Новости за 25.09.2019

KUWAIT: The interior ministry is planning to launch online residency renewals next month, starting with expats holding article 18 residency permits, whose number is over three million. The move allows the renewal of an expat’s residency and that of his wife, children and maids online without the need to go to residency departments. Sources said […]

Sheikh Sabah receives call from Turkish President NEW YORK: Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani renewed gratitude to His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his sincere efforts to resolve the Gulf crisis. In his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Sheikh Tamim reiterated that unconditional […]

Court adjourns blogger’s case to Oct 16; sentences teacher with fake degree KUWAIT: A proposed law to end the plight of bedoons (stateless) might be delayed till after November and probably January, said parliamentary sources, justifying the possible delay to disagreement concerning the final solutions suggested for the problem. The sources added that the Central […]

KUWAIT: US Ambassador Lawrence Silverman hosted a reception to welcome the US Embassy’s new Press Attaché to Kuwait Stewart Beitz. “For me, it’s also one last chance to see some of the friends and partners that I’ve had the privilege to get to know over the last three years,” said Silverman, whose tenure is ending. […]

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior’s relations and security information department said official working hours of the companies’ department at Farwaniya residency affairs will be changed from evening to morning – from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm. All concerned parties should comply with the new times for speedy processing of transactions. In other news, ASTM International […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwait army lieutenant was killed and another was seriously injured when their vehicle collided with another car along Sixth Ring Road yesterday, said security sources. An investigation was opened to reveal the circumstances behind the accident. Economic guidebook The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) yesterday issued resolution number 385/2019 in which it […]

Stars in its eyes, UAE celebrates its first astronaut in space BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: A Soyuz rocket blasted off yesterday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan carrying an Emirati who is set to make history as the first Arab on the International Space Station. The Russian rocket carrying the three-member crew – including Hazzaa Al-Mansoori […]

UNITED NATIONS: Iran’s president yesterday closed the door on meeting Donald Trump despite last-minute European efforts to ease tensions as the United States again ramped up punishing sanctions. French President Emmanuel Macron had shuttled between his US and Iranian counterparts over two days at the United Nations, trying to arrange a historic encounter that he […]

NEW YORK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday brushed aside an outcry from human rights activists to receive an award from the Gates Foundation in New York for his efforts to end open defecation. The decision to honor the Indian leader provoked several withering op-eds and the ire of three Nobel prize winners, citing […]

CAIRO: Egypt’s football association has asked FIFA for clarification after its vote for national icon Mohamed Salah was dropped from the final tally for the world’s best player award. The results are based on the votes of national coaches, team captains and members of the press in selecting their top three players of the year. […]