June 3, 2024
Mexico elects first woman pres.
Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday was elected president of Mexico, becoming the first woman ever to ascend to the position, said the National Electoral Institute.
Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, emerged with between 58.3 percen…
80 candidates registered for Iran’s presidential election
Eighty presidential hopefuls, including four women, have registered their candidacies for the Iran’s election slated for June 28, as the registration period concluded on Monday.
Forty-three candidates registered in the last day, Monday, running for t…
Cairo, Doha, Amman, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi back Washington’s Gaza plan
The foreign ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt underlined Monday that it is essential to seriously and positively engage with US President Joe Biden’s proposal on a ceasefire and aid delivery across Gaza.
Th…
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps congratulates Crown Prince on appointment
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Kuwait, Tajikistan Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Zubaydzoda Zubaydullo Najot, congratulated Monday, on behalf of all heads of diplomatic missions and organizations accredited to the country with the h…
Jordan, UK FMs weigh Gaza ceasefire efforts
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron discussed over the phone on Monday ongoing efforts to ensure a permanent ceasefire and delivery of sufficient humanitarian to the Gaza Strip.
During the phone conversation, …
Kuwait’s KFAED, Pakistan sign KD 7.5-mln loan funding dam project
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Pakistan signed on Monday a KD 7.5 million (USD 24.4 million) loan agreement to fund the Mohmand Hydropower Dam project.
According to a KFAED statement, the Loan agreement was signed by Malik …