Новости за 05.12.2019

DOHA: Bahrain yesterday qualified for the final of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament in Qatar after beating Iraq 5-3 on penalties. The extra time ended with a positive draw (2-2) at the meeting between the two teams at Abdullah Bin Stadium. However, the game started until the Iraqi player Muhannad Ali scored an […]

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti army announced yesterday Artillery Commander Brig Gen Khaled Al-Shaala was awarded the US military’s Order of Saint Barbara medal. A statement issued by the directorate of moral guidance and public relations of the Kuwaiti army said in a statement that Shaala is the first officer in the Middle East to receive this […]

Nine teams control fire in Rai industrial area KUWAIT: The public relations and information department at Kuwait Fire Service Directorate said an investigation team conducted technical inspections immediately after extinguishing a massive fire in an electronics workshop in Rai. There is a suspicion of criminal intent in the incident, which means it was caused deliberately. […]

Disability is any deficiency in the physical, mental or sensory abilities of the individual, and it takes many forms, such as mental, hearing or visual or physical impairment. Last week the Kuwait Society for Human Rights carried out a humanitarian activity on the occasion of the International Day of Disabled Persons, which falls on Dec […]

The rising cost of living has hit everyone, especially lower- and middle-income families. So markets like Souq Turki (Turkish Market) in Shuwaikh have sprung up to fill the gap in family budgets. The market is a legitimate market for foodstuff close to their expiry date. It is located in Shuwaikh Industrial Area behind London Shopping […]

Kuwait’s desert camping season is off to a great start. Desert camping offers a fun, relaxing way for families to gather, enjoy the great outdoors during the best weather of the year. Around 1,000 licenses have been issued by the municipality this season, with each applicate receiving an area of 1,000 square meters. But there […]

KUWAIT: Astronomer and historian Adel Al-Saadoun said the winter Marbaaniya season (40 days) will start tomorrow and end on Feb 14, adding it has the name Marbaaniya because it is 40 days long. Marbaaniya is one of the year’s 12 seasons, starting with Suhail and ending with “Kalbain. Saadoun said Marbaaniya is divided into two […]

Outrage mounts over crimes against women LUCKNOW: A 23-year-old rape victim was set ablaze by a gang of men, including the alleged rapist, as she made her way to court in the northern India yesterday, police said, stirring public outrage and shame over the scourge of crimes against women. During the past week, thousands of […]

Washington welcomes new reformist civilian leader WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it would name an ambassador to Sudan for the first time in 23 years as it welcomed the country’s new reformist civilian leader. The United States hailed early steps taken by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to “break with the policies and practices of […]

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader has agreed that people killed in nationwide unrest last month who had no role in fomenting it should be treated as “martyrs” with their families compensated. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s decision marked a significant softening of position by the Iranian authorities towards those killed during the protests that erupted on November 15 […]

KUWAIT: A massive fire engulfed an electronics workshop in Al-Rai area around 1:15am this morning. The fire spread over an area of 10,000 square meters. Nine different fire brigades from the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate including Ardiya, Mishref, Industrial Shuwaikh, AlHilaly, Salmiya, Subhan, Sulibikhat and Mina Abdullah responded to the blaze. No causalities were reported […]