Reshuffling asst undersecretaries tied to decision KUWAIT CITY, Oct 31: The Undersecretary of Ministry of Finance Saleh Al-Zarawi and five of the ministry’s assistant undersecretaries submitted a …
Kuwait: Egyptian expat accidentally throws 8,000 dinars in trash bin
An Egyptian expatriate worker accidently threw 8,000 Kuwaiti dinars (Dh96,000) in a trash bin in Al Jabriya area in Kuwait, local media reported. When he realised his blunder, he went to the garbage …
Man arrested in Kuwait for posting indecent clips on social media
The Kuwaiti Cybercrime Department arrested a person who posted offensive and indecent clips on his account in the social media, Al Rai daily reported. The Directorate General of Public Relations and …
COVID-19 in GCC: 17 die in Saudi Arabia, 10 in Oman
Kuwait’s Ministry of Health revealed that 759 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kuwait today, taking its tally of infections to 127,239. The new coronavirus cases were detected from among 5, …
Kuwait: Expat dies just before boarding flight home to Bangladesh
A 56-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, who was on his way home to Dhaka, died of heart attack at the Kuwait International Airport 30 minutes prior to departure of the flight. Photo for illustrative …
Kuwait’s Zain hands back management of Touch to Lebanese government
In a statement to Boursa Kuwait, Zain said the decision was made at Touch’s … This is on condition that a clear business plan was developed within an agreement with the Lebanese Ministry of …
COVID-19: Kuwait loses over 100 million dinars due to airport closure
Those that are looking to return to Kuwait have been travelling to neighbouring countries and quarantining for 14 days before entering Kuwait. Al Kharafi explained that those that …
Kuwait lost $327.6mln for banning expats from 34 countries to fly in directly
Passengers from banned countries had to spend 14 days into non banned countries and were allowed to enter Kuwait …
What US election 2020 means for Kuwait
The US government’s attitude towards Kuwait will remain fairly stable, regardless of who wins. That said, the two candidates have a different approach to foreign policy. Pres …
Decision to ban 34 countries flying directly, Kuwait lost 100 million KD revenue from expats
When airlines were demanding to open Kuwait’s airspace with health control procedures, neighbouring Gulf countries opened up their airports and turned Corona economic crisis into a profitable one …