21st Grand Quran Memorization contest registration starts

KPC approves to restore the leave balance of oil sector workers

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 16: The Supreme Committee for Memorization of the Holy Quran, which is affiliated to the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, has announced the start of registration for the 21st Grand Quran Memorization and Recitation Competition.

In a press statement, the committee said it allocated the phone number 97209970 through which the interested individuals can register, indicating the. last day of registration is on Nov 20, 2017.

The committee supervises more than 160 centers for memorization and recitation of the Holy Quran in different parts of the country. These centers have more than 6,500 students and majority of the memorization sessions continue throughout the year, a manifestation of people’s interest in the memorization of the Holy Quran.

The Executive Council of Oil Workers Confederation announced that Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) has approved its request to restore the leave balance of oil sector workers, reports AlAnba daily.

In a press statement, the confederation affirmed that action will be taken to restore the leave balance withdrawn from workers in the oil

sector for the years 2016 and 2017.

Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) disclosed that KD 1,940,150 has been generated in revenue since October ending through the subscription of 6,873 companies to ‘Ashal’ (easy service), reports Al-Anba daily.

It added the authority is almost done with second phase of the project to offer various services ranging from hiring, cancellation of signatory, and transfer of employees among employers after connecting the system to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.