Gulf News archive Cairo: Kuwait Thursday confirmed 1,041 new cases of the novel coronavirus, continuing an upward curve raising the country’s infection tally to 18,609, according to the official news …
Fiscal nightmare ties up Kuwait’s stimulus with 40% deficit
Crisis economics gets complicated when the budget deficit could be equivalent to two-fifths of a nation’s entire output. It’s the case in Kuwait, among the world’s richest nations, which has so far …
Statistics revealed that 845,000 of Kuwait expats are illiterate
Kuwaiti women wear protective masks at the Mubarakiya Market in Kuwait City Image Credit: AFP Abu Dhabi: Of the 1.77 million expatriates, who work and live in Kuwait with valid residency visas, 51.5% …
COVID-19: Kuwait ready to operate commercial flights from mid-June
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways. Picture for illustrative purposes only. Image Credit: Supplied Abu Dhabi: Kuwait’s Civil Aviation is ready to operate commercial flights to and from Kuwait …
Official: Kuwait to scrap sponsorship system soon
Foreign workers make up 3.3 million of Kuwait’s 4.6 million population. Image Credit: AFP Cairo: In a long-awaited step, Kuwait will scrap the sponsorship “soon”, according to a Kuwaiti government …
Coronavirus lockdown hits polygamist men in Kuwait struggling to see all wives
The coronavirus pandemic is really hampering the lives of polygamist men living in Kuwait, who are struggling to split their time among their wives in separate homes.
Recovered Covid-19 patient, a Kuwait-returned nurse, tests positive again in Kerala
On disclosing her history of coronavirus and recovery from the disease in Kuwait, the health authorities had shifted her to the isolation ward at the Government medical college in Manjeri.
9-Month Pregnant Nurse Who Returned from Kuwait Tests Positive for Covid-19 Again in Kerala
Though the case of a relapse is a first in the state, there have been cases of complications of the coronavirus recovered persons as their immune systems became weak, sources pointed out.
Kuwait warns that no face covering could mean a trip to jail
People found not to be covering their nose and mouth in Kuwait could go to jail for up to three months, the country’s health ministry has said.
Wear a Mask or Face Jail in Kuwait and Qatar
Kuwait and Qatar both said on Sunday they would start jailing people or fining them thousands of dollars for failing to wear a facemask to combat the novel coronavirus. Kuwait’s health ministry said …