Новости за 01.03.2021

By B Izzak KUWAIT: A large number of opposition lawmakers and activists yesterday declared their total support for leading opposition MP Bader Al-Dahoum, who is facing a crucial ruling by the constitutional court that could nullify his election to the National Assembly. They said that Dahoum is being targeted because he is a leading reformist […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s State Audit Bureau examined 2,647 financial transactions between April 2020 and February 2021 with a value of KD 2.8 billion ($9.2 billion), and disapproved 113 transactions valued at KD 281 million ($928 million), a SAB official said yesterday. Loulwa Al-Fozan, auditor at the social affairs department, said in a statement 92 percent of […]

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By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait will repatriate as many as 330 nationals tomorrow. More than 200 of the Filipinos to be sent home are currently at the Philippine Embassy shelter, including domestic helpers who fled their employment and those who lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: The National Assembly financial and economic affairs committee yesterday strongly rejected a government-sponsored draft law to withdraw KD 5 billion annually from the future generations fund, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, a lawmaker said. MP Saadoun Hammad, a member of the panel, said the committee informed the finance minister and his […]

JERUSALEM: More than 400 European parliamentarians have urged leaders to use Joe Biden’s new presidency as an opportunity to stop what they term Israel’s “de-facto annexation” of the occupied West Bank. A letter seen by AFP was signed by 400 European politicians from across a range of backgrounds who serve in national legislatures and senates […]

ACCRA: Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday became the first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine under the global Covax scheme, as US health workers prepared to distribute nearly four million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson jab. Covax, a scheme designed to ensure that poorer countries do not miss out on COVID-19 vaccines that have […]

ORLANDO: Donald Trump told conservatives Sunday he was considering running for president again in 2024, as he reasserted dominance over the Republican Party and warned of a “struggle” for America’s very survival. Echoing the grievance politics of his 2016 campaign and the harsh rhetoric of his one-term presidency, the 74-year-old fired up an enthusiastic crowd […]

KUWAIT: NoufEXPO announced in a press release yesterday that it will organize the “8th eGovernment Forum” on March 23-24, 2021. EGOV8 convenes virtually through cyberspace under auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Khaled Al-Saleh will represent His Highness […]

KUWAIT: Deaths in Kuwait in 2020 rose around 40 percent (3,230) to 11,302 by Dec 31, 2020, compared to 8,079 by Dec 31, 2019. Excluding deaths due to the coronavirus – 934 by Dec 31, 2020 – the difference in deaths between the two years is 2,296, an increase of around 28 percent. Deaths among […]