30 October 2020
Kuwait has banned import of poultry from Kazakhstan, Mauritania and Senegal. This ban is due to spread of bird flu and Rift Valley disease.
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30 October 2020
Kuwait authorities have turned to drones to spot reckless drivers. The testing of unmanned aircraft is ‘successful’ in exposing violating vehicles.
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30 October 2020
Expats are excluded from restricted amnesty for petty criminals. The Released prisoners will have to wear e-bracelets, and stay at home for jail terms.
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30 October 2020
Employment opportunities in Kuwait TV and radio are curtailed as cost-cutting measures kick in.
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27 October 2020
Kuwait has refused to renew expired visas for 200 Egyptian teachers. Education Ministry says responsibility lies with Interior Ministry.
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27 October 2020
Kuwait has denied any racism in restricting the winter season vaccination campaign to residents currently in light of the present circumstances related to COVID-19 pandemic.
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27 October 2020
More than 197,000 passengers have left Kuwait in three months. Majority of departing flights were for Turkey, Dubai and Doha
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25 October 2020
Kuwait Airways will resume flights to Saudi Arabia from October 25.
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24 October 2020
Kuwait may allow entry of passengers from banned countries. Health minister has shown “good signs” to airlines’ bid to allow in expats amid precautions.
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24 October 2020
Kuwait will go ahead with fresh efforts to resolve Qatar crisis, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sabah Al Khaled has said.
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24 October 2020
Kuwaiti authorities have permitted return of stranded 1,000 foreign teachers. Returnees teach major subjects; self-sufficiency obtained in other specialities.
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24 October 2020
Kuwait’s 15th legislative term ends with MPs voting voted on various laws, from the demographic imbalance law to the change in electoral voting system.
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21 October 2020
The Joint Committee at the Public Authority for Manpower cracks down on illegal markets and shops. Over 70 expats violate municipality rules and set up unlicensed shops.
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21 October 2020
Local authorities in the Kuwait city have started enforcing a ban issued over a decade ago on hanging clothes in public.
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21 October 2020
Kuwait Cabinet has approved decree for parliament elections for the 16th legislative term to be held on December 5.
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21 October 2020
Kuwait proposes to end travel ban and enforce institutional quarantine. Supreme Committee is reviewing the proposal presented by Civil Aviation.
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21 October 2020
Banking sources have estimated that expats have taken out a total of 4 billion Kuwaiti dinars in loans.
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18 October 2020
Kuwait’s foreign policy will remain unchanged, says Kuwait’s Foreign Affairs Minister.
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18 October 2020
Kuwaiti government have approved a proposal to teach the Holy Quran at kindergardens, an Arabic Daily reported.
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18 October 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed to allow entry of 429 saudi teachers and whose names were listed by the Ministry of Education.
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18 October 2020
Representatives of Parliament and government discuss demographic imbalance bill in a meeting held this week by the parliamentary Human Resources Development Committee.
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18 October 2020
Kuwait Municipality has proposed service based contracts for expats, which is part of a governmental job replacement policy.
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15 October 2020
Sixty two Indian nurses and technicians working for the Ministry of Health arrived in Kuwait on Tuesday, after being stranded outside Kuwait.
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15 October 2020
Kuwaiti MPs requested Kuwait trade ministry to replace expats with Kuwaitis after a recent spike in ration smuggling operations.
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15 October 2020
Kuwait government has approved to impose fine on non-mask wearers. Restaurants, cafes, malls and gyms to impose booking policy to reduce overcrowding.
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