Новости за 14.11.2019

Amir accepts resignation – Assembly dissolution unlikely KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah yesterday submitted his resignation to HH the Amir two days after MPs filed no-confidence motions against two ministers and amid alleged infighting within the Cabinet. HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accepted the resignation of the government […]

The court of cassation yesterday sentenced a bedoon, who had been earlier sentenced to death for stabbing his father to death in Rehab, to life imprisonment. The court argued that the murder was not premeditated as the suspect was only trying to stop his father from harshly beating his sister and mother. His father then […]

KUWAIT: Endocrinologist and diabetician at Mubarak Hospital and Chairman of the Kuwait Diabetes Society Dr Waleed Al-Dhahi said Kuwait is among the countries with a high percentage of diabetics. He added the percentage of cases is up to 15 percent of the population or 425,000 diabetics, with around 200,000 more who haven’t been diagnosed yet. […]

Parking disputes are becoming life-threatening. In the last five years, we have been reading stories about fights over parking that led to deaths. Recently, an incident occurred in Kuwait where a lion was used as a weapon. A Kuwaiti decided to end a quarrel with his neighbor over a parking lot in a very dangerous […]

Workers at gas stations in various areas are complaining about the increasing number of motorists who fill their tank and simply drive away without paying. Despite the cameras installed at all petrol pumps around Kuwait, some drivers dare to leave without paying. According to a worker at a gas station in Daiya, this is happening […]

Kuwaiti women have broken yet another social “glass ceiling” by entering the world of weightlifting, competing successfully in various tournaments both here and abroad. The Kuwaiti women weightlifting federation, established in September, managed to take its team of 24 athletes to several international tournaments in a step declaring that Kuwaiti women weightlifters are ready and […]

‘Bootcamps teach youth tech skills for the future’ Coding is an enormously flexible tool that you can use to do amazing things that are otherwise manual and laborious or just impossible. If you’re using a smart phone or a computer, then you must know that all these devices are using some kind of programming. Kuwait […]

Deaths marked a resurgence of bloodshed BAGHDAD: Four protesters were killed by tear gas canisters in Baghdad yesterday as security forces try to snuff out the largest grassroots movement to sweep Iraq in years. Iraq’s political elite has come under renewed pressure in recent days from both the street and the international community to seriously […]

34 Palestinians have being killed in exchanges of fire GAZA CITY: A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza took hold yesterday after two days of fighting triggered by an Israeli strike on an Islamic Jihad commander, with 34 Palestinians killed in exchanges of fire. Both Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and Israel’s military […]

‘Tourists are taking pictures but the city is suffering’ VENICE: Italy was poised to declare a state of emergency for Venice yesterday after an exceptional tide surged through churches, shops and homes, causing millions of euros worth of damage to the UNESCO city. Tourists larked around in the flooded St Mark’s Square in the sunshine, […]

‘Speaker says no parliamentary dissolution – for now‘ By Jamie Etheridge KUWAIT: Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak has tendered the government’s resignation to His Highness the Amir this morning. The resignation, which has not been officially accepted yet, was submitted by the premier to make way for “rearranging the cabinet work” Tareq Al-Mezrem, government spokesman […]

!!! BREAKING NEWS !!! Kuwait’s Cabinet has resigned. Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak has tendered the government’s resignation to His Highness the Amir. Read KuwaitTimes.com for updates on this story as it develops. KuwaitTimes #Kuwait #KuwaitNews

Leading Kuwaiti businessman Nasser Mohammed Nasser Al-Sayer died at the age of 90 years today (14 November 2019) and will be buried this afternoon at the Sulaibikhat cemetery. Mr Al-Sayer was founder and chairman of Al-Sayer Group of Companies which held exclusive agency for Toyota and Lexus in Kuwait. Mr Al-Sayer is a former member […]

10 opposition MPs file no-confidence motion against interior minister KUWAIT: Lawmakers and activists yesterday demanded an immediate halt to what they claim is infighting within groups in the Cabinet exposed by the outcome of grillings on Tuesday that forced a minister to resign. The grillings exposed what MPs and activists say is a clear struggle […]

Seventh e-Government Forum underway, under the Prime Minister’s patronage KUWAIT: NoufEXPO launched the seventh e-Government Forum and its accompanying technology exhibition under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on Tuesday under the slogan ‘Modern trends of smart government’ in the Al-Baraka Ballroom of Crowne Plaza hotel. Representing the Premier, […]

Health ministry launches electronic prescriptions system KUWAIT: Head of the National Assembly’s human resources committee MP Khalil Al-Saleh said the committee members will be reelected to resume its duties in the new term. “The committee plays a major role in resolving the problem of unemployment and replacing expatriates with citizens,” he said. Furthermore, the lawmaker […]

KUWAIT: Informed sources said there is coordination between the Dhaman hospitals company and health ministry to implement health insurance on a group of expats who will receive services at Dhaman hospitals during 2020 to coincide with their opening. It said the insurance premium will be KD 130 for each individual and will include expats who […]

KUWAIT: Intervention radiology, spinal column and chronic diseases consultant Dr Waleed Al-Hajji said treatment with ozone is considered among the successful treatments for herniated disc and many diseases, because ozone is an inhibitor of viruses and kills bacteria, fungi, parasites and others, adding that this treatment is compatible with 90 percent of cases in Kuwait. […]

KUWAIT: As part of its continuous campaigns in private residential areas to evict “bachelors”, Capital municipality inspection teams warned 15 homeowners letting houses to bachelors. Acting head of the violations follow-up department Abdullah Al-Qallaf said 15 owners had been warned to evict bachelors, power was disconnected in four houses inhabited by bachelors and others were […]