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MoI promotes cybercrime law
Brigadier Adel Al-Hashash KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) is set to launch a wide-scale media campaign on January 12th to promote the cybercrime law, a senior security official said yesterday. The MoI's media campaign is mainly intended to make the largest number of society categories familiar with the contents of the law, General Director of the MoI's Public Relations and Security Media Department Brigadier Adel Al-Hashash said in a...
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MP slams labor unions' bill
MP Saleh Ashour KUWAIT: MP Saleh Ashour criticized the government over a new bill to organize labor unions' work in Kuwait. The lawmaker charged that article 12 of the new law, which states that the regulations are compulsory, is considered a blatant intervention in unionist work and a shift in the government's role which providing guidance according to the constitution. "Article 177 of Kuwait's constitution states that applying its articles...
KUWAIT: This file photo shows the Jaber Hospital under construction.
KD 1.33 million to build, expand hospitals: Ministry - Medical experts to visit Kuwait
An aerial view of Jaber Hospital, which is slated to be opened sometime during the first quarter of 2016. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health (MoH) set KD 1.33 million for a total of seven projects for expansion and establishment of hospitals in the country's governorates. The Ministry is following up on a strategy to cope with the structural plan of the country till 2010, allocating a total of 4,342 beds to all existing and new hospitals, Head of...
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Expat teachers to be cut by 25%
KUWAIT: The Education Ministry plans to reduce the number of expatriate teachers of both genders in certain specialties by up to 25 percent, starting from the next school year. General Education Undersecretary at the Education Ministry Fatima Al-Kandari said the ministry is keen and serious over the replacement process, especially for expats, who will be reduced by 20 to 25 percent in specialties that already have qualified citizens, Gulf...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah waves to the crowd at the official opening of the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. — KUNA
Major local events in 2015 - Part II
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah waves to the crowd at the official opening of the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. — KUNA KUWAIT: The following is part two of a list of major local events that happened in 2015, courtesy of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA): Defense and security: March 19: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Sabah issued a ministerial decision on the...
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Municipality seizes 650 kg expired truffle
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality launched inspection campaigns yesterday to ensure validity of foodstuff, with field inspection teams seizing 650 kilograms of expired truffles. The food and markets control department carried out a field tour that targeted the seasonal truffle market, resulting in the seizure and confiscation of 650 kilograms of rotten truffles, that were also destroyed, Director of Al-Asimah Municipality Saud Al-Enezi said in...
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Bedoon Driver arrested with drugs
KUWAIT: Major General Fahd Al-Shuwaye sent a bedoon man to the Drugs Control General Department after he was arrested while obstructing traffic on Taawon road. Officers found him in an abnormal condition with possession of hashish and drugs paraphernalia. Generator theft A citizen accused a person of stealing a power generator in a complaint he filed at Jahra police station. Investigations are ongoing. Two hurt in fight A bloody fight took...
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Israel cracks down on Islamic State recruits
JERUSALEM: Ayoob Kara, a deputy Israeli cabinet minister, used to double as an unofficial intermediary with the few of his fellow Arab citizens who have left to join Islamic State insurgents in Syria or Iraq. Negotiating discreetly through relatives and go-betweens, he would offer them reduced jail terms if they returned to Israel, cooperated with security services and helped deter other would-be Islamic State recruits by publicly disavowing the...
This photo provided by Thames Valley Police shows Mohammed Rehman and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan. —AP
Life sentences given to UK attack plot couple
This photo provided by Thames Valley Police shows Mohammed Rehman and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan. —AP LONDON: A husband and wife convicted of planning a major attack to mark the 10th anniversary of the London suicide bombings were both sentenced to life in prison yesterday. Mohammed Rehman, 25, who used the Twitter name "Silent Bomber" and asked users whether he should bomb a shopping centre or the London Underground train network, will serve a...
The setting sun sets wispy clouds aglow above the skyline of the Dubai Marina in Dubai yesterday. —AP
End of era for lavish handouts
The setting sun sets wispy clouds aglow above the skyline of the Dubai Marina in Dubai yesterday. —AP DUBAI: An austere state budget released by Saudi Arabia this week is likely to mark the end of an era for the Gulf's lavish cradle-to-grave welfare systems, encouraging governments around the region to roll back costly handouts to their populations. Struggling to narrow a huge budget deficit created by low oil prices, Riyadh on Monday...
EAST GREENBUSH: A vehicle is pulled from the median on Interstate 90. — AP
US northeast hit by deadly winter storm - Snow, sleet and freezing rain greasing roads
EAST GREENBUSH: A vehicle is pulled from the median on Interstate 90. — AP PORTLAND: Winter weather that spun off a series of deadly storms in the Midwest brought the season's first big punch to the Northeast on Tuesday, with snow, sleet and freezing rain greasing roads, sending drivers spinning and keeping people indoors amid sub-freezing temperatures. Parts of northern New England had already about 6 inches of snow by early evening, and...
VIRGINIA: In this photo taken Dec 4, 2015, people arrive for Friday prayers at Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church. — AP
AP-NORC Poll: Religious rights most vital for US Christians
VIRGINIA: In this photo taken Dec 4, 2015, people arrive for Friday prayers at Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church. — AP WASHINGTON: Americans place a higher priority on preserving the religious freedom of Christians than for other faith groups, ranking Muslims as the least deserving of the protections, according to a new survey. Solid majorities said it was extremely or very important for the US to uphold religious freedom in general....
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DUBAI: The signing of the MoU in the presence of the Chairman of Kuwait's General Administration of Civil Aviation, Sheikh Hamoud Mubarak Hamoud Al-Sabah, and the Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum on Monday. --KUNA
Kuwait Airways, Emirates sign MoU
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KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Shell officials attend the signing ceremony.
Kuwait Oil Company and Shell renew Enhanced Technical Service Agreements
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Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel
Business owners can now use 1 address for 5 licenses in Kuwait
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NEW DELHI: Indian President Droupadi Murmu presents the Padma Shri award to Kuwait’s Sheikha Shaikha Ali Jaber Al-Sabah on April 28, 2025.
India honors Kuwaiti yoga practitioner
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KUWAIT: The Cabinet holds its weekly meeting at Bayan Palace on April 29, 2025. - KUNA
Kuwait repeals law absolving abductor if he marries victim