He estimated the backlog at around 10,000 applications. In July, the Philippine embassy in Kuwait suspended its services for two weeks after one of its employees had tested positive for the …
COVID-19 cases in GCC: 16 die in Saudi Arabia, six in Oman, 2 in Kuwait
Dubai: The total cases of COVID-19 in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain has risen to 840,959 on Monday, and fatality tally has now touched 8,525. Kuwait Kuwait today announced the …
Kuwait introduces new compulsory health insurance costing KD130
Dubai: Kuwait’s Health Insurance Hospitals Company (Dhaman) has announced it will be introducing a new KD 130 (Dh1.592) compulsory health insurance for two million residents working in the private …
Saudi Telecom’s digital payments business plans Gulf expansion
The digital payments business of Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Telecom Company (STC), stc pay, is in talks with Gulf regulators to seek approval to operate in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, its …
Saudi Telecom’s digital payments business plans Gulf expansion
The digital payments business of Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Telecom Company (STC), stc pay, is in talks with Gulf regulators to seek approval to operate in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, its …
What next for two remaining Islamic banks?
The future seems uncertain for two remaining standalone foreign Islamic banks in the country — Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd (KFHM) and Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp (Malaysia) Bhd (Al …
Kuwait: Central bank requested to ‘lift secrecy’ of ex-diplomat’s accounts
Kuwait’s prosecutors have requested the country’s central bank to remove secrecy on local bank accounts of a former Kuwaiti ambassador, according to a media report. The public prosecution has written …
COVID-19: Domestic workers can return to Kuwait starting December 10
After the government gave the green light for the return of domestic workers stranded abroad, the first return trips will begin on December 10, a source told Al Anba. The source mentioned that the …
Kuwait: Travel firms feeling the brunt of COVID-19 curbs
An estimated 80,000 domestic workers are expected to return to Kuwait in the next five months. But according to MP Al Fadl, their flights will do nothing to prop up the travel firms’ business.
COVID-19: Kuwait sees decline in positive cases
As of November 20 country has conducted over a million swab tests for coronavirus Kuwait City: The spokesman for the Ministry of Health has revealed that the percentage of positive cases of COVID …