18 January 2021
Vaccinations abroad are not likely to replace PCR in Kuwait. Kuwait finalises steps for issuing vaccination passport and is waiting for others.
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15 January 2021
Kuwait’s Ministry of Education announced that there would be no paper or online exams for the first semester of the current academic year.
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09 January 2021
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah has praised the AlUla agreement as a “historic event.”
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01 January 2021
Kuwait extends grace period given to illegal expatriate residents to modify their status for yet another month.
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01 January 2021
Kuwait's IFA gets more time to pay off $65m debt burden. This will now be paid off over 5 years as part of agreement with a 'foreign bank'.
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31 December 2020
Kuwait is set to reopen airport with new health precautions. AIrport was closed for 10 days, travel ban on 35 countries still in effect and UK added to list.
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29 December 2020
Kuwait government is considering terminations for 600 expatriate teachers who are still stranded abroad due to travel restrictions.
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29 December 2020
The Ministry of Trade will be cancelling 60,000 food ration cards of domestic workers who are no longer working under their employers as of the beginning of January.
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29 December 2020
More than 1,000 people were vaccinated on 1st day in Kuwait on 24th December. Around 100,000 citizens and expats have registered to take the vaccine.
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29 December 2020
The American Institute of Architecture has awarded Kuwait University Construction Program for a design at the KU-affiliated Sabah Al-Salem University City.
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26 December 2020
Kuwait closes Christian sites, bans mass gatherings until January 10 amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
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26 December 2020
Kuwait Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah orders deployment of patrols at shopping centres to boost security.
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26 December 2020
The Indian Embassy in Kuwait plans to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two friendly countries during 2021-2022.
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26 December 2020
Kuwait’s first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived on Wednesday and the inoculation process would begin next week.
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26 December 2020
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated that Kuwaiti airspace will be open for four flights only - those arriving from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Beirut.
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22 December 2020
Kuwait will suspend all commercial flights and close its land and sea borders from 11pm on Monday until January 1, the government communications office said in a Twitter post.
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22 December 2020
Passengers arrived from EU or UK has to compulsorily perform PCR test, Kuwait Ministry of Health has said in a statement.
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22 December 2020
Kuwait to allow return of 330 stranded teachers with expired visas. Ministry of Education coordinating with Ministry of Interior to facilitate their return.
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22 December 2020
Statistics from GCC-Stat shows Kuwait has the second highest population growth in the Gulf. Between 2015 and 2019, population growth on average was 3%.
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22 December 2020
Kuwait’s emir approved a new cabinet that included new ministers of oil and finance for the OPEC member state which is mired in its worst economic crisis in decades.
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19 December 2020
Kuwait emir tells new parliament the country faces big challenges and there is no time for ‘fabricating conflicts’.
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19 December 2020
The ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Kuwait to discuss regional matters ahead of the 2021 Gulf Summit, state news agency KUNA reported.
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19 December 2020
The Ministry of Public works has not awarded performance bonuses to non-Kuwaiti employees who will be laid off, Al Anba reported.
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19 December 2020
Engie Solutions collaborates with KFAS and Trashtag to provide sustainable drinking water solutions to low-income migrant communities.
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15 December 2020
Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Kuwait in 10 days. Government is preparing to vaccinate 10,000 people a day.
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