Новости за 22.12.2021

KUWAIT: The patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of the match between Kuwait and Qadsia at the final of the Amir’s Cup embodies the Amir’s interest in supporting sportspeople, Minister of Information and Culture, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdelrahman Al-Mutairi said on Tuesday. His Highness the Amir […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Christmas is coming, but how are people in Kuwait celebrating this happy occasion under the threat of the Omicron coronavirus variant? Kuwait Times spoke to a few of them. Elmer, married with two children who are now settled in the Philippines, said this year was his third year away from his […]

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti government commission tasked with observing adherence to anti-covid precautions yesterday called for firm compliance with the measures against the virus in Kuwait.There was some slackness in applying the measures against COVID-19 over the past days, leading to mounting casualties due to infection with the contagion, said Dr Ahmad Al-Mutawaa, a commission member […]

  KUWAIT: The Undersecretary at Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Fareed Emadi yesterday announced the results of the winners of the ‘Safwat Al-Awael’ elite Holy Quran competition to select the best among first place winners in previous Holy Quran competitions held in Kuwait. This competition reflects the eminent care Kuwait offers to the Holy […]

ROME: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) honored for the first time a Kuwaiti woman amongst its best young employees for 2021 during an annual recognition awards ceremony. In a statement to the press, Kuwait’s permanent mission at the FAO said the Director-General of the organization, Qu Dongy, awarded the human resources regional manager, Nouf […]

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By B Izzak & Agencies KUWAIT: The health ministry yesterday reported 12 more cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in people arriving from several European countries, as a committee overseeing health conditions called for strictly imposing coronavirus precautionary measures. Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said the new cases have been isolated, adding the ministry […]

TRIPOLI: Authorities overseeing war-torn Libya’s first presidential election have confirmed that holding it on Friday as scheduled is “impossible” and suggested a month-long delay. The vote was intended to mark a fresh start for war-torn Libya, a year after a landmark ceasefire and more than a decade after its 2011 revolt that toppled and killed […]

KAFR AROUK, Syria: Umm Raghad’s children don’t have proper clothes or a furnace at home to stay warm during Syria’s bitter winter so they burn scraps of garbage to keep the biting cold at bay. “Every morning I wake up and find that my children aren’t near me,” Umm Raghad told AFP from a displacement […]

Jimmy Papatie, just five years old, clutched at his grandmother’s skirt, his face bathed in tears. He did not want to get on the bus. He did not want to be sent away from his family, and the Canadian forest where his Algonquin tribe lived. But a police officer shoved his grandmother and grabbed the […]

KUWAIT: In a major move towards developing new collaborations that aim to enhance the partnership between the investment companies and Kuwaiti banking sector, National Investments Company (NIC) has announced the signing of an agreement with Gulf Bank. Under the agreement, the Bank will act as a selling agent of Al Wataniya Fund in accordance with […]

There was talk of a Christmas tree that was removed from a shop at Avenues Mall because of sharia law; but then it was reported (fortunately enough) that the removal had absolutely nothing to do with religious reasons but was a result of a violation of regulations. Someone even stated that the tree was removed […]

  KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower yesterday said a window to transfer business visas into regular residencies in the private sector will expire at the end of December. The authority suspended the transfer of business visas to regular residencies on Nov 24, but gave those who already held such visas until the end of […]