Новости за 03.11.2019

Everton deny Tottenham long-awaited away win LONDON: Leicester City underlined their Premier League top-four credentials as goals by Caglar Soyuncu and Jamie Vardy sealed a clinical 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace yesterday. Soyuncu, who has replaced centre back Harry Maguire this season, broke the deadlock when he headed in James Maddison’s 57th-minute corner for his […]

NEW DELHI: Mushfiqur Rahim hit an unbeaten half-century to power Bangladesh to their first-ever Twenty20 international victory over India in pollution-hit New Delhi yesterday. Mushfiqur made 60 to anchor Bangladesh’s chase of 149 as the tourists achieved their target with three balls to spare. They won by seven wickets to lead the three-match series 1-0. […]

Foreign float on hold – IPO plans to create world’s most valuable listed company DHAHRAN: Saudi Arabia announced yesterday the stock market debut of energy giant Aramco in what could be the world’s biggest IPO, underpinning Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions to overhaul the kingdom’s oil-reliant economy. After years of delay, Aramco said it […]

KUWAIT: A number of lawmakers yesterday congratulated jailed ex-MP Fahd Al-Khannah after he reportedly received an Amiri pardon that will free him from the central prison, barely a week after returning from Turkey. Khannah is one of a number of former opposition lawmakers who were sentenced to several years in jail for breaking the law […]

Ministry of Health exempted from ‘ban on unaccredited certificates’ KUWAIT: A proposed bill discussed by National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, the head of the central apparatus for illegal residents affairs Saleh Al-Fadhalah and the government will be referred to the parliament’s legislative affairs committee next week to make sure it is constitutional, well-informed sources said. […]

KUWAIT: Police questioned a man who was arrested after posting a video online to announce hosting a contest deemed ‘in violation of public morals.’ The interior ministry’s relations and security information department said in a statement released to the press yesterday that as soon as a video clip of a Kuwaiti launching a contest that […]

Kuwait funded 1,035 SMEs in 3 years with total cost of KD 177 million KUWAIT: Supporting local products is a main focus for the Kuwaiti government to achieve its strategic goal of diversifying sources of income, a government official said yesterday. “The government has prioritized industry for its ‘New Kuwait 2035’ plan,” said Mohamed Al-Adwani, […]

US State Department’s report on terrorism highlights Kuwait’s efforts in this field KUWAIT: The United States Department of State released its Country Reports on Terrorism 2018, highlighting each country’s efforts in the global fight against terrorism. The following is a transcript of Kuwait’s efforts in this field during the past year, which credits the Kuwaiti […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait City’s skyline captured at sunrise from Shuwaikh beach. — Photo by Renjish Sasinath (KUNA)

BAGHDAD: Protesters in Iraq’s capital and the country’s south shut down streets and government offices in a new wave of civil disobedience yesterday, escalating their month-long movement demanding wholesale change of the political system. Demonstrations broke out on October 1 in outrage over rampant corruption and unemployment in Iraq. They were met with a violent […]

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti sports clubs are close to sealing professional status for their footballers after a milestone Ministry of Commerce decision was reached last month, allowing private owners to obtain full commercial rights of these institutions. The professional sports law will target domestic football – the sport having additionally been added to the Gulf Cooperation Council […]

Saudi regulators on Sunday approved state energy giant Aramco’s request to make its stock market debut, firing the starting gun on the highly anticipated offering which could be the world’s largest. The Capital Markets Authority did not give any details of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) but it is expected to begin trading in mid-December. […]