Новости за 28.07.2019

Rights commission to be launched soon – Fadhl urges solution for bedoon problem KUWAIT: MP Riyadh Al-Adasani, who was questioned by the public prosecution yesterday over a defamation lawsuit filed by a former lawmaker, threatened to grill Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah. Adasani was sued by former MP Abdullah Al-Tameemi for saying he had […]

KUWAIT: 50 Ambassadors from Kuwait and other countries to the UNOG co-signed a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, voiced their support for China’s position on issues related to Xinjiang, China on July 26, 2019. Other countries expressed support in their separate letters […]

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump pushed back yesterday against charges that he was racist and promoting a “hate agenda” to win reelection following his attacks on a prominent black lawmaker and his constituency. In a series of tweets, Trump had on Saturday taken aim at Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings, a high-profile critic of his administration […]

JERUSALEM: Israel and the United States have successfully carried out tests of a ballistic missile interceptor that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday provides protection against potential threats from Iran. The tests of the Arrow-3 system were carried out in the US state of Alaska and it successfully intercepted targets above the atmosphere, Israel’s defense […]

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan investigation into nearly 3,000 tons of illegally imported hazardous waste has shown that some of it was sent on to India and Dubai, a top minister said Friday. Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera told parliament the importer of the waste had reshipped about 180 tons of raw garbage to India and Dubai […]

PESHAWAR: Twenty-two students of a religious seminary in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region were injured when the tractor trailer they were travelling aboard overturned, officials said yesterday. The incident happened in Kot village on the outskirts of Dargai tribal district. “The students aged 9 to 16 years were going to a picnic when their tractor trolley […]

Openers set the tone for an easy chase COLOMBO: Avishka Fernando hit a quick-fire half-century as Sri Lanka eased to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second one-day international to seal the three-match series in Colombo yesterday. Opener Fernando made 82 off 75 balls, helping Sri Lanka reach 242-3 in 44.4 overs after Bangladesh […]

‘Priority’ to payroll alternative in assembly’s next term KUWAIT: The Public Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) sent an interior ministry supervisor and others to the public prosecution. Official spokesman Mohammad Buzubar said the supervisor received undeserved money in 2016-2017 in violation of spending rules at the ministry, and facilitated public funds embezzlement and forged documents for others […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi appreciated the initiative of a property owner who voluntarily removed violations at his building. The removal came following a court ruling which confirmed that violations of construction regulations were present at the property. In other news, 10 unlicensed stores were closed in Sulaibiya farming area during an inspection […]

KUWAIT: Local government and economic officials reacted to calls by US President Donald Trump on the World Trade Organization to change the categories of some countries, including Kuwait, from developing to rich in order to deprive them of facilities and benefits WTO gives to developing countries. Government sources said effects of such calls on Kuwait […]