Новости за 03.12.2019

KUWAIT: Well-informed sources yesterday said that in response to a memo by the Cabinet’s financial affairs committee, the ministry of commerce and industry rejected a proposal to cancel ration cards given to citizens and some non-Kuwaitis like GCC nationals and military bedoons. The sources explained that the ministerial financial affairs committee had earlier discussed a […]

Kuwait role model in healthcare provided to detainees, says interior ministry official KUWAIT: The first regional conference for Arab states on healthcare in detention kicked off yesterday at Radisson Blu Hotel under the slogan ‘Detainees’ health is our health.’ The three-day conference was held in collaboration with Kuwait’s ministries of interior and health. During his […]

KUWAIT: The Embassy of India in Kuwait, in association with India Tourism, conducted a ‘Know India Seminar’ this past Sunday at Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait. The event was well attended with the presence of a large number of distinguished guests comprising officials from the Kuwaiti government, representatives from the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, […]

KUWAIT: While most people enjoy going out to various parks and public spaces in Kuwait for quality and leisure time, the sad fact is that most of such areas are littered with trash, creating a nauseating image; ruining the fun for everyone. Time and again, government entities and organizations spread public service announcements encouraging the […]

KUWAIT: Acting Deputy Director General for the Firefighting Sector at Kuwait Fire Service Directorate Maj Gen Mohammad Al-Mahameed held a meeting yesterday with representatives of 21 state departments to coordinate on a joint drill to be held in February 2020. Following the meeting, he said that the Shamel-6 exercise will deal with the joint command […]

KUWAIT: Cancer rates are on the rise around the world, a Kuwaiti specialist warned, adding that the Gulf region has the same cancer rate as global rates which stands at 102 cases for every 100,000 people. Breast cancer makes a quarter of cancer cases at the rate of 43 cases for every 100,000 people, while […]

USA World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe takes women’s prize PARIS: Lionel Messi said he hoped to carry on undimmed by age after claiming a record sixth men’s Ballon d’Or award at the age of 32 in Paris on Monday, while USA World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe took the women’s prize. Rapinoe was not at the […]

UAE praises Assad for ‘wise leadership’, cementing ties with Syria DOHA/DAMASCUS: Saudi King Salman has invited Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to a meeting next week of the Gulf regional bloc in Riyadh, Qatari state media said yesterday without specifying if Doha had accepted. The invitation to the Dec 10 summit of the […]

PATNA: A girl in eastern India was allegedly gang-raped and shot dead, police said yesterday, the latest in a string of sexual assaults that has triggered angry protests across the country. Police suspect that the victim, whose age and identity was not known, was gang-raped, killed and her body burnt before being dumped in a […]