Новости за 06.11.2019

Jarallah: Hajraf nominated for GCC chief – Kuwait protects expats’ rights KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said on Tuesday that Kuwait conveyed messages from Iran to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain regarding the situation in the Gulf region, and “until now no answers have emerged”. The Iranian foreign ministry had said last month that […]

KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said yesterday that the current domestic account posted a surplus of KD 3.2 billion ($10.5 billion) in Q2 2019 against KD 2.6 billion ($8.5 billion) in the year’s Q1. The CBK reported in a press release, marking issuance of preliminary data of Kuwait balance of payments for Q2 […]

KUWAIT: The new generation of the Corindus robotic system is available in Kuwait at the Chest Hospital. Ten cases have already been treated with this machine successfully in three months. More patients will benefit from this medical device, which is only available in the UAE apart from Kuwait in the region. The Corindus robotic system […]

Some MPs object to new bedoons draft law KUWAIT: Five lawmakers yesterday demanded an urgent debate in the National Assembly of proposed amendments to the election law to change the voting system. MPs Riyadh Al-Adasani, Abdullah Al-Kandari, Bader Al-Mulla, Mohammad Al-Dallal and Abdullah Fahhad said that a draft law on the amendments had been submitted […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan yesterday issued a decision on regulating the second-hand automobile spare parts market, by which vendors are mandated to offer warranty for the parts they sell to customers. In other news, the Hawally committee at the Municipal Council yesterday approved a proposal by member Abdullah Al-Roumi on building […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Investment Authority’s board of directors is currently studying a strategic plan by Kuwait Public Transport Company (KPTC) suggesting increasing its capital to handle the losses it has been suffering over the past few years to restructure and revive its bus fleet, well-informed sources said. The proposed strategy, which is expected to be approved, […]

KUWAIT: Police arrested a man carrying a gun inside Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 yesterday, the Interior Ministry said. The suspect had approached security officers, then pointed a gun to his own head, prompting police to evacuate the area. They then surrounded the suspect until he entered a safe zone where he was disarmed and […]

KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait’s building in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Bader Al-Kharafi hails success of digital strategy • Q3 2019 sees net income up 10% to KD 56m KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces its consolidated financial results for the third quarter (Q3) and nine-month periods (9M) ended 30 September, 2019. The company […]

DOHA: The cows of Qatar’s Baladna farm, housed in climate-controlled farms in the desert, exemplify the lengths to which Qatar has gone to resist what it calls an economic “blockade” enforced by its Saudi-led neighbors. When the boycott began in June 2017, Qatar responded with sweeping measures, like liquidating a quarter of its cash reserves […]