200 passengers evacuated from Austrian tunnel after fire breaks out in train.
Some 200 passengers in Austria were evacuated Wednesday after the train they were riding caught fire in a tunnel, authorities said.Around 45 passengers suffered minor injuries in the incident, likely from smoke inhalation, local police told AFP.The train headed to Hamburg and Amsterdam was passing through a tunnel close to the city of Innsbruck in the Austrian Alps on Wednesday evening, when its overhead wire snapped, a spokesman for the Austrian rail operator OeBB told AFP.The train carrying passengers...
India, US hold 1st meet of Strategic Trade Dialogue ahead of PM Modi’s visit.
Two weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit, India and the US held the first Strategic Trade Dialogue with a focused agenda of reviewing existing US export control regulations that affect the development of strategic trade in emerging and critical technologies in Washington DC on Tuesday.Foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra led the Indian delegation while State department’s undersecretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland and Commerce department’s undersecretary for industry...
24, including women, children killed after van falls into ravine in Afghanistan.
Twenty four people, including 12 women and 8 children, died on Wednesday when the van they were travelling in fell into a ravine in northern Afghanistan, police said."Due to the neglect of the driver, the vehicle deviated from the road and fell into a ravine. Twenty four people are dead," said Den Mohammed Nazari, a police spokesman in Sar e Pol province.No further details were available about the cause of the accident.Source- Hindustan Times.
Visitors from Gulf countries and Jordan to pay £10 for ETA.
The UK’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme (ETA) will cost just £10, making travel to Britain cheaper and easier for visitors from the Gulf and Jordan. Nationals from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Jordan will soon only be required to pay £10 to apply for an ETA, which will allow them to visit the UK multiple times over a two-year period. This is compared to Gulf nationals currently paying £30 per visit to the UK under the current Electronic Visa Wavier (EVW) scheme and Jordanian...
AmCham Kuwait in collaboration with ILO holds workshop on ‘combating’ forced labor & trafficking in persons.
AmCham Kuwait, in its unwavering commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR), has partnered with the ILO, a leading international organization in labor rights and social justice, to spearhead this significant initiative. The workshop provided a platform for participants to engage in meaningful discussions, share experiences, and explore strategies to combat forced labor and human trafficking. Representatives from government bodies, industry leaders, and other relevant stakeholders came together...
Women lost out, with only 1 scoring win in recent elections.
According to Sean Yom, Senior Fellow at the Project on Middle East Democracy based in Washington DC, Kuwait is the most liberalised Arab monarchy with a considerably powerful National Assembly. Though constrained by a royally appointed government, the parliament is chosen through competitive voting, which augers well for the country’s politics. But despite having the most “empowered parliament” in the Gulf, different branches of political governance have reached a kind of impasse in Kuwait....
MoE signs contract for supply, operation of fingerprint units.
Additional work hours payment to be deposited soonThe Ministry of Education has signed contracts for the supply, installation and operation of fingerprint devices to mark the attendance of employees in government schools, which are expected to start working during the next academic year 2023/2024, reports Al-Jarida daily. The daily added, the employees had varying opinions and they remained divided between supporters and opponents of the idea of having fingerprints attendance in schools.The Al-Jahra...
Inaugural Assembly session June 20.
CABINET RESIGNATION ACCEPTED … ASSIGNED AS CARETAKERThe Cabinet has forwarded to His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah a draft decree to inaugurate the first session of the National Assembly’s 17th legislative term on Tuesday, June 20.Former Parliament Speaker and 2nd Constituency winner Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim with 6,661 votes celebrate with his supportersMeanwhile, an Amiri order was issued, Wednesday, accepting the resignation of the government and assigning...
Kuwaiti women still struggle to find ‘rightful place’ in political narrative.
Kuwaiti women still struggle to find ‘rightful place’ in political narrativeLeannah Alawadhi and Dalal Boresli, co-founder of Mudhawi’s List, a forum that empowers and supports Kuwaiti women running for elected office.Who is Mudhawi? I had asked. Dr AlanoudAl Sharekh, the quiet, unassuming award-winning academic, activist, and founding member of Abolish 153, had quietly explained that Mudhawi is a traditional name from the Arabian Gulf region. It conjures up an image of a wise woman open to embracing...
Eid Al-Adha holidays from 27th Jun to 2nd July.
A recent circular has been issued stating that there will be holidays from Tuesday, June 27, 2023, until Sunday, July 2, 2023 for all ministries, government agencies, public institutions. The purpose of these holidays is to observe Day of Arafat, which falls on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.Furthermore, Wednesday and Thursday, June 28 and 29, 2023, will be official holidays in celebration of Eid Al-Adha for the year 1444 AH. These days are designated as official holidays. Additionally, Sunday, July 2, 2023,...