Новости за 19.08.2019

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s ousted president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir acknowledged receiving millions of dollars, a police detective told a court yesterday at the start of a corruption trial that many Sudanese thought they would never see. Bashir listened to the testimony without comment, sitting in a metal cage and wearing traditional white robes and a turban in […]

MAARET AL-NOMAN, Syria: A Turkish military convoy crossed into northwest Syria on Monday, its path blocked by advancing regime troops as tensions soared between Damascus and Ankara. Rebel-backer Turkey said its forces were targeted by an air strike, while the Syrian regime accused Turkish forces of backing “terrorists”. The convoy had entered Idlib province before […]

TEHRAN: Tehran said it had warned its arch-foe Washington against attempting to seize an Iranian tanker, which sailed into international waters yesterday after being released from Gibraltar. Iran had been locked in a six-week standoff with US ally Britain since Royal Marines seized the tanker off British territory Gibraltar, on suspicion it was shipping oil […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police yesterday questioned a controversial Indian Islamic preacher for allegedly making insensitive remarks about race in the multiethnic country, as pressure mounts on authorities to kick him out. Zakir Naik, a radical television preacher who has called the 9/11 attacks an “inside job”, left India in 2016 and moved to largely Muslim […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a letter yesterday from His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, congratulating him on his recovery following his recent health trouble. In the letter, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf prayed to Allah Almighty to bestow perpetual wellbeing and good health on His […]

KUWAIT: The government will use all resources to help entities highlighting Kuwait’s achievements in the regional and global scenes, Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri said yesterday. This statement came during the minister’s reception of a delegation representing Kuwait Journalists Association’s (KJA), which won a seat in the International […]

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Information supports web-based journalism because it is a solid complement to traditional media and an important elements of journalism’s development, a senior government official said yesterday. Information Minister and State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri made that statement after receiving media figure Bedoor Al-Mutairi, Editor-in-Chief of Berwaz online news service, […]

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti students abroad are their country’s future and will hopefully contribute immensely to the state’s 2035 vision for development, a senior government official said yesterday. Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri made that statement after receiving a delegation from the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS). He noted […]

KUWAIT: The International Banking Conference due on September 23, 2019 is chiefly intended to yield a comprehensive view of the industry’s future and enrich dialogue with progressive and profound ideas, said Kuwait’s top banker. The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) is keen on securing the participation of experts in different aspects and fields of banking […]

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