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Washington receives 20,000 messages from Iran protests
Hundreds of banks and government sites burned WASHINGTON: The United States said it has received nearly 20,000 messages from Iran about protests including photos and videos after appealing to demonstrators to defy restrictions on the internet. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stood at the podium in front of images of blazing streets, four days after he asked Iranians to send in information so the United States can "expose and sanction the abuses."...
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With tears and white roses, Vietnam receives first bodies found in truck
16 bodies returned out of 39 - Town flooded with mourners NGHE AN: Crowds look on as relatives carry the casket bearing the body of Nguyen Van Hung arrives in Dien Chau district, Nghe An province yesterday after being repatriated from Britain. — AFP NGHE AN, Vietnam: With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month sobbed as...
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Saudi-led coalition to free 200 Houthis amid peace push
RIYADH: A Saudi-led military coalition said Tuesday it will release 200 Yemeni rebels and permit some flights from the insurgent-held capital Sanaa, as efforts to end the nearly five-year conflict gain momentum. The initiatives coincide with a lull in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and come after a senior official in Riyadh this month said it had an "open channel" with the Iran-aligned rebels. Patients needing medical care will be allowed to be...
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Rising current spending leads to budget deficit
KUWAIT: Preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance shows that the budget registered a deficit of KD 745.5 million during this fiscal year (starting April) up to October. After mandatory transfers to the Reserves for Future Generations fund (RFGF) (10% of total revenues), the deficit stood at KD 1.8 billion, financed mainly through General Reserve Fund (GRF) withdrawals, since no treasury bills and domestic bonds were issued during the fiscal...
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Washington DC sues e-cigarette firm Juul for targeting minors
WASHINGTON: Washington DC has joined the states of New York and California in suing Juul labs, the United States' largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for targeting youngsters with its marketing campaigns. The vaping industry faces intense scrutiny for an epidemic of lung ailments that has killed more than 40 people and sickened over 2,000 in recent months, as well as skyrocketing use among minors. Juul had illegally sold to underage...
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MPs call on premier to form Cabinet with clear roadmap
Public revenues rise, but wages eat up over half the budget KUWAIT: MPs yesterday continued to press new Prime Minister HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah to form a government with a clear roadmap to tackle major challenges facing the country, mainly fighting corruption and resolving the problem of stateless people. MP Adel Al-Damkhi called on the premier, who was appointed to the post for the first time after serving as foreign minister for...
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Expat, bedoon students could be expelled to create room for Kuwaitis in public schools
30,000 non-Kuwaiti students currently registered in public schoolsKUWAIT: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is currently listing all non-Kuwaiti students in various public schools pending expelling those who do not meet public school admission conditions, well-informed sources said. "The current numbers indicate that a great deal of violations are involved," the sources said. They added the move will include expelling expat and bedoon (stateless)...
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Minister denies firing Kuwait Airways pilots
KUWAIT: Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Acting Finance Minister Mariam Al-Aqeel denied reports claiming that she gave orders to terminate a number of Kuwaiti pilots, engineers and employees at Kuwait Airways. "Such reports are completely fake," Aqeel stressed, noting that hiring or terminating Kuwait Airways pilots, engineers or employees is out of her jurisdiction as minister. Aqeel expressed dissatisfaction with the publishing of...
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E-crime cases on the rise
KUWAIT: Recent justice ministry statistics showed the number of electronic crime cases at the courts reached 1,057 during the first half of the year, which is an increase of more than 3,300 percent compared to the first six months of 2018, with 18 cases only. Judicial sources said the cases are presented by individuals against others and by the government against individuals. They said the most notable cases are those of blackmail, threats,...
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More than half women in Kuwait subject to violence
KUWAIT: A survey on social violence by the Kuwait Society for Human Rights showed 54 percent of women (of various nationalities) in Kuwait are victims of violence. The survey was presented by lawyer Atyab Al-Shatti during a symposium titled 'towards a national vision to eradicate violence against women.' Psychological abuse tops the list (45 percent), followed by physical abuse at 36 percent, sexual abuse at 16 percent and economic abuse at 2...
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Man killed, two injured in Sixth Ring Road crash
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti man was killed and two others were injured in an accident reported on the Sixth Ring Road Monday night. Occupational Jahra fire station men dealt with the accident. An investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the deadly crash.Car crashes into store A driver yesterday lost control over his vehicle and crashed into a printing and copying store in Salmiya, said security sources, noting that fortunately, patrons inside the...
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WHO regional director visits diabetes institute
KUWAIT: The Director General of the Dasman Diabetes Institute Dr Qais Saleh Al-Duwairi met with the Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, where they discussed fostering potential means of collaborations between the Institute and WHO. During the visit, they discussed scientific and research topics and issues of common interest. Dasman Diabetes Institute was nominated by the...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
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Today in Kuwait’s history
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Uruguay's midfielder #05 Manuel Ugarte scores in a penalty shoot-out to win the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament quarter-final football match between Uruguay and Brazil at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 6, 2024. — AFP
Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties to reach Copa America semi-finals
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A man looks at campaign posters for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo on July 7, 2024. - Polls opened on July 7 to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere. — AFP
Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan