Kuwait

Another Kuwaiti mountaineer succeeded in climbing Mount Everest and raised Kuwait flag and pictures of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Fuad Qabazard told KUNA upon arrival home on Monday that purpose of his two-week …

PARIS, Nov 29, (KUNA): Repre-sentative of Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Sunday reaffirmed support to France in the fight against terrorism. “The State of Kuwait supports efforts of France and the international community in fighting terrorism which …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29, (Agencies): The Amiri Diwan annou-nced on Sunday a decree (316/2015) to amend the formation of the current Cabinet in accordance with the Constitution. The decree accepted the resignation of Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity and Water Ahmad Khaled Ahmad Al-Jassar. The decree appointed …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29: In the midst of strict surveillance of the land and marine borders around-the-clock, between five and 10 people are being referred to the investigation department of the State Security police daily on the background of either belonging to or sympathizing with the terrorist organizations, reports Al-Qabas …

KUWAIT CITY: Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of the Interior Major-General Abdullah Al-Muhanna said according to the instructions issued by the Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khalid persons caught without driving licence will be deported from the country immediately, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily said this decision …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29: The parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee on Sunday endorsed the GCC Common Law on Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures and Safeguards. The committee will submit its report to the National Assembly for voting on the GCC Common Law in its session on Tuesday. Committee Rapporteur MP Mohammed Tana …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 29: “The world of taxation has changed tremendously impacted by FATCA, transfer pricing, Base Erosion and Profit Sharing, and others which require dramatic changes in existing operating models and structures,” remarked Fouad Douglas, PwC Country Senior partner, at a tax seminar organised by the PwC in conjunction …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 28: The United States of America and Britain have requested Kuwait to review the security controls implemented in Kuwait International Airport without delay, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting informed sources. They explained that the intelligence agencies of those countries have advised their Kuwaiti counterpart to take necessary precautions …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 28: Four cases of swine flu (H1N1) was discovered among the students of a private school in Salmiya, reports Al-Rai daily quoting health sources. They affirmed that the Preventive Health team from Ministry of Health has been coordinating with the School Health Department to medically examine school …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 28: In the process of streamlining expenditures to cover about KD 7 billion budget deficits, the Council of Ministers in a matter of days will begin to approve some economic procedures to support revenues. The procedures will include cutting down the rate of subsidies on oil products, …