Новости за 05.08.2019

Cabinet meets, congratulates Amir on Eid Al-Adha KUWAIT: The Cabinet instructed the Ministry of Finance to disburse financial allocations for those who deserve compensation for damages resulting from the heavy rains that hit Kuwait in November 2018. Ministers had yesterday examined a recommendation from the committee of economic affairs for compensating those who suffered losses […]

KUWAIT: A court issued a final ruling to commit a Kuwaiti to pay KD 1,000 per month to his divorced wife and children, KD 1,500 to hire two maids, KD 160 per month for the two maids’ salaries, KD 5,000 for a car, KD 500 to hire a driver, and KD 100 per month for […]

‘Families today spend more than KD 600 on eidiya’ KUWAIT: Millions of Muslims worldwide are preparing for Eid Al-Adha, the “festival of sacrifice”. The four-day festival is one of the two main religious celebrations in Islam. Eid is a social event that has always been associated with the joy of children, where eidiya (a gift […]

KUWAIT: Expatriates are not allowed to enter fish auctions unless authorized, according to a circular the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued recently in an attempt to curb fish prices. The ministry hopes that the new regulation would help prevent ‘manipulation of prices’ after it received many complaints that auctioneers, who are mostly expatriates, allegedly […]

KUWAIT: Banks will close as of Saturday, August 10, 2019 coinciding with pilgrims’ standing on Mount Arafat and will remain shut till Wednesday throughout Eid Al-Adha holiday, Secretary General of the Union of Kuwaiti Banks Dr Hamad Al-Hasawi said yesterday. Dr Hasawi affirmed in a press release that Eid Al-Adha would be observed on Sunday, […]

KUWAIT: Informed sources said Kuwait’s communications with Iraq resulted in adopting a preliminary agreement to have Iraq provide official information about persons in Kuwait who claim to be bedoons, but who Kuwait believes are Iraqis hiding their documents in order to be naturalized. The sources said the information expected from Iraq affects some bedoons included […]

Multiple arrests in crackdowns on Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh makeshift markets KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man was found dead in rain drainage pipes in the Ahmadi stables area. The citizen, born in 1973, was reported missing since Aug 1. Forensics were called and the prosecution was informed. An investigation was opened. Fatal crash The body of an unidentified […]

KUWAIT: Head of the medical team at Kuwait’s Hajj mission Mubarak Al-Ajmi said yesterday that the Hajj season was the most important annual events that require a strong government effort to guarantee the best services Kuwaiti pilgrims. The Ministry of Health is devoting all efforts to provide both preventive and curative healthcare for pilgrims especially […]

KUWAIT: Islamic calligraphy and interior designs inside the main prayer hall of Kuwait’s Grand Mosque. — Photo by Nourah Edhbayah (KUNA)

Amir strongly denounces terrorist attack CAIRO: Twenty people were killed and 47 injured when a car packed with explosives intended for a militant attack blew up outside Cairo’s main cancer hospital yesterday, the interior ministry said. Officials initially said the explosion was caused when a car driving against the traffic collided with three other cars. […]