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Leading Kuwaiti businessman Nasser Mohammed Nasser Al-Sayer died
Nasser Mohammed Nasser Al-Sayer Leading Kuwaiti businessman Nasser Mohammed Nasser Al-Sayer died at the age of 90 years today (14 November 2019) and will be buried this afternoon at the Sulaibikhat cemetery. Mr Al-Sayer was founder and chairman of Al-Sayer Group of Companies which held exclusive agency for Toyota and Lexus in Kuwait. Mr Al-Sayer is a former member of parliament and served on boards of many major corporations in Kuwait.
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and MP Riyadh Al-Adasani, who grilled him in parliament, walk hand-in-hand after the session at the National Assembly late Tuesday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
MPs call for end to govt infighting after grillings
10 opposition MPs file no-confidence motion against interior minister KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and MP Riyadh Al-Adasani, who grilled him in parliament, walk hand-in-hand after the session at the National Assembly late Tuesday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: Lawmakers and activists yesterday demanded an immediate halt to what they claim is infighting within groups in the Cabinet exposed by the outcome of...
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Kuwait keen on digital transformation to build society based on smart e-services
Seventh e-Government Forum underway, under the Prime Minister's patronage KUWAIT: Chairman and CEO of Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) Salem Al-Othaina. — Photos by Yasser Al- KUWAIT: NoufEXPO launched the seventh e-Government Forum and its accompanying technology exhibition under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on Tuesday under the slogan 'Modern trends of...
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Unemployment, 'Kuwaitization' on top of assembly panel's agenda
Health ministry launches electronic prescriptions system Khalil Al-Saleh KUWAIT: Head of the National Assembly's human resources committee MP Khalil Al-Saleh said the committee members will be reelected to resume its duties in the new term. "The committee plays a major role in resolving the problem of unemployment and replacing expatriates with citizens," he said. Furthermore, the lawmaker noted that much more work is still needed to be done...
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KD 130 health insurance for expats in 2020
KUWAIT: Informed sources said there is coordination between the Dhaman hospitals company and health ministry to implement health insurance on a group of expats who will receive services at Dhaman hospitals during 2020 to coincide with their opening. It said the insurance premium will be KD 130 for each individual and will include expats who work in the private sector and their children. The insurance will cover examinations, x-ray and medicine,...
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Kuwait rebuffs flu outbreak reports
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Health Ministry yesterday dismissed reports on the outbreak of influenza pandemic at Adan Hospital. The ministry said in a press release that reported flu cases fall within expected rates during the periods of weather fluctuations and seasonal changes, reassuring that necessary drugs involving pills and syrup are available at pharmacies and stores. Preventive vaccines against seasonal influenza are also accessible at...
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Ozone treatment suitable for nearly 90 of cases in Kuwait
Dr Waleed Al-Hajji KUWAIT: Intervention radiology, spinal column and chronic diseases consultant Dr Waleed Al-Hajji said treatment with ozone is considered among the successful treatments for herniated disc and many diseases, because ozone is an inhibitor of viruses and kills bacteria, fungi, parasites and others, adding that this treatment is compatible with 90 percent of cases in Kuwait. Hajji said ozone refreshes the immune system and boosts...
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Homeowners warned for housing 'bachelors'
KUWAIT: As part of its continuous campaigns in private residential areas to evict "bachelors", Capital municipality inspection teams warned 15 homeowners letting houses to bachelors. Acting head of the violations follow-up department Abdullah Al-Qallaf said 15 owners had been warned to evict bachelors, power was disconnected in four houses inhabited by bachelors and others were evicted from three houses. Camping insurance Head of the Jahra...
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Fishing boats are docked at Al-Shamlan Harbor
KUWAIT: Fishing boats are docked at Al-Shamlan Harbor as Kuwait City skyscrapers are seen in the background. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Saudi, Bahrain, UAE to play in Qatar Gulf Cup
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will participate in this month's Gulf Cup football tournament in Qatar, organizers said yesterday, signaling a thaw in their bitter two-year feud with Doha. The three Gulf states as well as Egypt cut relations with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of bankrolling Islamist extremist groups and of being too close to regional rival Iran. Doha denied the accusations. In a U-turn, Saudi, Bahrain...
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Lebanon protests flare as president shuns demands
BEIRUT: Lebanese protesters blocked main roads yesterday, angered by what they saw as the president ignoring their demands in nearly a month of demonstrations, after a man was shot dead. Hundreds protested near the palace of President Michel Aoun in the town of Baabda outside the capital, where security forces laid coils of barbed wire across the access road. Aoun had said on television the previous night that Lebanese who did not see any decent...
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Trump meets Erdogan, hails long friendship
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and First Lady Emine Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House yesterday. — AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump greeted his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House for a high-stakes meeting yesterday that underlined his claim to be ignoring the impeachment drama unfolding simultaneously in Congress. 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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Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, acting in an upcoming Formula One-based movie, follows the second practice session ahead of the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England.--AFP
Brad Pitt at Silverstone for filming of F1 movie