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KUWAIT: Acting Director of Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) Mubarak Al-Azmi meets Consul of the Kyrgyzstan Republic in Kuwait Omar Bek Gaparov and his panel.
Public Authority of Manpower receives Kyrgyzstan consul
KUWAIT: Acting Director of Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) Mubarak Al-Azmi received Consul of the Kyrgyzstan Republic in Kuwait Omar Bek Gaparov and his panel. Azmi started the meeting by welcoming the consul and acclaiming the historic bilateral relations between the two countries, adding the aim is to strengthen ties. They discussed ways for bilateral cooperation during the meeting, as well as cooperation regarding workers. Azmi assured...
KUWAIT. Cars are stuck in a traffic jam in this illustrative file photo. A number of government departments have started preparing the study regarding application of flexible work hours soon to reduce traffic jams, based on the request of the Cabinet. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
Depts study flexible working hours to reduce traffic jams
KUWAIT: A number of government departments have started preparing the study regarding application of flexible work hours soon to reduce traffic jams, based on the request of the Cabinet. Justice Minister Abdulaziz Al-Majed sent a memo to his undersecretary regarding the instructions of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah to present a vision to study the possibility of applying flexible working hours. Employees will work specific...
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education.
MoE suspends hiring of Kuwaiti teachers
KUWAIT: The Education Ministry has suspended procedures regarding the employment of Kuwaiti teachers temporarily, and will resume employment in the second semester on Jan 29. The general education department in the Ministry informed the administrative department to cease all procedures regarding employment temporarily, as the last day to receive employees was Sept 8 for foreigners and Dec 15 for Kuwaitis.The reason for the temporary suspension of...
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Ministry expands Sahel
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Information Ministry has added three more features to Kuwait’s integrated government services application called “Sahel”, its spokesperson said on Wednesday, citing the move as part of its digital expansion plans.The ministry is now offering new services on the application that includes accessing documents and obtaining an electronic publication permit, Anwar Murad told KUNA, saying these initiatives fall in line with...
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf and Bahraini Minister of Cabinet Affairs Hamad Al-Malki meet to discuss ways of promoting gains and achievements within the GCC framework.- KUNA
GCC chief, Bahrain minister push for more gains and achievements
RIYADH: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf and Bahraini Minister of Cabinet Affairs Hamad Al-Malki on Thursday discussed ways of promoting gains and achievements within the GCC framework. This would certainly contribute to fulfilling the expectations and hopes of the Gulf people in line with the visions and directives of the member states' leaders, they said during their meeting at the GCC Secretariat's...
Kuwaiti Team in Huawei Competition
Huwaei concludes Middle East tech competition
MUSCAT: Huwaei concluded Thursday its regional competition for Information Technology (IT) and communications aimed at Middle Eastern university students, with an honoring ceremony that took place at Sultan Qabous University. In his speech at the ceremony, Omani Ministry of Transportation, Communications, and IT secretary Ali Al-Shethani described this competition as one of the largest and most significant in the region.He added that it began...
WASHINGTON: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks after giving a Ukrainian national flag to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) during his address the US Congress at the US Capitol in Washington. – AFP
Zelensky gives historic address to US Congress
WASHINGTON: Ukraine's president thanked "every American family" in an emotional but defiant address to the US Congress Wednesday aimed at countering growing skepticism over US military aid as Kyiv's war with Russia drags into the new year.It was Volodymyr Zelensky's first overseas trip since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion on February 24, a ruthless offensive that has upended the global economy and led to widespread destruction and death....
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Fiji deploys military as premier refuses to concede poll defeat
SUVA: Fiji's long-time prime minister said on Thursday the military had been deployed to maintain "law and order", as the former coup leader refused to concede defeat after a close election. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, who has led Fiji since coming to power in a 2006 military putsch, cited unsubstantiated reports of post-vote ethnic violence as the reason for the deployment. "So long as it is our responsibility to serve in government, we...
QUEZON CITY: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (C) rides a military vehicle as he inspects the troops during the 87th anniversary celebration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. – AFP
Philippines boosts military in disputed asea after Chinese 'encroachment'
MANILA: The Philippines ordered its military to boost their presence in the South China Sea on Thursday, citing a "threat" to a garrison in the disputed waterway after nearby Chinese "activities". It comes two days after media reported that Beijing has begun reclaiming more land in the contested Spratly Islands, a major archipelago in the South China Sea that hosts military installations by a number of countries."Any encroachment in the West...
CBK Governor Basel Al-Haroon
Kuwait's economic recovery continues, fiscal and external balances improving
KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has published a statement on Thursday released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the occasion of the conclusion of its mission's visit to Kuwait. The mission held discussions with the Kuwaiti authorities and the CBK officials during December 11-18, 2022. At the conclusion of the mission, the head of the IMF mission Yasser Abdih issued the following statement:"Kuwait's economic recovery continues....
ISTANBUL: People shop at Grand Bazaar in Istanbul in this file photo.
Turkey hikes minimum wages for third time to cushion inflation
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday announced the third major minimum wage hike in a year to try and cushion the impact of a historic jump in consumer prices ahead of crunch elections. More than 40 percent of Turkey's workforce earns the lowest income allowed by law.Erdogan relied on support from the working classes to rise to power nearly two decades ago-and will need it again to secure re-election in polls which are due...
LONDON: Despite overall inflation falling slightly last month, food and soft drink inflation rose 16.5 per cent, the highest increase since September 1977.
Food price inflation tears into British household budgets
LONDON: About half the adults in the UK are buying less when they go shopping for food and concern over Christmas food prices is far higher than last year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The poorest appear to be the hardest hit, with 61 per cent of those living in the most deprived areas buying less food compared with last year, as opposed to 44 per cent in the least deprived areas, the ONS said.Despite overall...
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KUWAIT: H the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Managing Director and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Al-Kaabi on Aug 26, 2024.
Kuwait signs 15-year Qatar gas deal