A worker wearing a protective suit wipes down a key board in a local bank as a precaution against COVID-19, following the outbreak, in Kuwait City. Image Credit: Reuters Abu Dhabi: The front page …
COVID-19: Kuwait schools used as isolation shelters sabotaged
A view of Kuwait City. Educationists have reacted with dismay and indignation at these scenes and said that teachers’ personal computers, projectors and other possessions may have been damaged or lost …
Kuwait cooperative closes as 103 workers test positive for COVID-19
Kuwait City’s skyline. The society’s 230 employees were tested for the COVID-19 a few days ago, and the results showed 103 of them were found positive for the virus. Image Credit: iStock Dubai: Kuwait …
2 Repatriation Flights From Oman, Kuwait With 362 On Board Land In Kerala
Two Air India Express flights carrying 362 people from Oman and Kuwait arrived at the international airport in Kochi on Saturday night as part of India’s “Vande Bharat Mission” to bring home its …
COVID-19: Kuwait records 415 new cases; tally at 7,623
Kuwait on Saturday confirmed 415 new coronavirus cases, taking to 7,623 its infection tally, the Health Ministry said. The ministry also reported two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing to 49 the …
UPDATE 1-Kuwait breaks up Egyptian worker riot over repatriation
KUWAIT, May 4 (Reuters) – Kuwaiti security forces broke up a riot by Egyptian workers seeking repatriation who were being held …
GCC News Roundup: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait implement new economic measures (April 1-30)
Gulf debt and equity markets fell on April 21 and the Saudi currency dropped in the forward market, after U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on a coronavirus-induced supply glut. Saudi Arabia’s …
Kuwait police disperse ‘riot’ by Egyptians stranded by virus
Police in Kuwait dispersed what they described as a riot by stranded Egyptians unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said early Monday. The development was the first …
Kuwait says police ‘control’ rioting Egyptian workers
Police in Kuwait “dispelled a riot” by stranded Egyptians unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said early Monday, the first reported sign of unrest from the region’s vast …
Kuwait police dispel ‘riot’ by Egyptians stranded by virus
Police in Kuwait “dispelled a riot” by stranded Egyptians unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said early Monday, the first …