Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has denied claims that it is to be imminently taken over, saying the rumours are ‘incorrect and untrue’. In a statement to Boursa Kuwait, Vice Chairman and CEO Raed …
500 Pakistani medics to arrive in Kuwait to fight COVID-19
Pakistan among 32 countries from which Kuwait banned flights last month Cairo: Around 500 Pakistani doctors, nurses and technicians are due to arrive in Kuwait later this month to support the country …
Italy’s Snam sees decision soon on Kuwait LNG import plant
State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) is expected in a matter of weeks to select the winner of a tender to run a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, the head of Italian gas grid …
COVID-19: Kuwait reports 720 new cases, 3 deaths
Kuwait has recorded 720 further cases of the new coronavirus over the past 24 hours, a decrease of 145 cases compared to the tally reported the day before, taking the country’s overall infections to …
Kuwait’s famous ‘Food Street’ affords a unique and tasty treat
Amr Bin Al Aas street in Kuwait, known as ‘Food Street’, is a go-to destination for everyone in the country from Kuwaitis to expats and the young and old. The 650-meter-long street gained its name …
Did You Mean to Be Green or to Buy That Kuwait Fund?
Now that some clever stock tickers are being recycled, one fund might draw precisely the wrong clientele.
Kuwait: First female judges sworn in
Eight females have been sworn in as judges to the supreme court in Kuwait, marking a first for the Gulf state, local media reported. They were among 54 people appointed as judges to the supreme court, …
COVID-19: Kuwait rules out imminent return of domestic workers
Necessary to resume recruitment visas to offset local market shortage, says unionist COVID-19: My UAE visa is no longer valid till the end of the year, what should I do next? Cairo: There are no signs …
COVID-19: Kuwait mulls over introducing on-the-spot fines for failing to wear masks
The Kuwaiti government is drafting a bill allowing levying on the-spot–fines on people failing to comply with health precautions including the wearing of protective face masks, Al Rai newspaper …
Kuwait minister launches initiative to regulate expat workers, ‘change demographics’
Kuwait Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam al-Aqeel launches Tamkeen. (KUNA) Kuwait has launched a new initiative designed to alter the country’s demographics, …