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- Wataniya Airways and Sabena technics sign maintenance and repair contract
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New Kuwait-based airline Wataniya Airways has reported that it has signed a maintenance and repair contract with Sabena technics, an independent Maintenance and Repair Organisation MRO. Under the agreement Sabena technics will perform global maintenance services across the airline's fleet of Airbus...
- Research articles 2008-09-29
- Fire at Kuwait's largest oil refinery contained
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — A fire broke out at Kuwait's largest oil refinery on Wednesday but was quickly brought under control, an oil official said. "The fire is under control and will be put out in a few minutes," said spokesman for national refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co, Ahmad...
- Research articles 2008-09-03
- Kuwait's Wataniya Airways leases three Airbuses
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Kuwait's new airline Wataniya Airways on Wednesday signed a deal to lease three Airbus A-320s for nine years from the Dutch-based AerCap Holdings. Wataniya chairman Abdulsalam al-Bahar told a news conference the new aircraft will be delivered in 2010, but declined to reveal the value...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- Philippine president asks for clemency for workers
- MANILA AFP — Philippine President Gloria Arroyo asked Kuwait to spare the lives of two Filipinos being tried for murder in the Middle Eastern kingdom, a report said Saturday. Arroyo and Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah met late Friday at the presidential palace. Arroyo thanked...
- Research articles 2008-08-16
- Kuwait police break up demo by Asian workers
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Riot policemen wielding batons on Monday broke up a demonstration in Kuwait by Bangladeshi workers and made several arrests among the protesters who were demanding a pay rise. The incident occurred in Jelib al-Shuyukh, northwest of Kuwait City, scene of one of two protests near...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- General officer assignments; Department of Defense news release
- The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following general officers: Brig. Gen. James E. Chambers, who has been selected to be promoted to major general, commanding general/commandant, U.S. Army Transportation Center and School, Fort Eustis, Va., to commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and...
- Research articles 2008-07-01
- Iran dismiss Kuwait to top group
- TEHRAN AFP — Iran on Sunday eased past Kuwait with a convincing 2-0 victory to top their World Cup group and create some momentum for the rest of their qualifying campaign. Iranian captain Javad Nekounam, who plays in Spain for Osasuna, scored the first goal in the 17th minute...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- US freezes Kuwait charity over Al-Qaeda ties
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States Treasury Department on Friday froze the assets of a Kuwait-based charity for allegedly supporting and funding Al-Qaeda, the government said in a statement. The decision applies to the Kuwaiti headquarters of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society RIHS, and specifically to any assets...
- Research articles 2008-06-14
- Kuwait charity denies Qaeda links after US asset freeze
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — A Kuwaiti Islamic charity whose assets have been frozen by the United States categorically denied on Saturday the allegations that it had links to Al-Qaeda. "We are a charity organisation that is recognised and supported by the Kuwaiti government ... and our accounts are closely...
- Research articles 2008-06-13
- Gulf states condemn US human trafficking report
- JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia AFP — The Arab countries of the Gulf have dismissed as unjustified and political a recent US report which accused the rich countries of not combating human trafficking. Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC, who met in Saudi Arabia on Monday, said the GCC...
- Research articles 2008-06-10
- Indian worker hurt in Kuwait chemical plant fire
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — An Indian labourer was injured in a fire at a chemical plant in Kuwait's oil-rich southern region that was apparently the result of a blast, officials said. The fire department said the blaze was apparently caused by chemicals exploding at the plant in Mina Abdullah...
- Research articles 2008-06-05
- Kuwaiti Islamist MP says Star Academy destroys morals
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — A Kuwaiti Islamist lawmaker on Thursday urged authorities to ban a team from Lebanese reality TV show "Star Academy" from recruiting young Kuwaitis, saying the programme destroys morals. "The recruitment of youth for a programme that destroys morals and fights our Islamic values is no...
- Research articles 2008-05-29
- Kuwait emir asks outgoing PM to form cabinet
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Kuwait's emir on Tuesday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah to form a new cabinet in the oil-rich Gulf emirate following a parliamentary election. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree naming Sheikh Nasser as prime minister, the official KUNA news agency...
- Research articles 2008-05-20
- Delta to fly nonstop between Atlanta and Kuwait
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is to launch a new nonstop flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 7 November 2008. The service will operate four times per week and will use Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. Delta is...
- Research articles 2008-05-20
- Radical Islamists gain in Kuwait vote, no women elected
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Radical Sunni Islamists made a strong showing in Kuwait's legislative election and minority Shiites gained one more seat, reflecting heightened sectarian sentiment and conservatism in the oil-rich Gulf state. Women, despite numbering more than half the electorate, again failed to enter parliament, according to official...
- Research articles 2008-05-18
- Kuwaiti ex-emir laid to rest, election campaign halted
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Thousands of Kuwaitis joined a state funeral on Wednesday for former ruler Sheikh Saad Abdullah al-Sabah, a long-serving statesman who served as emir for just nine days. The Gulf state began a three-day mourning period and all public offices and schools were closed while campaigning...
- Research articles 2008-05-13
- Korean, Japanese firms win contracts for Kuwaiti refinery
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Four South Korean and a Japanese firm were on Sunday declared winners of four major contracts worth billions of dollars to build a new refinery in Kuwait, an oil official said. The total value of the bids made by the companies was around 8.3 billion...
- Research articles 2008-05-11
- Kuwaiti shares cruise past 15,000-point mark
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Kuwaiti stocks on Tuesday ignored a heated election campaign to rally past the 15,000-point mark for the first time on positive first quarter results and cashflow, traders said. The Kuwait Stock Exchange Index finished at 15,040.60 points -- up 0.3 percent on Monday's close and...
- Research articles 2008-05-06
- Kuwaitis rally against law restricting public gatherings
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Kuwaitis rallied on Sunday against a new law restricting public gatherings as several former MPs warned of a conspiracy to suspend parliament in the oil-rich Gulf emirate. "What is happening in Kuwait indicates that there is an attempt to suspend parliamentary life. Kuwaiti people will...
- Research articles 2008-04-13
- Gale-force storm, hail showers hit Kuwait
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — One person was killed and several wounded on Friday when a strong sandstorm triggered by gale-force winds and hail lashed the desert state of Kuwait, officials said. The victim, a man, drowned in the sea while several people were injured at a shopping mall where...
- Research articles 2008-04-11
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