Новости за 08.02.2021

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Dr Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel at Seif Palace yesterday. During the meeting, Dr Hashel handed His Highness the Amir three commemorative coins issued on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the independence of the State of […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah stressed the necessity of continuing inmates’ rehabilitation and training inside correctional facilities and the implementation of judgments on how to deal with inmates according to the requirements stipulated in international human rights charters. This came in a press release by the Relations and Security Media […]

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah yesterday held talks with ambassadors of Ukraine, the UK and Belgium; Balanutsa Oleksandr, Michael Davenport and Leo Peeter respectively, on cooperation between Kuwait and the envoys’ countries. Kuwait Army said in a press statement that the minister held discussions with the envoys […]

KUWAIT: The parliamentary interior and defense committee rejected a proposal to increase traffic fines, Al-Qabas Arabic daily reported yesterday, During its meeting on Sunday, the committee discussed a proposed law to amend some rules of law 67/1967 with regards to traffic, in the presence of interior ministry representatives. Committee Chairman MP Mubarak Al-Ajmi said the […]

KUWAIT: Al-Qabas reported quoting the government sources that withdrawals from the future generations fund to cover the budget deficit through transfers of ownership or exchanging assets is approaching KD 5.4 billion, bearing in mind that the total deficit in the general budget reached KD 7.5 billion during the first nine months of the current fiscal […]

KUWAIT: The education ministry is working hard to obtain health ministry approval for a gradual return to school during the second term, or at least allow for in-person final exams at the end of the 2020/2021 school year while observing the strict health measures due to the pandemic, Al-Qabas reported. Official sources said statistics of […]

CAIRO: The Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Abul Gheit said that the final resolution of the Palestinian issue passes through a single path, which is the two-state solution. In a speech during the extraordinary session of the Arab Ministerial Council to support the Palestinian cause yesterday, Abul Gheit affirmed that the international consensus on the two-state […]

KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George held a felicitation luncheon last week for board members of Al-Najat Charitable Society, for their support to Indian Community Support Group (ICSG) which helped thousands of distressed Indian nationals during the lockdown in Kuwait in 2020. ICSG, which was formed by the Indian embassy last year, was primarily […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: Representatives of small businesses called on the ministerial emergency committee to ease closures of businesses and compensate small and medium businesspeople who have incurred heavy losses because of the government shutdowns of commercial activities to stem the rise in coronavirus cases. Some of the representatives said the committee could propose reopening […]