Новости за 08.10.2019

Adasani says he will file to grill multiple ministers KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani yesterday strongly criticized the interior ministry after detectives in plainclothes mistakenly arrested Madhi Al-Khamees, a well-known senior journalist, and manhandled him before apologizing after realizing he was not the man they wanted. Khamees, the head of the Arab Media Forum, said […]

Ministers informed about authority’s measures to collect debts KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government followed with great concern the ongoing protests in Iraq which left many casualties, the Cabinet has stated. In a statement following its weekly meeting held Monday under the chairmanship of the His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Cabinet […]

Kuwait University center hosts ‘Clean Air for Global Health’ panel discussion KUWAIT: “Air pollution is responsible for 10 percent of deaths in Kuwait,” said Dr Sumi Mehta, a US Department of State speaker, during a panel discussion titled ‘Clean Air for Global Health’ held yesterday at Kuwait University’s Health Sciences Center. She spoke about examples […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director Ahmad Al-Manfouhi stressed the Municipality has allocated general locations for mobile trucks and has not issued individual licenses per truck. Responding to an inquiry by Municipal Councilmember Hassan Kamal in this regard, Manfouhi explained nine locations had been set of 5,000 sq m each according to certain conditions, adding that trucks […]

KUWAIT: Preparations for the 2020 parliamentary elections seem to have started early in the fourth and fifth constituencies, which are dominated by tribes. In this regard, informed sources said tribes have already started preparing for the elections due from mid-October to mid-December 2020. The sources said the Mutair tribe – the largest in the fourth […]

KUWAIT: Three firefighters suffered from heat exhaustion while battling a blaze reported yesterday morning in Hawally. The fire had started in a 10th floor apartment in a 12-storey building, which was evacuated before firemen extinguished the flames. No other injuries were reported. An investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the fire. By Hanan […]

KUWAIT: Sunset at Shuwaikh Beach. — Photo by Hassan Mahmoud (KUNA)

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Hariri hoping for cash injection for central bank ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates lifted a ban on its citizens visiting Lebanon on Monday as the Beirut government sought UAE help in steering the heavily indebted economy out of deep crisis. Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri, leading a delegation to Abu Dhabi seeking support, had told […]

‘A compromise or its no-deal Brexit’ LONDON: The European Union accused Britain of playing a “stupid blame game” over Brexit yesterday after a Downing Street source said a deal was essentially impossible because German Chancellor Angela Merkel had made unacceptable demands. With just 23 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the bloc, […]

Macron pays tribute to four police staff stabbed to death PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron vowed an “unrelenting fight” against Islamist extremists yesterday as he paid tribute to the four Paris police staff stabbed to death last week by a radicalized colleague. Mickael Harpon, a 45-year-old computer expert in the police intelligence-gathering department, used a […]

Government, enterprise, and technology pioneers discuss gearing up for 5G expansion, the burgeoning ecosystem for AI innovation, and support for local developers Dubai, UAE – October 8, 2019: During its fourth annual Middle East Innovation Day, Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, explored how new partnerships […]