Новости за 16.07.2019

KUWAIT: State reserve assets amounted to KD 11.9 billion ($39.2 billion) by the end of May, the Central Bank said yesterday. These assets are made up of gold, Kuwaiti reserves with the International Monetary Fund, special drawing rights, currency and deposits – excluding external assets of the Public Investment Authority. The official state assets are […]

KUWAIT: Director General of the Public Authority for Manpower Ahmad Al-Mousa said bringing in expat labor is subject to rules mentioned in labor law 6/2010 and its decisions. He said the authority carries out its responsibilities to issue work permits based on employers’ requests according to rules that are not related to the nationality or […]

KUWAIT: Interventional radiology, spinal column and chronic pain consultant Dr Waleed Al-Hajji warned against neglecting any pain one feels in the back, as this may lead to unpleasant repercussions. Sufferers must go to the nearest hospital to find out the reasons so it can be treated more easily. He said any negligence in treating spinal […]

KUWAIT: The interior ministry’s relations and security information department commented on social media reports about an expatriate man’s death inside a traffic holding cell, saying that the man was alive when he was hospitalized but was later pronounced dead at Sabah Hospital. The man was held for committing a grave traffic violation, then fell ill […]

KUWAIT: The maritime heritage committee at Kuwait Sea Sports Club (KSSC) continues its preparations for the upcoming 31st annual pearl diving expedition scheduled to be held from July 25 to August 1, 2019. Around 160 Kuwaiti youth are participating in the month-long event, which includes training every Friday at the KSSC. The event is organized […]

BEIRUT: A couple of hundred Palestinian refugees protested yesterday in the streets of Beirut against Lebanon’s labor ministry cracking down on businesses employing foreign workers without a permit. They and dozens of demonstrators in Palestinian refugee camps in the capital, as well as the south and east of the country, denounced the move as “unfair”. […]

Zarif warns Washington ‘playing with fire’ – Trump not seeking ‘regime change’ DUBAI/NEW YORK: Iran’s supreme leader upped the ante in a volatile standoff with the United States yesterday, warning Tehran would continue removing restraints on its nuclear program and retaliate for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker. Tensions have spiked since US President […]

DUBAI: Kuwait’s deportation of eight Egyptian dissidents linked to the Muslim Brotherhood is unlawful and put them at “grave risk” of torture and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. “The deportation of the men appears to violate Kuwait’s obligations under international law,” HRW said in a statement. The New York-based rights group called on Kuwait […]

KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday fully reopened its airspace for all civilian traffic, ending months of restrictions affecting major international routes including from India after clashes between the nuclear-armed rivals brought them to the brink of war. “With immediate effect Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civil traffic,” the state-run Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. […]

Decision No. (329) of 2019 on Scoring Mechanism (PSM) for Evaluating Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) is mandated with the task to attract, promote and encourage both foreign and local direct investments into the State of Kuwait. KDIPA also provides all needed services and aftercare to facilitate licensing procedures and granting incentives for interested […]