Новости за 15.07.2019

Govt praises ministry for busting Brotherhood-linked network KUWAIT: MP Riyadh Al-Adasani yesterday sent a series of questions to the interior ministry requesting details on the alleged Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood terrorist network that was busted by Kuwaiti police a few days ago and whose members were handed over to Egyptian authorities. The lawmaker inquired about the […]

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) said yesterday that truck drivers will start paying fees while using Sheikh Jaber Causeway from today. PART said in a press release that the fees for the transit of trucks on the bridge will be KD 1 per ton of the truck’s total weight, adding that […]

Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister hails strong Kuwaiti-French bonds KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah regretted on Sunday that there were persons residing in Kuwait and wanted by Egypt’s judiciary authority, confirming they were extradited to Cairo. Jarallah was referring to security authorities’ clamping down on a terrorist cell of the Muslim Brotherhood Organization’s Egyptian […]

More efforts expected to examine expat laborers’ degrees KUWAIT: The government reviewed a report about Kuwaitis’ employment in the private sector and implementing the replacement policy in the government sector in specialties Kuwaitis have, informed sources said. Reports on employment obstacles were presented to the government as well as opportunities for Kuwaitis in the private […]

KUWAIT: Five MPs yesterday submitted a proposal to increase pensions paid to retired Kuwaitis by KD 60 monthly every three years instead of KD 30 currently. MPs Ali Al-Deqbasi, Faisal Al-Kandari, Salah Khorshid, Ahmad Al-Fadhl and Khalaf Dumaitheer, who filed the bill, also called for the need to revise the amount of the increase once […]

KUWAIT: Head of Kuwait Fishermen’s Union Thaher Al-Suwayan said the zubaidi (silver pomfret) fishing season will start today after a 45-day pause in Kuwait territorial waters. Suwayan wondered about the reason for the fishing ban in Kuwait as zubaidi is brought to Kuwait through outlets during the ban period. He demanded solutions to this chronic […]

KUWAIT: Firemen put out a blaze at a Kuwait University college campus in Khaldiya yesterday, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. No injuries were reported as the building was immediately evacuated after the fire alarm started. Firemen from the Shuhada and Shuwaikh fire stations battled the blaze, which started in a building containing stored material. […]

With Iran deal teetering on brink, Europeans assess next steps BRUSSELS: Britain said yesterday there was a “small window” of time to save the Iran nuclear deal, as Tehran signaled it would ramp up its nuclear program – seen by the West as a cover for making atomic bombs – if Europe failed to do […]

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday hailed the controversial delivery of a Russian missile defense system despite the threat of US sanctions, as Turkey marked the third anniversary of a bloody coup attempt. Just days before the anniversary, the first batch of the Russian S-400 defense system was delivered to Turkey despite repeated US calls […]

UNWATUNA: Pearl Divers, a diving school on one of Sri Lanka’s most popular southern beaches, shut shop for two months after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels on the island on Easter Sunday, killing about 250 people. It had no customers as tourists cancelled holidays, and its manager Nuwan Harshana says he took two months […]