Новости за 27.11.2019

Oman, Bahrain goalless in Gulf Cup DOHA: Kuwait outmatched Saudi Arabia to end the opener of the Gulf football Cup 3-1 in a clash held in the Qatari capital, Doha, yesterday. Saudi Arabia were controlling the pitch and attempted to penetrate from within the Kuwaiti defense. The Kuwaitis were relying on counter-attacks. However, Kuwait’s Ahmad […]

Amir delivers message to Qatari leader through chief lawmaker KUWAIT/DOHA: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah called Tuesday on the government, parliament and judiciary to join hands to promote integrity and fight corruption in compliance with article 50 of the constitution. HH the Amir made the remarks during a reception of National Assembly […]

ROME: More than a hundred Syrian refugees arrived in Rome yesterday, the latest wave of refugees from the war-torn country to be escorted to safety in Europe. The 113 men, women and children arrived at Rome’s Fiumicino airport from Lebanon where church groups had arranged their safe passage out of refugee camps. “Viva Italy,” shouted […]

ABU DHABI: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United Arab Emirates yesterday, as efforts to end the nearly five-year war in Yemen gain momentum. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are close allies and key members of a military coalition backing the government in Yemen against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. Earlier this month, a power-sharing […]

BAGHDAD: Two protesters were shot dead in Baghdad yesterday and other Iraq cities were shrouded in acrid smoke from burning tyres as demonstrators pressed their campaign of anti-government rallies. Masked youths sealed off streets with makeshift barricades across the restive south as schools and public offices stayed shut. “The government has lost all its legitimacy. […]

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday said his sanctions-hit country had foiled a “very dangerous” plot after violent demonstrations triggered by a fuel price hike. New York-based Human Rights Watch, meanwhile, accused Tehran of “deliberately covering up” more than 100 deaths and thousands of arrests during the crackdown. The demonstrations first flared on […]

KUWAIT: Health Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Allied Medical Services Dr Fawaz Al-Rifae said eight liver transplants were performed in one year at Jaber and Mubarak Al-Kabeer hospitals. Speaking to journalists during the opening of the 42nd Kuwait Otorhinolaryngology Conference, Rifae said there is a schedule to start other transplant programs such as for pancreas and […]

Establishing new medical imaging departments highly positive: Official KUWAIT: The former head of the nuclear medicine department at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr Saud Al-Enezi stressed the recent ministerial decision on establishing new medical imaging departments including nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology is highly positive for the greater good. Enezi added that the same […]

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Embassy in London categorically denied on Tuesday reports posted on social media claiming that a car parked in front of the embassy last Friday contained explosives. As soon as the car stopped in front of the embassy, the security contacted Britain’s police, which came immediately and inspected the vehicle, the embassy said. […]

KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested seven Indians red-handed forging stamps, authentications and certificates of their embassy in Kuwait, Al-Rai daily reported yesterday. This made Kuwait authorities decide to review all certificates that had stamps of the Indian embassy in the past year, especially those used to get driving licenses, according to an Indian news site quoting […]