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All those over 65 years old received shots: MoH KUWAIT CITY, April 10: The Ministry of Health has expressed its satisfaction with the continued increase in the number of people registering to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, as the total number of registered Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis has reached more than 1.2 million, reports Al-Rai daily. During a recent press conference, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad indicated that the highest percentage of those wh...

SHARE Fahed Boodai was just another carefree 17-year-old in Spain, enjoying his first holiday with friends, when he heard the news that Saddam Hussein had invaded his homeland. It was a moment that Mr Boodai looks back on as one of several turning points, or “wake-up calls”, to have punctuated his life. The Gulf War that ensued and the part he would play in it shaped his psyche and career path in a fundamental way, not least because he had only $400 left in his wallet that August morning in...

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WhatsApp ON THE occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on June 2nd 1953, a year and four months after she had become queen on the death of her father, 82 towns and villages in Britain roasted an ox—the Ministry of Food having loosened post-war food rationing rules only for places that could show they had a tradition of doing so on such occasions. Others gathered at street parties, crowded around new television sets in homes smelling of Bakelite and tobacco and strung bunting from build...

April 9, 2021 at 10:37 am | Published in: Kuwait, Middle East, News Kuwaiti policemen at Sheikh Saad Airport in Kuwait City, on 22 February 2020 [YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images] April 9, 2021 at 10:37 am Kuwaits State Security Agency has referred a large company for investigation into alleged money laundering after it was found to have had financial ties with the so-called Iranian Fouad Network, local media have reported. According to Al-Qabas, a security source said that suspicious ...

Cairo: A total of 547 people have been caught violating a partial curfew imposed on March 8 to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in Kuwait, a senior security official said. Last week, the Kuwaiti government extended the curfew until April 22, which coincides with the holy month of Ramadan. The curfew was due to end on April 8 but the government said it will be extended to April 22, while curtailing the curfew hours. During the extension period, the curfew will continue daily from 7pm until 5am. Br...

Messenger KUWAIT CITY, April 8: The treasurer of the Petroleum Company Workers’ Union, Abdul Rahman Al- Enezi, said the union supports the demands of engineers who have passed the exams for appointment in the oil sector. He stressed the union’s position is firm and supports Kuwaitis when it comes to appointments in the oil sector. He said during a press statement that the next Sunday sit-in organized by young engineers – engineers who have passed the tests is an important message to the...

Messenger GIVEN that the relationship between the two authorities – executive and legislative – did not start on the right path, the balance between them has been disturbed. Therefore, it has become clear that a healthy relationship between them cannot be expected in the coming days. This will be eminent if the National Assembly witnesses the resignations of MPs and becomes preoccupied with by-elections. This means that all the issues presented to the legislative authority will be delayed u...

Messenger “THERE has been a lot of talk about combating corruption and referring former officials to the concerned authorities. This is good if we practice work in the right direction and punish those who have plundered the nation. The question is will we adopt the right course and recover the money that has been plundered, cut off this evil from our society which almost took the country to the brink of ruin?” columnist Sattam Al-Jarallah wrote for Al-Seyassah daily. Sattam Al Jarallah “...

MP Al-Mutairi suggests delaying health minister’s grilling KUWAIT CITY, April 7: The parliamentary Budgets and Final Accounts Committee on Monday discussed the 2021/2022 budget and final accounts for fiscals 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 of the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR). In a press statement, the committee disclosed that the expenditures of PAAAFR for fiscals 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 reached KD83 million and KD93 million respectively; while its revenues re...