Новости за 19.11.2019

KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced a Kuwaiti lawyer and four expats to life in prison over charges of kidnapping lawyer Saud Al-Helfi from Kuwait City and taking him to Kabd. The incident took place in February of this year when police stopped a vehicle four Arab men, only to discover a fifth man tied […]

KUWAIT: Ophthalmologist, and Associate Professor at Kuwait University’s College of Medicine Dr Abdelmuttaleb Behbehani said new technology and techniques caused a ‘progressive treatment revolution’ in ophthalmology, stressing the importance of this achievement especially in light of the fact that 3.5 percent of people in Kuwait are poor sighted, including 50,000 Kuwaitis. He added that genetics […]

US has condemned Iran for using “lethal force” GENEVA: The United Nations voiced alarm yesterday at reports dozens may have been killed in Iranian demonstrations, as the Islamic republic said it will unblock the internet only once calm has been restored. Iran’s shock decision to impose petrol price hikes last Friday sparked the protests in […]

Sheikh Sabah says issue will have his ‘personal attention’ KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday reaffirmed no one “whatsoever” would evade punishment related to public funds crimes, and said this file “will be under my personal attention”, urging the media and public to refrain from dealing with issues being examined by […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait was yesterday rocked by a series of political developments after HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah respectfully declined the PM’s post after the Amir renamed him for the job. The Amir also sacked two senior ministers – defense minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and interior minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah […]

KUWAIT: The interior ministry yesterday launched the system of renewing driving licenses online for expats at The Avenues mall in the presence of Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs and Operations Maj Gen Jamal Al-Sayegh and other senior officials. It said the traffic and operations sector in cooperation with the IT department launched the service of […]

Sheikh Sabah meets parliament speaker, former premier for consultations KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. During the reception, His Highness the Amir […]

Calls for parliament that brings back the ‘constitutional rights of the people’ KUWAIT: Reacting to the recent political situation in Kuwait including the government’s resignation last week, various civil movements held a symposium to express the opinion of the people. “This parliament will merely remain a tool controlled by the government, but we won’t allow […]

KUWAIT: The parliament’s educational affairs committee yesterday approved a proposal by MP Omar Al-Tabtabaei to set certain quotas per nationality of public education teachers with the aim of diversifying expertise and enrich the educational process, said parliamentary sources. The sources added that the committee also recommended that expat teachers should be recruited from countries with […]