News From Kuwait
— Kuwait welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit this year’s Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to only 60,000 nationals and expatriates living in the country, due to fears about the spread of coronavirus.Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement, applauded Sa…
Read MoreIndian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the state of Kuwait on June 9-11 at invitation of foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah, the Ministry said Tuesday.”During the visit he will hold high…
Read More– The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Monday held its weekly meeting at the Said Palace, under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.At the beginning, the Cabinet listened to a presentation made by His Highness the Pr…
Read MoreThe Foreign Ministry on Monday expressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the missile assaults launched by Houthi militias on the Yemeni city of Marib and a petrol station that led to the killing of several innocents.In a statement, th…
Read MoreThe Cabinet decided on Monday to stage direct air flight to the United Kingdom as of Sunday (June 13) with adherence to health precautions against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).The Cabinet tasked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to organiz…
Read MoreKuwait Foreign Ministry expressed on behalf of the country on Monday its deep sorrow and condolences to victims of the two trains’ accident in Sindh southern Pakistan, which resulted in killing and injuring dozens.In a statement, the ministry offered …
Read More– His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received on Monday Minister of Education Dr. Ali Fahad Al-Mudhaf who presented to His Highness the Prime Minister the newly-assigned Undersecretary, Dr. Ali Mohammad Al-Yacoub.Sour…
Read More— Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Sunday wrapped up a visit to Saudi Arabia heading back home.The minister had chaired the State of Kuwait Delegation at the first meeting of th…
Read MoreKuwaiti Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Sunday held discussions with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal Bin Farhan in the Kingdom.The talks deals with the solid brotherly ties…
Read More– The State of Kuwait renewed commitment to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), said a senior Kuwaiti diplomat on Friday.Cooperation and joint action are the best means to counter this dangerous crime that jeopardizes safety of communities, e…
Read MoreJust six months after receiving two shots of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, some people in Bahrain are being offered booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.The decision to mix vaccines comes as the Gulf state is experiencing a wave of virus …
Read MoreKuwait Fire Force (KFF) on Thursday managed to extinguish a fire that broke out at the front view of a commercial mall in Hawalli Governorate, with no casualties.Fire engines of Hawalli, Salmiya and Shuhda took part in controlling the blaze at the mal…
Read MoreKuwait said 1,443 people tested positive for coronavirus while four related deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the total up to 313,289 and 1,783, respectively, according to the health ministry.Another 1,087 people were cured of the virus, raisin…
Read MoreThe government did not attend Thursday’s Parliament special session due to lack of coordination, said Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Mubarak Al-Harees.In a statement, the minister noted that the session included legislative amendments…
Read More– National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim adjourned the parliament’s special session on Thursday, due to the absence of the government.In a speech prior to canceling the session, Al-Ghanim noted that according to article 116 of the constitution the…
Read MoreThe price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 22 cents to USD 70.48 per barrel Tuesday after being at USD 70.26 pb the day before, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Thursday.The prices of the Brent crude and the West Texas Intermediate, globally, saw a…
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