Kuwait

50 pc of students absent before national day holidays KUWAIT CITY, Feb 22: Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Yousif Al-Fawzan has called on all those who will spend the national holidays abroad to be at the airport three hours before their flight, reports Al- Anba …

 KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Ambassador to Oman Fahad Al-Mutairi on Wednesday held a ceremony to celebrate the country’s 57th Independence Day and 27th Liberation Day, amid a popular and official participation. Several representatives of the Omani government, officials, media people, Kuwaiti students, as well as ambassadors of …

Minister lauds civil societies role in cultural workshop KUWAIT CITY, Feb 22: Dr Jenan Boushehri, Minister of State for Housing Affairs and State Minister reaffirmed government’s spirit in the role of civil societies through its contribution to legislation and shared opinions on the proposals submitted to government, taking into consideration …

PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS TO VISIT KUWAIT AMID LABOR ROW MANILA, Feb 21, (Agencies): Philippine officials are headed to Kuwait on Thursday to seek greater protection for migrant workers after a diplomatic row over the alleged mistreatment of Filipinos in the Gulf state. Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello told reporters Wednesday one of …

Some deputies said to be under pressure to grill Al-Sabeeh KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21: Parliamentary Human Rights Committee Chairman MP Adel Al-Damkhi welcomed MPs Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and Jaman Al-Harbash back to the National Assembly. Al-Tabtabaei and Al-Harbash were among those sentenced to jail for storming the Parliament building. The accused …

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21, (Agencies): Britain is considering establishing a permanent military presence in Kuwait at the request of the government of Kuwait, Michael Davenport, British Ambassador to Kuwait, said during an exclusive interview with Forces Network, reports Al-Rai daily. “The Kuwaiti government has shown an interest in such a …

Awqaf to allow all categories of society to participate KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21: Under the patronage and attendance of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the ceremony to honor winners of Kuwait’s 21st Quran Recitation and Memorization Grand Competition was held at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. Upon …

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21, (KUNA): The Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday wining the “outstanding achievement for the best electronic passport for 2018” prize during its participation in the annual international convention, The High Security Printing Europe, Middle East and Europe Conference, held in Poland between Feb 19-21. The Ministry’s …

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21: Embassy of Bangladesh in the State of Kuwait observed Shahid Dibash & International Mother Language Day 2018 at the Chancery in a befitting manner in presence of embassy officials, officials of the Bangladesh Military Contingent, officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and members of Bangladesh community and …

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21: Director of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Municipality Falah Al-Shammari disclosed that the municipality has referred six engineering offices and six contractors to concerned offices for necessary legal action for violating regulations, reports Al-Rai daily. Al-Shammari said the sector is set to review all building authorizations within the governorate …