Новости за 08.06.2021

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By B Izzak KUWAIT: The government yesterday boycotted a regular National Assembly session for the third straight time because opposition MPs sat in seats reserved for Cabinet ministers prompting the speaker to cancel the session. Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said he was informed by the government that it is boycotting the session because MPs sat in […]

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah briefed ministers on the latest developments of the spread of the coronavirus on the global and regional levels. During the Cabinet’s weekly meeting on Monday, Sheikh Dr Basel said that the number of infections has reached 173 million so far all over the world, the death toll […]

KUWAIT: The Directorate General for Civil Aviation signed yesterday a KD 9.2 million ($30 million) contract with Spain’s Indra company to provide communication equipment for the new tower at Kuwait International Airport. According to the contract, Indra will also transfer standby navigation devices at the airport. Saad Al-Otaibi, DGCA’s Deputy Director General for Planning and […]

By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) released its report on its role on social media during a year of the pandemic. As social media became more important during the lockdowns and curfews imposed last year, public and private institutions started participating in COVID-19 awareness campaigns. KAC, as part of its social responsibility, participated […]

KUWAIT: India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who arrives in Kuwait today on a three-day official visit, will hold high-level meetings with top-ranking officials here, enhancing the deep-rooted bilateral relations between the friendly countries. The minister visits Kuwait at the invitation of Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Nasser […]

KUWAIT: The health ministry said a campaign to administer the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled to begin today, after the results of the analysis of the third shipment of the vaccine confirmed the quality and safety of the shipment and conformity with all technical specifications. The ministry said in a statement […]

LONDON, Canada: A man driving a pick-up truck slammed into and killed four members of a Muslim family in Canada’s Ontario province, in what police and officials said Monday was a premeditated attack motivated by “hatred”. A 20-year-old suspect wearing a vest “like body armor” fled the scene on Sunday evening, and was arrested at […]

THE HAGUE: Police arrested more than 800 people worldwide in a huge global sting involving encrypted phones that were secretly planted by the FBI, law enforcement agencies said yesterday. Cops in 16 countries were able to read the messages of underworld figures as they plotted drug deals, arms transfers and gangland hits on the compromised […]

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Communications Minister Dr Rana Al-Fares has signed a pair of deals worth KD 1.2 million ($3.9 million) to renovate post offices nationwide, in a major refurbishment drive aiming to transform the dilapidated buildings. The first deal will equip Kuwaiti post offices with an integrated services digital network at an individual cost of KD […]