KUWAIT: A display of old and traditional Kuwait at Naif Palace during Ramadan. — Photo by Ahmad Darweesh (KUNA)

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday praised friendship with the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, saying he is “a highly respected man, a real leader in a large part of the world and a very important part of the world.” In remarks to reporters alongside Sheikh Tamim at the Oval office, Trump […]

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump assailed Britain’s US ambassador as a “pompous fool” and slammed outgoing premier Theresa May’s “foolish” policies in a second straight day of virulent attacks triggered by the leak of unflattering diplomatic cables. The missives threaten to plunge Washington and London into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with uncertain outcome, and have […]