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Central Bank bolstering foundations of domestic economy KUWAIT: Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel announced yesterday the average rate of the US dollar against the Kuwaiti dinar in the fiscal year 2018-2019 stood at 302.743 fils, rising by 0.2 percent compared to 2017. In a press release, the governor said the […]

KUWAIT: Half of government employees do not work and do not produce anything, which means around 195,000 employees in all government departments are practically useless. This is what the IMF, World Bank, consultation offices and local studies have confirmed. Economist Jassim Al-Saadoun said Kuwait is the number one in the world as far as the […]

KUWAIT: The interior ministry yesterday underlined its commitment to combating the crime of human trafficking and has set up various departments solely for this goal. The remarks were made in a speech delivered by the Director of Public Investigations Maj Gen Fahd Al-Dosari at the launch ceremony of an awareness campaign on this issue. The […]

WASHINGTON: US transport security officers confiscated a missile launcher from a checked bag at Baltimore/Washington international airport on Monday, with a Texas man saying it was a souvenir from Kuwait. The “man said he was bringing it back from Kuwait as a souvenir. Perhaps he should have picked up a keychain instead!” Transportation Security Administration […]

KUWAIT: Companies that carried out projects for the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) plan to meet soon to discuss submitting complaints against the ministry if it does not implement its decision to reinstate them and allow them to participate in tenders. This comes nearly two weeks after a government petitions panel decision which acquitted several […]

KUWAIT: It is expected that 275,000 people will leave the country to spend the Eid Al-Adha holidays abroad, according to statistics by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation regarding flights between Aug 8 and Aug 17. As for expenditure, reading numbers in the balance of payments issued by Central Bank of Kuwait showed that travel […]

KUWAIT: The public prosecution decided to jail the owner of the “Ateej Al-Misyam” Twitter account – a bedoon – for 21 days at the central prison along with a number of bedoon demonstrators. Informed source said the public prosecution charged the demonstrators with illegally gathering, having a group account on WhatsApp and spreading false news, […]

KUWAIT: The Amiri Diwan denied “false social media reports” of the purchase of fruit and vegetables worth KD 750,000 for a three-month period, underlining that the allocated budget is only an estimate. Actual spending is carried out on an as-needed basis in honor of visiting dignitaries, and is not intended for staff or employees, read […]

KUWAIT: Three passengers were arrested after arriving in Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 5 (T5) of Kuwait International Airport with possession of drugs. Airport customs arrested the suspects after hashish and psychoactive drugs were found on them during search, security sources said. In other news, firemen battled a blaze which gutted the warehouse of the […]