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KUWAIT: Lawmakers are seen during a session of the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

MPs urge initiative for reconciliation

KUWAIT: Lawmakers are seen during a session of the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: MPs called yesterday for a national reconciliation initiative to resolve the country's political crisis, which should include releasing political prisoners, returning citizenships that were revoked and ending a clampdown on political dissent. The call was made by senior opposition MP Ali Al-Deqbasi, who was among the former...

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Doctors protection law needed: Minister

KUWAIT: A committee will be established soon to formulate a draft law protecting doctors and healthcare providers' from physical and verbal assaults, Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi said yesterday.The much needed law will be ready within three months from the start of the commission's work, Harbi said. The minister called on Kuwait medical bodies to provide their vision for the draft law. Kuwait medical association strongly condemned the recent...

Participants at the workshop pose for a group photo.

3,888 patients underwent laparoscopic procedures

Participants at the workshop pose for a group photo.KUWAIT: There are 3,888 patients underwent laparoscopic procedures from Jan to Oct 2016, including 500 cases that required intervention during the procedure, either to remove a benign or malignant tumor or to stop bleeding. This was stated by Dr Wafa Al-Hashash, internist, gastroenterologist, liver and liver transplant consultant and head of the gastroenterology and liver unit at the Sabah...

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Nurseries to be transferred to the education ministry

KUWAIT: Social Affairs and Labor Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Subaih said the transfer of nurseries to the education ministry is proceeding according to the legal process. She said the transfer was scheduled for Jan 1, 2017, but might be delayed by a month, as the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL) is waiting the view of the fatwa and legislation department of the transfer decision to ensure its legality.The...

KUWAIT: KISR’s Director General Dr Samira Al-Sayed (center) participates in a campaign to release around 165,000 fish into territorial waters. —KUNA

KISR releases 165,000 fish in bid to boost food security

KUWAIT: KISR’s Director General Dr Samira Al-Sayed (center) participates in a campaign to release around 165,000 fish into territorial waters. —KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) has released around 165,000 fish into territorial waters in efforts to enhance food security. In a speech yesterday during the closing ceremony for a campaign aiming to boost fish stocks, KISR's Director General Dr Samira Al-Sayed said that...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi.

Iraq commends Kuwait's help in security efforts

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi.BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi yesterday lauded Kuwait's relentless support to his country, especially regarding Iraq's efforts to maintain security and stability. Abadi made the remark during a meeting with Kuwait's visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh...

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Customers fight with car mechanic; Harasser caught

KUWAIT: Two Kuwaiti citizens attacked a Syrian car mechanic and an Egyptian cashier with a stick over a dispute in regards to spare parts. There actions were caught on camera. A security source said that two citizens who went to repair a car in Doha argued with the mechanic and accused him of not doing his job properly. The mechanic became angry and left the car, so they beat him up with a stick. They also beat up the cashier and escape,...

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry lays out his vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians yesterday at the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the Department of State. - AFP

Kerry slams Israeli settlements

Netanyahu hits back at ‘skewed’ speech WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry lays out his vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians yesterday at the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the Department of State. - AFPWASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry warned yesterday that Israel’s building of settlements was endangering Middle East peace, expressing unusually frank frustration with the long-time American ally. Israeli...

MOSUL: Iraqi pro-government forces patrol the eastern part of this embattled city yesterday, during an ongoing military operation against Islamic State (IS) group militants. — AFP

Air strike disables last Mosul bridge

MOSUL: Iraqi pro-government forces patrol the eastern part of this embattled city yesterday, during an ongoing military operation against Islamic State (IS) group militants. — AFPBAGHDAD: An air strike has disabled the last bridge linking eastern and western Mosul, a city Iraqi forces are fighting to retake from jihadists, residents and a provincial official said. Iraqi forces have advanced into eastern Mosul - which is divided by the Tigris...

CARACAS: In this Feb 14, 2004 file photo, the military creates a perimeter at a government-subsidized food market in the Venezuelan capital. The late President Hugo Chavez began handing the military control over food, and the wider economy, following opposition attempts to overthrow him in 2002. —AP

Venezuela military trafficking food

Generals make huge profits as country goes hungry CARACAS: In this Feb 14, 2004 file photo, the military creates a perimeter at a government-subsidized food market in the Venezuelan capital. The late President Hugo Chavez began handing the military control over food, and the wider economy, following opposition attempts to overthrow him in 2002. —APPUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela: When hunger drew tens of thousands of Venezuelans to the streets last...

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Homeless in graves shock Iran

TEHRAN: Images of homeless drug addicts living in empty graves just outside the Iranian capital have deeply shocked the public and prompted reactions even from President Hassan Rouhani. Shahrvand newspaper on Tuesday published the images in a report on the homeless people - about 50 men and women - who dwell in a cemetery in the town of Shahriar, 30 km west of Tehran.The story and the haunting images of the homeless staring into the camera from...

NIKIMEGEN: People walk in front of the Nijmegen railway station in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. — AFP

German police detain alleged Contact of market attacker

40-year-old Tunisian man may be involved NIKIMEGEN: People walk in front of the Nijmegen railway station in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. — AFPBERLIN: German prosecutors said yesterday that they have detained a Tunisian man they think may have been involved in last week's truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. The 40-year-old, who wasn't identified, was detained in Berlin during a search of his home and business, federal prosecutors...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait army alert, govt prepared

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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.

A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates

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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP

Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh

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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP

No end in sight for UK riots

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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP

Hamas names Sinwar new chief