News From Kuwait
President of Kuwait’s Supreme Judicial Council and Chairman of the Court of Cassation Justice Ahmad Al-Ajeel on Thursday partook in the sixth meeting of GCC chief judges.The virtual meeting was presided over the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kuwaiti…
Read More— Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, in the presence of Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah, held a meeting on Thursday with his assistant foreign ministers to discuss COVID-19 efforts abroad and regional an…
Read MoreKuwait has completed the handover of USD 5 million for Rohingya refugee relief efforts, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said amid global donor talks held on Thursday.The minister was speaking to nations at a remotely-held …
Read MoreHis Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was congratulated on his assumption of power in a cable from Lao’s President Bounnhang Vorachith on Thursday.The president went on to wish His Highness the Amir success in the task ahead, e…
Read More— His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a condolences letter on Thursday from Eswatini’s Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini over the passing of His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.T…
Read MoreArgentina’s President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday emphasized that with the demise of His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may Allah rest his soul in peace, the world has lost a very important figure that has made many …
Read MoreKuwait?’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah on Thursday congratulated the UN?’s World Food Programme (WFP) on winning the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to lift millions of people worldwide out of penury.The prestigious award comes i…
Read MoreThe price of Kuwaiti oil went up by nine cents to USD 41.36 per barrel on Wednesday after being at USD 41.27 pb the previous day, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Thursday.At the global level, the price of the Brent crude went down by USD 1…
Read MoreSaad Al-Abdullah Academy of Security Sciences celebrated on Thursday the graduation of the 24th batch of major sergeants from the non-commissioned officers’ institute.The 241 new graduates include 207 trainees from the Ministry of Interior and 44 from …
Read MoreEuropean Union Ambassador to Kuwait Dr. Cristian Tudor praised Thursday the preventive measures Kuwait has undertaken in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.This came during Tudor’s meeting with the Kuwaiti Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basil Al-Sa…
Read MoreVietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Trinh Minh Manh hailed the humanitarian efforts of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) around the world.The remarks were made to KUNA on Thursday, after the ambassador’s meeting with KRCS’ Board Chairman Dr. Hilal Al-Saye…
Read MoreThe number of coronavirus recoveries in Kuwait rose by 798 to 110,714 over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday.This comes after the necessary health checks and safety procedures were carried out proving the cases to be negative, ac…
Read MoreU.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV.The drug, which California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. is calling Veklury, cut recovery time from 15 da…
Read MoreKuwait’s National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim on Thursday sent a cable to Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, extending his condolences and sorrow over the death and displacement of hundreds from floods and landslides. Sour…
Read MoreKuwait’s Aquabike racer Yusuf Abdulrazzeq won the slalom and Grand Prix I competitions at the ITU Aquabike World Championships 2020, Kuwait Sea Sport Club (KSSC) said on Wednesday.Speaking to KUNA in a statement, Salman Al-Khlifan, head of the club, s…
Read More“Shlonik” application is one of the most important technological developments Kuwait has introduced and which the Ministry of Health has benefited from in its plan to face COVID-19 spread in society.About half a million people benefited from this appli…
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