Новости за 24.10.2019

KUWAIT: Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) announced yesterday that Kuwait witnessed improvement by +4.80 points in its score in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 (EoDB2020). Released by the World Bank Group yesterday, the data shows Kuwait’s improvement rose to 67.40 as compared to 62.60 (amended) in the Doing Business 2019 report (DB2019). […]

KUWAIT: Well-informed sources said members of the parliamentary human resources committee plan to ask the government for further explanations concerning the new charter of the residency law as they see it as contradicting with government plans to cut the number of expats in the country, replace them with citizens in the public sector and increase […]

KUWAIT: The Municipality’s PR department announced that Jahra municipality distributed 7,400 garbage containers of all sizes to various collection points. Jahra cleaning department manager Meshaal Al-Daihani explained that 2,500 containers were distributed in Qasr, Naseem, Taima and Oyoun, while 4,500 others were distributed in Saad Al-Abdullah, Sulaibiya and Qairawan. Meanwhile, 400 six-foot metal dumpsters were […]

KUWAIT: The interior ministry’s PR and security media department announced arresting an African resident with 20 kilograms of methamphetamines and one kilo of marijuana after he collected a bad that had arrived at the air cargo department, said security sources. The sources explained that narcotics detectives had been tipped off concerning the suspect’s activity in […]

So called ‘half-Kuwaitis’ discuss the legal, social discrimination they face Being a Kuwaiti citizen makes you feel like you belong to Kuwait, as nationality is a legal relationship between a person and a state. But what if you are a “halfie” and are finding it hard to answer the question “Where are you from?” Those […]

A friend of mine, an Egyptian taxi driver, died while he was changing his car’s tyre by the roadside. He was hit by a car and died instantly last year. He was 35 years old and has two small children – a very sad way to die, in a freak accident. Changing a tyre by […]

Despite the multiple social media sites and apps available today, it seems to me that in Kuwait specifically, Twitter still occupies a strong position for heated debates and criticisms on important issues of concern to citizens here, especially those related to government administration and its institutions. Is it because people can post any sharp or […]

Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback BRUSSELS: Turkey is “heading in the wrong direction” with its incursion into Syria and its deal with Russia to jointly patrol a “safe zone” there, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned yesterday. “Turkey put us all in a very terrible situation” by sweeping into northern Syria this month to […]

Lebanese President Aoun breaks his silence BAALBEK: A week into daily demonstrations that have gone on into the early hours, the Lebanese may be in need of a pick me up – and the country’s most famous drug dealer offered just that yesterday. Nouh Zaiter, a hashish dealer on the run from Lebanese authorities, delivered […]

Riyadh seeks to boost its global image, contain arch-rival Iran RIYADH: Saudi Arabia appointed a prince with diplomatic experience in Western capitals as foreign minister on Wednesday in a partial cabinet reshuffle as the kingdom tries to mend its international image and prepares to take over the Group of 20 presidency. Prince Faisal Bin Farhan […]