30 September 2020
Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah passes away at 91. UAE declares three days of mourning
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30 September 2020
Sheikh Nawaf appointed as Kuwait Emir. He was sworn in as crown prince in 2006 after Sheikh Sabah was became Emir
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30 September 2020
Kuwait to stop issuing new driving licences to expat students and nurses. The decision is reportedly aimed at reducing traffic congestion on the roads
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30 September 2020
Indians are advised to apply for passports ‘well in advance’, Indian embassy has said.
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27 September 2020
Stranded Filipino staff of the Kuwait Ministry of Health appealed to concerned government authorities to allow them entry to Kuwait.
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27 September 2020
Almost 400 expat employees in the administrative and legal positions will be terminated as part of the Kuwaitization policy.
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27 September 2020
116 medical staffs have arrived in Kuwait after being stranded in India since the beginning of the pandemic.
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27 September 2020
Kuwaiti Education Ministry premises was shutdown. Several infections have been recorded among employees there.
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24 September 2020
Kuwait celebrates the 90th National Day of its neighbouring country, Saudi Arabia.
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24 September 2020
95 percent of Ministry of Electricity and Water jobs is now held by Kuwaitis following efforts to redress a demographic imbalance.
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24 September 2020
Moody’s Investors Service downgrades Kuwait’s credit rating by two notches to A1 from Aa2; changes outlook to stable.
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21 September 2020
Kuwait Health ministry calls on government to return stranded health professionals to country. List of names sent to Cabinet of Ministers and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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21 September 2020
Kuwait’s Civil Service Commission has asked the ministry of education to name foreign employees to be replaced by Kuwaiti citizens.
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18 September 2020
Stranded teachers who left the country before March 12 and were unable to return due to the flight ban will be considered to be on official holiday.
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18 September 2020
Kuwait will allow the return of around 800 expatriates from countries from which flights are banned on health grounds.
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18 September 2020
Expats in Kuwait with expired visas face daily fine. Two dinar penalty for each day they stay in the country illegally.
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16 September 2020
Kuwait’s only and most comprehensive event on Maritime has been postponed. The Kuwait Maritime Summit will be now held on September 16– 17 september 2020.
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15 September 2020
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) is set to take over Ithmaar Bank’s Bahrain operations. The Deal also extends to acquiring certain assets of IB Capital, owned by Ithmaar.
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15 September 2020
Kuwait’s Deputy Emir and Crown Prince: ‘Everybody is equal in front of law’. Attorney General thanks Deputy Emir for continued support of public prosecution authority
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15 September 2020
Kuwait has suspended all types of new visas. More than 400,000 expats with valid residence permits stranded outside Kuwait.
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15 September 2020
Kuwaiti expats have organized blood drive last week to thank country for everything it has done for its residents
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12 September 2020
Kuwait’s Ministry of Education has suspended all kinds of exams, both paper and online until students are able to physically attend schools.
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12 September 2020
The Amiri Diwan confirmed that the Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, is in a stable condition and is receiving the necessary treatment.
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12 September 2020
The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has begun registering nationals who do not possess valid travel documents and want to return to their country.
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09 September 2020
The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers will review the list of 32 countries from where expats are forbidden from entering the country.
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