Новости за 04.08.2019

KUWAIT: The interior and health ministries have adopted the automation of health insurance services, so the paper receipt of health insurance has been cancelled and payments should be made online for all iqama types through the www.moh.gov.kw link. Holders of article 20 residence permits can pay online through the health ministry site or at service […]

KUWAIT: Health Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Private Medical Services Dr Fatima Al-Najjar said fees for opening patient files in all private clinics have been cancelled. She said that those who violate this decision will face legal action. – A Saleh

Traffic offenders leave cop injured after beating KUWAIT: Firemen rescued a child who was left unattended at an apartment in Mangaf, and became stuck after climbing out of his room’s window. Fahaheel firemen rushed to the scene after receiving a report about a child who was stuck outside the window of a third-floor apartment. Firemen […]

KUWAIT: Head of Kuwait Government Workers’ Trade Union Hussein Al-Azmi urged His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to issue a decision to make Wednesday and Thursday following the Eid Al-Adha holidays as rest days for all state workers, because they fall between the Eid holiday and the weekend. Separately, Director General of […]

Close contest sees City snatching Community Shield in a penalty shoot-out LONDON: Manchester City fired the first shot in their battle for supremacy with rivals Liverpool on Sunday as they snatched the Community Shield with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win after a 1-1 draw at Wembley. Raheem Sterling gave City a first half lead before […]

KUWAIT: The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced yesterday its readiness to serve passengers at Kuwait international airports during Eid Al-Adha holiday. Up to 3,713 flights would be organized during this period, DGCA General Director Yousuf Al-Fozan said. He also revealed a plan to ‘distribute’ the passengers to the four terminals after shifting Kuwait […]

Private sector deposits climbed to KD 34.5 billion in June KUWAIT: Money supply (M2) rose two percent in June on monthly basis recording KD 38.9 billion ($128 billion), the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said yesterday. The CBK economic research department reported that deposits in the Kuwaiti Dinar by the private sector in local banks […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem has dismissed as “baseless” a press report about a ministerial committee’s recommendation for dissolving the National Assembly. The report published by a local newspaper with a yesterday headline reading ‘Ministerial Report Recommends Parliament Dissolution’ is baseless and totally untrue, Mezrem asserted in a press statement. None of the Cabinet’s […]

KUWAIT: Aerial view of Kuwait City during sunset. — Photo by Nadim Nawaz (KUNA)

US struggles to build willing coalition amid Hormuz tensions TEHRAN: Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Gulf, state media said yesterday, in what would be the third such seizure in a month amid heightened tensions with its foe the United States. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “seized this ship around Farsi Island which […]