News in Brief

Kuwait, Bosnia ink MoU: Visiting Kuwaiti Minister of Justice Shareeda Al-Maousherji signed, on Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding with his Bosnian counterpart Barisa Colak.

Al-Maousherji stated that this MOU aims to develop cooperation between the two ministries, namely in fighting crime and corruption.

He noted that his delegation discussed methods of abiding by international laws and legislation signed by the two countries, adding that officials on the two sides shared experiences to improve their staff performance.

The signing ceremony was attended by Undersecretary of Kuwait Ministry of Justice Abdulaziz Al-Majid, Legal Consultant of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Justice Mohammad Al-Ghareeb, Head of the Administration of the Minister’s office Saleh AlAmmar, Secretary of the minister Essa Al-Bisher, and Kuwait’s Charge d’affaires in Bosnia and Herzegovina Adel Al-Adgham. (KUNA) 175 Egyptian teachers hired: The Kuwaiti Education Ministry’s committee on overseas contracts has finalized contracts with 175 Egyptian teachers, male and female, head of the committee Mohammad Al-Kandari said on Monday.

The Ministry plans to push to 400 the total number of contracts with Egyptian teachers in all subjects for the semester 2013-14, Al-Kandari, also Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry for Public Education, said in a statement to KUNA. (KUNA)