Новости за 23.07.2019

KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani yesterday threatened he would file to grill the finance minister if the government does not act properly over suspicion of money laundering at the Olympic Council of Asia. The lawmaker said the government has confirmed it had sent all the relevant documents to the public prosecution for a legal investigation, […]

KUWAIT: Travel agencies are going through major confusion after a Jordanian insurance company left the travel market and IATA warned nearly 300 agencies and gave them until the end of August to correct their status or they will face closure. Source said IATA asked agencies to pay KD 75,000 as a guarantee to continue issuing […]

KUWAIT: The number of daily complaints about violations of the decision that bans laborers working from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm have increased by 61 percent since the beginning of the summer, Al-Qabas daily reported yesterday. Coordinator of the campaign to check violators Meshari Al-Sanad said 293 complaints were referred to the Public Authority for […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Central Agency for Public Tenders has tentatively approved a direct contract with the South Korean construction conglomerate Hyundai for operating and maintaining Jaber Al-Ahmad Causeway. The causeway, which stretches for more than 30 kilometers across Kuwait Bay waters to Sabbiya, is one of the country’s landmark development achievements, envisaged within the development strategy […]

Govt looks to cut expenses in staff annual bonuses KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs plans to ask NGOs to obtain a clean criminal record certificate from expatriates who wish to work for them in order to make sure that they are not affiliated with any organizations, groups or activities that in contrary to the […]

KUWAIT: A fire was reported in a Salmiya building, so Bidaa and Salmiya fire stations responded. The fire was in a 9th floor apartment, so the building was evacuated and the fire was put out. Meanwhile, a fire was reported in a Fintas building, which was evacuated as Mangaf and Qurain stations dealt with fire. […]

Ministers review Government Performance Follow-Up Apparatus report for 2018 KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah briefed his cabinet on the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to take the necessary measures to quickly address the situation of ‘bedoons’ or stateless residents in the best interest […]

KUWAIT: A man throws a fishing net from a pier on a beach in Kuwait. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Amir sends congratulations – Iran warns Boris it will ‘protect’ Gulf waters LONDON: Boris Johnson won the race to become Britain’s next prime minister yesterday, heading straight into a confrontation over Brexit with Brussels and parliament, as well as a tense diplomatic stand-off with Iran. The former London mayor easily beat his rival, Foreign Secretary […]

JERUSALEM: Israeli government officials yesterday condemned Palestinians who hurled abuse and chairs at a Saudi blogger visiting Jerusalem as a guest of the Jewish state. The Saudi visitor, named by Israeli public radio as Mohammed Saud, was one of six invitees from Arab states brought to Israel by its foreign ministry to give them fresh […]