Новости за 17.06.2021

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By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways resumed commercial flights to London yesterday, with one flight per week. “Our first flight to London yesterday reached the complete seating capacity of the Boeing B777-300,” Acting CEO Essa Al-Haddad said. “The Boeing B777-300 provides full entertainment through the latest technology, which makes the flight real fun, especially in […]

BEIRUT: Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan yesterday commended Kuwait’s humanitarian donations during crises. This was stated while signing an agreement to provide COVID-19 vaccines with Chairman of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Dr Hilal Al-Sayer in the presence of Kuwait’s Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaal Al-Qinaei, as part of the vaccination campaign to immunize the society, […]

By Nawara Fattahova Majeed Abdulsattar arrived in Kuwait when he was 11 years old in the early 1960s. He’s spent almost his entire life in this country, working, building a family, making a home. Now at 62-year-old, the Iranian resident worries that this may be his last year here. The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: George’s father arrived in Kuwait in 1977. He worked for 44 years in the shipping industry and retired in March 2021. George and his brother were raised here, completed high school here and returned back to Kuwait after obtaining degrees in India. They both live here with their families and have […]

After months of closure, museums in Kuwait reopened this week to crowds of visitors. One of the most popular is the historical Bait Al-Othman Museum. Located on Abdullah Al-Othman Street in Hawally, the museum aims to document the pre-oil era of Kuwait’s history and culture. Inaugurated in 2013, Bait Al-Othman was renovated by the Kuwait […]

KUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday decided that fully vaccinated expats who have valid residency in Kuwait can return to the country from August 1, lifting a five-month ban as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. In a series of decisions at an extraordinary meeting, the Cabinet also said starting from June 27, unvaccinated people […]

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ministerial council called on Iraq and the UN Wednesday to complete the demarcation of maritime border with Kuwait after the marker 162. In its final statement of the 148th session hosted by Riyadh, the council renewed its support to Security Council resolution no. 2017 of 2013 regarding referring the […]

HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police conducted a fresh raid on the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily yesterday, arresting five executives and carting off computers in the latest blow to the outspoken tabloid. The paper and its jailed owner Jimmy Lai have long been a thorn in Beijing’s side with unapologetic support for the financial hub’s […]

TEHRAN: On the eve of Iran’s presidential election, expected to hand victory to the ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, the candidate-vetting Guardian Council insisted yesterday that “the political contest is serious”. “The media and the people have testified that this is a good competition,” said the head of the 12-member council, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaee, a day […]