Новости за 02.09.2019

Lawmakers oppose involuntary retirement of Kuwaitis KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani said yesterday he will file to grill Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah over alleged administrative, security and financial violations. Adasani said on his Twitter account that his decision is final and the grilling will be filed at the start of the next assembly […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) yesterday announced the end of the ban for working outdoors that was from 11 am to 4 pm in the summer. PAM’s spokesperson Aseel Al-Mazyad said that this order was made to protect the workers from the hot weather, and it was activated in the beginning of June […]

Ministers informed about Amir’s private visit to US KUWAIT: The Cabinet announced presenting a financial reward for inspectors from the General Administration of Customs, who took part in seizing ecstasy pill, estimated at ten million pills last July. In a statement yesterday, the Cabinet hailed the efforts of the administration’s workers to protect the country […]

Sheikh Sabah to hold official talks with President Trump on Sept 12 KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, accompanied by Vice President of the Kuwait National Guard Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, headed yesterday to the United States for a private visit. His Highness the Amir will visit Washington DC for […]

KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry rejected applications of bedoons to join its military sectors, despite the fact that the Defense Ministry is accepting their applications, ministry source said, adding that the ministry prefers to continue accepting children of Kuwaiti women who are married to Gulf nationals only. The source said that the Interior Ministry prefers to […]

KUWAIT: The Municipal Council’s Capital Committee approved an Amiri Diwan request to design, build and develop the third stage of the Shaheed Park project. The Amiri Diwan plans to expand the park by annexing and developing the area adjacent to it, which includes the ice skating rink and fountain park. Located in the heart of […]

KUWAIT: A worker died after he fell in a hole at a bridge’s construction site on the Sixth Ring Road yesterday. Firefighters retrieved the Arab man and handed him over to paramedics, who pronounced him dead on the scene. The body was moved to the coroner, and an investigation was opened to reveal the circumstances […]

Serena rolls ankle and US Open rival as Barty, Pliskova fall NEW YORK: Top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic retired from his US Open match Sunday after dropping the first two sets to Stan Wawrinka, sending the Swiss three-time Grand Slam champion into the quarter-finals. Djokovic, who won four of the past five Slam crowns and […]

AVIVIM: An escalation between Israel and Hezbollah has ended after a brief exchange of fire, but tensions remained high along the Lebanese border yesterday after a series of accusations from the two enemies. Burnt fields could be seen in the border area and a new military checkpoint was set up outside the Israeli community of […]

DUBAI: Dubai’s ruler announced yesterday the creation of a panel to address a glut in the property market, a key part of the economy but in decline for the past five years. The committee charged with rebalancing the industry will be headed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum’s son and deputy, Maktoum bin Mohammed, and […]