Новости за 15.09.2019

BAGHDAD: Iraq yesterday signed a landmark deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council for a transmission line that would import 500 megawatts of electricity to its overstretched grid by 2020. The 300-km transmission line would run from Kuwait to Iraq’s southern port of Faw and be financed by the GCC, according to the electricity ministry. It […]

Saudi races to restore oil supply – Iraq denies links to attack – Iran refutes US accusations KUWAIT/RIYADH: Kuwait is investigating the sighting of a drone over its territory and is coordinating with Saudi Arabia and other countries after Saturday’s attacks on Saudi oil plants, the Cabinet said yesterday. “The security leadership has started the […]

KUWAIT: Social media activists yesterday criticized MP Safa Al-Hashem for repeating calls that expatriates must pay for the “air they breathe” and for walking on roads. Activists went to Twitter to describe the Kuwaiti lawmaker as “racist” and “very arrogant”, but some activists defended her views as a solution to resolve the demographic problem in […]

KUWAIT: The ministry of commerce and industry’s trade control and consumer protection department raided a warehouse in Hawally used to store thousands of T-shirts and sportswear on which logos of international brands were being printed, which is deemed as commercial fraud under local laws. A statement issued by the ministry explained that on monitoring the […]

BIRAT ARMANAZ, Syria: Inside a rusty, abandoned bus in northwestern Syria, Umm Joumaa washes a silver tray and glass teacups, light pouring into her makeshift kitchen through broken windows. Around her, towels, bed sheets, clothes and plastic bags hang from wires that stretch across the smashed-out vehicle where the 44-year-old widow lives with her six […]

BEIRUT: The United States navy destroyer USS Ramage docked briefly in Lebanon, the US embassy in Beirut said yesterday, amid heightened regional tensions. The Arleigh-Burke-class vessel, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, stopped Saturday for a “one-day goodwill visit on the sidelines of its participation in ongoing efforts to ensure freedom of navigation and free-flow commerce […]

KUWAIT: Handicrafts in Kuwait were not merely an industry for winning bread or decorating Kuwaiti ancestors’ houses; they were rather a testament to the strong will in coping with hardships, opting to be creative and productive rather than inactive. These hand-made crafts have turned into a symbol of the Kuwaiti identity, part of the national […]

KUWAIT: Recent manpower authority statistics showed that around 3,793 domestic helper-related complaints had been filed in the period of April-August 2019, including 2,087 filed in August alone. Statistics also showed that the total number of domestic helper offices increased by 10, now totaling 451. Kuwaiti fish brokers Official sources said Minister of Commerce and Industry […]

KUWAIT: Municipal Council Deputy Chairman Abdullah Al-Mehri and council member Meshaan Al-Hamdhan yesterday proposed setting up a free trade zone near Kuwait international airport to trade in gold, jewelry and precious stones. They also proposed allocating sites for special touristic beaches and providing them with all needed amenities and services. Meanwhile, in its meeting on […]

KUWAIT: Head of Kuwait Association of Surgeons Dr Salman Al-Sabah said Kuwait topped the rate of obesity prevalence among women over 18, and has the highest count in all the GCC countries. Dr Salman said in a “medical paper” he presented at the First Arab Conference on woman health in Cairo, under the slogan “Boosting […]