Новости за 27.08.2019

KUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday urged the government to take concrete actions to translate its promises to rectify the severe imbalance in the demographic composition, where expatriates are more than double the number of citizens. MP Mohammad Al-Hadiya said issues like the demographic structure, labor cities and unmarried expats living in family residential areas have remained unresolved […]

MOSCOW: The leaders of Russia and Turkey said yesterday they shared deep concerns over fighting in northwestern Syria, with Ankara warning it would take the steps necessary to protect its troops there. After meeting for talks near Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan said they hoped to work together to ease […]

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Hezbollah is preparing a “calculated strike” against its enemy Israel after suspected Israeli drones crashed in Beirut but it aims to avoid a new war, two sources allied to Hezbollah told Reuters yesterday. A reaction “is being arranged in a way which wouldn’t lead to a war” that Hezbollah does not want, one of […]

RIYADH: With burger patties sizzling over a hot grill, a Saudi eatery did the unthinkable as a muezzin’s call to prayer sent Muslim worshippers scrambling to lower their shutters: it stayed open. The scene, amid a sweeping reform drive, was a striking contrast to the days when religious police wielded unbridled powers and drove people […]

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet, in its weekly meeting on Monday, welcomed the planned visit of Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi to Kuwait and wished him and his accompanying delegation a good stay in the country. The government underlined the importance of this visit in strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation in a variety of domains, Deputy […]

KUWAIT: Catching up with the rest of the world, Kuwait is gearing towards encouraging the use of zero-emission vehicles and setting regulations for such machines. In line with a global trend to better the environment, Kuwait has set itself to introduce electrical vehicles to the market next year, as well as devising rules and regulations […]

KUWAIT: With the increasing number of nurseries that have reached over 680, a new department of the ministry of social affairs will be formed soon to manage the affairs of nurseries in Kuwait. For this purpose, a ministry decree was issued recently to form this department with enough staff for supervision. Hanaa Al-Hajery, Deputy Undersecretary […]

KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah issued a ministerial decree to form a technical committee to review and upgrade patient safety procedures when using anesthetics during surgeries and dental work. This comes in the aftermath of a child’s death at a dental clinic in Fahaheel medical center recently, which initial reports indicate had happened […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and Yarmouk Health City signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the field of scientific studies and researches. The memorandum aims to contribute to enhancing the status of Yarmouk Health Zone as a health city approved by the World Health Organization. In a press statement, Director […]

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