Kuwait and Britain discuss number of academic cooperation prospects
‘Police attitude’ of some administrative staff denounced
The Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) signed a new memorandum of understanding with Kuwait Institute of Banking Studies (KIBS) to boost and document the cooperation between them to serve the public interest. Abdulaziz Al-Mansour, Nazaha’s Assistant Secretary General, said in a press release that this agreement was signed due to the importance of cooperation through training to support and enhance laborers’ performances. Al-Mansour
hopes that this agreement achieves its goals through cooperation with different governmental bodies KUWAIT CITY, Sept 25, (KUNA): Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah met on Tuesday with Prof Anoush Ehteshami, Chair of His Highness Sheikh Nasser AlMohammad Al-Sabah Programme at UK’s Durham University.
The two discussed during the meeting a number of cooperation prospects between Kuwait and Durham University.
Ehteshami, also Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham, mentioned his upcoming new book, entitled “Kuwait”, which will be published soon by Routledge house.
The book, part of Routledge’s “The Contemporary Middle East Series”, addresses topics related to Kuwait’s history, foreign policy, and global humanitarian role, in addition to the country’s “2035 Vision”, he said.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Assistant of the Foreign Minister for the Deputy Minister Bureau Affairs Counsellor Talal AlShatti.
It was also attended by Dr Tahani Al-Terkait, researcher of Arabian Gulf Studies in His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah Programme at Durham, and senior expert of international relations at the Information Minister’s office.
Meanwhile Chairperson of the Teaching Staff Association at Kuwait University Dr Ibrahim Al-Hamoud has denounced the ‘police attitude’ of some administrative staff who act like spies in following up the grades of students, reports Al-Rai daily.
Al-Hamoud claimed someone is intimidating members of the teaching staff by insinuating that the teachers are biased in giving grades. He asserted, “This non-academic method is an old and failed tactic which only led to embarrassment.”
He added, “This behavior is a violation of University Law number 29/1966 and Teaching Staff Affairs Act, in addition to contravening teaching norms and traditions, and violation of privacy rights; hence, the need for punitive response, especially since those who committed such acts have previous records of such behavior which contradicts the country’s laws, and in particular, the university’s laws.”
The government is set to resolve the files of the revoked nationalities, reports Annahar daily quoting a top level source.
The source revealed all cases will be looked into except the case of Ahmed AlJabr nationality, because this case is not covered by the existing compromise between the legislative and executive authorities.
The source added the nationalities will be reinstated in line with Article 5 of the Nationality Law, but the persons will be naturalized gradually of no more than 4,000 in 2018.
The same source pointed out the MPs and the government have worked out the details of the agreement which according to the National Assembly are expected to be announced in late December. Kuwaiti Ambassador Ayadah Mourid El Saidi delivering a copy of his credentials to Director of the Protocol Department at the Spanish Foreign Ministry, Karidad
Khonko. Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ambassador Sami Al-Hamad and Georgian Ambassador to the country Roland Peridze during the Georgian Embassy’s National Day.