Новости за 23.10.2019

More Assembly ‘stormers’ to return in hope of being pardoned KUWAIT: A petition signed by 53 politicians, academics and activists appealing to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to ask the government to prepare a general amnesty law to pardon people jailed for cases related to political expression was published yesterday. The signatories, […]

KUWAIT: Envoy of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, handing the monarch a written message from HH the Amir. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled later proceeded to Bahrain and handed a written message from HH the […]

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti-Indian relations are “historic and deep-seated,” said a senior Kuwaiti diplomat. “Both friendly peoples are bonded on a deep social level as well,” said Ambassador Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Assistant Foreign Minister and Office Director of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. His remarks came during a gala held at the […]

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah yesterday issued a number of decisions reshuffling some Interior Ministry officials. The new resolutions included appointing Maj Gen Faisal Al-Essa as special forces director and Col Osama Salmeen and Col Abdul Wahhab Al-Yaqout as his assistants. Col Mejbel bin Shouq was appointed acting border […]

KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced an Egyptian female teacher to one year in jail with a KD 1,000 bail to suspend the sentence in a case in which she is accused of causing the death of one of her pupils. The child’s parents argued that the teacher had beaten their son in class despite […]

KUWAIT: A Frenchwoman of Tunisian origin was referred to the public prosecution charged with insulting Kuwait on social media. A police said electronic crimes detectives carried out investigations and were able to determine her identity and arrested her. Medical error A Kuwaiti woman complained against an employee at a medical center after her abdomen swelled […]

Absconding is a legal term used in Kuwait more commonly than in other countries. Absconding from work is when an employee in Kuwait does not show up for duty at work without submitting a reason. I have provided many consultations regarding this topic and the reason for absconding differs from one employee to another. Sometimes […]

KUWAIT: . Al-Seif Palace in Kuwait City — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has eased travel restrictions on women but observers say loopholes still allow male relatives to curtail their movements and, in the worst cases, leave them marooned in prison-like shelters. In August, the conservative kingdom allowed women over the age of 21 to obtain passports without seeking the approval of their “guardians” – […]

QAMISHLI, Syria: Russian forces in Syria headed towards the Turkish border yesterday to ensure Kurdish fighters withdraw under a deal between Moscow and Ankara ousting them from the minority’s entire heartland. US President Donald Trump hailed the agreement as a “big success” and announced his administration was lifting sanctions it had imposed on Turkey after […]