Новости за 11.04.2021

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulated the people of Kuwait on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, the Amiri Diwan said yesterday. The Amiri Diwan added that His Highness the Amir expressed apology for not receiving citizens, residents and well-wishers due to the current commitment to health precautionary […]

By A Saleh KUWAIT: Russian manufacturer R-pharm is one of the pharmaceutical companies licensed by AstraZeneca to produce the COVID vaccine. AstraZeneca has licensed several pharmaceutical manufacturers around the world to cover the requirements. Serum Institute of India (SII) is the largest of these factories; in fact SII is the largest vaccine manufacturer in the […]

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent yesterday a cable of congratulations to King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussain of Jordan, on the centenary of the founding of Jordan. In the cable, His Highness the Amir expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of good health to King Abdullah II, and further […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait began yesterday inoculating co-op, supermarket and mosque workers against COVID-19 through mobile clinics around the country. Local health authorities have identified imams and other mosque workers in addition to employees of co-operative societies, supermarkets and other commercial shops as the next target for vaccination ahead of the start of the holy month of […]

By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: During its meeting on Wednesday, the board of directors of Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Adel Al-Sanea. During the same meeting, the board of directors decided to appoint Assistant CEO for Operations Affairs Captain Eissa Al-Haddad to execute the duties of the CEO in addition […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) ranked first among banks and private sector as top Kuwaitization destination as it has the largest number of Kuwaiti employees. This confirms its successful strategy to build and qualify national competencies according to the highest global standards. Executive Manager of Talent Acquisition at KFH, Yousef Alfadhli, confirmed the success of […]

KUWAIT: With Ramadan approaching; and in continuation of its efforts in alleviating the suffering of the needy families, Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, in cooperation with Al-Najat Charity, a pioneering non-governmental organization in charitable work in Kuwait, launched the largest humanitarian campaign as part of their community service projects, […]

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By B Izzak KUWAIT: MP Bader Al-Humaidi yesterday submitted a proposal calling on authorities to deport expats who are suffering from chronic psychological and neurological illnesses as their treatment could take years. In another proposal, Humaidi also called for terminating contracts of expat legal consultants and replacing them with Kuwaitis within one year.   In […]

DUBAI: Fierce fighting for Yemen’s strategic Marib city has killed 70 pro-government and Houthi rebel fighters over the past 24 hours, with battles raging on three fronts, loyalist military officials said yesterday. The Houthis have been trying to seize Marib, the capital of an oil-rich region and the government’s last significant pocket of territory in […]

BELFAST: Irish prime minister Micheal Martin warned against a “spiral back” into sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland on Saturday, as a week-long streak of riots raised fears for the future of a fragile peace in the British province. Police issued no statements on unrest in Belfast on Saturday, and the streets appeared calm in the […]

YANGON: A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar’s second-biggest city yesterday morning, as the civilian death toll from the junta’s brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700 at the weekend. The country has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi […]

N’DJAMENA, Chad: Chad headed into presidential elections yesterday with Idriss Deby Itno, ruler for the last three decades, set to win a sixth term. A key ally in the West’s anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel, Deby, 68, is the frontrunner in a six-candidate race without major rivals after a campaign in which demonstrations were banned […]

COTONOU, Benin: Benin President Patrice Talon looked set to win re-election on Sunday in a tense ballot, with critics accusing him of rigging the race in his favor by sidelining opposition leaders. A cotton tycoon first elected to lead the West African nation in 2016, Talon faces two little-known rivals, Alassane Soumanou and Corentin Kohoue […]

SHANGHAI: It was 50 years ago but Zhang Xielin still remembers vividly how a shaggy-haired American table tennis player stepped onto the Chinese team’s bus, a chance encounter which would shape history. It was the world championships in Nagoya, Japan, and Glenn Cowan mistakenly hopped in with Zhang and his teammates — an awkward moment […]

AUGUSTA: With a new coach solving swing issues and reduced celebrity media stress this week, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama finds himself on the verge of a historic victory at the Masters. Matsuyama fired a seven-under par 65 Saturday, his low score in 37 career rounds at Augusta National and the week’s first bogey-free round, to grab […]