Like its Gulf neighbours, Kuwait depends heavily on cheap foreign labour, mainly Middle Eastern and Asian workers. Many arrive as young adults to work in blue-collar jobs, occupations most Kuwaitis …
Fluor Joint Venture Successfully Starts Up Boilers at New Al-Zour Refinery in Kuwait
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture with Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Hyundai Heavy Industries, FDH JV, has successfully started up two boilers and they began …
COVID-19: 838 new cases and 4 deaths recorded in Kuwait
Number of coronavirus infections stands at 92,082, fatalities reach 552 Cairo: Kuwait has confirmed 838 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, a drop of 19 compared to the tally reported …
Coronavirus: Kuwait reports 857 Covid-19 cases, 617 recoveries
This takes the total reported cases in the country to 91,244, while recoveries stand at 81,654. The death tally has now risen to 548 The Kuwait health ministry on Tuesday reported 857 new cases of the …
Second fire on oil tanker off Sri Lankan coast now under control: Navy
The fresh fire on board a giant oil tanker that went up in flames last week off Sri Lanka’s eastern waters while carrying crude oil from Kuwait to India is now under control, the Lankan Navy said …
Kuwait marks 6th anniversary of Emir’s recognition by UN as ‘Humanitarian Leader’
Under the direction of Sheikh Sabah, in 2013 Kuwait donated 33 million Kuwaiti dinars (Dh396 million) to support Syrian refugees in neighbouring Arab countries. The gesture amount …
COVID-19: No PCR test needed for children under 6 to enter Kuwait
But all passengers arriving in the country need to quarantine for 14 days Kuwait City: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced that passengers under the age of 6 years old are …
Kuwait focus on reducing number of expatriate in the labor market
KUWAIT CITY: Chairman of the Parliament’s Human Resources Development Committee Khalil Al-Saleh announced that the committee’s report regarding the demographic situation in Kuwait is almost ready.
Pure Harvest to build $35m farm in Kuwait amid coronavirus food security concerns
UAE-based agribusiness strikes deal with The Sultan Centre to supply produce straight from the farm to the store shelves …
Kuwait cuts $3 bln from 2020-21 budget, lawmaker says
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Kuwait has cut 945 million dinars ($3.09 billion) in expenditure from its budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year, the head of a parliamentary committee sai …