Новости за 20.01.2021

By B Izzak KUWAIT: Opposition MP Thamer Al-Suwait yesterday submitted a draft law stipulating wide-ranging civil and humanitarian rights including a permanent residency for tens of thousands of stateless people or bedoons who have been living for decades in the country. The lawmaker called for ending what he called a “state of legislative paralysis” regarding […]

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden yesterday became the 46th president of the United States with a call to unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his election victory. On a frigid but sunny day at the very Capitol building that was assaulted on Jan 6, […]

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump left the White House for the last time yesterday with a vow to stay in the spotlight and an extraordinary snub of Joe Biden, skipping his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States. Drawing a curtain on the most tumultuous administration of modern times, Trump is being ousted by a […]

WASHINGTON: Outgoing US President Donald Trump yesterday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and the rapper Lil Wayne, just hours before he was due to leave office. The list of those pardoned – as well as 70 people whose sentences were commuted – was likely to draw allegations of cronyism. Trump also […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Amir also received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: The Embassy of Guyana and the Central Islamic Organization (CIOG) honored yesterday Kuwaiti businessman Asad Al-Sanad of Al-Sanad Holding Company for their contribution and continued support to the community and people of Guyana. Sanad was honored and presented a plaque of appreciation at the embassy in Mishref by Charge d’Affaires Shafraaz […]

KUWAIT: The Indian Community School Kuwait has marked a milestone in the 62nd year of its educational tenure, when the latest addition to ICSK group of schools was inaugurated with a striking panache in the evening of January 14, 2021. The grand opening of the Indian School of Excellence Kuwait has witnessed a galaxy of […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi and head of Palestinian Higher Council for Youth and Sports Jibreel Rjoub discussed on Tuesday means of boosting mutual cooperation in sports and youth domains. Speaking in a press statement after the meeting, Mutairi said that the two sides affirmed their keenness […]