Новости за 13.12.2021

KUWAIT/RIYADH: Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah heads to Saudi Arabia today to take part in the 42nd GCC Summit. Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, will host the summit today, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Nayef Al-Hajraf said on Sunday. […]

By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Over two years have passed since the last book fair was held in Kuwait, due to the pandemic. The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, the organizer of the book fair in Kuwait, hasn’t announced any date for holding the fair anytime soon. So publishers and readers decided to organize […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Ambassador of Italy to Kuwait Carlo Baldocci welcomed guests at a Quartetto Indaco concert held at Yarmouk Cultural Club on Sunday. The concert is the first in a series of concerts and festivities to mark the 60th anniversary of Italian-Kuwaiti relations. “Thank you for accommodating the concert here of our famous […]

RIYADH: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah attended ministerial talks between the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council bloc and Egypt on Sunday in Riyadh. The meeting discussed deep-rooted relations between both sides and boosting these ties across various spectrums. The GCC foreign ministers discussed regional developments, and […]

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and the Kuwait Fire Force continued their awareness safety campaign during the camping season. NBK volunteers along with the Kuwait Fire Force team visited various camping sites in north of Kuwait to provide campers with a safety camping it that includes a fire extinguisher, fire alarm and first aid […]

KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to launch innovated digital services in Kuwait, won three prestigious awards at Advertising Creativity Award 2021 – the ninth edition held by the organizing committee of the Arab Media Forum, in the “Best National TVC”, “Public Relations Stars” and “Brand Excellence” categories. The annual forum took place on Sunday, December […]

By B Izzak KUWAIT: MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji yesterday submitted a proposal to the National Assembly calling to restrict vehicle ownership by expatriates to only two and impose extra fees on any additional vehicles, saying the proposal aims at reducing traffic jams. Turaiji’s proposal calls on the interior ministry to take the necessary measures to restrict […]

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Kentucky on Sunday night after the state was hit by a swarm of ferocious tornadoes that killed dozens of people and flattened towns across the Midwest. At the state governor’s request, Biden upgraded an earlier emergency declaration to a “major disaster,” allowing additional federal aid […]

SERPUKHOV: A Russian teenager tried to blow himself up at an Orthodox school in a 14th century convent outside Moscow yesterday, wounding ten children. The attacker, an 18-year-old former student of the school, survived. He was taken into intensive care and had his leg amputated after suffering injuries, authorities said. “The person who tried to […]

NOUMEA: Pro-independence parties in New Caledonia yesterday rejected the result of a weekend referendum which overwhelmingly approved the Pacific territory remaining part of France, causing fears of political tension ahead. A statement from a coalition of pro-independence groups, which had boycotted the vote, said that they “do not recognise the legitimacy or the validity of […]