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PARIS, March 10 (KUNA) — With close to 363 million school-goers now affected by the fast-spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19), UNESCO said on Tuesday it was setting up an Emergency Task Force to support affected countries with the current challenges, and …

RIYADH, March 8 (KUNA) — The Saudi Ministry of Education has ordered closure of all public and private schools and universities as of Monday until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak.In a press statement on Sunday, the ministry clarified th…

RIYADH, March 7 (KUNA) — The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 members said late Friday that they support the worldwide efforts to counter the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).In a joint statement, they said, “We are deeply sadde…

RIYADH, March 7 (KUNA) — The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 members said late Friday that they support the worldwide efforts to counter the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).In a joint statement, they said, “We are deeply sadde…

PARIS: Over 290 million students have been forced to stay from school because of closures due to fears of the Coronavirus (COVID 19), the UNESCO body said in a statement on Wednesday.The UN organisation in charge of education said that the figure was “…

KUWAIT: All necessary cleanliness measures have been taken at buildings and facilities of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.The department is taking all needed preventive precautions, providing all building…

KUWAIT, Aug 10 (KUNA) Chairman of the Kuwaiti financial and economic parliamentary committee Dr. Youssef AlZalzalah said here Tuesday a bill on financing the projects related to the country’s development plan does not target “lame duck” companies, the…

KUWAIT Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Dr. Fadhel Safar on Sunday affirmed basic role played by Kuwait Municipality in both its executive and municipal sectors within framework of the development plan.Most important…

development plan AlFahad (With photos) KUWAIT, Oct 24 (KUNA) The Government will focus on improving electricity and water services in line with the development plan, Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs Sheikh Ahmad AlFahad AlSabah said Sunday.Remarks…

KUWAIT Kuwait said Monday a mechanism about financing the mega development plan would be approved following Eid AlAdha holiday, or towards end of November.The longterm development plan is designed to bring together private and public sectors, and inclu…

Kuwait is eager to cooperate with Germany within the framework of the state’s development plan, said Minister of Commerce and Industry Ahmad Rashed AlHaroun on Tuesday.Speaking to the press after inking an agreement on mutual cooperation between Kuwai…

KUWAIT, Jan 3 (KUNA) Recentlyenacted amendments on laws of women’s residential care and those of the Saving and Credit Bank were among the projects of the state development plan, housing officials affirmed.In a press conference held here on Monday, th…

KUWAIT A real estate expert said hereon Sunday that the development plan approved by the government needs facilitation of of the procedures of funding by local banks in order to accelerate the launching of new projects in light of the financial crisis…

KUWAIT, Feb 13 (KUNA) The contracts being sealed by the government with project developers constitute the practical translation of the government approach to the enforcement of the state development plan, deputy chairman of the ‘Fatwa” (Legal Advice) …

KUWAIT There is effort to increase state spending on development projects with the added aim of saving the private sector from slump and bolstering its role in the country, Minister of State for Development Affairs Abdelwahhab AlHaroun told a local dai…

KUWAIT This year’s development plan involves 82 major projects, five public shareholding businesses and 10 BOTbased enterprises, and governmental allocations for development projects for 201314 and 201415 hit KD 10.2 billion (USD 36.2 billion), a senio…